Friday, January 4, 2013

Himachal: 2 brothers of murder-accused MLA booked for harbouring him

Himachal: 2 brothers of murder-accused MLA booked for harbouring him

Himachal: 2 brothers of murder-accused MLA booked for harbouring him

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 05:03 PM PST

Himachal police on Friday booked two brothers of HP Congress MLA, Ram Kumar Chaudhary, a suspect in the murder case of 24-year-old Jyoti, for allegedly harboring him with the motive of avoiding his arrest.

5 years on, Himachal Pradesh tableau to finally see light on Republic Day

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 05:01 PM PST

After giving Republic Day celebrations a miss for five times in a row, the tableau of Himachal Pradesh will make its presence felt this year at the Republic Day parade at Rajpath.

With snow cover thickening, skiers flock to slopes of Manali

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 05:00 PM PST

With over 500 skiers, including experts and amateurs, presenting their skiing skills on slopes here, Manali has turned a ski resort where most shops, who rent out skis, are hanging "sold out" boards outside their shops.

Phone tapping:Himachal Pradesh forms panel to probe data erasing

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 04:54 PM PST

After the seizure of CPUs of 12 computers from state CID and vigilance department on a complaint that some police officials close to the previous BJP government were deleting phone tapping data, Himachal government has formed a three-member team to speed up the probe.

Centre seeks proposals on CCTV inside state buses

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 04:21 PM PST

Centre has asked the state public transport corporations to send proposals on installing CCTV cameras inside their buses and setting up of monitoring station for keep track of the bus movements even on rural routes.

For a groper, it's more about power & attitude, not sex

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 04:18 PM PST

What makes a man reach out for a woman? Experts say it's a combination of warped social beliefs and psychological problems among certain men.

25 years' court data proves RSS chief wrong; 75% of rape convicts from 'Bharat'

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 04:17 PM PST

Mrinal Satish, an associate professor of law, used court data to find that 75% of rape cases that led to convictions over the last 25 years were from rural India.

Eyeing social justice, Moily puts brakes on new LPG dealerships

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 03:54 PM PST

Veerappa Moily has applied brakes on new cooking gas dealerships and asked state-run fuel retailers to revise their expansion plans in a way that these do not hit existing dealers but provide livelihood opportunities to weaker sections across a wider geographical area.

Stop helping black money hoarders: Kejriwal to govt

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 03:51 PM PST

Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal on Friday accused the government of protecting Indians who laundered black money asking it to take a cue from the United States.

Maintain maryada or face music, BJP minister Kailash Vijayvargiya tells women

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 03:47 PM PST

After RSS chief Mohanrao Bhagwat's ill-informed observation about rape being an urban phenomenon, a BJP minister in Madhya Pradesh tied himself in knots quoting from the Ramayana, making it two back-to-back bloopers from the saffron camp on violence against women.

Punjab constitutes panel to suggest ways for speedy justice in crimes against women

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 03:37 PM PST

Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Friday constituted a committee to suggest possible amendments to criminal and other relevant laws for speedy justice in crimes against women.

Five cornerstones of Odisha's growth

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 03:35 PM PST

Quality infrastructure, vibrant services sector, uninterrupted power, rational land acquisition policy and government and private companies fulfilling their commitments can drive speedy and sustainable growth in Odisha, experts said.

Odisha's economy grew at 9% during 2001-2010: Naveen Patnaik

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 03:32 PM PST

Chief minister Naveen Patnaik said the state's economy was 'stagnant' and a serious fiscal crisis existed in 2000. Thereafter, the state's economy grew at 9% on average during 2001-2010.

MP to blacklist sexual offenders from govt jobs

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 03:27 PM PST

The Madhya Pradesh government is compiling a list of convicted sexual offenders to ensure that they do not get government jobs as part of a series of measures to check crimes against women in the state.

Madhya Pradesh to compile sexual offenders' list to ensure they do not get govt jobs

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 03:27 PM PST

The Madhya Pradesh government is compiling a list of convicted sexual offenders to ensure that they do not get government jobs as part of a series of measures to check crimes against women in the state.

India set to launch Mars mission in November

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 03:22 PM PST

In a year when India should have actually fired a second rocket to the moon, after Chandrayaan-1, space scientists will instead send a mission to Mars in November that, if successful, will propel India into the elite club of four—the US, Russia, Europe and Japan.

Haryana khaps against mobiles for students

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 03:21 PM PST

Haryana's khap panchayats have raised a demand for banning the use of cell phones by students and urged parents not to let their children touch the 'evil and sinful instrument.' The demand has come as obscene MMSes of girls have been growing in the state.

Assam: Rape accused Congress leader sent to jail

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 03:20 PM PST

The Kokrajhar district judicial magistrate on Friday remanded rape accused Congress leader Bikramsingh Brahma in judicial custody even as CM Tarun Gogoi advocated his expulsion from the party.

Protests against acid attack in Srinagar

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 03:05 PM PST

Residents of Srinagar were out protesting on the streets on Friday against an acid attack on a 30-year-old private school teacher who was flown to New Delhi for better treatment.

SC endorses chorus for deterrent punishment for crime against women

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 03:00 PM PST

The Supreme Court on Friday endorsed the clamour for deterrent punishment to offenders in cases of crime against women saying no leniency be shown while sentencing the guilty in such cases.

'Many rapes are fallout of jilted affairs'

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 02:56 PM PST

The nation is enraged at low conviction rate in rape cases and even home minister Sushilkumar Shinde has expressed his concern over this, but states plead helplessness.

Centre launches pilot project to track criminals

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 02:55 PM PST

The Centre on Friday launched a pilot project of the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS), making the online filing of FIRs/complaints possible in Delhi.

PILs seek national register on sex offenders

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 02:52 PM PST

The Supreme Court on Friday sought the Centre's response to two PILs seeking a slew of measures to prevent recurrence of the Nirbhaya gang-rape incident, including maintaining a national register of sex offenders.

SC sets up panel to probe Manipur encounter killings

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 02:48 PM PST

Shoddy routine magisterial inquiries into encounter killings in insurgency-hit Manipur where 1,528 people were allegedly killed by armed forces in the last three decades forced the Supreme Court on Friday to set up a Commission of Inquiry.

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's remark on rape has to be understood in entirety: BJP

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 02:34 PM PST

BJP tried to defend the chief of Sangh Parivar saying that his comments should be seen in the context of the respect that has been accorded to women in Indian culture.
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