Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Rs 1.7cr siphoned under CBI’s nose

Rs 1.7cr siphoned under CBI’s nose


Rs 1.7cr siphoned under CBI’s nose

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 05:38 PM PDT

A data entry operator was found to have illegally withdrawn Rs 1.67 crore in instalments from the official salary account of the country's premier investigation agency.


Govt fails to control unauthorized cellphone towers in Shimla

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 05:31 PM PDT

The government has failed to regulate mushrooming of cellphone towers across the urban landscape.Of the 535 towers erected in Shimla and in other cities or towns, 184 are illegal, said sources.


Villagers oppose NOC to Luhri project, petition Prem Kumar Dhumal

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 05:29 PM PDT

Residents of 78 villages of Kullu, Mandi and Shimla districts, who are likely to be affected by the construction of 775 MW Luhri hydroelectric project, are up in arms against the project.


Probe report in Shivali suicide case submitted

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 05:28 PM PDT

Jalandhar zone IG, Gurpreet Deo, has submitted her report to Punjab government in the Shivali suicide case.


NCW team slams police in Shivali suicide case

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 05:27 PM PDT

NCW chairperson Mamta Sharma and member Shamina Shafiq said they would write to the Punjab chief minister, the chief secretary and the DGP to sensitize the police.


Punjab farmers bring rail traffic to a halt, demand drought relief

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 05:25 PM PDT

Hundreds of activists disrupted rail traffic at 14 places in Punjab from 12 noon to 3pm.Passengers had a tough time reaching destinations as trains were stopped at different places.


2 labourers die in blast at hyrdro project site

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 05:24 PM PDT

Death of two labourers in an explosion at a hydro project site in Sainj valley of Kullu district has exposed chinks in security measures being taken to ensure safety of people while carrying out the blasts.


Farmer thrashes dalit labourer to death for stealing vegetable

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 05:23 PM PDT

A labourer was thrashed to death by a farmer after the he had taken two pieces of ridge gourd from the farmer's fields in Kokalpur village.


Dengue virus mutation worries Chandigarh doctors

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 05:22 PM PDT

A recent gene mutation of the dengue virus has left the scientists and doctors baffled.The change in the gene pattern has weakened the effect of the available vaccine against dengue.


Infant dies of diarrhoea, dalits allege poor sanitation

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 05:20 PM PDT

The deceased child has been identified as Karn while the affected included Jashanpreet, Ajay Kumar, Prince, Shouki, Nitin, Ravi Kumar and Neha.


Writers to chronicle visit of Manto's daughters

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 05:19 PM PDT

Writers and scholars from India and Pakistan will chronicle the first combined visit by legendary author Saadat Hasan Manto's three daughters to his birthplace in Samrala.


2.4 kg gold seized from car, UP resident arrested

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 05:18 PM PDT

A special team of Punjab police, posted with excise and taxation department here, has arrested an Uttar Pradesh resident and seized 2.4 kg gold ornaments from his possession.


Punjabi singer Hakam Sufi cremated

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 05:16 PM PDT

Punjabi Sufi singer Hakam Sufi, who died on Tuesday night after a prolonged heart problem, was cremated here on Wednesday.


Haryana court directs police to book Raj Thakre in sedition case

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 05:16 PM PDT

A Haryana court on Wednesday directed Hisar police to book MNS chief Raj Thakre in a sedition case for allegedly making provocative statements against migrants from Bihar in Mumbai.


SC/ST teaching slots in central universities lie vacant

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 05:13 PM PDT

Just over 32% of sanctioned teaching posts for SCs and 41.8% for STs in 40 central universities are occupied. This includes premier institutions like the Delhi University, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Aligarh Muslim University and University of Hyderabad.


Promotion quota will fill 16k posts

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 05:12 PM PDT

If the proposed legislation providing reservation to SCs and STs in promotion in government jobs gets the mandatory Parliament nod, it will pave the way for filling as many as 16,864 vacancies in central services.


SC-STs fail to break caste ceiling

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 05:10 PM PDT

At the very top level of the government bureaucracy, out of a total of 149 secretary-level officers, there were no SC officers while there were only 4 ST officers, as of March 2011.


Mercury falls in upper reaches of Himachal, shepherds descend

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 05:04 PM PDT

Light snowfall in the upper reaches of Kullu, Kinnaur, and Lahaul-Spiti districts in Himachal Pradesh has caused a sharp dip in temperature.


Urdu author Saadat Hasat Manto's daughters preach peace

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 05:02 PM PDT

The daughters - Nighat, Nuzhat and Nusrat - were emotional when they visited their father's birthplace in Paproudi village in Samrala.


Coalgate: Govt official was in touch with Dardas, says CBI

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 05:00 PM PDT

CBI sources on Wednesday claimed that "a coal ministry official was allegedly in touch with the Dardas at the time of consideration of their application for coal blocks".


Coalgate: Firms misrepresented financial status, says CBI

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 04:58 PM PDT

The CBI has found that the private companies named in the first set of Coalgate FIRs misrepresented their financial status by claiming association of different companies.


Chhattisgarh high court strips 4 power companies of land

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 04:57 PM PDT

The Chhattisgarh high court has quashed a land acquisition order by the state government for four power projects, including one of SKS Ispat and Power Ltd, the firm under a cloud for its links with Union minister Subodh Kant Sahai.


Coalgate: Coal blocks for private firms, CIL sent to Africa

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 04:32 PM PDT

The govt argued that CIL was unable to meet requirements of Indian companies and this had necessitated allocating blocks to private firms.


Don’t create unfriendly conditions, judge in 2G trial tells accused

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 04:22 PM PDT

ith former telecom minister A Raja once again refusing to cross-examine a prosecution witness in the 2G spectrum allocation scam on account of his counsel's unpreparedness, a special CBI court on Wednesday took a stern view of the practice and asked the accused not to "create unfriendly conditions" in the court.


Antony calls high-level meeting to discuss rising suicides in forces

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 04:19 PM PDT

The meeting, which will be attended by the three Service vice-chiefs, defence secretary and others, will discuss steps which can be taken to stem stress-related deaths in the armed forces.


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