Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Kin bid tearful adieu to soldier killed by Pakistan troops

Kin bid tearful adieu to soldier killed by Pakistan troops

Kin bid tearful adieu to soldier killed by Pakistan troops

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 08:37 PM PST

In Singh's native village of Shernagar under Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, scores of locals flocked to the soldier's residence to honour him.

TOI Social Impact Awards: Wheeling healthcare to remote corners

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 06:02 PM PST

Mental health and trauma — two of India's top killers — have seldom received the attention they deserve from the government. But the awards jury turned the spotlight squarely on these problems. This year, it awarded organizations that provide emergency care or work for the welfare of persons with mental disabilities.

TOI Social Impact Awards: Green gold for lighting up homes, saving commons

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 06:00 PM PST

Environment, in the Indian context, is closely linked to economic and sustainable development, a fact borne out by the winners in the environment category of the Times of India Social Impact Awards 2012.

TOI Social Impact Awards: International contribution to India — Pratham

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 05:58 PM PST

Inclusiveness, especially in education, rang out as a cause close to the hearts of the jury at the awards. And their selection of Pratham USA as the winner in the category of International Contribution to India seemed to confirm this.

TOI Social Impact Awards: Kudos for solo work & team effort

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 05:57 PM PST

There was unanimity among the jury that NIOS and the Sarvodaya school deserved a joint award — if one was a shining example of macro intervention, the other showed what can be achieved with micro-level efforts.

TOI Social Impact Awards: For clean govts & power to people

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 05:57 PM PST

Making people think about change is as hard as bringing about change, and the jury spent time choosing the winners in the Advocacy and Empowerment category. The deliberations began with the jury deciding against picking a winner in the corporate sector.

TOI Social Impact Awards: For clean govts & power to people

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 05:57 PM PST

Making people think about change is as hard as bringing about change, and the jury spent time choosing the winners in the Advocacy and Empowerment category. The deliberations began with the jury deciding against picking a winner in the corporate sector.

TOI Social Impact Awards: Lifetime contribution — Meira Paibi

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 05:55 PM PST

In a volatile state racked by rights abuse and allegations of state excesses, they're the torchbearers of civil-society resistance.

Group of India, Pak citizens condemns LoC killing

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 05:54 PM PST

A group of Indian and Pakistani citizens have issued a statement condemning the exchange of fire and the killings of troops along the Line of Control (LoC).

TOI Social Impact Awards: A salute to the weavers of hope

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 05:53 PM PST

The sheen has begun to wear off India's demographic dividend as it becomes increasingly clear that it won't pay off unless we can create more jobs. While agriculture is steadily shedding jobs, organized manufacturing and services have not been able to pick up the slack, making innovative livelihood generation a pressing need.

TOI Social Impact Awards: Lifetime contribution — Naga Mothers Association

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 05:51 PM PST

Naga women from different tribes joined hands to fight social evils and went on to emerge as peace agents in a state that has been on the edge for decades.

Make Robert Vadra's land deal probe report public: Ashok Khemka

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 05:27 PM PST

Terming the land deals of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra in Haryana as a "matter of immense public importance", whistleblower IAS officer Ashok Khemka has urged the state government to make the inquiry report into the case public "instead of selective leakage".

180 complaints on women helpline, but no FIRs

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 05:16 PM PST

Though there are a large number of complaints on Haryana police's women helpline number, which was launched after a spate of rape cases in the state last year, not a single case has been registered on their basis.

Visa-on-arrival for Pakistani nationals above 65 years from January 15

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 05:13 PM PST

The visa-on-arrival facility at the Attari-Wagah check post to Pakistani nationals over 65 years of age will begin from January 15, but they would not be able to stay in Punjab, Kerala and Jammu & Kashmir.

Corruption will not be tolerated: Himachal governor Urmila Singh

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 05:11 PM PST

Promising an "effective, accountable and transparent" administration while according top most priority to overall development, governor Urmila Singh on Wednesday laid out the government resolve to make Himachal a fully developed state in the next five years.

Himachal Pradesh govt orders probe into benami land deals

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 05:09 PM PST

The newly-formed Congress government in Himachal Pradesh has ordered an inquiry into alleged benami deals struck during the tenure of the previous BJP government.

Moga byelection date not out, Congress hits poll trail

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 05:08 PM PST

Not waiting for the election commission to notify the date for byelection to Moga assembly seat, Punjab Congress kick-started its campaign on Wednesday by holding a rally in the town.

Haryana police force to turn polite soon

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 05:05 PM PST

To make the "brash and blunt" cops, polite, especially towards women, the Haryana police have decided to organize special training sessions for its personnel to improve their communication skills.

BSF on alert to check infiltration from J-K border

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 05:02 PM PST

In a charged atmosphere following the brutal killing of two Indian soldiers by intruding Pakistani troops, the BSF said it was on high alert along the border in Punjab.

Prasar Bharati all set for a racy makeover

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 04:57 PM PST

In the pipeline are fresh faces on Doordarshan's prime time with sharper reporting and analysis, 50% increase in new programming for channels like DD National and DD Urdu and a 24-hour news FM channel by All India Radio.

Cross-LoC attack: Kargil hero’s dad seeks strong reply from govt

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 04:52 PM PST

A day after an Indian soldier was beheaded and another killed by Pakistani troops, NK Kalia, the father of Kargil hero Captain Saurabh Kalia, on Wednesday said that the Indian government couldn't run from its responsibility forever

Omar’s uncle seeks implementation of J&K plebiscite promise

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 04:49 PM PST

Omar Abdullah's uncle Shiekh Nazir Ahmad has accused the "Indian establishment" of repeatedly stabbing the Kashmiri leadership in the back while seeking implementation of Jawaharlal Nehru's 1947 plebiscite promise.

Cross-LoC attack: Atmosphere charged at Wagah border

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 04:45 PM PST

In the charged atmosphere following the brutal killing of two Indian soldiers by Pakistani troops, the BSF on Wednesday said that it was on high alert along the Punjab border.

Born of rape, left alone and bereft

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 04:38 PM PST

In Orissa alone, there are at least a dozen children in recent times born out of rapes who lead a hand-to-mouth existence in the absence of family or government support.

Why Punjab alcohol consumption went down last Dec

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 04:34 PM PST

As India mourned the death of Delhi gang rape victim Nirbhaya by scaling down its New Year Eve celebrations, Punjab — a state with the second highest alcohol consumption in the country — remained unusually restrained.
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