published : 2011-07-08 02:13:27.519578
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed videography of the ongoing unearthing of treasure trove inside chambers of the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Kerala. A bench of justices R V Raveendran and A K Patnaik also proposed the appointment of a curator of a museum to preserve the treasure being unearthed from the centuries-old temple in Thiruvananthapuram. The apex court's directions came during the hearing of a petition by the heir of erstwhile king ...
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India today hoped that Bangladesh would not draw any �adverse inference� from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's recent controversial remarks about the country, as External Affairs Minister S M Krishna arrived here on a three-day official visit. hope no adverse inference will be drawn by the Bangladesh government from the Prime Minister's remarks,� Krishna told journalists accompanying him in reply to a question on the issue. His response came when asked whether Singh's remarks that 25 ...
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Moga, Jul 5 (PTI) The Punjab Government will conduct a special statewide survey to identify areas suffering from Uranium pollution, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal said here today. The water supply and sanitation department was engaging the services of an agency to conduct the survey and the state government is installing RO systems in all affected villages to provide free potable water to the residents, he told reporters.The deputy chief minister said 100 ROs ...
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Several students and parents make eleventh-hour dash for Mumbai as they learn mark-sheets need to be procured from designated centres there for admission to city colleges affiliated to other boards Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) students who have just cleared their Std X exams from other states and want admission in city colleges have been facing difficulties ever since the CBSE decided to issue only grade certificates instead of detailed mark-sheets. Several students from ...
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Working in a bar is �not a sin,� the Bombay High Court observed on Tuesday and said the society needs to change its mindset towards women employed in bars. If women can work in the armed forces and be away from home, why can they not work in bars after 9.30 pm? A woman can voluntarily go to a bar as a customer, or even open a liquor bar herself. Then why can she not ...
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Former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran's ex-secretary Nripendra Mishra has told the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that Maran targeted Aircel to benefit his brother's company. CNN-IBN accessed statements made by former Telecom Secy Nripendra Mishra to the CBI. Mishra is a key witness for the CBI in its investigations in the Aircel-Maxis deal. Mishra has told CBI that Maran had indeed stalled granting of licences to Aircel owner Shivasankaran. Mishra said Maran deliberately raised questions
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Islamabad, July 6 (PTI) India has to play a "more positive and accommodating role" and respond to Pakistan''s "legitimate security concerns" in order to resolve outstanding issues, including Kashmir, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said today. "Pakistan would like to resolve all outstanding issues with India in a peaceful and just manner. However, India will have to play a more positive and accommodating role and respond to Pakistan''s legitimate security concerns," Gilani said. "India will ...
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The Supreme Court of India is, without any doubt, the watchdog of our Constitution. In this, it is often viewed—and rightly so—as one of the last incorruptible and effective institutions in the country. In many instances, the court expresses itself in prose that evokes the human aspects of the matters brought to its attention, matters whose human aspects are often lost in the maze of law. In one such case, Nandini Sundar v. State of ...
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Akhil Gogoi, who was arrested on charges of inciting violence during June 22 anti-eviction potest rally at Dispur. Justice Anima Hazarika granted him bail after studying the case diary. Police arrested the RTI activist on June 24, two days after violence rocked the streets of Dispur, when protestors clashed with policemen. Three persons, including a minor, died in the police firing during the protest. The high court had earlier sought the case diary on Akhil's ...
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The Amarnath yatra was again halted Sunday due to landslides and bad weather along the route to the Kashmir cave shrine. The met office has predicted more rain and thundershowers in the region. "Due to landslides at a few places on the trek from Baltal base camp to the holy cave, the movement of pilgrims from the base camp towards the cave has been halted Sunday morning. "The decision to allow the yatris will be ...
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Nine policemen were injured today when militants detonated a two-wheeler packed with explosives outside a police station in Sopore in Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir. Minutes before the powerful blast, the militants carried out a grenade attack on the police station, 55 kms from here, in the north Kashmir town, officials said. They said the condition of four of the injured policemen, including three special police officers, was stated to be "critical". The officials ...
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LUCKNOW: Keeping with his mass contact program Rahul Gandhi continued his foot march on the second day through villages of western Uttar Pradesh even as the Mayawati government which had feigned indifference earlier seemed to harden its stand on Wednesday. The Home Secretary Deepak Kumar said that Rahul Gandhi's arrest would depend on how the situation evolves and if the local district administration deems fit. He said that it was for the Aligarh District Magistrate ...
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Finally police have got a clear suspect three days after 13-year-old Dilson was shot at the Army Cantonment in Chennai. But sources with the state CB-CID say clinching evidence is a problem - even as it questions several Army officers including a Lt Colonel. Meanwhile the Army top brass has also confirmed that indeed there was a suspect - without mentioning their identity. "It is wrong to say that Army is involved. There is an ...
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NEW DELHI: Concerned over the mass resignations by Telangana leaders, Union Minister and incharge of Congress affairs in Andhra Pradesh Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and party chief Sonia Gandhi and conveyed to them the sentiments of the lawmakers from the region. The meeting came after Azad held parleys with a delegation of Telangana Congress leaders, including three ministers, a few MPs, an MLA and an MLC.� After briefing Sonia ...
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Additional Sessions Judge J R Aryan held Pehalwan, whose trial had been separated due to his jumping bail and turning an absconder, was also found guilty of destroying evidence. His trial was conducted separately after his arrest in 2005. The court said it will hear arguments on quantum of sentence for Pehalwan tomorrow. The court said that Pehalwan was with Vikas and Vishal Yadav during the murder. Vikas and Vishal were earlier awarded rigorous life ...
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Terming Rahul Gandhi's march to highlight farmers' problems as a political gimmick, senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh on Wednesday alleged both Congress and BSP were creating a situation to distract attention of the people from corruption and other issues. "Problems of farmers are aplenty and serious. But both Congress and BSP are in league on the matter and are creating a situation to distract people's attention from corruption, price spiral and other burning issues," he ...
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Work at the proposed site for Posco's controversial Rs 52,000-crore steel project in Orissa's Jagatsinghpur district resumed today after remaining stalled since June 26. "Work in Gadakujanga and Nuagaon areas is going on today," Jagatsinghpur district collector NC Jena said. Felling of trees and clearing of forest area and acquired betel-vine farms were continuing in adakujanga and Nuagaon areas, official sources said, adding steps were also taken for ground levelling. In Polanga-Noliasahi area
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BHUBANESWAR: The State Government announced that it will take steps to ensure that children attend schools in Dhinkia area after the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) strongly objected to police occupying educational institutions. The Government is reported to have made this commitment at a meeting with the three-member NCPCR team, led by Yogesh Dube, here on Tuesday. Stating that police were not occupying all schools in villages near Posco’s proposed plant site, ...
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Telangana Joint Action Committee and nine other districts of the region as over 10,000 buses of Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) continued to remain off the roads. Shops, business establishments, hotels, petrol bunks and educational institutions were shut on the second consecutive day. Commuters in Hyderabad, especially those arriving at railway stations had a harrowing time as APSRTC city services remained suspended while a few autorickshaws and cabs charged exorbitant
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New Delhi, Jul 6 (PTI) The CPI today demanded total dismantling of Salwa Judum, saying the anti-Maoist private army was being used to torture and kill innocent tribals in Chhattisgarh.Welcoming the Supreme Court directive to disband Salwa Judum, the CPI Central Secretariat said the people of Chhattisgarh were "sandwiched between Maoist extremists on one side and the police and Salwa Judum on the other".It said that under the garb of Salwa Judum, "innocent tribal people ...
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