Monday, May 28, 2012

Honour killing: 19-year-old boy arrested for killing teen sister

Honour killing: 19-year-old boy arrested for killing teen sister

Honour killing: 19-year-old boy arrested for killing teen sister

Posted: 28 May 2012 04:52 PM PDT

A 19-year-old youth was arrested on Monday for murdering his teenaged sister, whom he suspected of having an affair. The weapon used by him in the crime, a knife, has also been recovered.

Parkash Singh Badal in no hurry to fill Bibi, Tota's berths

Posted: 28 May 2012 04:49 PM PDT

Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal seems to be in no hurry to fill the Cabinet berths vacated by his former ministers - Bibi Jagir Kaur and Tota Singh - after they were convicted in different criminal cases.

HC orders medical test of all Rohtak shelter home abused

Posted: 28 May 2012 04:46 PM PDT

The Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday ordered a detailed medical examination of all inmates of the infamous Rohtak-based shelter home, which was recently rocked by a sex scandal.

Haryana to buy power from private companies to tide over crisis

Posted: 28 May 2012 04:44 PM PDT

Under fire for plunging the Millennium City of Gurgaon into darkness, Haryana government on Monday said it would sign short-term purchase agreements to arrange for additional electricity of 250 MW to bring down the demand and supply gap.

Man uploads wife's obscene MMS on net, arrested

Posted: 28 May 2012 04:42 PM PDT

A woman dragged her husband to the police in Panchkula after he uploaded an obscene MMS of her on a social networking site.

Acid attack: Two youths hired by cousin arrested

Posted: 28 May 2012 04:39 PM PDT

A cousin has turned out to be the conspirator behind the acid attack on 18-year-old volleyball player girl on Saturday at Prem Nagar chowk in Rohtak, who reportedly wanted to teach her a lesson for "ditching" him.

Bhagana dalits: Khap steps in to end deadlock

Posted: 28 May 2012 04:38 PM PDT

The eight-day long deadlock between the district administration and dalit families from Bhagana is likely to end as the Sarva Jatiya Khap Panchayat on Monday met the dalit families, so as to persuade them to return to the village.

Woman self-immolates over son's demand for money

Posted: 28 May 2012 04:37 PM PDT

Upset for being subjected to mental and physical torture by an alcoholic son over money matters, a 70-year-old widow self-immolated at Burhia village of Jagadhari on Monday.

Petitioner challenges special powers to chief parliamentary secretaries

Posted: 28 May 2012 04:29 PM PDT

Punjab government's notification making chief parliamentary secretaries (CPSs) as intermediary channel between the administrative secretaries and the concerned ministers has now come under the lens of the Punjab and Haryana HC.

Punjab local polls: 26 Congress candidates withdraw nominations

Posted: 28 May 2012 04:26 PM PDT

Alleging threats to them from leaders of the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal, 26 Congress candidates in Jalandhar and Ferozepur districts withdrew their nominations from the panchayat samiti polls.

Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee contests rejection of Congress candidates' papers in civic polls

Posted: 28 May 2012 04:23 PM PDT

In their petition, PPCB and others alleged that candidatures of Congress nominees have been rejected on frivolous and unsuitable grounds like non-attachment of scheduled caste certificate, non-appending of residence certificate, etc.

Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences faces financial crisis, class IV staff on strike

Posted: 28 May 2012 04:19 PM PDT

Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), being run by a society headed by Punjab rural development minister Surjit Singh Rakhra, is grappling with financial crisis as investors are not pumping in enough funds to run it.

HPCL LPG distributors threaten to quit

Posted: 28 May 2012 04:17 PM PDT

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) LPG distributors have announced to shut their agencies if the supply from the company did not improve.

Union home ministry, Omar Abdullah lock horns over DGP selection

Posted: 28 May 2012 03:27 PM PDT

With DGP Kuldeep Khoda retiring on May 31 after a three-year stint, the Union home ministry has shortlisted names of three senior IPS officers to take his place.

Andhra HC's verdict may hit plans for Muslim quota in schools

Posted: 28 May 2012 03:24 PM PDT

While experts were unclear whether the proposal to give a sub quota to non-creamy layer Muslims in private schools would now be deemed illegal, they concede that the court verdict does give the option for schools to challenge the move.

Bus to Mandalay hits roadblock

Posted: 28 May 2012 03:21 PM PDT

India and Myanmar on Monday signed 12 agreements and MoUs after the historic meeting between PM Manmohan Singh and President U Thein Sein but conspicuous by its absence in the list of agreements was India's proposal to open a bus route from Imphal to Mandalay.

Zakia Jafri to inspect original SIT report

Posted: 28 May 2012 02:48 PM PDT

Metropolitan magistrate B J Ganatra fixed Saturday afternoon for Jafri's lawyers to inspect the bulky records annexed with the SIT's 540-page report.

UP may give inheritance rights to Muslim women

Posted: 28 May 2012 02:47 PM PDT

Muslim women may finally get their due share in family inheritance.

Antony asks Service chiefs to grant permanent commission to women in more branches

Posted: 28 May 2012 02:35 PM PDT

Defence minister A K Antony on Monday directed the Army, Navy and IAF chiefs to explore more avenues for granting permanent commission (PC) to women officers in the armed forces.

Congress divided Hindus and Muslims, claims Narendra Modi

Posted: 28 May 2012 02:34 PM PDT

Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on Monday asserted that Hindus and Muslims were together in fighting the British before the Congress was born.

Stormy start to UP assembly as BSP men go on rampage

Posted: 28 May 2012 02:33 PM PDT

The inaugural session of the UP Vidhan Sabha began on a stormy note on Monday with the main opposition party BSP putting up an extraordinarily aggressive and combative show.

Prashant Bhushan calls PM Shikhandi, says Congress using him as shield

Posted: 28 May 2012 02:31 PM PDT

In a concerted strategy to hit at PM Manmohan Singh, just days after it leveled charges of corruption against top Cabinet ministers, Team Anna member Prashant Bhushan said the PM was like 'Shikhandi' and was being used by Congress as a shield.

Sahil Peerzada faces I-T scrutiny of business deals, tax returns

Posted: 28 May 2012 02:27 PM PDT

Sahil Peerzada, who was in the news for his fight with an Australian IPL player, has been summoned by income tax's directorate of criminal investigation here on May 30 for scrutiny of his business deals and tax returns.

Military nixes MoU between Calcutta, Yangon universities

Posted: 28 May 2012 02:25 PM PDT

As India again doled out largesse to make up for lost time in Myanmar, including a $5 million grant per year for border development, its attempts to reach out to students based in Yangon seem to have been undone by the military regime.

Defence ministry notice to state stakes claim to Adarsh plot

Posted: 28 May 2012 02:25 PM PDT

The ministry of defence has issued a notice to the state government, staking its claim to the Adarsh housing society plot and asking it to hand over possession of the same to the MoD, failing which it proposes to file a suit in court.
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