Thursday, July 5, 2012

Pak plays old song: Give proof, will act

Pak plays old song: Give proof, will act

Pak plays old song: Give proof, will act

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 04:33 PM PDT

India did not give any dossier or documents on 26/11 handler Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal to Pakistan during the foreign secretary talks.

SC notice to Kerala govt in ice-cream parlour sex scam

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 03:44 PM PDT

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Kerala government on a petition filed by former chief minister V S Achuthanandan accusing the Congress-led regime of forcing the police to suppress evidence unearthed during investigation to save influential politicians in the ice-cream parlour sex scandal.

Judiciary making impossible to act against terror outfits: Jilani

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 03:43 PM PDT

In his meeting with S M Krishna, while the foreign minister reinforced the commitment of India's political leadership to bring the 26/11 guilty to book, Pakistan's foreign secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani took the plea that the executive in his country has to contend with an independent and aggressive judiciary in handling cases of terror.

BJP may announce new Karnataka CM in a week

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 03:42 PM PDT

Bowing to pressure from B S Yeddyurappa, BJP is set to replace its Karnataka chief minister Sadananda Gowda with Jagadish Shettar and an announcement is expected within a week.

Passport offices in 7 regional centres to accept applications on Sunday

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 03:41 PM PDT

Passport offices in seven regional centres will stay open to accept applications on July 7, MEA announced.

Sangma to meet CEC with complaint against Pranab

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 03:39 PM PDT

Opposition-backed presidential candidate P A Sangma will meet the chief election commissioner on July 7 to complain against the returning officer's order rejecting his demand to dismiss Pranab Mukherjee's candidature on the ground that he held an office of profit.

Krishna seeks UAE’s help to free Indian sailors

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 03:39 PM PDT

Foreign minister S M Krishna on Thursday wrote to his UAE counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan requesting him to secure the release of six Indians on MV Iceberg which has been held in captivity by Somali pirates for over two years.

Free expressway of traffic snarls, DGSCL told

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 02:07 PM PDT

Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday directed Delhi-Gurgaon Super Connectivity Ltd (DGSCL) to strengthen their manpower to avoid traffic chaos and for free flow of traffic on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway.

Mashobra trust under scanner for excess land

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 01:57 PM PDT

According to the provisions of HP Ceiling on Land Holding Act, 1972, an individual or a trust can own a maximum of 150 bighas of land in the state and excess of it is vested with the government.

Youth killed in police cross-firing in Punjab

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 01:55 PM PDT

Cops of Sadar Nabha police station shot dead a dalit youth on Wednesday night during a chase to catch vehicles that evaded a checkpoint.

Who's handling Haryana's power? A doc and an MBA

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 01:54 PM PDT

Call it a case of gross oversight or total indifference, Haryana government seems to have ignored logic while handing an issue as grave as the state's power crisis.

Arjun Singh’s bland memoir a relief to Congress

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 01:16 PM PDT

Congress is relieved at the tepid account of Arjun Singh's political journey after the year-long anxiety that the late party grandee could embarrass the leaders with his account.

Hotel security men stop Goa CM’s car for checking

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 01:15 PM PDT

Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar's official car was stopped by security personnel at the entrance of a five-star hotel in north Goa where he was going to attend a function Wednesday evening.

‘Nuclear families lead to rise in HIV/AIDS’

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 01:12 PM PDT

Karnataka medical education minister S A Ramdas on Thursday made a remark that could raise eyebrows. Speaking at the inauguration of a literacy campaign, he said the nuclear-family system has contributed to the rise in HIV/AIDS.

India worst-hit by ailments originating from animals

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 01:11 PM PDT

India has topped a list of countries worst affected by diseases originating from animals (zoonotic).

SC verdict on Maya assets’ case today

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 01:10 PM PDT

The Supreme Court is to deliver its verdict today on BSP chief Mayawati's plea, challenging the CBI probe in an alleged disproportionate assets (DA) case against her.

Stop training Lankan air force personnel, TN parties tell Centre

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 01:05 PM PDT

In a statement, Jayalalithaa asked the Centre to take steps for sending the Lankan air force personnel back to their country after suspending their training.

Chhattisgarh govt orders judicial probe

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 01:03 PM PDT

The Chhattisgarh government on Thursday ordered a judicial probe into the encounter in south Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district last week where 17 people, including Maoists, were killed and six CRPF jawans were injured.

‘Maoists herded us to meeting, we were too scared to refuse’

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 12:59 PM PDT

After the June 29 encounter by joint forces in south Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, Kaka Senti and Markam Soma were flown to Raipur by the CRPF for treatment along with six injured jawans. They were suspected to be Maoists.

Meet to form Naxal standard operating procedures on July 13

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 12:57 PM PDT

Faced with flak over suspected civilian deaths in the anti-Maoist operation in Chhattisgarh last week, the CRPF defended its action saying it had identified seven of those killed in the Bijapur encounter as Naxals, against whom a number of criminal cases had been lodged in the state.

Haryana bid to curb realtors’ say in town plans

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 12:54 PM PDT

Haryana government has woken up lately to check the practice of private developers and builders influencing the final Master Plan of cities and towns in the state.

Laila Khan & kin shot dead, says key suspect Tak

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 12:51 PM PDT

Bringing to an end the 15-month mysterious disappearance of Bollywood starlet Laila Khan and her family, main accused Parvez Iqbal Tak has confessed to the Jammu and Kashmir police that Laila and her family were shot dead by hired killers in February last year.

Indo-Pak deal to stop border firing

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 12:50 PM PDT

India and Pakistan on Thursday agreed to try and prevent cross-border firing along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir.

Woman hurt as shell hits her house in Jammu & Kashmir

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 12:49 PM PDT

A woman was injured after a shell from an Army firing range reportedly hit her house at Chillbrass in central Kashmir's Budgam district on Thursday.

House boats, hotels follow Jamaat diktat

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 12:47 PM PDT

While tweeting J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah chose to remain silent on the Jamaat-e-Islami's dress code for foreign tourists, houseboat owners and hoteliers in Kashmir on Thursday, who would have no choice, put up prominent notices asking tourists to dress-up fairly while in Kashmir.
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