Centre comes out with slew of anti-graft measures

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Sep 14: Under attack over corruption, the Government of India today came out with a slew of anti-graft measures which include doing away with certain discretionary powers of ministers, a three-month limit to grant sanction for prosecution and setting up of fast-track courts. The More
IIT council proposes pan-India common entrance test

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Sep 15: The council of IITs today proposed a pan-India common entrance test for admission to engineering programmes possibly from 2013. After a meeting of the council which stretched for over five hours, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal, however, said the concurrence of the Central Advisory More
10 killed, 100 injured in TN train crash

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Chitheri (TN), Sep 14: Ten persons were killed and 100 others injured when a speeding passenger train rammed into a stationary train here, leading to derailment of five coaches. The Chennai Beach-Vellore Cantonment Mainline Electrical Multiple Unit (MEMU) train rammed into the Arakkonam-Katpadi More
Chief Justice has no unfettered powers: SC

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Sep 14: The Supreme Court today ruled no government or authority, including the "Chief Justice", has any "unfettered discretion" or "unaccountable action" and any such exercise is subject to judicial review. A bench of justices R V Raveendran and Markandeya Katju held that in a More
'No one should die of starvation or malnutrition'

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Sep 14: No one in the country should die of starvation and malnutrition and it is the responsibility of the government to provide food to the poor, the Supreme Court today said and asked all states to specify how much additional foodgrains under PDS are needed to meet the objective.
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‘30 mn Indians victims of cyber crime’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Ahmedabad, Sep 14: Nearly 30 million people from India fell victim to cybercrime during the last one year suffering direct financial loss of USD 4 billion, according to a study by makers of Norton Internet security, Symantec. "With the spread of internet, cybercrime has become more organised More
  • Kashmir

Kashmiris won’t accept statusquo: Mirwaiz

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Sep 14: Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Wednesday said that Kashmiris won’t accept status-quo. Addressing a seminar on the sidelines of 18th session of United More


  • Srinagar City

Speeding tipper rams into Magarmal Bagh shops

RECKLESS DRIVING

GK CITY CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar, Sept 14: How deadly is the speed of tippers plying in the City at night? Well, while the examples could be many, in the latest a loaded tipper was driving down  the Airport Road so fast More



  • Jammu

HuJI email trail: 2 teenagers booked in Kishtwar

DELHI BLAST FALLOUT

GKNN /PTI

Jammu/New Delhi, Sep 14: Jammu and Kashmir Police have formally booked two teenagers for sending much publicized email, claiming responsibility of Delhi High Court blast, which left around 13 persons dead More


  • South Asia

Kabul attack ends after 20 hrs

27 killed

REUTERS

Kabul, Sep 14:  The 20-hour insurgent assault on the heavily guarded Afghan capital left 27 dead including police, civilians and attackers when fighting finally ended today, officials said. Eleven More


  • World

'More recent overt sign of indigenous Hindu terrorism'

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Washington, Sep 14:  Recent developments have shown that militant Hindu nationalist groups are determined to launch domestic terrorist attacks in India, a US Congressional report has said. “Even More


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