Monday, January 14, 2013

National Conference may induct Congress MLAs in J&K Cabinet

National Conference may induct Congress MLAs in J&K Cabinet

National Conference may induct Congress MLAs in J&K Cabinet

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 05:07 PM PST

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah can expand and reshuffle his ministry on Tuesday following a prod from AICC president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday evening.

Kerala drug dealers home deliver banned aphrodisiac

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 04:26 PM PST

Illegal drug dealers have found a 'safe' method to carry out their business.

Uttarakhand CM lays foundation stone of proposed assembly building at Gairsain

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 04:09 PM PST

Gairsain in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district bustled with activity on Monday as chief minister Vijay Bahuguna laid the foundation stone of proposed Uttarakhand assembly building.

Congress says Shiv Sena protest against Pak players justified

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 03:47 PM PST

The Congress on Monday supported Shiv Sena over its demand of not allowing Pakistani players to play in the Hockey India League (HIL), saying it reflected the anger among people and political parties over the beheading of an Indian soldier.

12-month extension for NIA authority probing into blast cases

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 03:46 PM PST

As the National Investigation Agency is expected to move the home ministry shortly to get prosecution sanction against four recently caught accused in Malegaon, Samjhauta Express and Mecca Masjid blast cases, the Centre has given an extension to the authority, which makes an independent review of the evidence gathered in the course of investigation, upto December 31.

Latehar encounter raises questions of efficacy of operations strategy

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 03:45 PM PST

The killing of 10 security personnel, including nine CRPF men, in Latehar encounter has stirred a debate about mobilization of a large contingent in anti-Maoist operations.

Khaps tell court how honour killings take place

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 03:44 PM PST

Sarv Khap Panchayat, a conglomerate of 67 khaps in Haryana's Rohtak district, on Monday nonchalantly told the Supreme Court, somewhat chillingly, the reasons behind honour killings.

Arun Jaitley points to ambiguity in SC orders on Lokayukta appointment

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 03:43 PM PST

The BJP on Monday claimed that "conflicting" Supreme Court judgments on the appointment of Gujarat Lokayukta and Karnataka Upa-Lokayukta had created "ambiguity" which needed to be removed to bring clarity on the issue of consultation process in appointing the ombudsman.

4 months on, 9 killed in Saudi Arabia await last rites

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 03:41 PM PST

The charred remains of nine Indians, including four Keralites, who died in a bus-tanker collision at Jubail in Saudi Arabia in September still remain packed in 13 sacks in two Saudi hospitals.

India hit by ‘Red October’ cyber spy campaign

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 03:39 PM PST

India is among the nations hit by a cyber espionage that has been targeting diplomatic, governmental as well as scientific research organization at least for five years, according to a Russian cyber security firm.

LoC killings may delay NIA visit to Pakistan

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 02:34 PM PST

The National Investigation Agency's (NIA) plan to visit Pakistan to collect voice samples of the 26/11 terror attack conspirators and the Pakistan's judicial commission's likely visit to Mumbai next month to cross-examine four witnesses may be delayed following the tension after the killings of two Indian soldiers.

GDP not a measure of success, says Economics Nobel winner

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 01:55 PM PST

Nobel laureate Joseph E Stiglitz said GDP is not a good measure of success."GDP doesn't take into account sustainability, distribution or well-being.

Cold wave persists in Himachal

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 01:48 PM PST

Cold wave persisted in most parts of Himachal Pradesh even as mercury rose marginally across the state and stayed close to normal level.

Khemka's fresh salvo targets Haryana financial commissioner

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 01:46 PM PST

Khemka has alleged that the financial commissioner had approved a 'misleading' and 'contumacious' reply to be filed before the HC to "please the higher-ups" in order to secure a post-retirement job.

Mumbai youths dig roots of 'Malana Cream'

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 01:44 PM PST

The provocation to know all aspects of "Malana Cream" of Kullu led 10 youths from Mumbai, all students of KC College, to visit Himachal, which has now resulted in "Goonj - The Empty Call", a much-talked about documentary.

Rising suicides in Himachal alarm authorities

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 01:42 PM PST

Districts like Hamirpur, Kangra, Baddi and Solan are becoming prone to suicidal deaths, leaving authorities alarmed, as more and more service-class people and housewives are committing suicides.

Punjab Police nabs seventh accused in Gurudaspur gang rape case

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 01:33 PM PST

: Punjab police on Monday nabbed the seventh accused in the connection with abducting and raping a 30-year-old woman here on this Friday night.

Punjab Police refuse registering case against Honey Singh

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 01:31 PM PST

Two weeks after an NGO had filed a complaint against singer Honey Singh for objectifying women while using vulgar lyrics, Punjab police have declined to register a case.

Shoddy probe to blame for Shirdi rapist’s spree

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 01:30 PM PST

The Shirdi kidnap-rape-murder accused, who has emerged as a serial offender, could perhaps have been put away or kept behind bars for life if the Bombay high court hadn't found shocking loopholes in a trial court judgment in a 2003 kidnap-and-murder judgment.

Capt preoccupied with Majithia, Pak friend upset: Govt

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 01:28 PM PST

The note, sent from the DPR's official ID, quotes Punjab education minister Sikander Singh Maluka, chief parliamentary secretaries Mantaar Singh Brar and Saroop Chand Singla and SAD MLA from Kotbhai Harpreet Singh.

LoC tension: Sushma wants govt to act tough against Pakistan

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 01:25 PM PST

The PM is learnt to have told the two BJP leaders that national security advisor Shivshankar Menon will brief them on Tuesday on the situation at the LoC and what the government was doing about it.

Pak’s LoC brutality to stall peace move

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 01:20 PM PST

Sustained public anger over mutilation of the bodies of two Army jawans by a Pakistani unit and Islamabad's steadfast refusal to own up for the misdeeds of its armed forces is rapidly constricting the Manmohan Singh government's options on the peace process.

Visa-on-arrival at Attari from today

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 01:10 PM PST

India and Pakistan are set to enter a new era of relations with the implementation of a liberal visa regime between the two nations from Tuesday.

Soldier’s mother, widow end strike after UP CM’s visit

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 01:07 PM PST

The Rajputana Rifles soldier and his colleague Sudhakar Singh were brutally murdered by Pakistani Rangers and Hemraj's headless body was recovered along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu last Tuesday.

Punjab to get first Sharia panchayat

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 01:00 PM PST

Muslim community in Punjab will soon have its own Shariat panchayats. The first such panchayt would be inaugurated on March 3 in Malerkotla, a Muslim town in Sangrur district.
Posted by Harshad at 9:02 PM

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)