Government officers to leave behind a “note for the successor”

NEW DELHI: The department of personnel & training (DoPT) has directed all government officers to leave behind a "note for the successor" before they get transferred or demit office, so as to ensure that the knowledge of their respective work areas...

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National Conference seeks ‘massive’ funding for reconstruction work in J&K

JAMMU: Expressing concern over loss of life and property due to floods and landslides in the state, the National Conference sought massive central assistance for rehabilitation of flood victims and reconstruction of damaged infrastructure."We seek massive...

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Mangalore’s Kudroli temple appoints 2 SC/ST widows as priests

MANGALORE: Kudroli Gokarnanatheshwara temple here has perhaps become the first in the country to appoint two widows from the scheduled caste/scheduled tribe communities as priests to perform pujas and other rituals.In 2013, the temple had appointed two...

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Worker killed as boiler explodes in Chennai paint manufacturing factory

CHENNAI: A 32-year-old employee died and ten others were injured in a boiler blast at a paint manufacturing company in Irungattukottai on Monday morning.Police said the boiler could have exploded due to overheat.Abishek, 32, of Vivekananda Nagar, was...

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Mangalyaan sends photo of dust storm over Mars’s northern hemisphere

BANGALORE: India's Mars orbiter has sent a picture of regional dust storm over the northern hemisphere of the red planet, Isro said on Monday."Regional dust storm activities over northern hemisphere of Mars — captured by Mars Color Camera on board Mars...

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4 hardcore Bodo militants killed in Assam encounter

GUWAHATI: Four hardcore National Democratic Front of Bodoland (S) militants were killed in an encounter with security forces and a huge cache of arms and ammunition recovered in Assam's Kokrajhar district on Sunday.Acting on a tip-off, troops of Red...

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Top Maoist operative arrested in Jharkhand

DUMKA (Jharkhand): A prominent member of the special area committee (SAC) of the CPI (Maoists) was arrested from Harwadangal forest under Ramgarh police station limits of Dumka district, senior police officers said on Sunday.The 39-year-old most-wanted...

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Bihar CM Jitan Ram Manjhi alleges bias against dalits

PATNA: Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi today said he himself had been a victim of bias against "mahadalits", claiming that a temple in Madhubani district was washed and purified soon after his visit a couple of months back."A deep-rooted bias prevails...

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Appointment of political advisor in Himachal Pradesh raises RTI query

SHIMLA: Appointment of senior Congress leader Rangila Ram Rao as the political advisor of Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh with cabinet rank has invited an RTI query as a RTI activist raising question over his appointment has now sought...

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Jayalalithaa had opposed self-immolation, but her supporters resort to it after her imprisonment

CHENNAI: Self-immolation and self-immolation attempts were reported from several parts of Tamil Nadu after a special court in Bangalore sentenced AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa to four years imprisonment.Is self-immolation a preferred method of suicide...

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Alliance with NCP in Maharashtra nearly 'impossible': BJP

VARANASI: BJP on Saturday said that it was nearly "impossible" to have an alliance with NCP in the upcoming October 15 assembly elections in Maharashtra."BJP was going to contest the Maharashtra assembly polls on the grounds of prevailing misrule and...

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Curfew clamped in Ratlam after firing on Congress and Bajrang Dal leaders

INDORE: Indefinite curfew was clamped in Ratlam city of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday afternoon following two separate incidents of firing on a woman Congress leader and Bajrang Dal leader and associated violence.The trail of violence started at 12.30pm,...

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India may not join US-led global coalition against ISIS

NEW YORK: With 40 of its nationals still in captivity in Iraq, India may not join the all — out efforts of the US in creating a global coalition against the Islamic State terror group for which President Barack Obama is expected to seek the support of...

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BJP attacks Nitish for mall inauguration despite adverse order

PATNA: Opposition BJP on Saturday made a scathing attack on the ruling JDU government in Bihar for the inauguration of a shopping mall by its legislator Anant Singh despite an adverse order of the municipal corporation."Anant Singh, considered as the...

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Rijiju makes aerial survey of flood-hit Assam, Meghalaya

GUWAHATI/SHILLONG: Union minister of state for home affairs Khiren Rijiju on Saturday made aerial surveys in flood-hit Assam and Meghalaya and promised central help for the two states where at least 70 people have died so far.The Union minister first...

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Bureaucracy is misleading government on education system: Congress leaders

AMRITSAR: Congress leaders have blamed on bureaucrats for allegedly misleading the government on rural education and have asked the ministers to do a reality check on their much hyped education scheme in Punjab especially in the border areas.District...

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CSIR selects 10 scientists for prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award

NEW DELHI: Ten scientists from across premier Indian research institutions have been selected for the country's prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award for the year 2014.This annual award is conferred to selected scientists for their outstanding works...

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Stop forcible land acquisition: Brinda Karath

VIJAYAWADA: Lashing out at chief minister Chandrababu Naidu for planning to acquire huge extents of lands from the farmers, CPM national leader Brinda Karath has said that women would be the worst victims of displacement of farmers. She threatened to...

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'Amma' supporters to maintain peace in Bangalore

BANGALORE: The AIADMK supporters in the state have pledged their co-operation and support to the police in maintaining law and order on Saturday.A special court would deliver its verdict on the disproportionate assets case against Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa...

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Karnataka state cabinet extends age limit for KAS candidates to 42

BANGALORE: The state cabinet on Friday decided to amend the rules and increase the upper age limit of the candidates appearing for gazetted probationers (KAS) examination by two years and give them an additional two attempts.It means, in future, the...

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Gujarat CM Anandiben Patel launches symbolic model of PM’s ‘Make in India’ campaign

AHMEDABAD: Chief minister Anandiben Patel too on Thursday launched the symbolic model of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to investors for 'Make in India' campaign at Gujarat level.Speaking at a conference of captains of industry at Mahatma Mandir...

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Indian Mujahideen men wanted to create Syria-Iraq situation in India: NIA

NEW DELHI: Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives were following the footsteps of global terrorist organization ISIS to create a situation in India similar to the one prevailing in Iraq and Syria, the NIA has told a court here.In an apparent reference to...

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CPIM blames Centre, UP government for unemployment among poor

LUCKNOW: Blaming both the Centre and state government for their inability to provide food and employment to the poor, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Thursday emphasised on the speedy implementation of the food safety law. Addressing a public...

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India ratifies a global treaty to phase out mercury products within 6 to 10 years

NEW DELHI: India will have to phase out mercury within six to 10 years as the country has ratified a global treaty - Minamata Convention - which makes it mandatory for the signatories to ban the use of the deadly nerve toxin in a phased manner.The move...

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NCP breaks 15-year-old alliance with Congress in Maharashtra

NEW DELHI: Barely an hour after the Shiv Sena and the BJP announced their split, the NCP on Thursday said it was breaking away from the Congress to fight the Maharashtra assembly polls alone."Congress declared seats without consulting alliance partners...

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Govt begins revision of skill development policy

NEW DELHI: Terming skill development and entrepreneurship "critical" for developing youth as productive workforce, the government on Wednesday said that it has initiated the process of revising the National Policy on skill development.The government...

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Supreme Court ruling on coal blocks likely to hit economy, India Inc says

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: The Supreme Court's mass cancellation of coal block licences will cause serious supply disruptions and accentuate the power crisis, and is likely to impact the economy by jeopardizing investments in the sector, India Inc said on Wednesday."The...

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India toughens its stand ahead of Peru climate talks

NEW DELHI: India told the UN Climate Summit that it was the West's fossil fuel-led model of industrialization that adversely impacted the climate and therefore the developed countries should help their poor counterparts deal with the threat of global...

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India’s Mars mission heats up competition for cheap satellite launches

NEW DELHI: India's low-cost mission to Mars successfully entered the red planet's orbit on Wednesday, crowning what Prime Minister Narendra Modi said was a "near impossible" push to become the only country to complete the trip on its maiden attempt.The...

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After scripting space history, Mangalyaan starts clicking images from Mars

BANGALORE: Scripting space history, India on Wednesday successfully placed its low-cost Mars spacecraft in orbit around the red planet in its very first attempt, breaking into an elite club of three nations.The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) spacecraft kept...

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Bureaucrat can't be victimized for crtiticizing govt: SC

NEW DELHI: A bureaucrat cannot be victimized for criticizing government before a judicial forum, as it does not amount to service misconduct, the Supreme Court has said while slapping a fine of Rs 5 lakh on Centre and UP government for harassing an IAS...

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Army’s Eastern Command wary of Chinese incursions in Arunachal

KOLKATA: With the standoff with China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) continuing in the Chumar sector of northeast Ladakh, the Indian Army's Eastern Command has gone into a state of readiness to check any incursion from across the Line of Actual Control...

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AAP not to contest Maharashtra assembly elections

MUMBAI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will not contest the October 15 assembly elections in Maharashtra, the party announced on Tuesday."The Lok Sabha election results brought a realisation that it is not possible to win elections without a strong grass...

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BSP chief Mayawati plays the upper caste card

LUCKNOW: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Monday distanced herself from the comments made by her party general secretary Swami Prasad Maurya against the people of the upper caste and said the comments made by Maurya were his own and should...

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PM greets people on 'Mahalaya'

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister NarendraModi on Tuesday greeted the nation on the auspicious occasion of 'Mahalaya' and hoped that the festive season brings peace and prosperity.'Mahalaya' marks the new moon, seven days before Durga Puja."Shubho Mahalaya!...

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German embassy to organize charity concert for Kashmir

NEW DELHI: The German embassy will organize a music concert, Ehsaas-e-Kashmir, to show solidarity and mobilize support for those ravaged by floods in the strife-torn valley.The concert will take place at the residence of the German ambassador to India,...

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Government, Google to launch PMO app contest

NEW DELHI: Google will collaborate with the Union government to launch a nationwide contest to develop a mobile app for the Prime Minister's office.On Monday, Google released a statement supporting and endorsing the PM's "digital India" programme. The...

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'Love jihad' is a social problem now embedded in religion: Uma Bharati

AHMEDABAD: Amid a raging debate over 'love jihad', senior BJP leader and union minister Uma Bharati on Monday said it is a "social problem" which has now come into the ambit of religion, and that "solution" to it can be found only by parents concerned...

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Youths claiming to be Varun's supporters protest outside BJP MP's house

ALLAHABAD: A group of youths, claiming to be supporters of BJP leader Varun Gandhi, on Mondya staged a protest in front of the house of local MP Shyama Charan Gupta here over the latter's reported statement wherein he had criticised the party's former...

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Japan to expedite study on Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train

NEW DELHI: Going ahead with the ambitious bullet train plan, Japan and India on Monday agreed to expedite the ongoing study for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed rail corridor.Akihiro Ohta, Japan's Minister for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism...

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Vice President Hamid Ansari lauds achievements of Catholic Association of South Kanara

MANGALORE: "Our country faces many challenges, of which none is bigger than poverty and unemployment," said Vice President of India M Hamid Ansari.He was speaking after inaugurating the centenary celebrations - valedictory functions of the Catholic Association...

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Youth found hanging at former JD(U) MP's house

SAHARSA (Bihar): The body of a youth was found hanging at the house of former JD(U) MP Dinesh Chandra Yadav on Sunday in Saharsa town of Bihar.Saharsa superintendent of police Pankaj Sinha said the deceased has been identified as Pallav Jha (28), a neighbour...

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Vrindawan widows ignore Hema's "outsider" remarks, embark on a trip to Kolkata

LUCKNOW: Days after the alleged controversial "outsiders" remark by the actor turn politician Hema Malini, at least five dozen widows living in Vrindavan, virtually unfazed by the statement of the Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament are packing...

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Is Akhilesh favouring private companies at the cost of power consumers?

LUCKNOW: UP Power Corporation Limited allowing Reliance and Bajaj to import coal for power generation and justify the higher price of power they have proposed to supply the state in 2014-15, has raised concerns over Akhilesh Yadav government favouring...

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Whose all portraits could be displayed at Tamil Nadu govt offices?

CHENNAI: The chief minister's portraits are displayed at most government offices in Tamil Nadu, no matter whether it is the AIADMK rule or the DMK rule. The pictures of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi, first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru could...

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BJP, Shiv Sena yet to agree on seat sharing

MUMBAI: A day after saving their 25-year alliance from splitting, the BJP and the Shiv Sena were yet to reach an agreement on seat-sharing for the October 15 Maharashtra assembly elections, on Saturday.The Sena has now proposed a new formula for the...

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