CITIES NEWS - Page 20816

Housing Board to construct LIG,MIG houses in seven citiesSubscriber Only

January 6, 2009 01:58 IST

The Gujarat Housing Board has come up with a project to provide low-cost housing to lower and middle income groups in the state.

With Astroturf promise,BHA plans gala Beighton Cup in Sept-OctSubscriber Only

January 6, 2009 01:57 IST

Bengal hockey bigwig and former Olympian Gurbux Singh is quite optimistic over news that Kolkatas SAI complex will finally have the much-awaited Astroturf laid out sometime in the middle of this year.

Keep natl players out of local leagues?Subscriber Only

January 6, 2009 01:56 IST

At a time when the coaches of the countrys I-League clubs flatly shot down chief national coach Bob Houghtons advice of not playing popular players in local leagues...

ESIS hospitals have funds,patients; but no doctorsSubscriber Only

January 6, 2009 01:56 IST

While revenue of around Rs 50 crore generated under the state's Employees State Insurance Scheme is lying unused...

Anyone for Rawalpindi Express?Subscriber Only

January 6, 2009 01:55 IST

Call it an after-effect of the global financial meltdown,or the fast-increasing tendency to knock off Pakistani names off the roster.

Gujarat on a high with the sale of legal liquorSubscriber Only

January 6, 2009 01:54 IST

Liquor is prohibited in Gujarat. Yet,in Vadodara,there exists a full-fledged business of making indigenous liquor essence of prominent alcoholic labels that are sold in the city.

Residents beat up drunken cop for allegedly molesting teenagerSubscriber Only

January 6, 2009 01:53 IST

In a brazen molestation attempt,a city policeman,Bhupendrasinh Raol,allegedly misbehaved with a 17-year-old schoolgirl,Preety Rajput,on Monday.

Diamond toll rises: Surat polisher becomes 15th worker to commit suicideSubscriber Only

January 6, 2009 01:52 IST

Another diamond polisher committed suicide by consuming poison in his house at Katargam in Surat,on Sunday.

Trickster who offered fake job letters to youths heldSubscriber Only

January 6, 2009 01:52 IST

Police arrested 28-year-old Sudam Chakraborty,who had duped several people by posing as a senior manager of Google India,on Monday.

Prepare students to look beyond short-term achievements: GandhiSubscriber Only

January 6, 2009 01:51 IST

Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi has urged heads of schools and teachers to prepare students in a way that they do not look for short term achievements and instead focus on long term goals.

New policy fails to erase diamond industrys woesSubscriber Only

January 6, 2009 01:50 IST

It seems joblessness is pushing the diamond workers of the city to the world of crime. According to sources,a few youths arrested recently by the police for their involvement in criminal activities were found to be diamond workers who had lost their jobs.

Three arrested for CPM-RSP clashSubscriber Only

January 6, 2009 01:49 IST

A day after clash between local CPM and RSP workers which had left 17 people injured in Basanti in South 24 Parganas,police arrested three people on Monday.

Draft spoke big of CSR,policy does a somersaultSubscriber Only

January 6, 2009 01:48 IST

Less than four months after its draft industrial policy held forth the need to make Corporate Social Responsibility effective for the sake of the state population...

Centre rules out change in NCTE rules,PTTI crisis continuesSubscriber Only

January 6, 2009 01:48 IST

With no immediate relief in sight,Primary Teachers Training Institute students have called off their hungerstrike.

Modi doesnt promise the moon,but targets meltdown miracleSubscriber Only

January 6, 2009 01:47 IST

The new industrial policy of the state announced barely a week ahead of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit-09,by the Minister of State for Industry,Saurabh Patel,is high on promises and low on specifics.

4 Bangladeshi criminals arrested from GariaSubscriber Only

January 6, 2009 01:46 IST

Acting on a tip-off,a Criminal Investigation Department team arrested four Bangladesh nationals...

Trinamool,SFI supporters clash at Behala CollegeSubscriber Only

January 6, 2009 01:45 IST

Clashes between students owing allegiance to Trinamool and the Students Federation of India were reported at the Behala College...

Truckers go on nationwide strike after talksSubscriber Only

January 6, 2009 01:44 IST

The nation-wide strike of transport operators began peacefully in Gujarat on Monday after talks with the Central government remained inconclusive till Sunday night.

City-bound trains get delayed by 12 hrsSubscriber Only

January 6, 2009 01:43 IST

Owing to dense fog,the Howrah and Sealdah-bound Rajdhani Express were delayed by more than 12 hours on Monday.

Mayor wants police to act tough on hawkersSubscriber Only

January 6, 2009 01:42 IST

Mayor Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya is unhappy that in spite of his dictum to Kolkata police to remove all the illegal structures from the city roads and footpaths there has been no visible difference.

Mayor shows no sign of moving slow on water metersSubscriber Only

January 6, 2009 01:40 IST

After mentioning clearly about the imposition of water service charge in 2008 budget of Kolkata Municipal Corporation...

The ProducerSubscriber Only

January 6, 2009 01:40 IST

Forbidden Films is the name of Abhay Deols just-launched banner. The actor wants to chart the forbidden territory with it,it seems.

The Road AheadSubscriber Only

January 6, 2009 01:39 IST

At Christies,MF Husains diptych Battle of Ganga and Jamuna came under the hammer for over Rs 6 crore in March...

Buddha wants his own man at Raj BhavanSubscriber Only

January 6, 2009 01:39 IST

The Left Front government in the state,which has faced criticism from Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi on several occasions,wants a person of its choice as the next occupant at Raj Bhavan.

Down on His LuckSubscriber Only

January 6, 2009 01:37 IST

If you remember Gaurav Kapur,it would be for his pranks and antics that once passed off as veejaying on television,not for the blink-and-you-would-miss appearances in movies.