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October 6, 2012 4:28 PM

LPG price hiked by Rs 11.42 per cylinder

The Cooking gas - LPG- price has been hiked by 11.42 rupees per cylinder. This follows government decision to raise commission paid to the dealers. Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry today issued orders raising commission paid to LPG dealers from 25.83 rupees per 14.2-kg cylinder to 37.25 rupees. Th...

October 6, 2012 2:32 PM

Karnataka Bandh paralyses normal life

Karnataka Bandh called by pro-Kannada organisations in protest against release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu has paralysed normal life in Bangalore, Mysore, Mandya, Hassan and Chamrajnagar districts. Roads wore a deserted look as heavy police presence kept vigil at key locations. Shops and business...

October 6, 2012 1:57 PM

Former TN Minister Ponmudi arrested

In Tamil Nadu, former DMK Minister K Ponmudi was arrested today from his house at Villupuram. Police sources say that he was arrested for illegal sand quarrying which had reportedly led to a loss of 28 crore 37 lakh rupees to the exchequer. Ponmudi was Higher education minister in the former DMK gov...

October 6, 2012 1:55 PM

Karnataka Bandh paralyses normal life in many districts

Karnataka Bandh called by pro-Kannada organisations in protest against release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu has paralysed normal life in Bangalore, Mysore, Mandya, Hassan and Chamrajnagar districts. Roads wore a deserted look as heavy police presence kept vigil at key locations. Shops and business...

October 5, 2012 8:26 PM

Rahul stresses need for empowering Panchayats in J&K

Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has stressed the need for empowering Panchayats in Jammu and Kashmir . Addressing state level panchayat conference in Srinagar today, he said that even if state government finds it difficult to incorporate 73rd constitutional amendment directly, it can bring i...

October 5, 2012 8:25 PM

SC orders to halt mining operations in 90 mines in Goa

Supreme Court has ordered to halt the Mining operations in all the 90 mines in Goa. The order was pronounced by the Apex Court on the basis of the Justice M B Shah Commission report which estimated a whopping Rs.35,000 crore to the exchequer due to illegal mining in the last 12 years.Mining companie...

October 5, 2012 12:39 PM

Dhanush,naval version of Prithvi short-range ballistic missile, test-fired

India successfully test-fired nuclear capable Dhanush, the naval version of Prithvi short-range ballistic missile, from a warship off Odisha coast today. The indigenously developed naval version of the Prithvi short-range ballistic missile has a strike range of up to 350 km and can carry 500 kg of c...

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