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THE TIMES OF INDIA
Sunday, March 02, 2014
Today's Headlines

Misleading advertisements may stop
From now on, telecasting, airing and publishing misleading advertisements such as ‘magic oil’ for baldness will be difficult.

CB-CID may summon Gurunath Meiyappan
The Crime Branch-Criminal Investigation Department (CB-CID) may soon summon Chennai Super Kings former principal Gurunath Meiyappan as the agency seeks to expand its scope of investigation from IPL betting to match fixing. A senior CB-CID officer said Meiyappan would be summoned, along with Chennai-based hotelier Vikram Agarwal, bookie Uttam C Jain alias Kitty, and suspended superintendent of police G Sampathkumar.

Pranab seal on T-Bill, President rule
President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday gave his assent to the AP Reorganization Bill – 2014 apart from signing the ordinance promulgating central rule in the state.

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'Global banks mmanipulating gold yardstick'
The London gold fix, the benchmark used by miners, jewellers and central banks to value the metal, may have been manipulated for a decade by the banks setting it, researchers say.

Rogue startups ruin angel party
Jogesh Khatwani, who studied at Wharton and now runs the Dazzler Confectionery Company in Goa, provided angel funding of Rs 15 lakh to a startup in Bangalore founded by a husband-and-wife team who had previously lived in the US.

Wine industry in Maharashtra losing its high
Of the 75 wineries in Maharashtra, 50 are on the brink of closure; an estimated 50 lakh litres of unsold wine stacked up in barrels and winery owners staring at unpaid bank loans they had taken on interest.

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Poachers blamed for killing Gir lion cub
A 5-month-old lion cub was killed for its nails and bones by poachers on the outskirts of Gir Wildlife Sanctuary near Liliya in Amreli district, forest wardens said.

One held, 730 tortoises seized in Bihar
Nearly 730 tortoises were seized and a member of a smuggler's gang was arrested on Saturday in Bihar's Purnea district, an official said.

Baby shark breathes life into aquarium project
The state-of-the-art aquarium at Jagdishchandra Bose Udyan in Pal, which will be inaugurated here on Saturday, will help the people of the city realize their long-held dream of 'walking with the shark.'.

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Pak Taliban announces unilateral ceasefire
Pakistani Taliban announced a month-long unilateral ceasefire on Saturday days after the government had called off talks with their representatives over the execution of 23 soldiers in a tribal region bordering Afghanistan.

China completes tunnel to link Pak, plans another
China has completed constructing one of its longest tunnels which will help it build a rail link with Pakistan. It has also announced plans for building the world’s longest undersea tunnel measuring 123 km to link two major cities.

UK asks nationals to immediately leave Ukraine
Britain has advised all its nationals to leave Crimea immediately by ‘all practical means possible’.

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Shah Rukh Khan more popular than Tom Cruise abroad?
Bollywood has been flying abroad successfully for two decades. It is well-known that Shah Rukh Khan is more popular in some foreign regions than even Tom Cruise. What is new, though, is the fact that, newer foreign markets are opening up for Hindi cinema.

Kunal Khemu's male organ to be part of a film
Kunal Kemmu’s member is all set to be the centre of attention in a film titled Guddu Ki Gun. The gun here denotes the male organ.

Who says I am ready to settle the issue: Geetika
Ten days after she accused Subhash Kapoor of molestation, actress Geetika Tyagi claims to be still gathering evidence against the director

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New debate on breast milk
Breast-feeding babies may not actually have the wide-ranging long-term health outcomes we think it does, according to new research published in the journal Social Science & Medicine.

To keep 'alive' during surgery, patient's leg attached to arm
A doctor of Indian origin in the UK carved out all the skin and muscle from the leg of a cancer patient and then attached them to his forearm, to keep them “alive” during surgery.

Biologists find fruit flies forced to be monogamous become slower learners
The new study was carried out by Brian Hollis and Tadeusz J Kawecki, biologists at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. They investigated a fly species called Drosophila melanogaster that normally has a very un-monogamous way of life.

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India take on Pak in make or break game
India will look to regroup quickly and plug their loopholes as they go into the make or break match against arch-rivals Pakistan in Asia Cup on Sunday.

The Floydian slip in Alex Ferguson's story
Ferguson finding life-altering inspiration after 6 lashes of a leather belt during his school days is just what Pink Floyd sang themselves hoarse about since 1979.

India lacks quality spinners: Harbhajan
Harbhajan said there was lack of quality spinners in the domestic circuit adding it was good for a spinner to have variations but one should stick to the basics.

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'Apple working on products other than iPhone, iPad'
Cook promised that Apple is working on new gadgets that will expand the company's product line-up beyond smartphones and tablets.

First look: Nokia's new Android smartphone
By design, Nokia's new Android smartphones will underwhelm users of high-end phones.

Was Jobs behind 'no poaching' policy of Silicon Valley?
Tech companies love new ideas, unless they belong to someone else.

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Drop out of Muslim students in Class IX is high, says survey
The dropout rate among Muslim students in Class IX is the highest among all other communities, finds a survey done by Shiv Charan Mathur Social Policy Institute in Jaipur.

Board vows timely results of HSC exam
Though the HSC examinations started from February 20, not a single answer sheet has been assessed till date because the chief moderators associated with the paper assessment process boycotted the daily meetings.

Varsity reminds colleges to appoint campus ambassadors
However, according to a circular dated February 28 by the university, very few colleges have responded to the initiative.

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Kids made to repeat years for 'good' schools
The dazzle of big brands, star teachers, small class size, elite peers and extra activities add up when that exclusive list of schools is drawn up by parents.

Activists join captain in his battle to get a home in Bandra
Outraged at the TOI report on alleged discrimination against Muslims by housing societies in Bandra (No flats for Muslims, says Bandra to saviour of Indians stuck in Kuwait, Feb 28), many political and social activists have demanded action against erring societies and property dealers.

Crash courses multiply, tutors thrive as exam fever rises in Mumbai
January and February are busy months for tutors and institutes who charge anywhere between Rs 10,000 and Rs 20,000 to condense subjects in a month. Sites such as Quikr.com are full of ads for crash courses.

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Nearly 90% vote against appointment of dean at JNU's student referendum
The students of Jawaharlal Nehru University held a referendum on February 27 and 28 on whether a faculty member with a case in JNU's GSCASH (Gender Sensitisation Committee Against Sexual Harassment) should be appointed into an administrative post.

Sting operation on poll surveys: EC seeks action from Delhi Police
The Election Commission on Saturday wrote to the government and Delhi Police seeking “appropriate action” against 11 opinion poll companies that a news channel recently claimed were willing to manipulate their poll projections.

Bharti, Krishnan in war of tweets
A war of words broke out between former law minister Somnath Bharti and activist Kavita Krishnan on Twitter on Saturday after the former was indicted by a judicial panel in the Khirki Extension raid case.

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With 1am deadline, Bangalore gets a nightlife
The long wait is over. Restaurants in Bangalore will remain open till 1am every day. On Fridays and Saturdays, even bars will remain open till 1am.

Designing shoes is a team effort
Everywhere he goes, Graeme McMillan carries with him a tiny spiral notebook that easily fits into the back pocket of his jeans.

Big B asked me for ghar ka khana
I have had the privilege to cook for many well-known people at my restaurants at the Taj, but Mr Amitabh Bachchan remains one of my most favourite celebrity guests.

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Extension to Mohanty triggers controversy
The controversy surrounding the four month extension granted to chief secretary P K Mohanty is refusing to die down with two senior officers threatening to move the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) challenging the decision.

Two techies die in car accident
A late night party turned tragic for a bunch of young software professionals after their car rammed into a tree at P ragathinagar in Kukatpally in the wee hours of Saturday. While two passengers died on the spot,two others escaped with injuries.

Bangaru Laxman, ex-BJP president, dies
Former BJP leader and the first dalit to head the national party Bangaru Laxman passed away on Saturday following a brief illness.He was 74.

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2 children's homes sealed after sexual abuse charges
Two unauthorized children’s homes in Korrukupet and Royapuram were raided and sealed by police on Friday afternoon after complaints of sexual abuse from the children there. There were 40 children, including 12 boys, in the two homes, and most of them are now under the care of the Child Welfare Committee.

Madras high court's punishment to bishop: Seek pardon from God
An evangelical bishop has been 'punished' by the Madras high court for contempt of court, and how?

Man caught with Rs 2.5cr worth narcotic during vehicle check
A man from Hyderabad was nabbed during a routine vehicle check in Red Hills on Friday night and 67kg of pseudo-ephedrine worth about Rs 2.5 crore in the international market seized. The car was confiscated.

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Fake bank official offers job, swindles Rs 2.5 lakh
A complaint has been registered with Navrangpura police against one Raju Bhavsar, a resident of Asarwa, allegedly for cheating one Sachin Patni by posing as a bank employee.

RTI unearths fraudulent land transfer
An RTI query filed by a resident of Dhokla has helped unearth a fraud involving a 5 acre land that belonged to his grandfather.

Nobel discipline that changed science
The 1910-20 period is famous for a series of discoveries that laid the foundations for an entirely new scientific discipline called crystallography, the study of atomic and molecular structures through crystals.

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Allahabad University student expelled for 'misbehaviour'
An undergraduate girl student was expelled from the Allahabad University on Friday for allegedly misbehaving with head of the home science department.

Security guards hold Allahabad University's finance officer hostage
A large number of private security guards gheraoed Allahabad University's finance officer (FO) AK Singh (CA) on Friday.

Allahabad losing 62cm of groundwater every year
The level of groundwater in Allahabad, the confluence of three rivers - Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, is going down by 62 cm every year.

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Boatmen struggle to stay afloat in Bhitarkanika
It is difficult to run a family with a monthly income of Rs 6,000, but this is a reality for Khageshwar Sahoo, 54, a launch driver of forest department.

Phailin rubs salt into Ganjam farmers' wounds: Production may come down drastically due to sand bar near sea mouth
Salt production in Ganjam district will be severely affected this year, if the authorities do not intervene to streamline things.

Twin cities policemen get lessons in good behaviour
The commissionerate of police on Friday started lessons on "good conduct and moral value" for its officers.

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Land Rights campaign launched in Madhya Pradesh
Around 3.44 lakh landless dalits and adivasis were promised land as per Bhopal declaration in 2002. Of these, 2.5 lakh have not yet got possession of land.

Forest officials track big cat through radio collar signals
Four months after being bitten by a mad dog at Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR), a big cat christened P212 is all set recreate history by retracing its steps through a lost tiger corridor with forest officials atop elephants hot on the trail.

Bhutan princess visits state museum
Princess of Bhutan Ashi Sonam Dechan Wangchuk visited the state museum in Bhopal on Friday to participate in a three-day second international international conference on intra and inter-cultural study of varied Buddhist traditions to be organized by Sanchi University of Buddhist-Indic Studies.

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Savita Bhatti to be AAP's face from Chandigarh
Savita Bhatti spent most of the last three decades mocking corrupt politicians and a dysfunctional system of governance as part of her deceased husband Jaspal Bhatti's troupe of comedians.

New Punjabi encyclopedia portal put through cuss test
Apart from queries about traditional dances, folklore and literary figures, the users' litmus test to rate the portal's 'efficiency quotient' was bad words.

Thumbs up for English as CBSE Class XII exams start
The opening day of Central Board of Secondary Education exams in the city was a relatively light one, with students reporting a lengthy but easy question paper.

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Powerful Portraits of India's Holy Men; Ganga Sagara Mela: Welcoming the River Ganges to Earth

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This stunning set of portraits by Brooklyn-based photographer Joey L puts us face to face with religious ascetics who have dedicated their lives to the pursuit of spiritual liberation. Starting in Northern Ethiopia, Joey has traveled the world searching for wandering monks and spiritualists. The latest installment of his Holy Men series features holy men, or sadhus, living in Varanasi, India. All of the world's faiths have their own forms of ascetics, but the ascetics of the Hindu faith are known for sometimes extreme acts of self-denial, such as keeping a single arm aloft for months or even years.
 
Ganga Sagara Mela celebrates the holy union of the River Ganges with the Bay of Bengal. The festival is celebrated to honor the occasion of King Bhagiratha bringing down the River Ganges from the heavens above to join with the oceanic waters of planet earth. This festival of confluence is celebrated on the sacred day of Maha Sankranti. This is when the sun starts moving away from the Tropic of Capricorn towards the northern hemisphere.
 
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Friday, February 28, 2014

Your News Digest from Times of India

THE TIMES OF INDIA
Saturday, March 01, 2014
Today's Headlines

Will quit politics if charges proved: Gadkari
"I will take sanyas from politics if even one of the charges hurled at me is proved beyond doubt," said Gadkari.

Sardinha flays Modi for spreading 'false propaganda'
South Goa MP Francisco Sardinha criticized the BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi for spreading 'false propaganda' against the UPA government at the Centre.

President Pranab Mukherjee says social media needs to be monitored
Days after home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde claimed his "crush-the-media" comment was directed against social media, President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday asked security agencies to keep a strict eye on "incendiary messages" on such platforms.

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Govt cautious on cancer drug IPRs
Amid heightened scrutiny of the intellectual property regime, the government has decided to tread with caution on a compulsory licence for a cancer drug to ensure that its decision is in line with the legal provisions.

FMCG companies rush to fill gaps in market
Consumer product brands are trying to get the most of consumers’ time by creating more occasions of usage and new categories within the same proposition to increase sales.

Glitter returns to gold funds in 2014
After a lacklustre 2013, gold funds are slowly inching their way up in the performance charts. Gold funds have gained 7.9% on an average so far in 2014, the best performance among widely-traded asset classes for the period.

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Baby shark breathes life into aquarium project
The state-of-the-art aquarium at Jagdishchandra Bose Udyan in Pal, which will be inaugurated here on Saturday, will help the people of the city realize their long-held dream of 'walking with the shark.'.

Mysore zoo loses 16-year-old giraffe
The Mysore zoo's celebration at the birth of two giraffe calves in quick succession turned into gloom as a giraffe died suddenly on Friday.

UN report sees $1.45 trillion global warming cost: Report
Global warming will reduce the world's crop production by up to two percent every decade and wreak $1.45 trillion of economic damage by the end of this century, according to a draft UN report, Japanese media said on Friday.

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Pak set to get Chinese submarines
India's submarine crisis comes just around the time China has begun arming two other neighbors, Pakistan and Bangladesh, with submarines.

Britain unveils the world's largest aircraft
Britain has unveiled the world's largest aircraft—a 300 feet long monster which is part plane, airship and helicopter, capable of flying non-stop for three weeks without refuelling.

US diplomat Nisha Biswal to visit India next week
US Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Biswal will travel to India next week in yet another step towards normalizing ties with New Delhi that were shaken by the spat over the Khobragade episode involving an Indian diplomat and her housekeeper, Biswal, who is the first US point person of Indian-origin for the South and Central Asia region will visit Bangalore and New Delhi from March 4-6.

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Movie Review: 'Dallas Buyers Club'
The film is the real-life story of Rodeo cowboy Ron Woodroof, a homophobic electrician, who was diagnosed with HIV in 1985 and given just 30 days to live

Hrithik's father meets Sussanne for patch-up?
All attempts are being made to salvage the Hrithik Roshan-Sussanne Roshan marriage

'When someone thinks bad and bold, they think of me'
Sherlyn Chopra is gearing up for her next film down South, which will be directed by Malayalam filmmaker Shajiyem

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New pill could be secret to longer life
A new pill that prevents ageing and keeps people healthier for longer may be a step closer, scientists say.

Stethoscopes major cause of spread of infections
Although healthcare workers’ hands are the main source of bacterial transmission in hospitals, physician’s stethoscopes have now been found to actually play a major role in spreading deadly infections.

Isro's mission to probe Sun before 2020
Indian Space Research Organization has lined up over a dozen missions, including its first probe on the Sun, Isro chairman K Radhakrishnan said.

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SL pull off stunning victory over India
Kumar Sangakkara cashed on in experience under pressure and cracked a century to help Sri Lanka registered two wickets victory over India in Asia Cup.

Top stars line-up for Bhupathi's IPTL
Some of the biggest names in tennis have signed-up for Mahesh Bhupathi's International Premier Tennis League which will have its player draft on Sunday.

KP takes swipe at 'big cheese' Matt Prior
Kevin Pietersen responded by lashing out at wicket-keeper Matt Prior as the controversial batsman labelled his former England team-mate a 'big cheese'.

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Google accused of making sexist, racist doodles
Spark Movement, which includes a 17-year-old student of Indian origin, has released a report that highlights the under-representation of women by Google in its doodles.

A case for Android, iOS rivals
When it comes to smartphones, consumers have an array of choices from Apple to Android.

IT firms hiring design students at 50% higher salaries
Design students are being picked up by companies such as Microsoft, SAP Labs, TCS, Cognizant, Mindtree, Infosys

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Over 12,500 Class XII pupils to begin board exams today
The exams will begin in centres across the state with English and Marathi language papers.The public exams will continue on March 3, after a break on Sunday.The exams end on March 17.

Govt nod to amend Nalanda University bill
The government on Friday gave its nod to bring some amendments to the Nalanda University (Amendment) Bill, 2013 as suggested by a parliamentary panel to further streamline the governance structure of the proposed university in Bihar.

National Institute of Design, 3KVs allotted to Seemandhra
The division of Andhra Pradesh had its first fall-out on Friday when Seemandhra Union ministers prevailed upon the Centre to shift the National Institute of Design (NID) from Hyderabad to Vijayawada.

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Crime branch, ATS bury differences for techie case
The infighting between the city crime branch and anti-terrorism squad (ATS) is well known, but for a change, the two have decided to join hands to solve the Esther Anuhya murder case.

Canada's governor general calls for education alliance with India
Governor general of Canada David Johnston called for collaboration between India and Canada through education.

AAP attends MERC hearing, opposes hike
The Aam Admi Party (AAP) for the first time made an appearance at an Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) hearing on Friday. It opposed any power tariff hike.

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Delhi's railway station water full of bacteria: Report
About seven lakh passengers at Delhi’s railway stations may be exposed to a serious health risk.

Nursery admissions: Plea likely against partial redraw
There may be more legal action coming on nursery admissions. At least some transfer cases may go to court, not against the withdrawal of points, but against the decision allowing some to hang on to their seats.

In road rage, siblings shot 12 times for hitting car in Delhi
Road rage claimed two more lives in the capital on Friday morning, when four men pumped a dozen bullets into two brothers whose tempo had accidentally hit a Skoda car in the outer Delhi locality of Bawana.

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Tales of suffering in solitude
Siblings Anmoljit Singh, 23, and Prabhmoljit Singh, 21, struggle to do things on their own.Of short build and with thick faces, both are MPS-2 patients, one of the 50 rare diseases that exist globally.

Here, the burns ward is right next to casualty
The ward that calls for maximum sterility — of burns patients — is housed along with the Casualty ward.

Man mistakes friend for animal, kills him
Firing at something moving among the trees, a man accidentally shot dead his friend here on Thursday night.

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HC stays Army's curbs on roads
The judge made the interim order while hearing two writ petitions that challenged the decision of the Army authorities in blocking the roads from February 25.

Army to hold talks with civilians tomorrow
The fresh measures of the Army are aimed at avoiding any inconvenience to the civil commuters.The Army authorities have further assured the people that they have no intention to cause any harassment to the civilians.

Parents fear trend of digital babysitting
In an attempt to boast of a tech-savvy atmosphere, some pre-schools are even providing 3D glasses to children to watch videos.

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Failing to keep marriage promise earns man life in jail
A 27-year-old software engineer, who went back on his promise of marrying a girl with whom he had a sexual relationship, was convicted of rape and sentenced to life imprisonment by a court here on Friday.

Sessions court rejects brothers' appeal challenging verdict in email hacking case
A sessions court in Chennai has rejected the appeal of two brothers whom a trial court has sentenced to two years imprisonment for hacking their brother-in-law’s email account and sending defamatory mails.

Ban 'vituperative' Tamil website Savukku, orders Madras high court
A Tamil website, 'Savukku' which means whip, found itself on the wrong end of the whip on Friday, when Madras high court banned it with immediate effect for being vituperative and tarnishing reputation of several judges, IAS/IPS officers, advocates and others.

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Keen to contest from Gandhinagar, Advani says
Senior BJP leader L K Advani has expressed keenness to contest the Lok Sabha polls from Gandhinagar again.A sitting MP, Advani has represented the Gujarat capital in parliament for five terms.

Notice to govt over Pradeep Sharma's land allotments
The Gujarat high court on Friday issued notices to the state government and Shree Saw Pipes Ltd over a PIL filed by residents of Samaghoga village in Kutch.

Modi govt misleading lecturers: Congress
The Congress party has accused the Narendra Modi-led Gujarat government of misleading 7,000 lecturers in the state who have not received arrears in accordance with Sixth Pay Commission recommendations.

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Allahabad University student expelled for 'misbehaviour'
An undergraduate girl student was expelled from the Allahabad University on Friday for allegedly misbehaving with head of the home science department.

Security guards hold Allahabad University's finance officer hostage
A large number of private security guards gheraoed Allahabad University's finance officer (FO) AK Singh (CA) on Friday.

Allahabad losing 62cm of groundwater every year
The level of groundwater in Allahabad, the confluence of three rivers - Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, is going down by 62 cm every year.

More Allahabad News»

Boatmen struggle to stay afloat in Bhitarkanika
It is difficult to run a family with a monthly income of Rs 6,000, but this is a reality for Khageshwar Sahoo, 54, a launch driver of forest department.

Phailin rubs salt into Ganjam farmers' wounds: Production may come down drastically due to sand bar near sea mouth
Salt production in Ganjam district will be severely affected this year, if the authorities do not intervene to streamline things.

Twin cities policemen get lessons in good behaviour
The commissionerate of police on Friday started lessons on "good conduct and moral value" for its officers.

More Bhubaneswar News»

Forest officials track big cat through radio collar signals
Four months after being bitten by a mad dog at Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR), a big cat christened P212 is all set recreate history by retracing its steps through a lost tiger corridor with forest officials atop elephants hot on the trail.

Bhutan princess visits state museum
Princess of Bhutan Ashi Sonam Dechan Wangchuk visited the state museum in Bhopal on Friday to participate in a three-day second international international conference on intra and inter-cultural study of varied Buddhist traditions to be organized by Sanchi University of Buddhist-Indic Studies.

Nature's fury continues at Bundelkhand
Hailstorm continued to wreak havoc in districts in Bundelkhand, causing severe damage to standing crops and properties, on Friday. Rain and hailstorm are likely to pound east MP in next 48 hours.

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Huda issues notice to society
Huda estate officer Vandana Disodia has issued ten days notice against unauthorized construction in Haryana Employees Welfare Organization Society (Hewos) at the Mansa Devi Complex (MDC) in Sector 5.

IAF sergeant gets life term for killing colleague
A local court here on Friday sentenced a sergeant of the Indian Air Force (IAF), Gurmet Singh Gill, for life imprisonment fot killing his colleague in July 2011 following a heated argument.

BDS student ends life
Sachika Sharma, a third-year BDS student in Swami Devi Dyal Medical and Dental College, was found hanging from a ceiling fan by her roommate, Balaraj, at 7.30 pm.

More Chandigarh News»

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