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Delhi: No sealing today
2006-11-02 21:42:04
There will be no sealing of commercial units in Delhi today. A spokesperson of the Supreme Court-appointed Monitoring Committee told mediapersons yesterday that the MCD sealing drive would not be carried today.A decision in this regard was taken by the Monitoring committee after a marathon meeting with the officers of the MCD and the Delhi Police which favoured postponement of the proposed sealing drive, as scheduled tomorrow, due to volatile law and order situation.A fresh date to begin the sealing drive will, however, be decided today by the Monitoring Committee.
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Dengue toll in Karachi reaches 28
2006-10-31 15:24:02
The dengue death toll has risen to 28 in this commercial capital of Pakistan with one more patient succumbing to the viral disease in the past 24 have even as 65 new patients were admitted to various city hospitals.However, no deaths have been reported from elsewhere in the country except Kara chi , according to Islamabad-based National Institute of Health (NIH). A resident of Hyderabad died of the haemorrhagic fever at Aga Khan Hospital yesterday morning, media reports quoted Additional Health Secretary and Coordinator Sindh VHF Surveillance Committee Abdul Majid.The haemorrhagic fever was showing no let up in the country. As many as 2065 suspected cases were reported from across Pakistan, with 1818 from here alone since an outbreak in mid-September in southern parts of the country. Out of 1818 cases in Karachi, since October 2, 563 have been confirmed.In Islamabad the total cases of the viral disease stood at 90, according to the NIH, with 19 new cases in the past 24 hours.The Insti...
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Ashok Leyland to set up unit in Uttaranchal
2006-10-31 15:24:02
Ashok Leyland Ltd today announced its plans to set up a vehicle manufacturing unit in Uttaranchal at an investment of over Rs 1,000 crore to produce 25,000 vehicles annually. The capacity is intended to be stepped up to 40,000 units eventually. 'This unit will strengthen our presence in northern India which already contributes nearly a quarter of our sales. The development of Uttaranchal as an auto hub made our selection easier,' company Managing Director R Seshasayee said.About 200 acres of land has been identified in Pantnagar for the unit, which will give employment to 3,000 people, the company informed BSE. The unit will enjoy excise duty and income tax exemption for the period of five to ten years.
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Wasim Akram hands over Olympic torch
2006-10-31 15:24:02
Former Pakistan cricket captain Wasim Akram , alongwith 13 children, today handed over the Olympic torch to cine star Akshay Kumar at this border check post this morning.After the handing over ceremony, Akshay Kumar left with the torch for Delhi by road via Jalandhar and Ludhiana.He is scheduled to reach Mumbai on November 5 where Wasim Akaram is expected to join him again.
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Dunlop India reopens
2006-10-31 15:24:02
After a gap of over five years erstwhile major tyre manufacturer Dunlop India Ltd, Sahagunj unit, in West Bengal, was reopened today setting off a new ray of hope in the industrial rejuvenation of the state.West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee formally inaugurated the tyre plant by pushing a button in presence of Union Heavy Industries Minister Santosh Mohon Deb and Dunlop India Limited Chairman Pawan Ruhia, who had acquired the company from the Chabaria group two years ago.Initially about 200 of the 1179 workmen of closed Dunlop unit have so far found their job while the remaining others would be suitably employed during the next four months when the production capacity would be increased from initially 20 tonne a day to 130 tonne a day in the form of production of aviation tyre, heavy duty tyre and earth mover tyres.Incidentally, the other unit of Dunlop India Ltd at Ambatur in Tamil Nadu was reopened in August this year where different types of car tyre and tubes w...
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Heavy rains in Kerala
2006-10-30 21:18:03
The North East monsoon was active over Kerala with heavy rains lashing many places during the last 24 hours.The local Meterological department office here said Kollam received the highest rainfall of 11 cm followed by Nilampur and Varkala seven cm each. Haripad received six cm of rains, it said and added that Thiruvananthapuram Airport, Koilandy and Mavelikkara received 5 cm. It forecast isolated heavy rains in the state during the next 48 hours.
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XLRI Jamshedpur to launch satellite-based courses
2006-10-30 21:18:03
Jamshedpur based B-school, XLRI will start its satellite-based certificate courses in overseas markets like West Asia. The institute, considered one of the best Indian business schools in the country, would make its foray in overseas market next year onwards. 'The first international batch of the institute for the certificate course will be launched next year,' XLRI Director Casimir Raj said.Among the three category of courses offered by the institute are general management programme, executive fellowships and satellite-based courses.The students in overseas locations would be able to avail the satellite-programmes, which include general management, human resource and supply-chain management certificate courses. 'The programmes are currently taught to students in 31 Indian cities. With technical collaboration from Hughes Escorts Communications Limited, we will start the satellite-based classroom programmes in abroad as well,' Mr Raj added.
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9 lakh bank employees on strike from Oct 27
2006-10-26 15:54:02
About nine lakh bank employees from public and private sectors and foreign banks in the country would go on a daylong strike on October 27 to press their demands.Talking to UNI here, All India Bank Employee s Association (AIBEA) General Secretary Venkatachalam said the United Forum of Bank Unions, an umbrella organisation of employees and officers unions of nine banks comprising AIBEA, All India Bank Officers Confederation (AIBOC), National Confederation of Bank Employees (NCBE), All India Bank Officers Association (AIBOA), Bank Employees Federation of India (BEFI), Indian National Bank Employees Congress (INBEC), Indian National Bank Officers Congress (INBOC), National Organisation of Bank Workers (NOBW) and National Organisation of Bank Officers (NOBO) have given the call for the strike.He said that Chief Labour Commissioner at the Centre held a conciliation meeting on October 18 at New Delhi with the unions and the Indian Banks Association. However, the meeting failed to produce a...
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7 arrested in connection with gangrape
2006-10-26 15:54:02
Seven people were arrested today in connection with alleged gangrape on two women at Edenthar locality in the capital. Police said about ten youths had allegedly gangraped two women near Chanmari cemetery on Monday night.The taxi driver reported the incident to village defence party, who in turn reported the matter to the police. Police is investigating into the matter.
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PM arrives UK for 3 days
2006-10-10 19:54:03
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived here this evening on a three-day official visit to the United Kingdom on the invitation of British Prime Minister Tony Blair.Dr Singh was received at the Heathrow Airport by senior officials of the British Government and the Indian High Commissioner.During his stay here, the Prime Minister will hold bilateral talks with Mr Blair on a series of issues, including steps to combat terrorism, as both the countries are victims of the menance.
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Medical centres sealed
2006-10-07 19:33:05
A nursing home and a diagnostic centre were sealed here following a TV channel expose showing two doctors, including the president of Sirsa IMA, allegedly carrying out sex determination tests. The team, led by the district civil surgeon Dr Kaysth sealed the nursing home and the centre, Deputy Commissioner V Umashanker said.However, the accused doctors have refuted the charges. The district administration decided to seal the diagnostic centre of Dr Kaushal and the ultrasound room of the private nursing home of Dr Ramesh Munjal, after the telecast of a TV report showing Dr Ramesh Munjal, President of IMA, Sirsa and Dr Kaushal as promoting female foeticide.Reacting to the sting operation, Dr Munjal dismissed the charges against him as baseless.He said a few days back, some people had approached him and sought information about the city scan centre, which he gave to them. But when they talked about a sex determination test, he asked them to leave his clinic, he said. He said he would c...
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World powers gather in London
2006-10-06 19:24:03
Ministers from six world powers will meet in London today to discuss how to tackle Iran over its nuclear programme, with the United States, backed by Britain, expected to press for sanctions against Tehran. Russia and China, however, oppose this route and some European countries say diplomacy must be given more time.Iran again urged the West yesterday to solve the dispute through talks but repeated it would not stop uranium enrichment. Tehran says the programme is only for power generation but the West suspects it wants to make a nuclear bomb.U S Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett and representatives from China, France, Germany and Russia will gather for ministerial-level talks in the British capital from 5:00 pm (2130 hrs IST). The meeting will follow discussions earlier in the day between senior officials from their respective countries, US and British officials said.The purpose of the meeting is 'to discuss the next steps on Iran', a...
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Trains collide in Allahabad
2006-10-06 01:06:05
Lucknow, Oct 5: In a freak incident, two trains collided in Allah abad today, severely affecting rail traffic on Delhi-Howrah trunk route.There are however, no reports of any casualties.The accident occured near the Allahabad railway station when Mughalsarai Express and Chauri-Chaura Express collided head on.The collision derailed at least three coaches of Chauri-Chaura Express.While senior officials rushed to the spot, there were little chances of the railway tracks being cleared in the next eight hours.Meanwhile, trains including Kalka Mail, Lal Quila Express and Sealdah Mail were being diverted, railway sources said.
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Karnataka Bandh October 4th 2006
2006-10-06 01:06:05
In a freak incident, two trains collided in Allahabad today, severely affecting rail traffic on Delhi-Howrah trunk route. There are however, no reports of any casualties.The accident occured near the Allahabad railway station when Mughalsarai Express and Chauri-Chaura Express collided head on.The collision derailed at least three coaches of Chauri-Chaura Express.While senior officials rushed to the spot, there were little chances of the railway tracks being cleared in the next eight hours.Meanwhile, trains including Kalka Mail, Lal Quila Express and Sealdah Mail were being diverted, railway sources said.Bangalore, Oct 4 (UNI) Barring minor incidents of stone pelting in the sensitive Belgaum city and Bangalore, the Karnataka bandh called by pro-Kannada organisations to protest the 'step motherly' treatment meted out by Centre on the Belgaum border row with Maharashtra, passed off peacefully, today.Life came to a standstill in most of the districts as the bandh call, supported by ne...
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Dengue hits Delhi
2006-10-03 18:48:07
Admitting that the Capital was under the grip of deadly Dengue, Delhi Health Minister Yoganand Shastri today said despite more than 100 cases added in the last one week itself there was no cause for panic.Additional steps like deploying another 2,400 personnel for fumigation and fogging in all areas of the Capital, launching a special drive to clean coolers in government offices and creating awareness among the people against mosquito breeding were being taken to keep the situation under control, said the minister.'As of now 448 cases of dengue have been reported of which 201 were from outside Delhi -- 118 from Uttar Pradesh and 40 from Haryana. Effectively there are just 247 cases of Delhi.' Last Sunday the reported figure was 327, which rose to 448 today, registering an increase of 121 in just one week. But there was no reason to press the panic button as several effective steps have been taken, besides the ones already in place to deal with the situation, Mr Shastri told mediap...
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CD has evidence to Jessica case
2006-10-03 18:48:07
There is enough evidence to nail Manu Sharma, the main accused in the Jess ica Lal case acquitted by a trial court in February, in a CD that contains his account of the 1999 murder, Delhi Police said today.?I have personally gone through the contents of the CD and there are many incriminating details against the accused. This important piece of evidence, for some strange reason, was never presented before the trial court,? said Special Commissioner of Police (Intelligence and Operations) U K Katna, who heads the Special Investigation team set up to probe lapses by officers who investigated the case. ?The CD has been submitted to the High Court as part of our investigation. Now, it is for the High Court to decide,? Katna added. The Delhi Police will submit a status report of the re-investigation to the Court, hearing an appeal in the case, tomorrow.The CD was recorded in 1999 by the South District police during the interrogation of Manu Sharma after his surrender in Chandigarh. Polic...
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Earth quake in Andaman Sea
2006-09-29 12:21:01
An earthquake of moderate intensity occurred in the Anda man Sea this evening.The quake, which measured 5 on the Richter Scale, struck at 1853 hrs, India Meteorological Department said here.It epicentred in North Andaman Sea.
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Helicopter with 24 on board missing
2006-09-25 11:48:02
On 23rd September a private helicopter carrying 24 people, including a junior minister and staff of a nature conservation group, disappeared in eastern Nepal today, a government minister and media reports said.Tourism minister Pradip Gyanwali confirmed media reports that the aircraft had been missing since noon local time.'Yes, it is missing,' he told Reuters, but could give no further details.The Himalayan Times online service said junior forestry minister Gopal Rai was among 24 people on board the helicopter which went missing in the Taplejung district, 300 km east of the capital, Kathmandu.The helicopter was also carrying staff of the WWF global environmental conservation group, the report said.Officials of Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) said they had lost contact with the helicopter, Shree Airlines 9N-AHJ (MI-172), after seven minutes taking off from Ghunsa, Kanchanjungha, at noon yesterday.Two helicopters of the Nepal Army had been dispatched to search for the missi...
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IT cases against Jaya
2006-09-22 17:33:03
A local court today adjourned to October 27, the four Income-Tax cases against former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK supremo J Jaya lalithaa and her close aide Sasikala.When the cases came up for hearing, First Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (EOW-I) J V Raj adjourned the cases to October 27 after recording the submissions made by the Defence Council N Jyothi that the revision petition filed by Ms Jayalalithaa was pending before the Madras High Court.Mr Jyothi also contended out that the Supreme Court had directed the High Court to dispose off the peition in four months and sought a long adjournment.However, the Magistrate posted the case to October 27 for further hearing.The case relates to non-filing of IT returns by Ms Jayalalithaa and Ms Sasikala for the assessment year 1993-94. The other two cases pertained to non-filing of IT returns by M/s Sasi Enterprises, in which they were partners, for the asseement year 1991-92 and 1992-93.
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Search Engine Optimization
2006-09-20 23:06:08
Search Engine Optimization and Web Analytics
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UK Muslims demand punishment for Pope
2006-09-18 16:48:03
A day after Pop e Benedict XVI apologised over his remarks against Islam, Muslim leader Anjem Choudary told a demonstration here that the Pope should face execution for his comments.'Those who insulted Islam should be subject to capital punishment,' he told demonstrators who were protesting outside Westminster Cathedral yesterday.He said, 'Muslims take their religion very seriously and non-Muslims must appreciate their religious sentiments and they must also understand that there may be serious consequences if you insult Islam and the Prophet,' he added. Demonstrators were holding placards attacking saying 'Pope go to Hell, Trinity of Evil: Western Crusade against Islam'.Mr Choudary said,' Whoever insults the message of Mohammed is going to be subject to capital punishment. I am here to have a peaceful demonstration. But there may be people in Italy or other parts of the world who would carry that out. I think that warning needs to be understood by all people who want to insul...
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US University Fair for aspiring Indian students
2006-09-15 16:24:04
Students and parents interested in finding details about studying in the US will have the opportunity to meet representatives of 28 American institutions at the US University Fair here on Saturday.The Fair, at the Taj Palace Hotel, is being organised by the Washington-based Linden Educational Services. 'The fair is free of charge and open to the public. The first hour of the fair is for undergraduates only,' the US Embassy here said in a statement. The participating schools represent the full offering of the US education system, including large state institutions, private universities and liberal arts colleges. Many schools offer distinguished undergraduate, graduate and doctorate programmes in business management, computer science and engineering.Two informative presentations will also be offered at the fair. A member of the Linden staff will give a talk on 'US Higher Education for Graduate Students.' Another staff member will talk about 'US Higher Education for Undergraduate ...
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Galaxy gives clues to early universe
2006-09-14 22:21:03
Scientists said that they have found the most distant galaxy yet, nearly 13 billion light-years away, in a discovery that could help explain how stars were formed at the dawn of time. The galaxy, named IOK-1, is so far away that the light waves that reached Earth depict it as the system of stars existed shortly after the Big Bang created the universe 13.66 billion years ago.That period, known to astronomers as the Dark Ages, saw the formation of the first stars and galaxies from elementary particles. Scientists had been unable to directly observe that time period until now. Japanese astronomers working at the Subaru Telescope Facility in Hilo, Hawaii, developed a filter to pick up light that has been stretched over billions of years to the red end of the spectrum by an expanding universe.The scientists, whose findings will be published today in the journal Nature, said they had expected to find at least six galaxies similar to IOK-1, 12.88 billion light-years away.A light-year is th...
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Video tape shows Laden
2006-09-08 21:30:04
Al Jazeera aired a video tape that showed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden meeting what it said were perpetrators of the September 11 attacks on US cities, days ahead of the fifth anniversary of the strikes. The television said yesterday the tape documented the 'daily life' of al Qaeda operatives as they trained and prepared for the attacks in the mountains of Afghanistan.The video, which shows Bin Laden in one scene greeting a fighter against the backdrop of a mountain, also contained parts of taped 'wills' of two of the September 11 attackers, Wael al-Shihri and Hamza al-Ghamdi.'If we accept our humiliation ... the footsteps of the enemy will stretch from Jerusalem to Mecca,' a man identified as Hamza al-Ghamdi was shown as saying.In one scene a man chops wood. Another scene shows a man preparing a meal.REUTERS
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France, Saudi in 2.5 bln euro arms deal
2006-09-05 21:12:04
France and Saudi Arabia are poised to sign a 2.5 billion euros ($3.21 billion) arms deal for 40 helicopters and at least two Airbus A330-200 refueling aircraft, La Tribune newspaper reported today.The initial order - finalised on Sunday during talks in Riyadh between French Defence Minister Michele Alliot-Marie and Saudi government officials - would comprise 30 Fennec multi-purpose military helicopters and 10 marine versions of the NH-90 transport helicopter, the newspaper said.Both helicopters are made by Euro copter, a division of European aerospace group EADS. EADS also owns 80 per cent of Airbus. La Tribune said the deal could be followed in 2007 by a further 4 billion euros order for 42 more NH-90 and other helicopters and ground-to-air missiles, while talks on a possible later sale of tanks, submarines, frigates and Rafale fighter aircraft were continuing. A French defence ministry spokesman was not immediately available to comment.
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CBI denies pressure in Mattoo case
2006-09-05 21:12:04
Central Bureau of Investigation counsel Amrendra Sharan today denied in the Delhi High Court any pressure on the agency investigating the Priyadarshini Matt oo murder case.'Whose pressure was there?' asked Justice P K Bhasin of the Division Bench following the 'unexplained delay' of four days in making available the postmortem report. The observations assumed significance in view of damning comment by the Sessions Court against the CBI. 'Though I know he is the man who committed the crime, I acquit him, giving him the benefit of doubt,' the court had said.The court had accused CBI of keeping away evidence collected by it and fabricating documentary evidence, and had even cast doubts on the DNA report.Twenty-three year old Delhi University law student, Priyadarshini, was allegedly raped and murdered by Santosh Singh at her South Delhi apartment on January 23, 1996. However, the postportem report was available only on January 29.Mr Sharan explained the delay on two accounts--fir...
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Fingerprint compression for quick search
2006-09-05 21:12:04
Catching criminals could become quicker thanks to a new fingerprint technique developed by British scientists. Researchers at the University of Sheffield in England have developed a technique to compress fingerprints lifted from a crime scene so they can be transmitted to a fingerprint bureau in a fraction of the normal four to 20 minutes.'Now we can transmit a lift within 30-60 seconds,' Professor Nigel Alinson told a news conference yesterday at the British Association Festival of Science.The system, which will be used by all 43 U K police forces, was approved by the National Fingerprint Board earlier this year.Instead of visiting several crime scenes and waiting until the end of the day to get the prints to a bureau, crime scene examiners can use a laptop with a wireless card and a small scanner to send them via mobile phone networks.In an area of England where the system was tested it takes, on average, four days to get an identity. The system could reduce that to less than t...
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Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin is Killed
2006-09-05 03:06:03
Steve Irwin, the hugely popular Australian television personality and conservationist known as the ?Crocodile Hunter ,? was killed Monday by a stingray while filming off the Great Barrier Reef. He was 44.Irwin was at Batt Reef, off the remote coast of northeastern Queensland state, shooting a segment for a series called ?Ocean?s Deadliest? when he swam too close to one of the animals, which have a poisonous bard on their tails, his friend and colleague John Stainton said.?He came on top of the stingray and the stingray?s barb went up and into his chest and put a hole into his heart,? said Stainton, who was on board Irwin?s boat at the time.
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IIJT opens two new centre in Bangalore
2006-09-04 15:03:03
To bridge the huge demand-supply gap in the field of computer accounting, Indian Institute of Job-Oriented Training (IIJT) today launched its activities in South India from here. The institute, which launched its Malleshwaram and Basavangudi centre here, gave equal importance to theoretical knowledge and practical application, thus meeting the needs of the industry. IIJT CEO Devesh Srivastava told newspersons here that the computer accountancy course of the institute would guarantee those who want to pursue accounting as a career with top quality jobs. The institute gave its students a world class experience in learning with fully interactive classrooms and options for online training. He said the road ahead for IIJT included expansion plans for building an integrated network of quality vocational training centres all over the country that would cater to the masses. By March 2007, IIJT targetted to open 100 fully operational centres. The courses offered include computer fundamentals...
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Flood situation in Madhya Pradesh
2006-09-04 15:03:03
Four people were killed when heavy rains lashed Bhopal and adjoining areas affecting life in Madhya Pradesh and administration in the flood-hit Kawas in Barmer started drilling to drain water even as the death toll rose to 36 in floods in various districts of Uttar Pradesh. Near flood situation arose in Madhya Pradesh with almost all rivers and rivulets in spate and vehicular traffic from the capital to Raisen and Sagar remained affected. Flights were affected as rainwater accumulated on the runway at Bhopal airport. Two youths were washed away while crossing a nullah in Ujjain while two people were killed as lightning struck them in Shivpuri yesterday. Many trains were running behind schedule due to heavy rains and flooding of tracks. At least 35 people, trapped in rising waters in two canals after a heavy downpour in Jhalawar district of Rajasthan, were rescued even as heavy rains continued to lash Udaipur and Kota divisions with warning of more torrential rains in the next 24 hou...
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