Manhole death: Ghaziabad civic officials booked
May 9th, 2012 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, May 9 (IANS) A case of negligence was registered against officials of the Ghaziabad Development Authority after an evening walker fell to his death in an open manhole in ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Three Punjab DGPs transferred
March 16th, 2012 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 15 (IANS) Effecting a major reshuffle in the Punjab police top brass Thursday a day after coming to office, the Punjab government ordered the transfer of three officers ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Parkash Singh Badal pitted against brother for Lambi seat
December 31st, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 31 (IANS) It is Badal versus Badal in Punjab's Lambi assembly constituency. Tipped to be the "mother of all battles", Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal will be pitted ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Poll panel transfers 18 Punjab officials
December 27th, 2011 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 27 (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) Tuesday transferred 18 officers in Punjab, including the district police chief of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal's home district Muktsar, in the ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Farmers block rail, road traffic in Punjab
December 8th, 2011 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 8 (IANS) Road and railway traffic was affected in various parts of Punjab Thursday as hundreds of farmers blocked railway tracks and highways to press their demands, ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Delhi boy’s stick for the blind wins award
September 27th, 2011 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Shantanu Gangwar, a Class 12 student, was pained to see his blind friends bump into walls, furniture and other objects. So he invented a smart ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Rosaiah sworn in as Tamil Nadu governor
August 31st, 2011 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 31 (IANS) Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Konijeti Rosaiah was sworn in as the Tamil Nadu governor here Wednesday.Madras High Court Chief Justice M.Y. Eqbal administered the oath ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Rosaiah new governor of Tamil Nadu
August 26th, 2011 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Friday appointed former Andhra Pradesh chief minister K. Rosaiah as the new governor of Tamil Nadu in place of Surjit Singh ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Lalit Kala Akademi to award 10 young artists
August 24th, 2011 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The Lalit Kala Akademi, India's apex body of art, will give out awards to 10 young contemporary artists at its annual national exhibition beginning in ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Words heat up as Punjab’s political temperature soars
August 23rd, 2011 - 10:41 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 23 (IANS) Words like 'coward', 'betrayer', 'mole', 'liar', 'medieval monarch' and 'senile' may not form the most politically-correct vocabulary. But leading politicians in Punjab are competing to outdo ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Jayalalithaa rehuffles cabinet, drops a minister
July 3rd, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 3 (IANS) Within one-and-a-half months of assuming office, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa Sunday effected the second reshuffle of her cabinet, dropping a minister, inducting a new one ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Jayalalithaa reshuffles cabinet
June 27th, 2011 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 27 (IANS) Nearly a month after forming her cabinet, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Monday inducted a new minister and reallocated the portfolios of some ministers.Governor Surjit ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Tamil Nadu government’s decision to impact insurer
June 3rd, 2011 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 3 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government's announcement Friday to scrap the existing group health insurance scheme for the poor in favour of much more comprehensive cover is likely ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
AIADMK government’s new measures welcomed
June 3rd, 2011 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 3 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government's new schemes and proposals, outlined by Governor Surjit Singh Barnala in his address Friday to the newly constituted assembly's first session, were ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Tamil Nadu announces freebies, welfare schemes
June 3rd, 2011 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 3 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Governor S.S. Barnala Friday announced a slew of welfare measures, including free laptops, green housing scheme for poor and direct crediting of old age ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
At 88, Karunanidhi gets bitter present from Jaya
June 3rd, 2011 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 3 (IANS) Muthuvel Karunanidhi's troubles are unending.After seeing his DMK nearly wiped out in elections and his daughter and Rajya Sabha member Kanimozhi in prison, Tamil Nadu's new ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Tamil Nadu to take over cable TV business
June 3rd, 2011 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 3 (IANS) The AIADMK government headed by Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa has decided to take over the private cable TV business in Tamil Nadu and also revive the ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Tamil Nadu to ‘nationalise’ cable TV
June 3rd, 2011 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 3 (IANS) Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa's government Friday announced that private cable television will be 'nationalised' in Tamil Nadu, a move that is expected to hit the Maran ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
First session of Tamil Nadu assembly May 23
May 19th, 2011 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 19 (IANS) The first session of the 14th Tamil Nadu assembly will be held May 23 with the newly-elected legislators taking their oath, an official said here Thursday.Assembly ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Chief minister again, Jayalalithaa rolls out freebies (Night Lead)
May 16th, 2011 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 16 (IANS) AIADMK leader J. Jayalalithaa Monday became Tamil Nadu's chief minister for the third time since 1991, and immediately unleashed a barrage of sops for women ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Jayalalithaa sworn-in Tamil Nadu chief minister (Third Lead)
May 16th, 2011 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 16 (IANS) AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa, 63, was Monday sworn-in Tamil Nadu chief minister for a third time at a packed hall in Madras University as ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Jayalalithaa sworn in as Tamil Nadu chief minister (Second Lead)
May 16th, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 16 (IANS) AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa, 63, was Monday sworn in as the Tamil Nadu chief minister for a third time at a packed hall in ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Jayalalithaa takes oath as Tamil Nadu chief minister (Lead)
May 16th, 2011 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 16 (IANS) J. Jayalalithaa, the 63-year-old general secretary of the AIADMK, was Monday sworn in as the new chief minister of Tamil Nadu, ascending to the post for ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Jayalalithaa to head 34-member government
May 16th, 2011 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 15 (IANS) AIADMK chief J. Jayalalithaa will head a 34-member ministry after taking over as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu, an official statement said late Sunday.Jayalalithaa ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Sonia Gandhi congratulates Jayalalithaa on massive win (Lead)
May 15th, 2011 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Chennai, May 15 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi telephoned AIADMK chief J. Jayalalithaa to congratulate her on her party's massive victory in the Tamil Nadu assembly polls, and ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Jayalalithaa to stake claim to form government Sunday (Second Lead)
May 14th, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 14 (IANS) AIADMK chief J. Jayalalithaa will meet Tamil Nadu Governor Surjit Singh Barnala Sunday to stake her claim to form the government in the state for a ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Jayalalithaa to stake claim Sunday to form government (Lead)
May 14th, 2011 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 14 (IANS) AIADMK chief J. Jayalalithaa will meet Tamil Nadu Governor Surjit Singh Barnala Sunday to stake her claim to form the next government in the state, two ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Indian candidate target of racist remarks in Canada, rival apologises
April 30th, 2011 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, April 30 (IANS) A Canadian candidate for the May 2 parliamentary elections has apologised for accusing his Indian-origin opponent of running his campaign "like Indian politicians."Cam Stewart of the ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Two held for attacking cop with bricks in Chandigarh
April 15th, 2011 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 15 (IANS) Two youths have been arrested for attacking a police official with bricks and hitting his head several times on the wall after he stopped them from ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
3,000 cops pad up for India-Pakistan match
March 27th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mohali, March 27 (IANS) Over 3,000 policemen have been lined up, 100 CCTV cameras installed, quick reaction teams, bomb disposal squads and commando forces are on alert -- intense ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Tamil Nadu leaders greet Muslims on eve of Milad-un-Nabi
February 15th, 2011 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 15 (IANS) Leaders in Tamil Nadu Tuesday greeted Muslims on the eve of Milad-un-Nabi, the birthday of Prophet Mohammed.Conveying his heartiest greetings to Muslims in Tamil Nadu and in other ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Karunanidhi trashes Swamy’s allegations in land allotment
February 8th, 2011 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 8 (IANS) Countering Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy's allegation that he abused his powers in housing allotment, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Tuesday told the state assembly the discretionary ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Swamy seeks sanction to prosecute Karunanidhi
February 7th, 2011 - 5:00 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Feb 7 (ANI): Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy on Monday submitted a petition to Tamil Nadu Governor Surjit Singh Barnala seeking sanction to prosecute Chief Minister and Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK) ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Swamy seeks Karunanidhi’s prosecution for land allotment (Lead)
February 7th, 2011 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 7 (IANS) Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy Monday sought the Tamil Nadu governor's sanction for prosecution of Chief Minister M. Karuananidhi for alleged irregularities in land allotment.Swamy handed over his ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Swamy to seek governor’s sanction to prosecute Karunanidhi
February 7th, 2011 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 7 (IANS) Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy Monday said he would seek Tamil Nadu Governor Surjit Singh Barnala's sanction to prosecute Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi for alleged misuse of ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |