Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Rift in Hurriyat faction widens

Rift in Hurriyat faction widens


Rift in Hurriyat faction widens

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 05:59 PM PDT

Rift appears to be widening within Hurriyat's Mirwaiz Umer Farooq-led faction with several leaders seeking reorganization of the amalgam after its executive council meet was postponed on Sunday.


Pranab to campaign in Guwahati on July 7, next day in Agartala

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 05:51 PM PDT

Presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee will skip going to Meghalaya, the home state of his rival P A Sangma, and will instead campaign for support from the northeast in Guwahati on July 7.


Meghalaya regional parties pledge support to Sangma in presidential elections

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 05:45 PM PDT

Two major regional parties in the state, the United Democratic Party (UDP) and the Hill State Peoples' Democratic Party (HSPDP), pledged their support to the former Lok Sabha Speaker.


Baby with 2 heads, 2 necks born in Punjab; surviving in ICU

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 05:32 PM PDT

In a miracle by nature, a woman gave birth to a healthy child with two heads and necks in a private hospital here, after major operation on Tuesday.


Maharashtra CIC in Delhi for RTI lessons

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 04:46 PM PDT

Maharashtra's former chief secretary and brand new Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) Ratnakar Gaikwad flew to Delhi in a bid to learn the art of disposing cases with alacrity.


Dachigam National Park closed for tourists from July 4

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 04:43 PM PDT

The Dachigam National Park, the lone wildlife sanctuary in Jammu and Kashmir, will be closed for the first time for tourist from July 4 to protect the endangered Kashmiri stag (Hangul).


Congress leaders try to impress Rahul with 'Nehru, Indira factors'

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 04:42 PM PDT

As soon as Rahul Gandhi reached Dhalpur ground to address around 2,000 Youth Congress members on Tuesday, a "battle for chair" was noticed as all ministers and leaders on stage tried to occupy chairs close to Rahul.


Kerala minister, bureaucrats get Olympics tickets; athletes fume

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 04:36 PM PDT

Kerala sports minister K B Ganesh Kumar is set for the London Olympics. So are sports secretary and Kerala sports council president. But, Kerala's top athletes are yet to receive cash awards promised by the state, most as far back as 2008.


Railways to amend Act to hand out stricter punishment to touts

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 04:33 PM PDT

Rail authorities feel the punishment under Section 143 of the Railways Act — imprisonment of up to three years or a maximum fine of Rs 10,000 — is not stringent enough to act as deterrent for touts involved in illegal sale of train tickets.


Presidential poll: Objections to Pranab’s nomination dismissed

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 04:18 PM PDT

The returning officer for the presidential polls on Tuesday rejected BJP's demand that Pranab Mukherjee's nomination papers be scrapped for "holding an office of profit" but refused to divulge the reasons for coming to the conclusion.


India fears import of crippling polio virus from Pak, Afghanistan

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 04:16 PM PDT

A major chunk of children below three years in Pakistan and Afghanistan are not receiving the all-important oral polio vaccine. This has now raised fears of the crippling virus getting imported to India.


PM praises Pranab for his help in running govt

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 04:15 PM PDT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh lauded Pranab Mukherjee for his "invaluable contribution" in running the government.


CCEA nod for export of wheat to create more storage space

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 04:13 PM PDT

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Tuesday approved export of 2 million tonnes of wheat to create storage space for the new crop.


BJP seeks smooth change of guard in Karnataka

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 04:11 PM PDT

The BJP central leadership is trying to persuade Karnataka CM Sadananda Gowda to step down in favour of Jagdish Shettar as they work hard to ensure a smooth change of guard.


CVC forms nine-member panel to clear CBI cases

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 04:10 PM PDT

The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has formed a nine-member panel of experts to review cases where there is a difference of opinion between the CBI and various departments about the need to prosecute officers under investigation.


Purohit was very keen to probe 2006 Malegaon blasts

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 04:07 PM PDT

Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit, the Military Intelligence officer accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast, wanted to investigate the blast of 2006 in the Maharashtra town but was told to focus on other immediate tasks of the Army.


‘Indians may have played role in 26/11’

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 04:03 PM PDT

Sources said some Indians, part of a Lashkar sleeper module, may have been involved in terms of reconnaissance and channelizing of finances when the conspiracy had not reached operational level.


Sarabjit's sister Dalbir meets Salman Khan with high hopes

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 03:57 PM PDT

Dalbir Kaur and his daughters met actor Salman Khan in Mumbai on Sunday.

Dalbir, Sarabjit's sister meets Salman with high hopes

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 03:57 PM PDT

Dalbir Kaur and his daughters met actor Salman Khan in Mumbai on Sunday.


Jundal to top Indo-Pak foreign secretary talks today

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 03:55 PM PDT

Top level sources in government said India will not share anything more than the basic information on Jundal with Pakistan this time.


Maharashtra police academy was on Lashkar hit list

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 03:48 PM PDT

Jundal claimed that the operation to attack the Nashik police academy in the early hours, exactly the way 12 terrorists wearing police uniforms entered the Lahore police academy, was made under the supervision of a Pakistan-based Lashkar operative, Baba Rehman Sheikh alias Bilal.


Jagadish Shettar will be Karnataka chief minister after President election

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 03:41 PM PDT

The BJP's central leadership on Tuesday conveyed to leaders from Karnataka that chief minister DV Sadananda Gowda would, in all likelihood, be replaced with Jagadish Shettar.


Jundal given express treatment by Pak govt

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 03:34 PM PDT

Abu Jundal's Pakistani passport and National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis, made in the name of Riyasat Ali, mentions his address at a place close to Muridke, where the Lashkar headquarter is situated.


Abu Jundal given express treatment by Pakistani government

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 03:34 PM PDT

Jundal's National Identity Card mentions that "he is entitled visa free entry to Pakistan", which is evidence of high level state support to facilitate his seamless travel.

Pakistanis languish in jails despite completing term

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 03:29 PM PDT

Bureaucratic red-tape is taking a toll on the prospects of Pakistani nationals in Indian jails waiting to return to their homes in Pakistan despite having completed their sentences in prisons here for various crimes.


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