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August 12, 2010 7:37 PM

TC demands probe into Mamta’s convoy car accident

The Trinamool Congress members today demanded a probe into an accident involving a truck and a car in the convoy of the Railway Minister Ms Mamta Banerjee when she was travelling to Kolkata two days ago. Raising the issue during zero hour in Lok Sabha the party leader Sudip Bandhopadhya said that in...

August 12, 2010 7:27 PM

SC to Centre: Distribute foodgrains left out in open among poor

The Supreme Court today advised the Centre to distribute foodgrains, which is left out in the open due to short of storage facility, among the poor free of cost instead of allowing it to rot.A bench headed by Justice Dalveer Bhandari also asked the Centre to ensure food security at least for the Bel...

August 12, 2010 7:09 PM

26/11: Court defers hearing on Kasab’s death sentence till 30 August

The Bombay High Court today deferred till the 30th of this month the hearing on confirmation of death sentence awarded to convicted terrorist Ajmal Kasab in the Mumbai terror attack case. The court asked lawyers Amin Solkar and Farhana Shah to expedite filing of Kasab's appeal against the death...

August 12, 2010 7:08 PM

TRAI to plug loopholes to prevent consumers from telemarketeers

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India today said that all possible steps should be taken to plug the loopholes to prevent consumers' database from getting disclosed to telemarketeers. Addressing the media after an open house discussion with consumers, tele marketeers and service providers o...

August 12, 2010 4:54 PM

SC gives three months more to CBI to complete probe into Soharabuddin case

The Supreme Court has granted three months' extension to CBI to complete its investigation in the Soharabuddin encounter case.The apex court has also turned down former Gujarat Home Minister Amit Shah's plea for recall of its Jan 12 order for a CBI probe into allegation that one of the jud...

August 12, 2010 4:31 PM

Bill to amend Jharkhand Panchayati Raj act 2001 introduce in LS

A Bill to amend that Jharkhand Panchayati Raj act 2001 was today introduced in the Lok Sabha. The amendment is necessary to incorporate the provision for 50 percent reservation of seats and offices of chairpersons for women. The Panchayati Raj elections could not be held in 2005 because of various r...

August 12, 2010 4:31 PM

BJP demands caste based census on pattern of head count

The BJP today demanded caste based census on the pattern of head count. Talking to reporters in New Delhi the party spokesman , Mr Gopinath Munde said that the party does not favour the government proposal of conducting the census on the basis of biometric system. He said that the new system is leng...

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