CITIES NEWS - Page 13530

Raja Bhaiyya,wife booked for forgerySubscriber Only

June 29, 2013 06:02 IST

A case of forgery and cheating has been registered at Lucknows Aliganj police station against former minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiyya and his wife Bhanvi Kumari on the complaint of his former public relations officer (PRO) Rajeev Kumar Yadav.

Lost in Kedarnath,10-year-old girl returns home to Kanpur via GwaliorSubscriber Only

June 29, 2013 05:55 IST

A 10-year-old girl,who was separated from her relatives in Kedarnath and was left alone,reached home in Kanpur with the help of a Gwalior-based lawyer last Tuesday.

PIL seeks relief for damaged cropsSubscriber Only

June 29, 2013 05:54 IST

A resident of Amreli district,Gobarbhai Savalia,has moved the Gujarat High Court (HC) with a public interest litigation seeking direction to the state government to form a policy for giving compensation to farmers whose crops are damaged by wild animals like pigs and blue bulls.

Bypass stir: 100-odd farmers held,freedSubscriber Only

June 29, 2013 05:52 IST

Amidst protests by farmers against acquisition of their agricultural land,NHAI and district administration of Junagadh continued survey for constructing a new bypass road for National Highway 8D near Junagadh on Thursday.

Mistry to visit UP today for stocktakingSubscriber Only

June 29, 2013 05:50 IST

On a mission to set in order the state Congress in Uttar Pradesh,newly appointed AICC general secretary Madhusudan Mistry will meet party MLAs,zonal in-charges and co-ordinators to get a first-hand assessment to help chalk out the partys strategy for 2014 Lok Sabha polls.

MoEF panel puts Adani firm at Kandla port in dock,HC hearing todaySubscriber Only

June 29, 2013 05:49 IST

A seven-member committee formed by the Union Ministry of Environment & Forest (MoEF) has submitted a report before the Gujarat High Court (HC) saying corporate giant Adanis subsidiary Adani Kandla Bulk Terminal Private Limited has caused a lot of damage to the local ecology through its work for expansion of Kandla Port in Kutch district.

Airport staff ask Mamata to oppose privatisation bidSubscriber Only

June 29, 2013 05:48 IST

All employee unions of the N S C Bose International Airport here jointly formed a forum on Friday and requested Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to write to the Union Civil Aviation ministry to oppose the move of the airports privatisation.

Modi meets Uddhav in Mumbai,wins him overSubscriber Only

June 29, 2013 05:47 IST

Gujarat CM Narendra Modi met Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray Thursday to resolve differences in the saffron alliance before the 2014 Parliament and state Assembly elections.

Briefly StateSubscriber Only

June 29, 2013 05:46 IST

Fortnight-long program for LGBTs

Surat cops get wanted naxalSubscriber Only

June 29, 2013 05:44 IST

The police on Thursday produced a suspected naxal,recently arrested in Andhra Pradesh,in a city court,which sent him to police custody till June 29.

Land woes hurting security projects: BSF to Home officialSubscriber Only

June 29, 2013 05:43 IST

Top BSF officials today met Union Home Secretary-designate Anil Goswami and raised the issue of land acquisition,which is proving to be a major hurdle for border works in the state.

CitybriefsSubscriber Only

June 29, 2013 05:39 IST

Navroop Kaur tops BA-II in PU

Diarrhoea cases found in area with contaminated waterSubscriber Only

June 29, 2013 05:37 IST

Health teams on Friday visited the Jawahar Camp area after getting reports of contaminated water supply from street numbers 7 and 8.

Dera Sacha Sauda followers block traffic for 9 hoursSubscriber Only

June 29, 2013 05:35 IST

Followers of Dera Sacha Sauda on Friday blocked the main Ferozepur road for about nine hours,protesting against the distortion of the photo of their Guru,Satguru Ram Rahim.

Joyous Opposition calls it lesson for TrinamoolSubscriber Only

June 29, 2013 05:34 IST

The Opposition rejoiced at the Supreme Court ruling saying it has foiled the ruling Trinamool Congress bid to disrupt the polls.

Trains halted due to NRMU protestSubscriber Only

June 29, 2013 05:33 IST

A protest by members of the Northern Railwaymens Union (NRMU) over the appointment of a technician as a peon led to much harassment of the general public,after the protesters stopped the Shan-e-Punjab and Ajmer-Amritsar Express on the Ludhiana-Delhi line. Many other trains also had to be halted midway.

Both sides claim victory in rulingSubscriber Only

June 29, 2013 05:33 IST

Both the counsels of the SEC and the state government in the Calcutta High Court on Friday welcomed the Supreme Courts order of holding the panchayat elections in five phases.

Mamata accepts SC order,gives a Ramzan twistSubscriber Only

June 29, 2013 05:24 IST

Says Muslim voters will find it difficult to vote during fasting.

Egg on faces,TMC leaders blame DidiSubscriber Only

June 29, 2013 05:21 IST

The Supreme Courts order has come as a huge setback for the ruling Trinamool Congress and particularly for Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee,who had been insisting on single phase panchayat poll and without any Central armed forces to begin with.

Salute to the kingSubscriber Only

June 29, 2013 05:08 IST

NerveRek,a Chennai-based progressive rock band,will pay a tribute to the King of Pop,Michael Jackson,at High Spirits,Koregaon Park,on Sunday evening.

Beauty talkSubscriber Only

June 29, 2013 05:07 IST

Marathi actor Sonalee Kulkarni was recently in the city for the opening of Aqua Wellness,a unisex slimming beauty spa at Fergusson College Road.

Into the WildSubscriber Only

June 29, 2013 05:05 IST

Two hours on the road from Pune to Lonavala lands us at Aamby Valley City. But more interestingly,it gets us to 19 degree North,a new adventure theme park.