Uttarakhand finally cracks down on corruption: Power Corp MD sacked
byDehradun : Though it appeared that Uttarakhand may never actually wake up to cleansing the system of the deeply rooted corruption prevalent in this…
April, 2012
Cancer rising among India’s youth
byNew Delhi: More youngsters are developing cancer in India, doctors said at a conference here Thursday. However, most of those affected by the disease…
Tatra scam: CBI registers case against BEML chief
byBangalore/New Delhi: The CBI Thursday registered a graft case against state-run Bharat Earth Movers Ltd. (BEML) chairman and managing director V.R.S. Natarajan and searched…
Team Anna member Kejriwal refuses apology to Virbhadra’s defamation notice
byShimla: Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal has refused to apologize in a defamation notice served on him by union minister Virbhadra Singh over publically…
BJP distances itself from Annadale ground controversy
byShimla: Downplaying the state government versus army controversy over control of Annadale ground, BJP today distanced itself from the issue by saying that as…
NDA Commandant conferred Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
byPune: The Commandant of the National Defence Academy (NDA) at Khadakwasla has been conferred the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) in recognition of his…
Uttarakhand villagers lured to fall back upon opium cultivation
byDehradun : With the opium poppy clandestinely grown by villagers in Tuini area of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand now beginning to blossom, officials of…
Polluting the Ganga
byDehradun : Even as the high-profile meeting of the National Ganga River Basin Authority, chaired by none other than Prime Minister Manmohan Singh himself,…
Himachal deputy speaker’s son booked by vigilance bureau
byShimla: Complying with Court Orders State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau has booked Raj Kumar Kaundal, son of Deputy Speaker Rikhi Ram Kaundal’s, along with…
Kashmir no excuse for Pakistan’s Haqqani ties: US Senator John McCain
byWashington: Former US Republican presidential candidate John McCain has said the Kashmir dispute was not an excuse for Pakistan to not break ties with…