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Need to check unscrupulous agents from luring students to Australia: Vayalar Ravi

June 30, 2009 4:49:06 am

The Union Government,which has taken up the matter of assaults on Indian students in Australia with the education secretary of Australia...

Brace for 30% water cut from July 1

June 30, 2009 4:47:22 am

The dreaded is happening. From July 1,Pune will face a 30 per cent cut in its regular water supply as water levels in the reservoirs have dropped to unprecedented lows.

In parched city,even tankers thirst for water

June 30, 2009 4:46:21 am

With water supply badly hit because of delayed monsoons,the parched city is praying for rain,or even a water tanker.

Encroachments: Dhanda finally wields the axe

June 30, 2009 4:19:24 am

Chief Parliamentary Secretary Harish Rai Dhanda is all set to get the mapping of Ludhiana city done.

Sheila tells Jal Board to plug holes,rope in MLAs,citizens to help

June 30, 2009 4:14:09 am

Chairing a meeting of all legislators in the Assembly on the worsening water situation on Monday,Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit blamed the crisis on poor water resource management and warned those wasting the precious commodity.

Tewari tells Cong cadre to track projects progress

June 30, 2009 4:11:32 am

Ludhiana MP and the national spokesperson the Congress,Manish Tewari today felicitated the Congress workers and leaders for their victory in the parliamentary elections.

Neglect of knee or shoulder injury can result in early onset of arthritis

June 30, 2009 4:10:21 am

With an objective to propagate the Negelin the field of orthopaedics in the northern region,the Indian Arthroscopy Society organised a regional workshop on Basic arthroscopy here on Sunday.

Admission at GNDEC postponed

June 30, 2009 4:09:25 am

In a joint decision taken by the district administration and the college management of Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College...

SAN Jain school alumni hold maiden meet

June 30, 2009 4:08:09 am

The first meeting of SAN Jain Schools Alumni was held in the premises of Shri Atam Vallabh Jain College here under the chairmanship of Manmohan Singh Jain of MS Group of Industries,Chennai.

PU gets tough with colleges flouting rules

June 30, 2009 4:07:01 am

Going strict the Panjab University has decided to take action against those affiliated colleges who will not go ahead with the uniform structure fee structure.

Govt scheme,do-gooders bring back smiles on ailing 5-year olds family

June 30, 2009 4:05:59 am

In an inspiring story of individual tenacity,coupled with societal and governmental help,five-year old Sneha Tangri underwent a major heart surgery which in all likelihood will improve her quality of life for good.

Despite arrests,police fail to recover stolen cash and goods

June 30, 2009 4:01:57 am

Even as the police make tall claims of cracking most of the recently committed robberies in Panchkula,recovery of the loot still eludes them.

Economic slowdown has not affected immigration

June 30, 2009 3:59:54 am

The economic slowdown has failed to leave even a trace of impact on the Indian immigration industry.

Australian government needs to show some compassion

June 30, 2009 3:58:53 am

This weekend,media reports indicated that two more students of Indian origin were attacked in Australia.

Fares of non-AC cabs may be hiked

June 30, 2009 3:56:46 am

Owing to repeated representations by taxi operators,shortlisted for the introduction of non-air conditioned cabs in the city...

Defaulters seek legal recourse to avoid action,over 400 CHB cases pending

June 30, 2009 3:55:30 am

Nearly 400 cases pertaining to the Chandigarh Housing Board are pending with the Board and also in various courts,including the high court and Supreme Court.

City grapples with power cuts,water crisis but illegal connections thrive

June 30, 2009 3:54:08 am

Despite the current power and water crisis,there is little check on the illegal water,electricity and sewage connections that thrive in the city.

H1N1 screening at Delhis IGI airport not exhaustive

June 30, 2009 3:52:51 am

Just as the panic-stricken foreign returned Indians are making a beeline to get themselves admitted in the isolation wards of city hospitals to rule out the possibility of an H1N1 infection...

Citys first swine flu patient discharged from GMSH

June 30, 2009 3:51:25 am

The 20-year-old man from Gurdaspur,who had tested positive for swine flu last week,was discharged from the Government Multi-Specialty Hospital,Sector 16,on Monday.

Shopkeepers charge more than MRP at Pinjore garden

June 30, 2009 3:48:41 am

With no check on the shopkeepers at Yadavindra Gardens,packed food items such as ice cream,chips and cold drinks among others are reportedly being sold at a higher price than the printed MRP.

CTU driver booked in accident case says police biased

June 30, 2009 3:45:15 am

CTU driver Ranjit Singh,who was booked for causing death due to negligence after an accident on Saturday,has said the charges reflect polices highhandedness,injustice and bias.

Instead of eyewitnesses,police chose to record statements of 2 shopkeepers

June 30, 2009 3:43:48 am

In the Sector-22 accident case,the police have not recorded the statement of the four eyewitnesses,who called the PCR after the accident.

Booked for rash driving,accident victim dies

June 30, 2009 3:42:14 am

Gagandeep (21),the accident victim who was allegedly dragged by a car driven by Sub-Inspector Jaspal Singh Bhullar on Saturday night,succumbed to his injures on Monday morning.

Grand Finale

June 30, 2009 3:39:02 am

Pracheen Kala Kendra's sixth annual month-long production oriented workshop in theatrical arts conducted by noted drama artist Anita Shabdeesh concluded on Sunday with a grand function held at Kosers' Indoor Auditorium at the Kendra in Sector 71,Mohali.