Friday, July 6, 2012

Monsoon middle order holds key

Monsoon middle order holds key

Monsoon middle order holds key

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 04:48 PM PDT

The nation keeps its fingers crossed, hopes 28% rain deficit will be wiped out in the slog overs

Monsoon march: Punjab paddy output may take 25-lakh-tonne hit

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 04:44 PM PDT

A delayed monsoon has hit paddy sowing in Punjab, the country's grain bowl that contributes 40% of rice to the central pool.

Monsoon march: UP prepares for worst

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 04:42 PM PDT

Making contingency preparations for a possible drought-like situation in UP, chief secretary Jawed Usmani on Friday asked top officials of all departments to prepare an emergency plan within the next two days.

Govt plans overhaul of administration in tribal areas

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 02:21 PM PDT

The Centre plans to order a comprehensive review of tribal-related issues through a Tribal Commission under Article 339, the third since independence.

Pre-cut lemon slices, packed seafood under lens for pathogen contamination

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 02:20 PM PDT

Juicy pre-cut melon slices and sumptuous packed seafood available at super markets across the world have come under the scanner for contamination with deadly pathogens.

Orphans of Maoist violence find a home in Dantewada

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 02:16 PM PDT

Currently, around 180 girls and 140 boys are coached in science subjects at residential schools at Karli and Balood in Dantewada. All expenses are borne by the state government.

Kuldip Nayar’s book spills Pak nuclear bomb secrets

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 02:15 PM PDT

Pakistan may have had a nuclear bomb well before it was thought to have until now. Pakistan's nuclear scientist and father of the bomb A Q Khan had admitted before senior Indian journalist Kuldip Nayar in 1987 that Islamabad already had the bomb.

CIC takes up five pending RTI pleas of late activist Balwani

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 02:12 PM PDT

In an unprecedented order, the Central Information Commission (CIC) has taken up the pending RTI applications of murdered activist Ravinder Balwani and directed public authorities to disclose information.

SC order not a reprieve for Mayawati: BJP

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 02:11 PM PDT

Opposition BJP on Friday reacted to the Supreme Court judgement involving BSP chief Mayawati, saying it should not be seen as reprieve for the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister.

20,000 model facilities identified to promote safe abortion practices

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 02:09 PM PDT

For the first time, the Union health ministry has asked states to conduct a massive campaign popularizing safe abortion, besides informing women that the confidentiality clause will keep their identity secret.

Raja allowed to visit constituency for two days

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 02:08 PM PDT

A special CBI court on Friday allowed former telecom minister A Raja, key accused in the 2G spectrum allocation scam, to visit his constituency Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu this weekend for two days.

Monsoon showers lash Punjab, Haryana

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 02:06 PM PDT

Friday brought cheer for Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana as the much awaited monsoon made an onset with light rainfall and thunderstorm, forcing the mercury to dip in some cities.

'Uranium in Punjab water 50% more than WHO limit'

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 02:05 PM PDT

The Centre has finally taken cognizance of the severity of uranium contamination in Punjab's water and has acknowledged that it is the only state in the country which is reeling under this unique and dangerous problem.

Medical student dies of fall from hostel roof in Rohtak

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 12:52 PM PDT

A final year medical (MBBS) student died after falling from the roof of his hostel at the Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma (BDS) University of Health Sciences in Rohtak on Friday, police said.

Power woes: Tajewal villagers log on to Hathnikund Barrage's hotline feeders

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 12:52 PM PDT

Reeling under severe power crunch, Tajewala villagers on Thursday night resorted to drawing electricity connections directly from hotline feeders catering to electricity needs of Hathnikund barrage.

Swiss researcher to study anti-liquor movement

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 12:47 PM PDT

While panchayats fighting for closure of liquor vends in their respective villages have not received any help from Punjab government so far, an economist from Switzerland has offered to conduct a study on these villages to scientifically prove the magnitude of development-related benefits from closing alcohol shops

Patiala dalit boy shot dead

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 12:46 PM PDT

More than 48 hours after a dalit youth died with the bullet of a police party, cops are yet to arrest the accused.

Water stopped from flowing into Kali Bein

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 12:45 PM PDT

While the paddy season is on, farmers having land along the historic Kali Bein are finding it difficult to irrigate their fields with water being stopped from flowing into the river from Mukerian hydel channel.

Panipat-Jalandhar highway 6-laning project: HC raises fine to Rs 60 cr in case of delay

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 12:43 PM PDT

The HC has also ordered that even the director of the said project would bear a penalty of Rs 7 crore in his personal capacity in the event of delay.Earlier, this amount was Rs 5 crore.

Heavy downpours cause water logging and landslides in HP hills

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 12:41 PM PDT

The downpour on Thursday brought in problems of landslides, water logging in houses and uprooting of trees.

Punjab Police figures high on rights violation complaints

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 12:40 PM PDT

Punjab Police has been ranked third among 28 states in India in receiving human rights violation complaints against its own personnel in 2011.

Enforcement Directorate gets CBI court nod to grill Jaganmohan for 14 days

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 12:32 PM PDT

A marathon 14-day grilling by the ED awaits Jaganmohan as a special court permitted the agency to question him about flow of foreign funds into his firms.

ED gets CBI court nod to grill Jaganmohan for 14 days

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 12:32 PM PDT

A marathon 14-day grilling by the ED awaits Jaganmohan Reddy as a special court permitted the agency to question him about flow of foreign funds into his firms.

BJP slams PM for ‘passing the buck’

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 12:27 PM PDT

Opposition BJP on Friday mounted a scathing attack on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, alleging that he is "directly and openly" trying to put all the blame for the economic slowdown on former finance minister Pranab Mukherjee and charged that he was equally responsible for the financial mess.

Verdict blow to CBI, breather for Maya

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 12:24 PM PDT

The Supreme Court's Friday order quashing the disproportionate assets case against Mayawati came as a blow to the Central Bureau of Investigation — which has pursued the matter for nine years — while freeing the BSP chief of the spectre of prosecution that has dogged her since.
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