Monday, April 30, 2012

Minaret or gallery? Panels debate Operation Bluestar memorial

Minaret or gallery? Panels debate Operation Bluestar memorial

Minaret or gallery? Panels debate Operation Bluestar memorial

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 06:14 PM PDT

Reacting to the reports of construction of a towering minaret-like structure, he said there were already two bungas which were similar structures.It would only conflict with the harmony of the shrine.

Bathinda lesbian couple refuse to end relationship

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 06:12 PM PDT

The lesbian couple from Bathinda that recently sought protection from Punjab and Haryana high court has refused to break up their relationship.

Congress MP moves bill for central university in Gurdaspur

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 06:10 PM PDT

A bill for a central university in Gurdaspur has been moved in Parliament to cater to the needs of Majha and Doaba regions of Punjab.

3 cats keep Sarabjit company in Lahore jail as he waits for decision on mercy petition

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 06:08 PM PDT

The E-7 cell in Lahore's Kot Lakhpat jail, where Sarabjit is being kept in solitary confinement, has a family of three cats, a black, a brown and a grey one.

Tibetan administration plans moral offensive to counter Chinese infiltration

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 06:07 PM PDT

Accordingly, it plans to deploy special teachers, probably monks, in Tibetan offices and colleges, who will work to integrate human values among Tibetan youths.

RTI activist urges Speaker to probe graft charge against Shimal MP Virender Kashyap

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 06:03 PM PDT

RTI activist Dev Ashish Bhattacharya in a letter along with the CD allegedly related to Shimla MP Virender Kashyap has requested the speaker to get the CD examined and initiate inquiry against him.

Woman shot at in Karnal district courts complex

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 05:52 PM PDT

A woman, who had come to an Assandh court to get an order issued to sell her three acres of land, was shot at reportedly at the instance of her own relatives inside the court complex on Monday.

Three suicides in Jind

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 05:50 PM PDT

Suicide bids by two couples in two incidents claimed three lives while the fourth person was battling for life at PGIMS, Rohtak, on Monday.

Adarsh land belongs to Army: General V K Singh

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 05:43 PM PDT

Rejecting a judicial commission's finding that the state government was the owner of the land, Singh said, "We have submitted documentary evidence and given facts, but the commission has not taken cognisance of these."

Age of consent 16 in most liberal countries

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 05:41 PM PDT

While the age of consent across the world ranges from 13 to 18, the bulk of the countries, including the most liberal ones, have it at 16.

TRAI sets down tariff for digital cable TV

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 05:40 PM PDT

Broadcast regulator Trai on Monday announced the new tariff structure for digital cable systems that will kick in the four metros of Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai and Kolkata from July 1.

BJP MLA booked for inciting communal violence

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 05:16 PM PDT

The Uttarakhand police on Monday booked BJP MLA Rajkumar Thukral for fanning communal violence in Udham Singh Nagar on October 2 last year.

Guns silence lions' roar in Mityala Wildlife Sanctuary

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 05:14 PM PDT

The Amreli district police has a firing range less than half a kilometre from the sanctuary.

Clean chit for Omar in NC worker’s death

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 05:05 PM PDT

The magisterial inquiry into the mysterious death of a National Conference worker after he was allegedly manhandled by the security staff of chief minister Omar Abdullah released its report on Monday ruling out any foul play.

India can make world’s cheapest nuclear reactors, Department of Atomic Energy chief says

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 04:42 PM PDT

Indian companies manufacturing components & systems for nuclear reactors can now do the same work for much less cost, said DAE chief Dr Srikumar Banerjee.

CBI to close probe against Arun Shourie in 2G case

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 04:25 PM PDT

Highly placed CBI sources told TOI, "The PE against Arun Shourie will be closed in a day or two. We had examined Shourie and several documents related to his ministry but we did not find anything."

Court raps Delhi Police in cash-for-vote scam

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 04:19 PM PDT

A trial court, hearing the 2008 cash-for-vote scam case, on Monday pulled up Delhi Police for the delay in supplying the transcript of the CD of the sting operation to the accused.

Govt bows to pressure, allows fresh cotton exports

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 04:15 PM PDT

Bowing to pressure from the Congress party and some of its allies, the government on Monday allowed fresh cotton exports and a panel of ministers will meet in three weeks to review the situation again.

SC terms Italy’s agreement with witness and kin ‘illegal’

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 04:09 PM PDT

An apex court bench of Justices R M Lodha and H L Gokhale said it was astonished by the temerity of the agreement which went against Indian law.

Woman should be preferred over husband for Haj: SC

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 03:55 PM PDT

A woman should get preference over her husband when it comes to Haj pilgrimage, the Supreme Court said on Monday while reserving its interim order on the Centre's new Haj policy.

HRD ministry, CAG spar over calculation error in use of funds

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 03:53 PM PDT

While the ministry accused the auditor of being casual in its accounting on a serious topic, CAG officials say though the figure was a mistake, it was never contested by the ministry even when pointed out to them in repeated communications.

India and Japan agree to boost maritime, cyber security

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 03:44 PM PDT

New Delhi and Tokyo are also preparing for a joint naval exercise off the coast of Japan in June. Indian Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force will take part in it.

BJP, Left walk out of Lok Sabha over farmers’ woes

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 03:43 PM PDT

Accusing the UPA government of adopting anti-farmer policies, members from the NDA and the Left parties on Monday staged a walkout in Lok Sabha.

BJP opposes bid to amend marriage Act

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 03:16 PM PDT

The government on Monday introduced a Bill in Rajya Sabha to amend existing laws to include "irretrievable breakdown of marriage'' among the grounds for divorce.

Mayawati seeks constitutional amendment for SC/ST employees’ quota

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 03:14 PM PDT

The BSP chief demanded a constitutional amendment to shield promotion quota for SC/ST employees promulgated in 2007.
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