Tuesday, April 3, 2012

SGPC executive committee passes its annual budget

SGPC executive committee passes its annual budget

SGPC executive committee passes its annual budget

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 04:54 PM PDT

The SGPC executive committee on Tuesday passed the annual budget without the approval of the general house, the first meeting of which has not yet been held due to legal wrangling on the sehajdhari issue.

Bullock-cart race takes place despite ban in Punjab

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 04:50 PM PDT

The Punjab Animal Husbandry Department has banned bullock-cart racing but it seems that the orders are being flouted.

Chidambaram to open first integrated checkpost at Attari on April 13

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 04:47 PM PDT

Almost a year behind its scheduled of completion time, India's first and one among 13 integrated checkposts (ICP) are coming up at Attari near Indo-Pak International Border would finally have a soft opening on April 8.

H1N1 case: Family in trauma, courtesy lax health authorities

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 04:46 PM PDT

Thanks to lack of foresight on the part of the health department, especially after PGIMER, Chandigarh, confirmed a 21-year-old girl of being tested positive for H1N1, the family as well as residents of the village are yet to come out of the trauma.

H1N1 case: Family in trauma, courtesy lax health authorities

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 04:46 PM PDT

Thanks to lack of foresight on the part of the health department, especially after PGIMER, Chandigarh, confirmed a 21-year-old girl of being tested positive for H1N1, the family as well as residents of the village are yet to come out of the trauma.

BJP Kisan Morcha's 'rail roko' call a flop show

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 04:43 PM PDT

There was hardly any impact on the movement of trains in Punjab and Haryana as the "rail roko" call given by BJP Kisan Morcha remained ineffective.

Himachal hoteliers may lose bar licence

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 04:40 PM PDT

Travellers visiting Himachal Pradesh this summer may find all the hotels sans bars as hoteliers are finding it difficult to adhere to the new amendments in liquor license rule of the state Excise Act.

No forest clearance for 400 road projects in Himachal: Minister

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 04:37 PM PDT

Around 400 road projects are affected in Himachal Pradesh as they involve forest land for which mandatory clearance is needed from the forest department.

Traffic at Kangra airport to increase from 1 to 3 flights daily

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 04:35 PM PDT

Soon there will be three flights daily from the airport, two to Delhi 2 and another that would connect Kangra with Chandigarh and Amritsar.

Chandrawal-2: After years of honour killing, again a reel story

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 04:25 PM PDT

An inter-caste love story may again hit the cinemas of Haryana and other Hindi-speaking areas of north India when the sequel of super hit Haryanvi movie, Chandrawal-2 will be released next month.

Congress leaders draw daggers

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 04:23 PM PDT

With a face-off impending between leaders of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee and routed candidates who lost in the assembly elections, senior leaders in the party, who too have rebellion on their minds, spend the day sharpening their claws on Tuesday.

PIL on removal of Punjab DGP: HC asks petitioner its locus standi on matter

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 04:14 PM PDT

While taking up a PIL filed by a local NGO seeking directions to remove Sumedh Singh Saini from the post of DGP, Punjab, the Punjab and Haryana high court on Tuesday asked the petitioner to prove its locus standi on the issue.

Tipsy pilots now risk losing licence

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 03:36 PM PDT

Cracking the whip on tipsy pilots, DGCA has come up with stringent rules under which the licence of a cockpit crew would be suspended for three months for the first offence and cancelled for five years if he or she gets caught for the second time.

Probe into Bibi Jagir Kaur's VIP treatment

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 03:35 PM PDT

The Punjab state prison chief on Tuesday ordered a probe into allegations of VIP treatment being provided to former Punjab minister Bibi Jagir Kaur, who is lodged in the Kapurthala Model Jail.

Greed for 'badhai' tip led to Rajasthan baby swap

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 03:24 PM PDT

The lure of 'badhai' tip paid by parents of a newborn male child to the hospital staff seems to have led to the baby swap at Jodhpur's government-run Umaid Hospital nine days ago.

Army chief seeks more time for detailed plaint

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 03:21 PM PDT

Army chief Gen V K Singh on Tuesday wrote the CBI asking for a few more days to file his detailed complaint in connection with the alleged bribe offer from a senior retired officer to clear a tranche of nearly 600 "sub-standard" Tatra trucks.

Railway strips IRCTC of its selling point

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 03:19 PM PDT

In yet another blow, the railways have decided to snatch one more function from Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) — take over management of book stalls operational on station platforms.

UP health scam: CBI files chargesheet

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 03:17 PM PDT

The CBI filed its first chargesheet in the multi-crore National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scam in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, indicting seven people, three of whom were arrested a day earlier.

US bounty on Hafiz Saeed: Hope Pak will do its duty, says Chidambaram

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 03:12 PM PDT

The government and opposition welcomed the US announcement of a $10 million reward for the capture of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Saeed even as the most wanted terrorist spewed venom on Washington's decision and Pakistan squirmed in embarrassment.

Ajmer puts security in place for Zardari visit

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 03:11 PM PDT

Indian officials on Tuesday released the itinerary for Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's day-long visit to India on April 8.

'Toxic' vessel Exxon Valdez headed for Alang yard

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 03:07 PM PDT

Exxon Valdez, the massive crude oil tanker that caused one of the worst-ever oil spills in Alaska in 1989, is set for ship breakers' torches.

Child marriages least likely in Delhi

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 03:03 PM PDT

Women in Delhi are least likely to get married before reaching the age of 18 while those in Jharkhand are most likely.

'World Bank-funded road projects under lens'

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 03:00 PM PDT

The highways ministry has ordered a probe into alleged corrupt practices used by two private highway developers in three World Bank-funded projects — Lucknow-Muzaffarpur, Grand Trunk Road and the Third National Highway Project.

Many Congmen became freedom fighters in 1987

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 02:53 PM PDT

If the data provided by the Union government is to be believed, various bigwigs of the Congress, the Communist parties, the socialists and the Janata Party have been placed in the list of "freedom fighters".

Extra-judicial executions: Pay Rs 28 crore for killings, Punjab told

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 02:50 PM PDT

Almost 18 years after over 2,000 people were killed and summarily cremated at the height of militancy in Punjab, there is some relief for the families of the victims.
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