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Rajdhani engine derails, sabotage not ruled out

Monday, August 30, 2010 at 2:17 pm

Latest Update News About Passengers of the Howrah-bound Rajdhani Express escaped unhurt today when the engine derailed at a station in Hooghly district with the Railways not ruling out sabotage as 300 pandoral clips on the tracks were found removed. The New Delhi-Howrah Rajdhani Express was at a slow speed while it was passing through a platform of the Baruipara station, around 27 km from Kolkata,... Read more »

CWG: Some agencies were over ambitious, says Dikshit

Saturday, August 28, 2010 at 1:19 pm

Latest Update News About Scrambling to complete unfinished Commonwealth Games projects, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has admitted that some of the agencies were “over ambitious” in trying to improve infrastructure and beautify the city ahead of the mega sporting event. Blaming the incessant rains for delays in completion of projects, the Chief Minister, however, sounded confident of delivering... Read more »

Jnaneswari sabotage: Maoist leader killed in encounter

Friday, August 27, 2010 at 10:50 am

Latest Update News About In a major success for security forces, Maoist-backed PCPA leader Umakanta Mahato, a prime suspect in the Jnaneswari train sabotage case, was killed by the joint forces during an encounter in West Midnapore district in the wee hours today. Acting on a specific tip-off from locals that Mahato, who was carrying a reward of Rs one lakh on his head, was hiding with a squad at Mohanpur... Read more »

Land acquisition: UP farmers to hold protest march in Delhi

Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 10:16 am

Latest Update News About Thousands of disgruntled farmers led by Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) will on Thursday hold a massive rally in the national capital to protest against the acquisition of their land for the Yamuna Expressway.The farmers are pressing for higher compensation for their lands acquired for the Yamuna Expressway and want the Centre to amend the Land Acquisition Act. According to reports,... Read more »

Nepalese passenger plane with 14 on board crashes

Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at 2:39 pm

Latest Update News About A Nepalese passenger plane with 14 people on board, including six foreigners, crashed into the hills in bad weather near Kathmandu this morning shortly after taking off from here. The aircraft of private Agni Airlines, carrying 11 passengers and three crew members, crashed near Shikharpur village in Makawarnur district, about 80 kilometers south of Kathmandu. The German-built... Read more »

N-liability bill: Fresh changes may trigger new row

Sunday, August 22, 2010 at 10:49 am

Latest Update News About Government has brought some new changes to the Civil Nuclear Liability Bill that are likely to trigger a fresh controversy as these could be seen as diluting the right of recourse of operator to seek damages from supplier in the event of an accident. One of the 18 amendments cleared by the Union Cabinet on Saturday suggests that an accident in a nuclear plant should have occurred... Read more »

Those guilty of corruption in CWG not to be spared: Sonia

Thursday, August 19, 2010 at 2:58 pm

Latest Update News About With allegations of corruption plaguing the Commonwealth Games, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today said those found guilty will be punished after the event. Terming the Commonwealth Games as a matter of national pride, she said the Games were not related to any political party or individual. “It was a matter of national pride and efforts should be made to hold them... Read more »

Madani remanded in police custody till August 26

Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at 12:18 pm

Latest Update News About PDP leader Abdul Nasser Madani has been remanded in police custody till August 26 by a magistrate here in connection with the 2008 Bangalore serial blast case. After his arrest in Kollam by Karnataka Police, Madani was flown in here Tuesday night and produced before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Venkatesh R Hulagi at his residence. The court granted custody on conditions... Read more »

PM announces Rs 125 cr relief for cloudburst victims

Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 2:32 pm

Latest Update News About India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday announced a Rs 125 crore relief packaged for the Leh cloudburst victims and said all houses destroyed by the natural calamity will be reconstructed within the next two-and-a-half months. Singh, who arrived here on a day-long visit to take stock of relief and rehabilitation undertaken in the aftermath of flash floods in this... Read more »

Curfew clamped in several areas in Kashmir Valley

Monday, August 16, 2010 at 2:05 pm

Latest Update News About Curfew remained clamped today in several areas of the Kashmir Valley where a strike called by separatists disrupted normal life. Curfew is in force in Srinagar, Anantnag, Bijbehara, Sopore, Kupwara, Trehgam and Bandipora, police said. It said restrictions on the movement of people have been imposed in other areas including Hyderpora in Budgam and Sumbal in Bandipora. The restrictions... Read more »