Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Militants attack CRPF patrol in Srinagar, seven injured

Militants attack CRPF patrol in Srinagar, seven injured

Militants attack CRPF patrol in Srinagar, seven injured

Posted: 29 May 2012 08:57 PM PDT

Suspected militants fired at a CRPF patrol group on Wednesday morning, injuring seven personnel. The incident took place near in Khanyar area of the city.

DMK plans protests across Tamil Nadu today against petrol price hike

Posted: 29 May 2012 08:52 PM PDT

Even as the fuel scarcity in the state capital of Chennai may finally be easing, Tamil Nadu is gearing up for big protests today with the opposition DMK planning an agitation against the steep hike in...

Punjab government agrees to demands of state-aided school teachers

Posted: 29 May 2012 09:44 AM PDT

The Punjab government has acceded to all the major demands of state-aided school teachers.A delegation of the Punjab State-Aided School Teachers and Employees Union had a meeting with Local Bodies min...

Vidarbha continues to reel under intense heat wave

Posted: 29 May 2012 09:37 AM PDT

Vidarbha region of Maharashtra continues to reel under an intense heat-wave.After recording 46.5 degrees Celsius on Monday, the temperature in Bramhapuri again jumped to 47 degrees Celsius today, maki...

Shivraj Singh Chouhan sent notice for 'misleading ads'

Posted: 29 May 2012 09:27 AM PDT

Stating that the advertisements issued by the Madhya Pradesh (MP) government on wheat purchases were 'misleading', the Congress party has sent legal notices to the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan...

Ghaziabad administration plans to increase circle rates

Posted: 29 May 2012 08:14 AM PDT

Purchasing a dream home in Ghaziabad is likely to turn costlier with the district authorities planning to increase the circle rates soon.At a meeting headed by District Magistrate Aparna Upadhyay on M...

Two Karnataka policemen held for smuggling out petrol from Goa

Posted: 29 May 2012 07:59 AM PDT

Police Sub Inspector Babu Madhav and driver Yallappa Madhav, both attached to Ramnagar police station, were found to be carrying petrol loaded in cans in their official jeep which was intercepted by a...

Heat wave in North and East, Delhi sizzles at 43.5 degree celsius

Posted: 29 May 2012 07:43 AM PDT

A blistering heat wave swept through northern and eastern parts of the country today claiming two lives in Uttar Pradesh.The national capital recorded a maximum of 43.5 degree celsius, three notches a...

Indians sold milk mixed with sewage water: Police

Posted: 29 May 2012 07:33 AM PDT

Indian police said on Tuesday that they had arrested and charged four men in Mumbai who are accused of selling milk mixed with sewage water in plastic packets scavenged from garbage bins.The four vend...

Subhash Ghai's new land problem, this time in Haryana

Posted: 29 May 2012 07:08 AM PDT

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday stayed Bollywood filmmaker Subhash Ghai's Mukta Arts from performing any activity on a 20-acre plot purchased from a gram panchayat in Haryana, a lawyer sa...

Fire breaks out at HCL building in Noida

Posted: 29 May 2012 06:36 AM PDT

A building belonging to IT giant HCL Technology caught fire today evening in sector -2 Noida. According to reports, the building has been evacuated and all employees are safe.

Bullet removed from man's neck after complex operation

Posted: 29 May 2012 06:35 AM PDT

Doctors of the government-run SMS hospital in Jaipur have performed a complex surgery to remove a bullet from a delicate part of a 25-year-old man's neck. The bullet was stuck between the trachea (win...

After three dry days, Chennai to get petrol and diesel today

Posted: 29 May 2012 04:09 AM PDT

Many offices in Chennai allowed employees on Tuesday to work from their homes because petrol pumps remained closed for the third day in a row. It should be back to work tomorrow for the city - Chief M...

Alert security official saves 150 passengers at Mumbai airport

Posted: 29 May 2012 03:18 AM PDT

On Monday morning a security manager's actions helped avert a fire mishap at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) and saved the lives of over 150 passengers on board. Sanjay Gaikwad, a...

Father-daughter duo arrested for robbing mobile phones

Posted: 29 May 2012 03:04 AM PDT

The Kandivli police have arrested a man and his daughter for a series of mobile thefts from showrooms located across the western suburbs. Cops also arrested a mobile vendor who allegedly purchased the...

Shocked victims recall nightmare on expressway

Posted: 29 May 2012 02:57 AM PDT

Within hours, joyous celebrations that mark every Indian wedding had given way to gloom of death and feeling of loss. The tragic accident on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway that claimed 29 lives has shatte...

Microsoft founder Bill Gates to meet Akhilesh Yadav

Posted: 29 May 2012 02:40 AM PDT

Microsoft founder Bill Gates will meet Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow on Wednesday to discuss healthcare in the state. The 56-year-old Gates is likely discuss a host of healthc...

I just want to see my parents again: Expressway accident survivor

Posted: 29 May 2012 02:22 AM PDT

You may call this 14-year-old fortunate since he came out of a horrifying calamity with just a fractured leg. You may also deem him remarkably unfortunate, as he is now the only surviving member of hi...

AIADMK holds demonstrations against petrol price hike

Posted: 29 May 2012 02:18 AM PDT

The ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu held demonstrations on Tuesday across the state to protest the "unprecedented" hike in petrol price and to demand its immediate rollback.

From a Mumbai chawl to Vienna via Westminster

Posted: 29 May 2012 02:00 AM PDT

Three years ago, in 2008 to be precise, a Mumbai girl called Varalaxmi Pillai, daughter of a domestic help, won the Sheriff's Scholarship for Women to the University of Westminster, London. Today, thi...

Engineering common admission test will hit rural students

Posted: 29 May 2012 01:52 AM PDT

The move of the joint councils of IITs, NITs and IIITs to hold a common admission examination would make it more difficult for students, especially those from rural areas where school infrastructure i...

Adarsh housing scam: Court grants bail to seven accused

Posted: 29 May 2012 01:07 AM PDT

A special court on Tuesday granted bail to seven of the accused in the Adarsh housing scam. All the accused had earlier sought bail on the ground that the investigating agency had not filed a chargesh...

Bhopal Central Library to be declared as protected monument

Posted: 29 May 2012 01:01 AM PDT

The historic Central Library in Bhopal will soon be declared as a protected monument. Madhya Pradesh Culture Minister Laxmikant Sharma has directed officials to issue a final notification to this effe...

CNG price hike: Delhi Autorickshaws to go on strike on May 31 in protest

Posted: 29 May 2012 12:07 AM PDT

Protesting against the hike in CNG price in Delhi, autorickshaws in the city will go on strike on Mat 31 in protest. The strike coincides with the bandh called by the Left and BJP against petrol hike.

Andhra Pradesh by-elections: 242 candidates in fray for 18 Assembly seats

Posted: 28 May 2012 11:29 PM PDT

As many as 242 candidates are in the fray for 18 Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh where by-elections will be held on June 12.
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