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Naxal founder Kanu Sanyal dies

Kanu Sanyal, one of the founder members of Naxalite movement, was found hanging at his residence at Seftullajote village, 25 km from here, today. 78-year-old Sanyal, a bachelor, was suffering from old age related ailments. The body

Childhood in pits: digging diamonds, getting TB

Children in the age group of five to 14 working in mines are exposed to numerous health hazards which cut short their life, says a report. It also says that children carry the burden of parents’ illness who generally suffer from tuberculosis

“Lack of post offices, banks delays NREGA wage payment”

While the centre has lambasted the state governments for the delay in payments of wages to NREGA workers, the states have blamed the lack of an adequate number of post offices and banks, through which the payments are made, as the major hindrance

New biotech policy in the offing for Bihar

Bihar`s NDA government has decided to formulate a new bio-technology policy to help develop agriculture and livestock resources of the state, Deputy Chief Minister S K Modi said on Tuesday. Modi said assistance of experts and technical ins

NHRC orders relief for fake encounter victims

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the Delhi government to give Rs.5 lakh to the families of Mandeep Singh and Vicky alias Vivek, killed in a fake encounter by the Delhi Police, despite the criminal case pending in the court.

J&K compensates killed Kashmiri Pandits` relative

Jammu and Kashmir government has disbursed Rs 2.19 crores to the next of kin of Kashmiri Pandits killed in militancy in the Valley, the state Assembly was informed on Tuesday. An ex-gratia relief of Rs one lakh has been paid to each family

Focus on green energy - Farooq Abdullah

New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah  on Tuesday said the country should develop and patronize green energy on a massive scale as it deserved to be given high priority in the current context of global warming to save mankind.

Cash at judge`s door: SC clams up

In the midst of a raging controversy over closure of the `cash-at-judge`s-door` case, the Supreme Court, which had denied that CBI had approached the Chief Justice, now says the information is "confidential". The Court was replyi

10% growth ke liye kuch bhi karega! PM plans big push

Aiming at an annual 10 per cent growth, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said investment in infrastructure sector should be doubled to an ambitious USD one trillion (Rs 41 lakh crore) during the 12th Five Year Plan ending 2017 from the cur

SIT chief switches his phone off

R K Raghavan, who is heading the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT), was not available for his reaction to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi`s "open letter to the countrymen" Monday evening. Many journal

LPG gets dearer in Delhi post-budget

Meals are going to get costlier for Delhites with the government subsidy of Rs 40 on LPG gone. State finance minister A K Walia on Monday announced the withdrawal of the subsidy during the budget presentation. Thus, the price of a 14.2 lit

Looking for a bed in AIIMS? You are not really serious, are you?

A thin, torn blanket over a plastic sheet is spread on the pavement outside AIIMS OPD. Among the travel bags, folded bed sheets and CT scan reports lay five-year-old Shyamali. A big lump on the left side of her forehead is the reason she lay still

SC stays Reddy bros mining activities, says come clean

In a major setback to Karnataka`s minister-cum mining magnates-- Reddy brothers, the Supreme Court on Monday stayed all their mining operations in Andhra Pradesh and asked them to "come clean" on their alleged illegal activities.

UP HC rejects plea for CBI probe into Maya`s currency-garland

The Allahabad High Court on Monday dismissed a petition seeking a CBI probe into alleged expenses of about Rs 200 crore, including currency note garland of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, during the recent BSP `maharally` here. The

Let your mobile show you around Delhi

"In which direction I have to go for Rang Mahal in Lal Quila, what other attractions are there in Qutub Minar and what is the significance of Purana Quila?" For all these questions visitors will not have to depend on tourist guides. Come

Maya our "living goddess": BSP

Describing Mayawati as a "living goddess", the ruling BSP in Uttar Pradesh, facing a hail of criticism over the garland issue, says it will continue to weigh her party supremo with gold and silver. The party will continue to feli

24X7 water supply leads to better public health

Indian cities produce more water than many other cities in the world but continuous or 24x7 water supply is still a distant dream, said V Srinivasa Chary, director, Centre for Energy, Environment, Urban Governance and Infrastructure Development, A

You got the date wrong, Modi tells “purveyors of untruth”

Responding to criticism from the Congress, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has said that he has not been summoned by the Supreme Court-appointed SIT for questioning on March 21, as reported in the media. He has, however, offered no clarificat

US nuke "promise" to Pak shocks BJP

The Bhartiya Janata Party on Monday expressed shock over the US`s reported offer to ink with Pakistan a civil nuclear deal despite admitting it as "an unreliable nuclear state vulnerable to nuclear pilferage by non-state actors" (read te

Modi not running away from law says BJP

The Bhartiya Janata Party on Monday defended Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who did not appear before the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT), asserting that he is "not running away from the law." &quo

Visionary Talk: Amitabh Gupta, Pune Police Commissioner with Kailashnath Adhikari, MD, Governance Now


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