Around five more tail-end grid connected solar power plants will become operational by the end of this year. “Apart from the two solar plants around Delhi, one will come up in Karnataka, one in Punjab and the fifth one in Rajasthan,” a
In the "development offensive" against the Maoists, the Panchayat’s (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act (PESA) is the crucial weapon, but the states affected by leftwing extremism are doing precious little to implement this law -- s
The ruling BJP in Karnataka today asked the Centre to amend Article 371 to provide for special economic powers to remove regional imbalance in parts of North Karnataka and opposed appointment of a tribunal to adjudicate sharing of Mahadayi river w
An Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) was removed from field duties for alleged negligence in dealing with a case related to disrobing of two women at Chayan village by a group of 8-10 persons, police said. The action against the ASI, T
Hundreds of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) employees today began their two-day `sit-in` in front of the Sanchar Bhawan here demanding transfers for rural employees as per their choice. Ghanshyam Wagh and Jabbar Shaikh of the BS
Observing that terrorism poses the "most serious" threat to the world, India today pressed for "decisive" action by the international community to dismantle the infrastructure of terror groups and end the menace. Addres
Anguished over the trial court`s verdict in the Bhopal gas tragedy, an NGO working for the survivors of the world`s worst industrial disaster that killed over 15,000 people, today said it will challenge the judgement in Madhya Pradesh High Court a
A day after the Chief Judicial Magistrate Mohan P Tiwari delivered his judgement in the Bhopal Gas Disaster case, the city continues to seethe with anger at the sentences given to the accused. The Bhopal Gas Disaster is said to be t
The alleged fake encounter in Machil dominated the meetings Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had with leaders of various political parties here with some of them calling it as a "national shame" and an incident which had affected the politi
MDMK founder Vaiko and leaders of CPI and VCK were detained today when they attempted to stage demonstrations at different places here to protest Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa`s visit to the country. Rajapaksa is scheduled to arri
On Tuesday, Delhi became a signatory to ‘the global campaign on making cities resilient’. The campaign has been launched by the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction in collaboration with the National Institute of D
As part of strengthening surveillance, a closed circuit TV system was commissioned today at the high security central prison here by Kerala home minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan. The CCTV connected by 22 cameras installed in key locat
Government today expressed satisfaction over progress of the work on National Population Register and census enumeration exercise, noting that data collection has been completed in several states and Union Territories. It appealed t
Kashmiri separatist amalgam Hurriyat Conference today remained cool to the latest offer of talks by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, saying government should change its approach and look into the root of the problem in the border state.
President of two organisations, which had launched an indefinite economic blockade on national highways in Manipur since April 12, have been declared `wanted` by the state government with a cash reward of rupees one lakh each on their heads.
Work was affected in various courts in the district following a five-day strike by lawyers to protest the Allahabad High Court`s order reducing the summer vacation of civil advocates by 15 days. Ghaziabad District Judge Vishnu Chand
Media persons today urged Orissa chief minister Naveen Patnaik to take stern action against the concerned police officials allegedly involved in misbehaving and heckling media persons while discharging their duties at Bangamunda near here yesterda
Law minister Veerappa Moily today said the case against former Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson in connection with the Bhopal gas tragedy was not closed. "As far as Anderson is concerned, the case is not closed," Moily
Capt Gustav Baldauf, the first chief operating officer of Air India, today said the government was clear that the ailing national carrier has to be turned around, noting that detailed plans, including adding new destinations, have been prepared fo
Vice President Hamid Ansari has made a strong pitch for an international legal regime against terrorism, saying the menace knows no boundaries and seriously threatens global peace and security. The recent incidents of terrorism in India an
