Monday, November 26, 2012

Akhilesh Yadav government wants to withdraw charges against 15 terror accused

Akhilesh Yadav government wants to withdraw charges against 15 terror accused

Akhilesh Yadav government wants to withdraw charges against 15 terror accused

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 08:16 PM PST

Allahabad HC had slammed the UP govt for its attempt to withdraw prosecution against Waliullah and his associate Shameem, who were charge-sheeted for the 2006 Varanasi blast.

Green tax on diesel cars: Auto sector slams cess proposal

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 05:42 PM PST

The automobile industry has come out against any proposal to impose an additional tax on diesel cars over environmental issues.

Ex-NSG commando Surender Singh holds forth on 26/11 symbolism

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 02:08 PM PST

Ex-NSG commando Surender Singh made his public speaking debut at the gathering, but narrated his plight in an articulate manner.

Rajya Sabha logjam over FDI continues

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 01:55 PM PST

The logjam in Parliament over FDI in multi-brand retail continued on Monday with opposition parties twice forcing adjournment of the Upper House.

India to take London lessons in urban planning

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 01:54 PM PST

India has shown keen interest to learn from London's experience in allowing high density and vertical development along major transport corridors.

Rajasthan, UP to be awarded bulk of highway projects

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 01:51 PM PST

Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh will get the lion's share of highway projects, which will be developed with 100% government funding. Out of the 3,733 km highways likely to be awarded this year under this model that ensures faster construction, close to half of the stretches will fall in Rajasthan and UP.

Scheme workers demand minimum wages, recognition as workers

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 01:50 PM PST

About 50,000 'scheme workers', majority of them women, from 24 states converged on Delhi's Jantar Mantar on Monday for a two-day maha padao (sit-in protest) organized by CITU, the trade union affiliated to CPM.

Mercury dips below zero in Kelong, makes it cooler than New York

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 01:30 PM PST

With maximum temperature of 5.9 degrees Celsius on Monday, Keylong town of tribal Lahaul-Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh remained colder than New York that recorded maximum temperature of 7 degrees Celsius.

Alok Joshi as RAW head 'shows recognition given to merit'

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 01:29 PM PST

With the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet giving green signal to the appointment of senior IPS officer Alok Joshi as head of external intelligence agency RAW, his former colleagues in Haryana police are jubilant.

Oldest new dad's PETA posters to be out today

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 01:27 PM PST

Ramajit Raghav, 96, who shot to fame on October 5 when he became oldest man to father a child, is now all set to be smiling at you from the posters -- the brand-new ad campaign to be launched by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), India -- on Tuesday in Delhi.

Girl hacked to death by 'friend'

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 01:25 PM PST

A 20-year-old college girl was hacked to death in full public view within the campus of Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology in Hisar on Monday afternoon.

Kashmir’s gain is Himachal’s loss

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 01:08 PM PST

For nearly two decades, Himachal Pradesh has bee the preferred holiday destination for national and international tourists. In the process making tourism industry the main source of income for lakhs of local residents.

'Chinese turbines will affect power sector’

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 01:06 PM PST

Dependency on Chinese equipment in power sector may have serious implications on the nation's development, feels distinguished diplomat and former high commissioner to Pakistan G Parthasarthy.

Court awards 2 years jail to ex-SSP

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 01:04 PM PST

A court in Patiala on Monday sentenced a former Ferozepur SSP to two years' imprisonment for paying Rs 70 lakh to former chairman of Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) to get his daughter selected as PCS officer in 2002.

Peacenik all set for drive from UK to India via Pak

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 01:02 PM PST

UK-based peace and friendship envoy for Pakistan and India -- Sohail Malik, popularly known as Star Malik, having his roots in Pakistan -- will be driving all the way to India from London via Europe, Middle East and Pakistan on a peace mission.

RPO head, successor in war of words

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 01:01 PM PST

A spat was witnessed in the office of Regional Passport Officer (RPO) here between the incumbent officer Parneet Singh and Punjab Police officer Harmanbir Singh Gill, who has been appointed as Deputy RPO.

PGI paper leak: Beneficiary’s statement strengthens case

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 01:00 PM PST

In the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research's (PGIMER's) MD/MS entrance exam leak scam, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sleuths on Monday produced one of the beneficiaries before the court and his statement was recorded under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).

US firm asked to set up maize research centre

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 12:59 PM PST

Punjab government has asked the US-based Monsanto Hybrid Seed Company to establish its research centre to undertake extensive R&D for the production of high-yielding hybrid seeds of the maize in the state.

Engineer told to pay Rs 25k to 71-yr-old from salary

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 12:58 PM PST

Sangrur district consumer disputes redressal forum has directed Punjab State Power Corporation assistant executive engineer Pawan Kumar to pay Rs 25,000 to a 71-year-old widow of Sangrur as litigation expenses for causing her undue mental harassment.

Punjab Police to cut security to ‘outsiders’

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 12:56 PM PST

Punjab Police will withdraw its cops deployed in the security of persons, who are not permanent residents of the state after conducting a review and will also hold an inquiry into the revelations that Sukhdev Singh Namdhari, the alleged conspirator behind the killings of Chadha brothers, had got issued a licence for a pistol from Mohali in Punjab.

Narayan Rane clears the air, no plan to join Shiv Sena

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 12:37 PM PST

Even as he fondly recalled his long association with the late Thackeray, Rane made it clear that he had no intention of going back to Shiv Sena, the party he quit in 2005.

Kargil hero’s father moves SC for justice

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 12:34 PM PST

In his petition to the Supreme Court, Dr Kalia has contended that the ministry of external affairs (MEA) and ministry of home affairs (MHA) should ask International Court of Justice (ICJ) to expose the "torture" that resulted in Captain Kalia's death.

Shahabuddin: Praise for Modi was personal

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 12:32 PM PST

Media reports quoted some unnamed community leaders linking his letter to the NDA government in Bihar where his daughter is a minister and called it a "sinister idea", suggesting Shahabuddin had done so at the BJP's behest.

Arvind Kejriwal names 23-member national executive

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 12:29 PM PST

Anti-graft crusader Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced a 23-member national executive with the formal launch of his party Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

Aid pours in for Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party on debut

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 12:22 PM PST

Negating the perception that only big parties can draw hefty funds, the newly launched Aam Aadmi Party collected more than 1.10 crore on the day of the launch.
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