In the wake of the Maoist attack on a train in West Bengal today, Railways are considering halting night operations in five Maoist-hit states. "We are discussing the issue of suspending night operation during the night time in Orissa,
Railway minister Mamata Banerjee today suspected the involvement of Maoists in the derailment of the Gyaneshwari express today as the incident comes on the first day of the `black week` being observed by the Naxals. Banerjee, who rushed to
Sixty-eight passengers of a Mumbai-bound express train were killed and 200 injured in a Maoist attack here early today that derailed 13 coaches, five of which were hit by a goods train coming from the opposite direction. Maoist-back
The Madras High Court bench here today directed UGC and two others to fix uniform price for applications and prospectus sold by self-financing colleges, Deemed Universities and Institutes offering self-financing courses in Tamil Nadu.
Community policing initiated in the three Naxal-affected districts of Uttar Pradesh was showing good results and had helped restore the faith of the people in the force, a top state police official said today. Relations between the
Government is planning to launch a special scheme to provide a number of facilities, including insurance cover and housing, to nearly 55 lakh teachers in the country. The broad aspects of the scheme was discussed at a high-level mee
Life Insurance Corporation of India, the market leader in insurance sector, cannot charge any fee for transfer or assignment of its policies, the Bombay High Court has held. The court conceded that transfer of policy (such as its sale, or
The Air Corporation Employees Union (ACEU), which spearheaded the two-day strike in Air India, today threatened another such action from June 12 charging the management with conspiring to instigate trouble and later declare a lockout in the nation
Tamil Nadu government today reduced power cut to industries from the present 30 per cent to 20 per cent. An official press release said the chief minister M Karunanidhi, ordering the reduction, had instructed the state electricity board to
More than 20 per cent Mizo smokers have kicked out the habit in the past one decade, raising hopes that Mizoram will shake off the ignominy of being the topper among states in tobacco consumption. A survey conducted by the Mizoram State To
Accusing civil aviation minister Praful Patel of being responsible for the state of affairs in Air India, the CPI(M) today demanded immediate revocation of the order to derecognise the unions and sacking of employees for going on a flash strike.
Hours after crushing the two-day old strike by Air India employees, the state-owned airline de-recognised two major trade unions and sealed their offices across the country. The airline gradually restored normalcy since morning though 25 f
Veteran Gandhian Chunibhai Vaidya has opposed the proposed `Mahatma Mandir` in the state saying the Father of the Nation himself was against the concept of huge monuments. "We are opposed to `Mahatma Mandir` as Gandhiji himself was op
Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) has said that the state government has prepared a plan with an estimated amount of Rs 30 crore to control the Naxalite activities in the state. "The state government has prepared a compr
Air India would be sending a team of lawyers and officials to Mangalore to facilitate the compensation claims filed by families of victims of last week`s air crash. "We are sending a team to take care of compensation claims filed by t
Amidst signs of normality returning to the Darjeeling hills which saw an outburst of anger following Gorkha leader Madan Tamang`s killing, central interlocutor for tripartite talks Vijay Madan met GJM chief Bimal Gurung. Madan met Gurung l
India today sought China`s support for its bid for a permanent seat in the UN Security Council during a meeting between President Pratibha Patil and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao here. Patil, who arrived here yesterday on a six-day visit to C
Ending months of wait by BJP leaders and activists, Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh has announced the appointment of chairpersons to nine corporations and boards of the state government. Singh has appointed senior BJP leader and ML
After catering to BPL families, Chhattisgarh Government is now planning to launch a subsidised foodgrain scheme for the people living above poverty line (APL) in the state. Under the scheme, APL families would be provided rice at th
Raising serious questions about the military leadership in the 1999 Kargil war, the Armed Forces Tribunal has indicted a former Lieutenant General for showing bias towards a Brigadier playing down his achievements and for falsifying accounts of ba
