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  • water harvesting made compulsory for agra ro plants

    Water harvesting made compulsory for Agra RO plants

    May 15, 2013 7:15 IST

    Agra, May 15: Reverse osmosis (RO) plants in Agra should install water harvesting systems within three days or face closure, a top district official said yesterday.Agra District Magistrate Zuher Bin Sagir asked the plant operators

  • india s first woman jawan shanti tigga found hanging inside

    India's first woman jawan Shanti Tigga found hanging inside hospital

    May 15, 2013 10:41 IST

    Jalpaiguri (West Bengal), May 15: The Territorial Army's first woman jawan, Shanti Tigga, was found hanging inside a hospital cabin in Jalpaiguri district today, four days after allegedly being kidnapped and left tied blindfold.Additional Superintendent

  • indian navy hit by another sex scandal antony orders probe

    Indian Navy hit by another sex scandal, Antony orders probe

    May 15, 2013 7:46 IST

    New Delhi, May 15: The Navy has been hit by yet another alleged sex scandal as the wife of a senior officer has charged her husband with forcing her to get "sexually involved" with his

  • britain launches same day visa service for indians

    Britain launches same-day visa service for Indians

    May 14, 2013 19:15 IST

    Mumbai, May 14: Britain's Home Office Tuesday announced launch of a same-day, "super priority" visa service for Indian travellers, an official announcement said here.The first of its kind service launched anywhere in the world, it

  • no proposal of pm visiting pakistan mea

    No proposal of PM visiting Pakistan: MEA

    May 14, 2013 18:56 IST

    New Delhi, May 14: There is no specific proposal of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visting Pakistan as no formal invite has been received, the external affairs ministry said Tuesday."There is no specific proposal to visit

  • head constable arrested for taking bribe

    Head Constable arrested for taking bribe

    May 14, 2013 18:29 IST

    Raipur, May 14: A Head Constable was arrested by anti-corruption bureau for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 5,600 from a doctor in Bemetara district of Chhattisgarh today, an ACB official said.“The 46-year-old Anand Singh

  • girl slapped in police station women activists condemn

    Girl slapped in police station, women activists condemn

    May 14, 2013 18:22 IST

    Ghaziabad, May 14: A young girl, picked up by the police along with her boyfriend allegedly in an inebriated condition, was slapped by a woman in plainclothes inside a police station here, prompting her to

  • dc orders to get satlok ashram vacated tension prevails

    DC orders to get Satlok Ashram vacated, tension prevails

    May 14, 2013 18:16 IST

    Rohtak (Har), May 14: Authorities today decided to get the disputed Satlok Ashram vacated in an effort to defuse the situation in Karontha village here which remained tense after Sunday's deadly clash between police and

  • discount family fares announced for airport metro commuters

    Discount 'family fares' announced for Airport Metro commuters

    May 14, 2013 17:55 IST

    New Delhi, May 14: Commuters of Delhi Airport Metro, travelling with their families or in groups of two or more, will now get discounts ranging from Rs 20 to Rs 80 per ticket.  Delhi Airport

  • kedarnath officially opens after winter break

    Kedarnath officially opens after winter break

    May 14, 2013 17:49 IST

    Dehradun, May 14: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna today led thousands of devotees in paying obeisance at the famous Kedarnath temple whose gates were thrown open to public after the annual closure for winter.  The

  • mamata hails court verdict on panchayat poll

    Mamata hails court verdict on panchayat poll

    May 14, 2013 17:44 IST

    Kolkata, May 14: Welcoming the Calcutta High Court's order on panchayat poll, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said now people in rural Bengal would be able to vote in the three-tier panchayat system and criticised

  • rain thundershower likely in odisha under impact of mahasen

    Rain, thundershower likely in Odisha under impact of 'Mahasen'

    May 14, 2013 17:40 IST

    Bhubaneswar, May 14: Rain and thundershower are likely to lash many parts of coastal Odisha and some other areas under the impact of the cyclonic storm ‘Mahasen', centred about 760 km south of Paradip today,

  • akhara parishad warns of boycotting kumbh mela over land

    Akhara Parishad warns of boycotting Kumbh Mela over land issue

    May 14, 2013 17:36 IST

    Nashik, May 14: Akhil Bharatiya Shri Panch Nirmohi AKhara and All India Akhara Parishad have threatened to boycott the upcoming Kumbh Mela, if their demand to reserve certain land to set up a sadhu gram

  • school teacher suspended for asking kids to massage his legs

    School teacher suspended for asking kids to massage his legs

    May 14, 2013 17:24 IST

    Srinagar, May 14: A government school teacher in south Kashmir's Anantnag district has been suspended after a photograph appeared online showing him relaxing on a chair as school children massaged his legs.Bashir Ahmad Bhat, posted

  • govt forms gom to decide on cbi autonomy

    Govt forms GoM to decide on CBI autonomy

    May 14, 2013 18:19 IST

    New Delhi, May 14: In the wake of the Supreme Court's scathing observations on CBI, the government today formed a Group of Ministers (GoM) to draft a law to insulate the investigating agency from external

  • rail bribery scam probe to be over in 3 months cbi chief

    Rail bribery scam probe to be over in 3 months: CBI Chief

    May 14, 2013 18:14 IST

    New Delhi, May 14: The probe into the bribery scandal that led to resignation of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal is expected to be completed within three months, CBI Director Ranjit Sinha said today.Ruling out

  • jayalalithaa announces plan for rs.100 crore statue

    Jayalalithaa announces plan for Rs.100 crore statue

    May 14, 2013 16:17 IST

    Chennai, May 14: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Tuesday announced her government's decision to install a mega statue of Tamil Thai (Mother Tamil) in Madurai at an outlay of Rs.100 crore.Announcing this in the

  • rebels try to extort rs.5 lakh from meghalaya lawmaker

    Rebels try to extort Rs.5 lakh from Meghalaya lawmaker

    May 14, 2013 15:10 IST

    Shillong, May 14: The outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) have threatened to kill Meghalaya Congress legislator Limison D. Sangma if he fails to pay Rs.5 lakh extortion money, police said Tuesday."We have been informed

  • kashmir woos tourists with fortnight long fest

    Kashmir woos tourists with fortnight-long fest

    May 14, 2013 14:53 IST

    Srinagar, May 14: A fortnight-long tourism festival kicked off here Tuesday to attract visitors to the Kashmir Valley.Air India, state government, hoteliers, tour and travel operators have announced special packages for tourists visiting the valley

  • scholar and thinker asghar ali engineer dead

    Scholar and thinker Asghar Ali Engineer dead

    May 14, 2013 14:22 IST

    Mumbai, May 14: Renowned Islamic scholar, progressive thinker, author and Dawoodi Bohra reformist leader Asghar Ali Engineer passed away here Tuesday after a prolonged illness, family members said. He was 74.Engineer, a widower, is survived

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