Saturday, October 20, 2012

Himachal elections: Spouses chip in for candidates in poll arena

Himachal elections: Spouses chip in for candidates in poll arena


Himachal elections: Spouses chip in for candidates in poll arena

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 06:53 PM PDT

Spouses of candidates in fray for assembly elections have joined their husbands on the poll pitch, exhorting voters to support "their leader".


Congress demands vigilance probe against Himachal cricket association over change in land use

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 06:52 PM PDT

Taking up the cricket ground issue, Congress on Saturday alleged serious violation of rules by the cricket association, backed by the BJP, in connivance with senior government officials.


Hardly any rail link disconnects voters with Congress

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 06:39 PM PDT

Anand Bodh Toy train rides on Kalka-Shimla and Pathankot-Jogindernagar tracks are travellers' delight.


Attari truckers union accuse CWC, BSF men of corruption

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 06:35 PM PDT

The claims of smooth running of Indo-Pak trade at India's first Integrated Check Post at Attari were exposed on Saturday after Attari Truck Operators' Union levelled serious allegations of corruption against certain officials of the Central Warehousing Corporation and BSF.


Belated probes against employees unjust: Punjab and Haryana high court

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 06:31 PM PDT

The Punjab and Haryana high court has held that departmental inquiries against employees cannot be permitted at a belated stage and that orders for recovery of money at a belated stage amounts to violation of natural justice.


IARI starts trials of shorter-duration basmati variety

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 06:22 PM PDT

The Indian Agricultural Research Institute, which has developed a new short-duration high-yield variety of basmati rice, has begun trials at its research-cum-demo centre at Rakhra, near Patiala.


Khemka shattered land sharks' Aravalli dream

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 06:16 PM PDT

Almost two months before his transfer, whistleblower IAS officer Ashok Khemka had annoyed the Haryana government and shattered the dreams of land sharks who wanted to build houses with a view on Aravalli foothills.


Ranike's former PA arrested in Nainital

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 06:15 PM PDT

In a major breakthrough in the rural development fund scam, the personal assistant of former cabinet minister Gulzar Singh Ranike, who resigned following the scandal, was arrested in Nainital by the vigilance department


In a first, nation pays homage to 1962 China war martyrs

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 05:25 PM PDT

Paying homage to Indian soldiers who fought against China in the disastrous 1962 war, the government on Saturday said that there would not be a repeat of the humiliation.


CBI probing Tatra’s two decades of monopoly

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 05:22 PM PDT

The CBI is conducting a parallel inquiry into the complaint regarding the monopoly Tatra has enjoyed for two decades in supplying all-terrain trucks to the defence forces.


Indian nuclear liability law continues to raise US hackles

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 05:18 PM PDT

The Indian nuclear liability law continues to cause problems, with the US insisting it does not meet "international practices".


Supreme Court makes grant of bail tougher for gangsters

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 05:15 PM PDT

The Supreme Court said that in cases under the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act no accused should get relief unless the court was satisfied that the evidence presented might not lead to conviction.


Sonia’s land acquisition views raise worries for India Inc

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 04:48 PM PDT

The Congress president recommended to the PMO that the consent of 80% of land owners should be required for the government to acquire land for private projects.


Cabinet weighs options on consent clause in land bill

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 04:46 PM PDT

According to sources, the rural development ministry has circulated a note for comments from ministries in which it has given multiple options of consent.


Kejriwal rubbishes Digvijaya's NAC claims

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 04:44 PM PDT

Rubbishing Digvijaya Singh's claim that he had lobbied for an entry into Sonia Gandhi-led NAC, Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said he never wanted a seat in the panel that has no powers.


SFIO probes Trinamool MP KD Singh's firms for 'fraud

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 04:34 PM PDT

The government has ordered a probe by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) into firms of the Alchemist Group — owned by Trinamool Congress MP KD Singh.


Farmers’ body demands govt’s hands-off policy in land acquisition

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 04:31 PM PDT

Farmers, who often lose their land to pave way for development, are not happy, with even UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi's proposal of 80% landowners' consent for fresh acquisition for any private project.


WHO study in Kerala finds TB, diabetes fuelling each other

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 04:27 PM PDT

A World Health Organization study from Kerala has sent out a serious warning to the rest of India, which is home to over 60 million diabetics.


Italian-US national’s arrest in Switzerland raises fresh questions over IAF chopper deal

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 04:22 PM PDT

The arrest of a man in Switzerland on Friday in connection with payment of kickbacks in defence deals by Italian group Finmeccanica has raised fresh questions over the Indian deal for acquiring helicopters for VVIPs.


Be prepared for mid-term polls, Pawar tells cadre

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 04:12 PM PDT

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday exhorted his partymen to be prepared for mid-term Lok Sabha polls in view of the "unstable situation" at the Centre and "chances of political accidents".


Willpower helped me win battle against cancer: Sharad Pawar

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 04:03 PM PDT

Checkmating opponents has been Sharad Pawar's favourite political game. But there came a moment in his life when he was stymied by "imminent death" after he was diagnosed with cancer.


Learning, blood disorders to get disability status

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 03:50 PM PDT

In a progressive leap for the disability movement in India, a draft bill prepared by the ministry of social justice and empowerment has widened its definition of disability to give legal recognition to include those living with blood and learning disorders.


Spellbound: Occult a way of life in Assam's Mayong

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 03:06 PM PDT

Award-winning film critic-turned-filmmaker Utpal Borpujari says the myth of Mayong needs to be studied from a scientific point of view.


Abhishek Verma, wife get bail in money laundering case

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 02:58 PM PDT

A trial court on Saturday granted bail to businessman Abhishek Verma and his wife in a money laundering case after the Enforcement Directorate failed to file the charge sheet against them.


CBI books Tejinder Singh for bribe offer to ex-Army chief

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 02:53 PM PDT

After six months of elaborate investigation, the CBI on Saturday filed a case against Lt Gen (retd) Tejinder Singh for allegedly offering a bribe of Rs 14 crore to former Army chief General VK Singh.


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