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Four charred as car catches fire near Ambala

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:13:56 GMT

Four persons including three of a family were charred to death when the car in which they were travelling caught fire after colliding with a tree on Ambala-Barara road late Wednesday night. All victims were residents of Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh.

Betting case Mumbai Police in Chennai to quiz BCCI chiefs soninlaw Guru Meiyappan

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:10:19 GMT

The Mumbai Police today reached Chennai to question Chennai Super Kings ‘principal’ Gurunath Meiyappan, the son-in-law of team owner and BCCI chief N Srinivasan, in the spot-fixing scandal. HT reports. Who is Gurunath Meiyappan? | Vindoo was invited to match by Gurunath: Police | Court diaries

Minister acts over vulgar books mum on forced supply

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:58:30 GMT

Punjab education minister Sikander Singh Maluka on Wednesday suspended Surjit Singh Khuram, district education officer (DEO), Bathinda, for showing laxity in the matter of allegedly vulgar content of books supplied to schools.

Brutal attack on British soldier heightens terror fears in London

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:13:53 GMT

Two men with butcher knives hacked a man to death yeasterday near a London military barrack and one of the attackers then went on video to explain the crime - shouting political statements, gesturing with bloodied hands and waving a meat cleaver.
'British soldier' killed in suspected Islamist attack

Srinagar wanted LeT militant killed in encounter

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:57:46 GMT

Security forces killed a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant in a gunfight in the heart of Jammu and Kashmir capital Srinagar on Thursday morning, police said. "Hilal Moulvi of LeT was killed in an encounter with police in Narparistan (Fatah Kadal) area of old Srinagar city," Syed Ashiq Bukhari, senior superintendent of police (SSP), Srinagar, said.

With Cong support ray of hope for PPP

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:09:54 GMT

The People's Party of Punjab (PPP), which drew a blank in the 2012 assembly polls, put up a decent show in the May 19 block samiti and zila parishad polls, thanks largely to its seat adjustment with the main opposition party, the Congress.

Jind rape case Villagers to send children to school

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:38:13 GMT

Residents of Farain Kalan village and Farain Khurd village of Jind district have agreed to send children to school from Thursday.

DSGMC general house gives nod to memorial

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:32:01 GMT

The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) on Wednesday announced to build a memorial to victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in the national capital. The memorial would come up in the sanctum sanctorum of Gurdwara Rakabganj Sahib, adjacent to Parliament House.

Triple murder solved as accused arrested

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:21:19 GMT

The Ludhiana (rural) police claim to have solved the triple murder of NRI Shingara Singh (70) of Abbuwal village of Sudhar, his wife Manjit Kaur (65) and sister-in-law Surjit Kaur (55) with the arrest of 21-year-old Akash Kumar of the same village.

Man kills friend for voting against Cong

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:16:53 GMT

Following the recent zila parishad and block samiti elections, a Congress supporter allegedly killed his friend, a SAD supporter, for not voting for the Congress candidate.Both were having drinks on Tuesday evening when they had an altercation.

Kith and kin of leaders make fortune in ZP polls

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:22:56 GMT

The just-concluded zila parishad polls in Punjab have provided a foothold to family members of leaders of the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). In Ludhiana, Akali MLA Darshan Singh Shivalik's son Harpreet Singh Shivalik and MLA, Manpreet Singh Ayali's younger brother Harbir Singh Ayali won their respective zila parishad seats.

GS Bali offers to resign from Himachal cabinet

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:59:35 GMT

State transport minister GS Bali caused a flutter in political circles of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday after talks of him offering to resign from the state cabinet surfaced.

Bajwa fails to turn the tide for Cong

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:22:39 GMT

As expected, the Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (SAD-BJP) alliance swept the zila parishad and block samiti polls in Punjab, giving no respite to the Congress, which is still licking its wounds after successive defeats in the assembly polls, municipal elections and two assembly byelections.

No renovation of government buildings built before 1947 without NOC

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:27:53 GMT

The Punjab government on Wednesday issued a notification making it mandatory for all government departments to seek permission from the cultural affairs department before renovating any government building constructed before 1947.

Badal asks Congress to accept defeat with grace

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:12:49 GMT

Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Wednesday advised Congress leaders to accept defeat in the zila parishad and block samiti polls with "grace, humility and democratic dignity."

Geetika suicide Court notice on Chaddhas plea

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:11:02 GMT

The Delhi high court on Wednesday issued notice to police on a plea of Haryana's former minister Gopal Goyal Kanda's employee Aruna Chaddha against the framing of fresh charge of abetment of rape against her in the Geetika suicide case.

Dharampals executionnbspextended now till July 10

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:32:18 GMT

The Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday extended its stay on the execution of a murder convict, Dharampal Singh, 45, lodged in the Ambala central jail, till July 10.

Jessica case actor Shyan faces trial for perjury

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:24:30 GMT

Bollywood actor Shyan Munshi and ballistic expert PS Manocha were slapped with perjury charges by the Delhi high court on Wednesday, which ordered their prosecution for going back on their statements in the murder trial of model Jessica Lall.

Gurgaon has lowest sex ratio in Haryana

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:52:43 GMT

Gurgaon the most progressive city of Haryana has figured among districts having lowest sex ratio even as overall sex ratio of Haryana has increased to 879.

Minor raped in Jind accused held

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:24:36 GMT

A minor girl was allegedly raped by a youth at Narwana town in Jind district, police said today. The rapist has been identified as Kuldeep of Narwana town.

US Sikh Caucus calls on FBI to track hate crimes

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:53:15 GMT

In the face of continued violence against Sikhs, the bipartisan American Congressional Sikh Caucus asked the Department of Justice to include an anti-Sikh hate crime category on the Hate Crime Incident Report.

India seeks access to Rana and Headley from US

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:50:36 GMT

India has sought access from the US to the 26/11 attack convict David Headley and his accomplice Tahawwur Rana, both of whom were sentenced by a Chicago court after being found guilty of terror charges.

Punjab Haryana reel under heat wave conditions

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:34:35 GMT

Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh today continued to reel under sizzling temperatures as severe heat wave continued to sweep the region. According to the MeT Department sources, the maximum temperatures across the two states today were set to hover between 42-46 degrees Celsius.

Spotfixing CSK owners kin under Mumbai Police scanner

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:21 GMT

A relative of the owner of T20 League team CSK with whom Vindoo, arrested in connection with the spot-fixing case, was in frequent touch, is under the scanner of Mumbai Police. I'm innocent, never indulged in spot-fixing: Sreesanth | Brother claims Vindoo is clean

Portrait of Ghadar party leader unveiled in US

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:49:21 GMT

A portrait of Ghadar Movement leader Kartar Singh Sarabha was unveiled in the Indian consulate in San Francisco in recognition of his significant contribution towards the country's freedom struggle.