Saturday, November 3, 2012

Gujrat ex-governor’s death takes Modi to Bihar after 2 years

Gujrat ex-governor’s death takes Modi to Bihar after 2 years

Gujrat ex-governor’s death takes Modi to Bihar after 2 years

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 03:11 PM PDT

Chief minister Narendra Modi will go to Patna on Sunday to offer condolences to the family of former governor of Gujarat and veteran BJP leader Kailashpati Mishra, who died on Saturday after a prolonged illness.

Begum Khaleda Zia meets President

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 02:52 PM PDT

Former PM of Bangladesh Begum Khaleda Zia called on President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday as part of her week-long visit to India.

India, Canada trying to resolve end-user pact imbroglio

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 02:51 PM PDT

Ahead of Canadian PM Stephen Harper's visit to India, the two countries are still battling differences over an end-user agreement, which Canada wants not just to supply uranium to India but also monitor how it is used.

Ruchika suicide: School challenges SDM's report in civil court

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 02:23 PM PDT

Chandigarh-based Sacred Heart School, which had come under the scanner following the report of SDM Prerna Puri holding the school responsible for expelling Ruchika, has challenged the said report before a civil court.

Man who threatened Ashok Khemka sent in 3-day police remand

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 02:21 PM PDT

A Panchkula court on Saturday sent Umed Singh, a former employee of the Haryana Housing Board, who had allegedly threatened whistleblower IAS officer Ashok Khemka, to three-day police remand.

Man who threatened Khemka sent in 3-day police remand

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 02:21 PM PDT

A Panchkula court on Saturday sent Umed Singh, a former employee of the Haryana Housing Board, who had allegedly threatened whistleblower IAS officer Ashok Khemka, to three-day police remand.

Mewat rates 5th lowest in polio vaccination

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 02:19 PM PDT

Muslim organizations have appealed to people of Mewat to come forward for polio immunization, especially pulse polio for their children. The appeals have been issued as the district has the poorest track record in polio immunization.

HC notices to Punjab, Haryana, UT on issue of FIRs

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 02:19 PM PDT

Taking up a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions for uploading copies of FIRs on official websites immediately after registration, Punjab and Haryana high court on Saturday issued notice to Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh asking them to respond on the issue.

SAD councillor held for illegal sand mining

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 02:18 PM PDT

Police on Friday evening arrested a SAD councillor on charges of involvement in illegal sand mining. The mining department officers caught Sukhjinder Singh, a councillor in Ghagga Nagar Council, while he was illegally carrying out mining along the Kulwanu road near Ghagga using a earthremover.

'Political instability affects medical research'

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 02:16 PM PDT

Some of the health policies and research work have got stuck due to the fear of instability at the Centre, feels Prof Seyed E Hasnain, member of Scientific Advisory Council to the PM and Scientific Advisory Council to Union Cabinet.

Will Nitish's visit give a boost to Biharis in Pakistan?

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 02:03 PM PDT

Biharis have enriched Karachi's cosmopolitan culture and their imprint on the city is perhaps best reflected in making famed Bihari kebabs an integral part of its culinary attractions.

Abu Jundal ‘brain’ behind 2006 Aurangabad arms haul plot

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 01:43 PM PDT

The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Saturday filed a supplementary chargesheet in the special court against suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative Zabihuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal in the 2006 Aurangabad arms haul case.

Omar Abdullah returns ‘extra’ LPG connections

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 01:16 PM PDT

Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday surrendered his two gas connections, a day after local media reported that he had extra connections in Srinagar in his name.

Haldia equipment operator sacks 348 employees

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 01:14 PM PDT

Port equipment operator Haldia Bulk Terminals, which has started winding up its operations from West Bengal, retrenched its total workforce of 348 employees Saturday.

Public authorities still do not comply with RTI rules: CIC

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 01:12 PM PDT

Chief Information Commissioner Satyananda Mishra on Saturday lamented that public authorities have failed to make crucial pro-active disclosures despite seven years of the implementation of the RTI Act.

Is real estate value behind loan to Associated Journals Private Limited, BJP asks

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 01:11 PM PDT

BJP ratcheted up its attack on Congress for giving a Rs 90-crore loan to Associated Journals Private Limited in alleged violation of the Representation of People's Act, rejecting Congress's defence that it extended financial assistance to the publisher of now-defunct National Herald and Qaumi Awaaz papers to propagate party's ideology.

‘Aid to National Herald was political dharma’

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 01:10 PM PDT

Congress on Saturday rubbished Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy's allegations, saying the loan given to Associated Journals for promoting ideology of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru is for a political purpose.

15 choppers to be used to flush out Naxals from Andhra-Odisha Border

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 01:10 PM PDT

Andhra Pradesh DGP said that 15 helicopters would be deployed soon to track and flush out Maoists from the dense jungles of Andhra-Odisha Border.

Swamy asks Election Commission to derecognize Congress

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 01:08 PM PDT

A day after Congress said that it had loaned money to Associated Journals, Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy latched on what he called "written admission" to ask Election Commission (EC) to de-recognize Congress as a political party.

Hillary Clinton greets new foreign minister Khurshid

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 01:06 PM PDT

Foreign minister Salman Khurshid on Saturday conveyed ``deep sympathies'' to the US over the devastation caused by Hurricance Sandy in what was his first conversation with the secretary of state Hillary Clinton after taking over.

Hillary Clinton greets new foreign min Khurshid

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 01:06 PM PDT

Foreign minister Salman Khurshid on Saturday conveyed ``deep sympathies'' to the US over the devastation caused by Hurricance Sandy in what was his first conversation with the secretary of state Hillary Clinton after taking over.

Health sector allocation up 3 times: PM

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 01:05 PM PDT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said allocation for health sector during the 12th Plan period has been enhanced by three times over the previous plan.The outlay for the sector has been fixed at Rs 3 lakh crore, which accounts for 1.95 per cent of the GDP.

Strategic areas to get quick launch bridges

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 01:03 PM PDT

Border Roads Organization (BRO) wants second generation "quick launch bridges" to accelerate supply of machinery and material for major infrastructure projects in border areas, particularly in strategic regions.

‘Indian cities have much to learn from New York's disaster response & limitations’

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 01:02 PM PDT

It took a little more than a day of hurricane-force winds and an almost 14-foot tidal surge to reduce this global financial powerhouse into a city of haves and have-nots—those who had electricity and those who did not.

School yet to revoke teacher suspension over dress code

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 01:01 PM PDT

When Kollathodi Jameela, an aggrieved and suspended for 15 days mathematics teacher, went to Sullamussalam Oriental High School (Areekode) on Saturday the management refused to let her resume work.
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