Wednesday, September 12, 2012

District magistrate raps officials for slow work on ghats

District magistrate raps officials for slow work on ghats

District magistrate raps officials for slow work on ghats

Posted: 12 Sep 2012 09:20 PM PDT

District magistrate Raj Shekhar on Wednesday expressed concern over the slow pace of construction work at Balua ghat and Arail ghat during an inspection visit.

Kandhar hijack suspect arrested in J&K

Posted: 12 Sep 2012 08:14 PM PDT

The Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested Mehrajuddin Dand alias Javed, a terror suspect who allegedly provided fake travel documents and logistical support to the hijackers of IC-814 in 1999.

Indore cartoonist in legal quagmire

Posted: 12 Sep 2012 05:55 PM PDT

Aseem Trivedi was released on bail in Mumbai on Wednesday but in a corner of Indore, another cartoonist Harish Yadav appeared in the court for his umpteenth hearing.

Sanjay Joshi back in action in Modi’s Gujarat

Posted: 12 Sep 2012 05:53 PM PDT

Chief minister Narendra Modi's bete noire Sanjay Joshi will be in Modasa in north Gujarat on Sunday for a lecture on Swami Vivekananda — his first public function in the state after being ousted from the BJP's national executive in Mumbai in June 2012.

Untold story of Japanese soldiers

Posted: 12 Sep 2012 05:47 PM PDT

In March 1944, the Japanese 15th Army under Lt Gen Renya Mutaguchi mounted a full-scale invasion on India via Manipur and Nagaland. Under the 'U-Go Offensive', these troops reached the gates of Imphal and Kohima, and it appeared it would not be long before they reached the Brahmaputra Valley.

India short of 2.36L dieticians

Posted: 12 Sep 2012 05:43 PM PDT

Diet-conscious Indians don't have enough dieticians to consult for a healthy diet.

IMG report on coal scam likely by Saturday

Posted: 12 Sep 2012 05:38 PM PDT

The inter-ministerial group (IMG) reviewing coal block allocations that have been questioned by the federal auditor for being allotted arbitrarily could not complete its proceedings and is expected to meet again on Friday.

‘Jindals, Tatas favoured in 2009 block allocations’

Posted: 12 Sep 2012 05:36 PM PDT

Coal blocks were allotted to Jindal Steel and Power Ltd and a Tata firm for liquefaction projects in 2009 by excluding public sector units and uncomfortably close to the general elections, BJP's Lok Sabha MP Hansraj Ahir has alleged in a letter to the prime minister.

‘Allotments can’t be cancelled en masse’

Posted: 12 Sep 2012 05:33 PM PDT

The issue of coal block allotments would be dealt within the parameters of law and established procedures of Parliament, Congress leader Ashwani Kumar said on Wednesday, adding that any allotment based on "fraudulent misrepresentation of facts" may face cancellation.

Night shift stirs dissent in CPM

Posted: 12 Sep 2012 05:27 PM PDT

The CPM has asked its members in West Bengal to depute one amongst them to guard district party offices at night as the leaders feared attacks by ruling Trinamool Congress in the run-up to panchayat polls. The diktat has caused resentment in party ranks, especially, in districts near Kolkata.

Monk who sold Modi’s safari

Posted: 12 Sep 2012 05:26 PM PDT

They are namesakes — both good orators and bachelors. But, the similarity between Narendra Modi and Narendra Nath Datta, famous as Swami Vivekananda, ends here.

State highways get 4.4L crore boost

Posted: 12 Sep 2012 05:25 PM PDT

UPA-II wants to take a leaf out of NDA's book, and is keen to launch National Highways Development Project (NHDP).

BJP asks President to stop government attacks on CAG

Posted: 12 Sep 2012 05:11 PM PDT

Amid the escalating political row over coal block allocations, BJP on Wednesday took the battle against the government to President Pranab Mukherjee, asking him to advise the UPA government that it was improper to attack a constitutional institution like the CAG.

Canada turns page, wants to sell nuclear reactors to India

Posted: 12 Sep 2012 04:55 PM PDT

Putting behind a troubled nuclear history with India, Canadian foreign minister John Baird said, "We have turned the page and now want to sell N-reactors to India.

Indian Air Force lauds pilot who refused to ferry Rahul

Posted: 12 Sep 2012 04:54 PM PDT

Holding that flight safety concerns cannot be trifled with at any cost, IAF has backed its Mi-17 helicopter pilot who refused to fly AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi and Assam CM Tarun Gogoi from Kokrajhar to Guwahati due to bad weather on Tuesday.

After Libya attack, security up at US missions

Posted: 12 Sep 2012 04:53 PM PDT

Security at the US embassy in the Capital and four consulates — Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and Hyderabad — was tightened on Wednesday following the killing of American ambassador in Libya Christopher Stevens and a protest at its mission in neighbouring Egypt.

Telugu Desam Party U-turn on Telangana may leave Congress in a spot

Posted: 12 Sep 2012 04:53 PM PDT

In a move that would take out a big obstacle to a consensus on Telangana, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) is likely to rewrite its opposition.

Pak envoy gets term extension

Posted: 12 Sep 2012 04:48 PM PDT

India has extended the term of its high commissioner to Pakistan Sharat Sabharwal for six months, fuelling speculation of a prime ministerial visit to Islamabad in the near future.

Despite Tatra FIR, BEML placed more orders

Posted: 12 Sep 2012 04:35 PM PDT

Undeterred by the ongoing CBI investigation into allegations of irregularities in import of Tatra trucks and the filing of an FIR in the case, public sector undertaking BEML had written to Tatra Sipox in UK placing orders for purchase of more trucks.

Gandhi’s life now in a graphic novel

Posted: 12 Sep 2012 04:20 PM PDT

Documentary filmmaker Jahnavi Prasada and illustrator Girish Arora, a graduate of the National Institute for Design, have joined hands to create a graphic version of Mahatma Gandhi's autobiography 'The Story Of My Experiments With Truth' — the first in the world.

Raj steps into Sena pitch, opposes India-Pak tie

Posted: 12 Sep 2012 04:14 PM PDT

After opposing the collaboration of Indian vocalists with eight Pakistani artistes in Sur-Kshetra, the Raj Thackeray-led MNS has now closed in on the proposed India-Pakistan cricket match. Raj said his party will not allow the India-Pakistan Test match to be held in Maharashtra.

BJP attacks Rahul’s ability to lead, SP also doubtful

Posted: 12 Sep 2012 04:12 PM PDT

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday found himself under "friendly" fire from UPA outside supporter Samajwadi Party and also — more expectedly — from BJP with both parties questioning his ability to lead the country.

Health minister pushes for nationwide gutka ban

Posted: 12 Sep 2012 03:57 PM PDT

The Union health ministry on Wednesday pushed for a nationwide ban of gutka, during a review of the National Rural Health Mission, which was attended by health secretaries from every state.

‘Consumer cybercrime cost India $8bn in a year’

Posted: 12 Sep 2012 03:45 PM PDT

Software security services provider Norton on Wednesday said consumer cybercrime has cost the country around Rs 42,000 crore in the past 12 months, impacting 42 million people.

Jayaswals had asked Jaiswal to arbitrate on family feud

Posted: 12 Sep 2012 03:32 PM PDT

Union coal minister Sriprakash Jaiswal was nominated final arbitrator in 2008 in the dispute between the Jayaswal brothers of Nagpur who figure in three CBI FIRs into the massive irregularities in allocation of coal blocks, according to an internal communication of the family.
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