Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Water, power shortage create trouble for paddy farming in Malwa

Water, power shortage create trouble for paddy farming in Malwa

Water, power shortage create trouble for paddy farming in Malwa

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 06:46 PM PDT

Paddy fields in Malwa cry for water but the prolonged dry spell and long power cuts have aggravated the problems as growers are unable to locate sources of watering their parched lands.

NRI activist slams Awais Sheikh's petition for release of Mumbai-based architect Bhavesh Kantilal Parmar

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 06:40 PM PDT

UK-based lawyer and rights activist, Jas Uppal, who has launched an online "Free Sarabjit Singh" campaign, has objected to filing of a petition in Pakistani court by Pak-based rights activist and advocate Awais Sheikh for release of another hapless 32-year-old Mumbai-based architect Bhavesh Kantilal Parmar.

Cong could have prevented Sadique singing: Parkash Singh Badal

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 06:28 PM PDT

A controversy had erupted over a week ago after Sadique heeded to Badal's request and speaker Charanjit Singh Atwal gave him a green signal to sing.

Civic bodies struggle to run sewerage treatment plants in Jalandhar

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 06:27 PM PDT

In Jalandhar projects worth around Rs 250 crore are underway to lay sewerage lines and to establish four new STPs so that the entire waste water from the city could be treated.

Punjab State Power Corporation overdraws power from northern grid

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 06:24 PM PDT

Though Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd (PSPCL) has been denying it, the corporation has been overdrawing from the northern grid.

Haryana Khaps withdraw invite to Aamir Khan

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 05:29 PM PDT

Leaders of khap panchayats in Haryana have stalled a move to invite Bollywood actor Aamir Khan to the gathering of all panchayats on the issue of female foeticide in Bibipur village of Jind district on July 14.

20 hurt in Barak Valley clash

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 05:15 PM PDT

At least 20 people were injured in violence that broke out during a 12-hour bandh called by Hindu Jagran Manch at Kalain in Cachar district of Assam on Wednesday.

Sarpanch booked for 'stripping’ villager, beating his relatives

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 05:13 PM PDT

The Jammu & Kashmir police on Wednesday booked a village sarpanch and ruling National Conference worker for allegedly parading a resident naked and beating his wife and mother publicly.

2G scam: Telecom department officials had no prior knowledge of distribution of Letter of Intents, court told

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 05:03 PM PDT

A trial court was told on Wednesday that DoT officials, called for a meeting in the committee room of Sanchar Bhawan on January 10, 2008, were not aware that they had gathered to distribute Letter of Intents (LoI) for 2G spectrum allocation to telecom firms.

NIA jointly interrogating Jundal, Delhi Police tells court

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 05:02 PM PDT

Delhi Police on Wednesday told a trial court that the National Investigating Agency (NIA) was jointly interrogating 26/11 handler Syed Zaibuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal with it.

CAG slams UPA for criticizing its 2G loss figure

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has hit out at the government for criticizing its 2G report on allocation of licences.

26/11 control room not possible without Pak state support: Chidambaram

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 04:58 PM PDT

Home minister P Chidambaram upped his pressure on Pakistan reiterating the neighbour's involvement in the 26/11 attacks coinciding with the ongoing foreign secretary-level talks between the two countries.

Chidambaram blames NDA govt for IAS, IPS shortfall

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 04:56 PM PDT

At a time when there is a severe shortage of IAS and IPS officers, home minister P Chidambaram has obliquely blamed the NDA regime for the mess.

India looking at deep sea mining to meet hi-tech strategic needs

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 04:51 PM PDT

India is set make "strategic presence" in deep sea mining in a bid to counter China's rapid strides on this front globally as the government announced plans to explore the oceans to search for rare earth minerals to meet its future hi-tech requirements.

India, Poland to ink filmmaking tie-up pact

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 04:49 PM PDT

India and Poland will sign an audio-visual co-production agreement that will pave the way for increased cooperation in filmmaking, screening and student exchange programmes.

Delhi HC seeks audited accounts of Rajiv Gandhi Foundation

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 04:47 PM PDT

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (RGF) to place on record its annual audited accounts to decide whether the organization should be included within the ambit of the Right to Information (RTI) Act.

At 8.2%, Maharashtra records worst conviction rate in India

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 04:42 PM PDT

Maharashtra, which prides itself on law and order front and its Mumbai Police puts itself second only to Scotland Yard, has the worst conviction rate in the country.

Academics slam Thorat panel report for ignoring their views

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 04:39 PM PDT

Academics, who have been involved in writing and approving the controversial NCERT textbooks, have slammed the Thorat Committee report that has recommended almost 40 deletions and modifications in the social science textbooks.

Don’t let foreign law firms in: SC

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 04:37 PM PDT

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Reserve Bank of India not to permit law firms from abroad to open liaison offices in the country.

Didn’t raise Sonia’s citizenship issue in 2004, Kalam recounts

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 03:54 PM PDT

That Kalam never opposed Sonia on grounds of her origin is significant also because it deepens the puzzle over the enduring admiration for him in BJP circles.

After 35 years in jail, double murder convict seeks release

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 03:43 PM PDT

Supreme Court on Wednesday sought UP govt's response to a petition filed by a double murder convict seeking freedom on compassionate grounds saying he had been lodged in prison for the last 35 years.

Lashkar module busted in Sopore; Lakhvi still active

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 03:38 PM PDT

The jailed mastermind of 26/11 Mumbai attack, Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, is still active, commanding the main Lashkar-e-Taiba communication centre from within Adiala jail in Rawalpindi.

Rahul Gandhi shares dais with Virbhadra Singh

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 03:21 PM PDT

Many, within the Congress, are criticising the move to make Virbhadra, who has been the state's CM for a record five times, the chairman of the campaign committee for the party.

Rahul Gandhi shares dais Virbhadra Singh

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 03:21 PM PDT

Many, within the Congress, are criticising the move to make Virbhadra, who has been the state's CM for a record five times, the chairman of the campaign committee for the party.

Chidambaram clean chit to CRPF in Chhattisgarh encounter

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 03:18 PM PDT

Home minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday defended the CRPF over the June 27 encounter with Maoists in Chhattisgarh but said he was deeply sorry for the loss of innocent lives in the shootout.
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