Supreme Court extends Sukh Ram’s interim bail (Lead)
January 16th, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday extended the interim bail granted to former telecom minister Sukh Ram and two others who have been convicted for their alleged ... Read more...
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Supreme Court extends Sukh Ram’s interim bail
January 16th, 2012 - 12:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday extended the interim bail granted to former telecom minister Sukh Ram and two others for their alleged involvement in a telecom ... Read more...
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Sukh Ram shifted to hospital
January 8th, 2012 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Former Telecom Minister Sukh Ram has again been shifted from Tihar Jail to a city hospital, his associate said Sunday.Sukh Ram had surrendered before a ... Read more...
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Sukh Ram’s surrender put off by court till Friday (Third Lead)
January 5th, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) A Delhi court Thursday put off by a day former telecom minister Sukh Ram's surrender in the 1996 equipment purchase scam. The 84-year-old ex-minister could ... Read more...
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Sukh Ram’s surrender in court put off till Friday (Second Lead)
January 5th, 2012 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) A Delhi court Thursday put off by a day former telecom minister Sukh Ram's surrender in the 1996 equipment purchase scam. The 84-year-old ex-minister could ... Read more...
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Sukh Ram’s surrender put off till Friday (Lead)
January 5th, 2012 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) A Delhi court Thursday put off by a day former telecom minister Sukh Ram's surrender in the 1996 equipment purchase scam. The 84-year-old ex-minister ... Read more...
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Sukh Ram’s three-year jail term upheld in graft case (Lead)
December 21st, 2011 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday upheld a trial court decision to award three years' jail term to former union minister Sukh Ram in a corruption ... Read more...
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Sharad Pawar slapper gets bail (Lead)
December 19th, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) A Delhi court Monday granted bail to Harvinder Singh who was arrested last month for slapping union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar soon after a public ... Read more...
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Court issues notice to CBI on Sukh Ram’s plea
November 25th, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to the CBI on jailed former telecom minister Sukh Ram's plea against his conviction and five years' rigorous ... Read more...
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Sukh Ram contests conviction, CBI asked to respond (Lead)
November 25th, 2011 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday asked the CBI to respond by Monday to former telecom minister Sukh Ram's petition, contesting his conviction and five years' ... Read more...
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Pawar attacker in police lock-up
November 24th, 2011 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Harvinder Singh, who slapped Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, was sent to police lock-up Thursday and will be produced before a magistrate Friday, police said.Harvinder Singh ... Read more...
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No personal enmity with anyone: Sharad Pawar
November 24th, 2011 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar had just taken a step ahead after answering questions from mediapersons when a hand came from among the crowd ... Read more...
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Pawar supporters protest across Maharashtra
November 24th, 2011 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 24 (IANS) Protesting the attack on party chief and union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar in New Delhi Thursday, angry Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) workers held state-wide demonstrations ... Read more...
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Political parties rally behind Pawar
November 24th, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Cutting across the political divide, political parties Thursday unanimously condemned the attack on union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar here.The Congress party termed the attack ... Read more...
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2G trial shifts to Tihar Jail from Nov 24 (Second Lead)
November 22nd, 2011 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) A special CBI court Tuesday shifted the trial in the 2G spectrum case to the Tihar Jail complex following a Delhi High Court order. ... Read more...
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Court convicts Sukhram in 1996 telecom case
November 18th, 2011 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) A trail court Thursday convicted 84-year-old former telecom minister Sukhram for misusing his official position when he was in the P.V. Narasimha Rao government in ... Read more...
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Amar Singh appeases gods in Himachal
July 28th, 2011 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 28 (IANS) Under attack, Rajya Sabha MP and former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh is seeking spiritual intervention in the "abode of the gods".Amar Singh, along with ... Read more...
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Ex-minister Raja’s arrest not first in telecom ministry
February 2nd, 2011 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The arrest of a former minister and top brass in corruption case is not new to the communications ministry.Sukh Ram, minister in the P.V. Narasimha Rao ministry, ... Read more...
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Former union minister Sukh Ram bereaved
April 23rd, 2010 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 23 (IANS) Former union minister Sukh Ram's wife Rama Sharma died at a private hospital in New Delhi, a family member here said Friday.
"Rama Sharma passed away last (Thursday) evening ... Read more...
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Parliamentary secretary appointments rock Himachal assembly
August 3rd, 2009 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 3 (IANS) Congress lawmakers Monday stalled the proceedings at the inaugural session of the Himachal Pradesh assembly for almost an hour and then staged a walkout over the appointment ... Read more...
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Two new ministers inducted in Himachal government (Lead)
July 9th, 2009 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 9 (IANS) Two new ministers were inducted in the Himachal Pradesh government Thursday, nearly 18 months after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power in the state.
The government ... Read more...
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High court suspends conviction of former bureaucrat
July 9th, 2009 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Delhi High Court Thursday suspended a lower court's conviction of former bureaucrat Runu Ghosh on corruption charges and granted her bail.
Ghosh was sentenced to three years' ... Read more...
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Himachal ministry expanded, two inducted
July 9th, 2009 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 9 (IANS) After 18 months of coming to power in Himachal Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government Thursday expanded its 10-member ministry for the first time, inducting two ... Read more...
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BJP and its candidate finally win Shimla seat!
May 16th, 2009 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, May 16 (IANS) Having been unlucky 10 times in electoral politics, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and more so its candidate, Virender Kashyap, finally managed to win the Shimla Lok ... Read more...
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Sukh Ram gets three year jail for graft, secures bail (Third Lead)
February 25th, 2009 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Terming corruption as a cancer, a court Wednesday sentenced former central communications minister Sukh Ram to three years rigorous imprisonment for amassing wealth disproportionate to his incomes, ... Read more...
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Sukh Ram awarded three year jail term for graft (Second Lead)
February 25th, 2009 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) A city court Wednesday awarded former union minister Sukh Ram a suspended three year jail term and ordered him to pay a fine of Rs.200,000 for having ... Read more...
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Former union minister Sukh Ram gets three years jail for graft
February 25th, 2009 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) A city court Wednesday sentenced former union minister Sukh Ram to three years in jail and ordered him to pay Rs.200,000 as fine for having amassed wealth ... Read more...
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Court to pronounce sentence on Sukh Ram Wednesday
February 24th, 2009 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) A city court Tuesday put off by a day the sentencing of former union minister Sukh Ram, who has been convicted of amassing wealth in excess ... Read more...
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Former union minister Sukh Ram found guilty of graft (Second Lead)
February 20th, 2009 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Former union minister Sukh Ram was Friday found guilty in a 13-year-old disproportionate assets case by a city court. The sentence on the octogenarian leader will be ... Read more...
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Former union minister Sukh Ram found guilty of corruption (Lead)
February 20th, 2009 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) A city court Friday found former union minister Sukh Ram guilty of having amassed assets worth Rs.42.5 million between 1991 and 1996 that were disproportionate to his ... Read more...
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Order reserved on corruption case against Sukh Ram
February 17th, 2009 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) A city court Tuesday reserved its order in a corruption case against former central minister Sukh Ram.
Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Judge V.K. Maheshwari is likely ... Read more...
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High alert in Himachal as landslides, house collapses kill 32 (Second Lead)
September 20th, 2008 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 20 (IANS) At least 32 people were killed in building collapses and landslides triggered by heavy rains in and around Shimla, prompting the Himachal Pradesh government to sound a high ... Read more...
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Landslides, house collapses kill 32 in Shimla (Lead)
September 20th, 2008 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 20 (IANS) At least 32 people were killed in building collapses and landslides triggered by heavy rains in and around Shimla, the police said Saturday.Superintendent of Police R.M. Sharma told ... Read more...
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Himachal Congress comes out with jumbo state unit
September 10th, 2008 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 10 (IANS) With an eye to the Lok Sabha elections, the Congress high command has come out with a jumbo Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee, with former chief minister Virbhadra Singh's ... Read more...
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