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  • duration of kailash mansarovar yatra curtailed

    Duration of Kailash Mansarovar yatra curtailed

    May 10, 2013 8:04 IST

    Dehradun, May 10:  The duration of this year's Kailash Mansarovar yatra has been reduced to 25 days from the earlier 29 and the annual pilgrimage will commence from June 9.The duration of the famous pilgrimage,

  • only 13 judges for every ten lakh people in india

    Only 13 judges for every ten lakh people in India

    May 10, 2013 8:00 IST

    New Delhi, May 10:  India has just 13 judges for every ten lakh people as against 35-40 in other developing nations and 50 in a developed country, a Parliamentary panel has said and urged the

  • fire in mumbai income tax headquarters

    Fire in Mumbai Income Tax headquarters

    May 10, 2013 7:50 IST

    Fire in Mumbai Income Tax headquarters  Iqbal Mamdani Mumbai, May 10: A fire on the sixth floor of the Income Tax department's headquarters here on Thursday night gutted several important tax-related files inside the storeroom,

  • kerala hc judge sends e mail order to help mental patients

    Kerala HC Judge sends e-mail order to help mental patients

    May 10, 2013 7:46 IST

    Kochi, May 10: In perhaps a first of its kind order, a  Kerala High Court Judge, who is away in Chandigarh, on Thursday sent an email order with a direction to all concerned officials, Southern

  • indian oil crude theft gang mastermind held in gujarat

    Indian Oil crude theft gang mastermind held in Gujarat

    May 10, 2013 7:39 IST

    Ahmedabad, May 10: Ahmedabad Police crime branch sleuths have arrested Ramesh Birbal Yadav, the alleged mastermind of a gang of thieves which used to steal crude oil from Indian Oil pipelines by  drilling holes in

  • delhi tihar jail authorities reject rumour of attack on pak

    Delhi Tihar jail authorities reject rumour of attack on Pak prisoner

    May 10, 2013 7:17 IST

    New Delhi, May 10: Delhi's high-security Tihar Jail spokesperson has rejected rumours about a reported attack on a Pakistani prisoner inside the jail on Thursday.Jail spokesperson Sunil Gupta said, there are some rumours around since

  • himachal eyes personal rapid transit in shimla

    Himachal eyes personal rapid transit in Shimla

    May 10, 2013 7:04 IST

    Shimla, May 10: To decongest Shimla and Dharamsala, the Himachal Pradesh government is planning to set up personal rapid transit (PRT) as a green alternative transport mode, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said here yesterday.The feasibility

  • school bus driver helper held for molestation

    School bus driver, helper held for molestation

    May 10, 2013 6:55 IST

    New Del May 10: The driver and helper of a school bus were arrested yesterday allegedly for molesting schoolchildren and making them watch pornographic clips, police said.Mohammad Shamim and Asgar Ali were arrested in south

  • rajasthan postal dept to offer discount on gold coins on

    Rajasthan Postal Dept to offer discount on gold coins on May 13

    May 10, 2013 6:50 IST

    Jaipur, May 10:  Postal Department in Rajasthan will offer special discount of 7.5 per cent on gold coins certified by the World Gold Council on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya on May 13.The Department is

  • bengal celebrates tagore s 152nd birth anniversary

    Bengal celebrates Tagore's 152nd birth anniversary

    May 09, 2013 23:18 IST

    Kolkata, May 9 :  People across West Bengal and in neighbouring Bangladesh today celebrated the 152nd birth anniversary of Nobel laureaute Rabindra Nath Tagore with zeal and devotion. Tagore was born on May 7, 1861,

  • vvip chopper deal cbi to get phone transcripts from italy

    VVIP chopper deal: CBI to get phone transcripts from Italy

    May 09, 2013 23:07 IST

    New Delhi, May 9: CBI is likely to get transcripts of phone conversations of Italian middlemen allegedly involved in the VVIP helicopter deal, intercepted by law enforcement authorities following court orders in the European country.

  • cag report is not the final word sc

    CAG report is not the final word: SC

    May 09, 2013 22:36 IST

    New Delhi, May 9: CAG report commands respect and cannot be brushed aside but it cannot be the final word on an issue, the Supreme Court said on Thursday while noting that the auditor's findings

  • cabinet nod to 40 crore more uid numbers

    Cabinet nod to 40 crore more UID numbers

    May 09, 2013 22:22 IST

    New Delhi, May 9: The Cabinet Committee on Unique Identification Authority of India (CC-UIDAI) Thursday approved phase four of the scheme, which will enroll an additional 40 crore residents, at a cost of Rs.3,436.16 crore,

  • mega cities may turn dangerous place for women par panel

    Mega cities may turn dangerous place for women: Par Panel

    May 09, 2013 21:11 IST

    New Delhi, May 9 :  Against the backdrop of gruesome rape of a young Delhi girl in a moving bus, a Parliamentary panel has warned that mega cities could become a “dangerous place” for women

  • hot wave sweeps delhi mercury remains over 40 deg c

    Hot wave sweeps Delhi, mercury remains over 40 deg C

    May 09, 2013 20:54 IST

    New Delhi, May 9:  It was another hot day in the national capital today with mercury remaining over 40 degree Celsius and hot winds blowing all through the day.The maximum was recorded at 41.9 degree

  • life terms for three in 1984 anti sikh riots

    Life terms for three in 1984 anti-Sikh riots

    May 09, 2013 19:01 IST

    New Delhi, May 9:  A Delhi court Thursday sentenced to life imprisonment three convicts in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case in which Congress leader Sajjan Kumar has been acquitted.Girdhari Lal, Balwan Khokkar and Captain Bhagmal

  • sanaullah s quran to be sent to pak along with body

    Sanaullah's Quran to be sent to Pak along with body

    May 09, 2013 18:44 IST

    Jammu, May 9: The holy Quran is among 27 belongings of deceased Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay, which will be sent back to Pakistan along with his body.  A senior official of Prison department told PTI,

  • haryana to hold municipal elections on june 2

    Haryana to hold municipal elections on June 2

    May 09, 2013 18:10 IST

    Chandigarh, May 9:  Elections of seven municipal corporations and two municipal committees in Haryana will be held on June 2, State Election Commission today said.  Elections will be held in the municipal corporations of Ambala,

  • karnataka polls list of winners constituency wise results

    Karnataka polls: list of winners, constituency wise results

    May 09, 2013 17:29 IST

    Bangalore:  Following is the list of winners in Karnataka assembly elections: Afzalpur - M. Venkayyah Guttedar (Cong) WON BY 5,238 VOTES ELECTED Aland- Ramchandra Bhojraj (KJP) WON BY 17,114 ELECTEDAnekal - B. Shivanna (Cong) WON BY

  • railway minister s nephew vijay singla 4 others sent to jail

    Railway Minister's nephew Vijay Singla, 4 others sent to jail

    May 09, 2013 17:28 IST

    New Delhi, May 9:  Five accused, including Railway Minister P K Bansal's nephew and suspended Member (Staff) in the Railway Board, were today remanded in judicial custody till May 20 by a Delhi court in

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