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Saturday, October 14
BJP to oppose clemency pleas for Afzal Guru
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 14 Oct 2006 06:55 PM IST
BJP's Tamil Nadu unit president L Ganesan said his party would hold a series of demonstrations- 'hanging of Mohammed Afzal Guru's effigies' - from Oct 16-20 to highlight the "unfairness" in demanding clemency for a person convicted for attacking Parliament House. Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/0YLJ to read the complete article.
Maoists throw out Indian tourists from Nepal hotel
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 14 Oct 2006 06:41 PM IST
While Nepal's government is wooing the Indian visitor to stabilise the kingdom's fluctuating tourism sector, a group of Indian tourists say they returned home with a bitter experience after being thrown out of their hotel by Maoist guerrillas. Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/0YLI to read the complete article.
Lukewarm response to Maoist bandh in Orissa
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 14 Oct 2006 06:29 PM IST
The bandh called by Revolutionary Democratic Front (RDF) to protest the arrest of three maoist leaders at Rourkela evoked little response in Orissa on Saturday, official sources said. Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/0YLH to read the complete article.
IIT to provide satellite-based education
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 14 Oct 2006 06:24 PM IST
The faculty of Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, would provide education via satellite to various technical and engineering institutes in Uttar Pradesh. Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/0YLG to read the complete article.
Bihar rattled by low conviction rate
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 14 Oct 2006 06:17 PM IST
Lamenting that the conviction rate was as low as 6-7 per cent, Chief Justice of the Patna High Court Justice J N Bhatt on Saturday underlined the need for better coordination between the investigating agencies and the prosecution. Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/0YLF to read the complete article.
Two arrested with drugs in Rajkot
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 14 Oct 2006 06:14 PM IST
Two persons have been arrested for possessing charas worth Rs three lakh in international market in Mangrol town of Junagadh district police said on Saturday. Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/0YLE to read the complete article.
SC stays death penalty of two from Punjab
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 14 Oct 2006 02:35 PM IST
The Supreme Court has stayed carrying out the death sentence awarded to two persons from Amritsar in Punjab, who were convicted for killing four of their relatives in 2000 over a property dispute. Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/0YLB to read the complete article.
Militants kidnap three VDC members in J&K
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 14 Oct 2006 02:06 PM IST
Militants kidnapped three Village Defence Committee (VDC) members and lobbed grenades on the house of a surrendered militant in separate incidents in the Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said on Saturday. Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/0YL9 to read the complete article.
Fire breaks out near Parliament House
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 14 Oct 2006 02:04 PM IST
The blaze was reported in an air condition unit on the first floor of the building at around 12:15 pm, fire department officials said. Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/0YL8 to read the complete article.
Army admits torturing ULFA suspect in Assam
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 14 Oct 2006 02:00 PM IST
The Indian Army engaged in anti-insurgency operations in Assam is once again mired in a row over torture in custody of a separatist suspect, forcing authorities to apologise and order a court of inquiry. Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/0YL7 to read the complete article.
India-UK hold joint air exercise
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 14 Oct 2006 01:56 PM IST
In the first ever exercises between India and the UK in 43 years, British pilots are doing just that, flying the Indian Air Force's Sukhoi 30s. Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/0YL6 to read the complete article.
Indian mobile users will cross 300 mn mark
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 14 Oct 2006 01:51 PM IST
With the arrival of third generation telephony and more penetration into rural areas, Indian mobile phone users are going to cross the 300 million mark by 2011 against the current 125 million, say industry leaders. Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/0YL5 to read the complete article.
Manmohan wraps up visit to Finland
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 14 Oct 2006 01:48 PM IST
Manmohan Singh, the first Indian prime minister to visit Finland in 20 years, ended two hectic days of official engagements with Finnish and European Union leaders before flying home on Saturday. Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/0YL2 to read the complete article.
Sealing to resume from November 1
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 14 Oct 2006 01:24 PM IST
The spectre of sealing and demolition haunts Delhi all over again. The squads will be back in action from November 1. The Supreme Court-constituted Monitoring Committee, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/0YL1 to read the complete article.
Four killed in WB firecracker factory fire
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 14 Oct 2006 01:15 PM IST
Four persons have been killed when a firecracker factory in West Bengal's Murshidabad district caught fire, police said on Saturday. Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/0YL0 to read the complete article.
Strike called during Kalam's Manipur visit
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 14 Oct 2006 11:42 AM IST
Four influential groups have called a nine-hour general strike on Monday during President APJ Abdul Kalam's day-long visit to Manipur to protest the continuance of a legislation that gives the army unlimited powers to deal with militancy. Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/0YKU to read the complete article.
BPO pulls out after data theft case
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 14 Oct 2006 11:36 AM IST
Hit by data theft, Acme Tele Power Limited, a top business process outsourcing (BPO), has decided to shut its operations in India and annul a $10-million investment earmarked for research and development. Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/0YKS to read the complete article.
Policy change in schools
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 14 Oct 2006 11:27 AM IST
The Delhi government may have introduced 20 per cent reservation for economically backward students in Delhi schools earlier this year, now there has been a reversal of policy. Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/0YKR to read the complete article. |
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