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Crackers explode in bus,15 injuredSubscriber Only

October 30, 2009 05:47 IST

A bagful of crackers exploded in a private bus,leaving 15 passengers injured in the Purwa area of Unnao district on Thursday evening.

HC stays engineers transferSubscriber Only

October 30, 2009 05:45 IST

The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court on Thursday stayed the transfer order of Prahlad Kashyap,executive engineer of Dibiyapur Nagar Panchayat in Auraiya district.

Trinamool leaders skip Buddha,but meet AsimSubscriber Only

October 30, 2009 05:41 IST

In a rare instance,sabhadhipatis of Trinamool Congress-controlled zilla parishads met state Finance Minister Asim Dasgupta at the Writers Buildings on Thursday to discuss development plans in their respective areas.

Jhargram resort staffer held for supplying arms and money to MaoistsSubscriber Only

October 30, 2009 05:36 IST

The CID arrested a staffer of a private resort in Jhargram on Wednesday night for allegedly supplying arms and money to the Maoists.

Durgapur school suspends over 700 students for taking tuitionSubscriber Only

October 30, 2009 05:34 IST

Nearly 720 students of an English-medium school in Durgapur have been suspended for taking private tuitions from the teachers of the same school.

2 murders,4 kidnaps as Maoists,PCAPA slug it out with CPMSubscriber Only

October 30, 2009 05:32 IST

Barely 48 hours after the Rajdhani Express was held hos0tage by Maoists-backed Peoples Committee Against Police Atrocities...

All the Mamata men & women tweak their pro-Maoist tuneSubscriber Only

October 30, 2009 05:30 IST

Just weeks ago,the Trinamool Congress and its brigade of anti-CPM intellectuals backed the Peoples Committee Against Police Atrocities...

Natural StyleSubscriber Only

October 30, 2009 05:15 IST

The colours are vibrant red,green,yellow...all of them put together making for pretty patterns on the dhurries spread on the floor.

Friends and LoversSubscriber Only

October 30, 2009 05:13 IST

What did love mean to you when you were growing up? As a teenager I only had crushes on the boys of the senior classes.

Ajab din,Ghazab kahani!Subscriber Only

October 30, 2009 05:10 IST

Are they still on,Ranbir and Deepika that is?Is Katrina Kaif really spreading all the rumours about Deepika and Farhan Akhtar?

Lala Lajpat Rais memorial reduced to tipplers havenSubscriber Only

October 30, 2009 05:09 IST

A memorial and a park set up in this native town of well-known freedom fighter Lala Laj Pat Rai is fast turning into a haven for the tipplers.

Partap Chowk fly-over extension: MC throws in towel,wants govt helpSubscriber Only

October 30, 2009 05:07 IST

The Municipal Corporation Finance and Contract Committee today said that they can not extend the length of Partap Chowk fly-over by even an inch,because they were facing fund crunch. It urged the state government to extend a helping hand.

Four women held with poppy huskSubscriber Only

October 30, 2009 05:06 IST

In a major success,the Ludhiana Rural police have nabbed four women while they were smuggling 40 kg of poppy husk.

Blind murder case cracked,woman among three heldSubscriber Only

October 30, 2009 05:05 IST

In a major success,the Ludhiana police have been able to crack a blind murder case.

Suspected dengue patient diesSubscriber Only

October 30, 2009 05:04 IST

With the fall in temperature,dengue patients have once again started pouring into the city hospitals.

Firefighters have a busy daySubscriber Only

October 30, 2009 05:03 IST

Fire broke out in Sant synthetic factory after a boiler at the unit busted on Wednesday night.

Now,distress sale of Pusa 1121 in MajhaSubscriber Only

October 30, 2009 05:01 IST

After low rates of paddy,distress sale of Pusa-1121 basmati is now giving sleepless nights to the farmers in the Majha region.

SIT must probe clean chit to cop accused of graft: HCSubscriber Only

October 30, 2009 05:00 IST

To determine the truth behind allegations of graft against a station house officer in Patiala,and the clean chit given to him by S K Asthana...

Cop sentenced to three years in jail for extortion,corruptionSubscriber Only

October 30, 2009 04:59 IST

A Punjab Police inspector was on Thursday convicted for extortion and corruption by the court of Bathinda District and Sessions Judge Kuldeep Singh.

Memorial to Lala Lajpat Rai in his home town turns tipplers haven by nightAmrita ChaudhrySubscriber Only

October 30, 2009 04:58 IST

A park built in the memory of freedom fighter Lala Lajpat Rai,in his native town Jagraon,has turned into a tipplers haven. Located right next to the local municipal council office...

Congress alleges misuse of National Highway Act by policeSubscriber Only

October 30, 2009 04:56 IST

Congress workers sat in a dharna outside the SSP office in Kapurthala on Thursday,alleging that the Punjab Police were misusing the National Highway Act,1956,to book Congress supporters.

State not in favour of fixed tenure for IAS officersSubscriber Only

October 30, 2009 04:55 IST

The long list on the incumbency board in any Punjab bureaucrats office will give you a fair idea of the reshuffle by the state governments.

King Air C-90 crash: DGCA blames it on pilot errorSubscriber Only

October 30, 2009 04:54 IST

The seven-seater King Air C-90 aircraft of the Punjab government,which crashed on this day last year,met with the accident due to its pilots error,says the inquiry report submitted by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation to the state government.

Halwai association blames MNCs for lossesSubscriber Only

October 30, 2009 04:53 IST

More than 1,100 sweet sellers of Punjab,Haryana and Chandigarh,who took part in the meeting organised by the Punjab Halwai Association on Wednesday,have blamed MNCs for the losses suffered by them during Diwali.

Melting glaciers: situation not alarming yet,say expertsSubscriber Only

October 30, 2009 04:51 IST

Recent studies by many institutions may have cautioned against the alarming pace at which Himalayan glaciers are melting,but many experts challenge their findings.