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Monday, July 21, 2014

News Digest: AAP not to screen candidates for bypolls

THE TIMES OF INDIA
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Today's Headlines

AAP not to screen candidates for bypolls
In a departure from its much-publicized tradition, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is likely to do away with the practice of screening of aspirants before announcing candidates for the coming byelections for Patiala (Urban) and Talwandi Sabo assembly segments.

Himachal, Uttarakhand seek Modi's favour over Mansarovar route
While the Uttarakhand government is opposing the opening of alternate route to Kailash Mansarovar, former Himachal Pradesh chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal on Monday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding to open the Kinnaur route to the holy lake in China at the earliest.

Jail doctors allege addicts threatening them, seek security
Fearing threat to their lives, medical officers (MOs) posted at Faridkot jail have demanded protection.MOs have accused addicts lodged in the jail of threatening them if their demand of drugs was not met.

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Deal firmly with tax evaders: FM
NEW DELHI: Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Monday asked senior income tax officials to work in a non-adversarial, non-intrusive and fair manner but said they must deal firmly with tax evaders.

Modi may decide on India's stand at WTO today
Prime minister Narendra Modi will take a final call on India's position on the ongoing talks at the World Trade Organization (WTO) as early as Tuesday even as New Delhi appeared unrelenting in its demand to finalize a deal that addresses its food security concerns in return for a trade facilitation agreement.

Ex-Air Sahara chief gets nod for new airline
It is raining airlines now. After Tata Sons' JVs with Singapore Airlines and AirAsia, smaller players are now aiming for the Indian sky too.

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World marks hottest June since 1880: US scientists
Last month was the hottest June since record-keeping began in 1880, according to a monthly report out Monday by US government climate scientists.

Temple in Andhra Pradesh breeds 55 baby star tortoises
Southern India's only temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu's second avatar Srikurmanadha (in the form of a tortoise) in Srikurmam, a tiny village 15 km away from here, bred 55 baby star tortoises from July 7 to July 20 this year, an environmental organization said here today.

60 peacocks found dead in Warangal district
Nearly 60 peacocks were found dead in Chitur village of Lingala Ghanapur mandal early on Monday morning.

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US urges global push for Gaza ceasefire
Voicing fresh concern about civilian casualties, Obama reaffirmed his belief that Israel has the right to defend itself against a barrage of more than 1,500 rockets being launched by Hamas.

Body found of fugitive South Korea ferry owner
South Korean police said o Tuesday they had found the body of fugitive business tycoon Yoo Byung-Eun, the target of a months-long manhunt connected to April's Sewol ferry disaster that claimed around 300 lives.

China envoy lauds ISI's anti-terror role
China’s newly-appointed special envoy to Afghanistan on Monday defended Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) as “responsible force battling terrorism’’ and ruled out its involvement in the recent attack on the Indian consulate in Herat.

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'The entire Bigg Boss controversy was too much'
Ali Merchant could easily be termed controversy’s favourite child especially after he hit the headlines after marrying girlfriend Sara Khan on the reality show Bigg Boss 4.

OMG: Ranbir Kapoor, Salman Khan's secrets revealed
During the Poland schedule of Kick, Salman Khan went to a popular joint, all by himself, and enjoyed some coffee without anyone recognising him.

'Girls would not even befriend me, forget marriage'
Nawazuddin Siddiqui, 39, keeps his life easy, so that he can perform the complex roles on screen.

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Looks key to men's tone while talking to women
Men instinctively adopt a sing-song tone when talking to a woman they find attractive, a new study has found.

'Larks' are unethical at night, 'owls' in morning, says study
Early risers are more likely to cheat and behave unethically in the night hours, scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have found. Researchers have found that early-rising “larks” and late-night “owls” had different levels of honesty depending on the time of day.

Own a dog and feel 10 years younger
Want to feel 10 years younger? Own a dog! Pets not only keep you active they can also make you feel and act younger, a new study has found. Researchers at the University of St Andrews found that dog owners over the age of 65 act 10 years younger than their biological age.

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Common bathrooms for Indians at CWG
"On first floor, two bathrooms and four rooms. It is a problem but we need to keep in mind it is an athletes village," said paddler Sharath Kamal's coach.

Vijay Kumar named India's flag-bearer
Shooter Vijay Kumar will be the flag-bearer for India during the opening ceremony of 2014 CWG, scheduled to take place on Wednesday.

Steven Gerrard retires from England duty
England captain Steven Gerrard has announced his retirement from international soccer, England's Football Association said on Monday.

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LG G3 review: Pixel perfect
Here’s our LG G3 review to help you decide whether it should be your next smartphone…

Cognizant hires senior experts for IT infrastructure
Cognizant has recently hired a number of senior talent for what is one of the most rapidly growing spaces in IT — infrastructure management services.

10 questions banned from Google interviews
Future Google employees should be grateful these 10 questions are no longer on the table.

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Students give up medical seats, opt for engineering
They chose the yellow hard hats over white coats. Bringing hope for MBBS aspirants who are fighting for the limited seats in the government sector, as many as 28 candidates “surrendered” their seats to take up engineering ahead of the second phase of counselling for state medical colleges.

IIMC, SRFTI and FTII to get national tag
Plans are also afoot to introduce advanced academic programmes in the institute such as MA, MPhil and PhD in IIMC.

DU day 1: Freshers glad FYUP is gone, others confused
After a summer of constant upheaval, Delhi University reopened on Monday to undergraduates.

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HDFC Bank's Q1 net grows slowest in 10 years
HDFC Bank on Monday reported a net profit of Rs 2,233 crore for the quarter ended June 2014, which is 21% higher than the net profit of Rs 1,844 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.

HDFC April-June profit up 15% at Rs 1,345 crore
The country's largest housing finance company HDFC has reported a net profit of Rs 1,345 crore for the quarter ended June 2014 - an increase of 15% over the previous year after providing a Rs 74.44-crore deferred tax liability on special reserves.

Doctors: E-cigarettes may be as addictive for nicotine content
The rising popularity of electronic cigarettes, popularly called e-cigarettes, is the latest concern among public health experts.

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Polo player, wife get out in time as car catches fire
Polo player Samir Suhag had a close shave last Tuesday when his Captiva, a Chevrolet car, caught fire on the Gurgaon-Delhi expressway around 1.30pm.

'Northeast cases dealt with sternly'
A slew of measures taken by Delhi Police to instil confidence in the people from the northeast seems to be falling flat with every incident.

Manipur youth killed in road rage attack in south Delhi
Road rage claimed another victim in the capital when five youths in a Verna car assaulted three pedestrians for not giving passage to their car and brutally killed one of them by breaking his neck at Kotla Mubarakpur early Monday morning.

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FIR against school for defaming child
There’s more trouble brewing for the school. On Monday, Karnataka home minister KJ George directed police to file a second FIR against the school management for terming the rape survivor a “girl with different thinking ability”.

Metro fills the missing link, with free bus ride
Soon, Metro commuters heading towards Peenya from Byapannahalli won't have to scramble for buses or autorickshaws once they get down at MG Road station.

Their tears and anger silence cops, minister
“Sir, I hope you un derstand a father's concern...“ he broke down even before he could finish the sentence. Other men and women who were with him, too, couldn't hold it anymore -tears rolled down mothers' faces and fathers tried to compose themselves, in vain.

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Akbar barred from entering Mumbra
The Thane police commissionerate on Monday barred Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) legislator Akbaruddin Owaisi from entering Mumbra till July 31, fearing that his visit could create law and order problems.

GHMC study tours turn paid vacations
The practice of sending corporators on study tours to other parts of the state is turning out to be a major waste of public money.

RTE Act fails to check teachers' canes
A video grab of a teacher mercilessly caning visually-impaired children in Kakinada, which went viral on Monday, has thrown light on the fact that corporal punishment is still thriving in many schools in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, thanks to most erring teachers being let go with mere reprimands.

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Home is where power goes, so do subsidies
The number of domestic consumers of power in the state has gone up by 11.67% in the past two years, an increase that has led to a significant increase in the government’s subsidy burden.

Govt offers TNEB Rs 36k cr to rejig finances, overhaul ops
Looking to restructure the finances of TN electricity board and put it on the road recovery, the state government has extended financial aid of Rs 35,830 crore to the power utility over the past four years, including Rs 10,575 crore this fiscal.

Jayalalithaa seeks Rs 3k cr for road project
Reflecting the high priority for road infrastructure in the state, chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Monday asked World Bank president Jim Young Kim to increase the funding for road projects to $500 million (3,000 crore). The state’s contribution will be much higher.

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Real-life Baghban heroes go online
Two senior citizens, Mukesh Shah and Jigar Shah, live alone as they were being neglected by their children.

Rift between families of BMW hit-and-run victims
In a new twist in the BMW hit and run case, families of two victim boys are now at loggerheads with one filing a complaint against the other for damaging its parked cars on Sunday night.

Engineering admissions begin
Finally, after a long three-month wait, students were granted admission to various engineering institutes across Gujarat according to their marks.

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Birth place of Mahamana lies unclean
The long and winding lanes and bylanes of historic locality of Malviyanagar presents festering picture of utter civic neglect.

President to address students through video-conferencing
President Pranab Mukherjee will address students and faculty members of all Central universities, Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and National Institutes of Technology (NITs) of the country.

Streetlight out of order, commuters grope in dark
The people are grappling with problems as fused streetlights are not being replaced.The problem accentuates at night when commuters have to traverse on roads that are dark.

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Minister promises Puri hospital upgrade before 2015 fest
"It is shocking that the number of beds in the hospital has increased by less than 1% since 1980 even as the town attracts a large number of tourists, including foreigners, all year round.

BDA to downsize, boost enforcement
The Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) has decided to prune employees in the departments, which are lying nonfunctional.Instead it has decided to induct more personnel into enforcement wing, official sources said.

Two go missing in Gangua
This has exposed the lack of monsoon preparedness of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC).While the civic authorities failed to de-silt drains, ongoing repair of major roads caused immense inconvenience to denizens.

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MP leader of opposition sits on dharna inside well
For the first time in Madhya Pradesh assembly, the leader of Oppostion was seen staging a 'dharna' inside the well of the House along with his MLAs.

Man mauled to death by tigress
A 45-year-old man was mauled to death by tigress and its cubs at buffer zone of Bandhagarh National Park (BNP) at Madhya Pradesh in Katni district late on Sunday night.

Minor sodomized by inmate at reform house in MP
The incident took place at reform house situated at Thatipur on Sunday afternoon, however the matter was reported to police on Monday.

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MC plans tertiary treated supply for 1 kanal houses
The municipal corporation (MC) was planning to provide tertiary treated water supply to houses having an area of 1 kanal or above in the city, an exercise aimed to save drinking water and make people habitual in using this water for non-potable purposes like gardening and washing cars.

Theatre group hits the road to make a change
With a message saying 'Help yourself rise, to help the nation rise', a Tricity-based theatre group is out on the streets to motivate people to find solutions to their problems instead of waiting for others, including the government, to improve their situation.

Fresh face to take on current PUTA president
Panjab University Teachers' Association (PUTA) elections this year will see a contest between incumbent Devinder Singh from the department of laws and Rajat Sandhir, who is biochemistry department chairperson.

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Sunday, July 20, 2014

News Digest: Celebrity MPs are a rare sight in House

THE TIMES OF INDIA
Monday, July 21, 2014
Today's Headlines

Celebrity MPs are a rare sight in House
Celebrity MPs simply give a royal miss to Rajya Sabha - the upper House of Parliament - where they find place as 'nominated' members due to their outstanding performance in their respective professions.

Online abuse, offline battles
Women who are vocal about political and social issues often have to deal with online harassment, a lot of it sexual in nature. But getting cyber crime cells to chase a case is sometimes an even bigger ordeal.

Camel milk: Can't get over the hump
Globally, camel milk is getting superfood status. But back home, its sale is still illegal. Lifting the ban may be the only way to save the ship of the desert.

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Govt to debate special laws for SEZs
Citing the Chinese model, the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government had originally proposed to exempt SEZs and units in these zones from the country’s labour laws.

India stands alone at WTO talks
The Indian stance has figured prominently in the general discourse in the run-up to the trade ministers’ meeting.

India Inc gets relief under Companies Act
The 1956 act stipulated mandatory government approval for contracts between a company and a related party if the paid-up capital of the company is not less than Rs 1 crore.

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Dutch govt to assist in comprehensive plan for Yamuna
The Centre plans to create mega reservoirs by dredging the bed of the Yamuna for which the Dutch government has agreed to facilitate an action plan.

Rare blue-colored red king crab caught in Alaska
A rare blue-colored red king crab was part of a fisherman's catch earlier this month in Nome, Alaska.

NGT concerned over rampant air pollution in Uttarakhand
Concerned over rampant air pollution caused by industrial units in Uttarakhand, the National Green Tribunal has constituted an expert committee to look into violation of prescribed standards for emission by iron industries in the state.

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Bloody Sunday as 100 Gazans, 13 Israeli soldiers killed
At least 100 Palestinians and 13 soldiers were killed on Sunday as Israel ramped up a major military offensive in the bloodiest single day in Gaza in five years.

Bodies from downed jet piled in boxcars in Ukraine
Pro-Moscow rebels piled nearly 200 bodies from the downed Malaysian jetliner into four refrigerated boxcars on Sunday in eastern Ukraine, and cranes at the crash scene moved big chunks of the Boeing 777, drawing condemnation from Western leaders that the rebels were tampering with the site.

Tobacco company told to pay $23bn for smoker's death
A Florida jury awarded a staggering $23 billion in punitive damages to the widow of a chain smoker who died of lung cancer, socking it to RJ Reynolds, America’s second largest cigarette maker and the tobacco industry in general at a time of revulsion towards cigarette smokers.

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6 hottest sex symbols of Bollywood
Bollywood has been blessed with some of the most beautiful faces of the world. These actresses simply set the silver screen on fire with their sex appeal. Let's take a look at Bollywood's sex symbols.

Jhanvi and Aryan in Aashiqui 3?

PICS: Alia Bhatt and her hot onscreen kisses
The actress showcased her acting prowess in films like Highway, Student of The Year and 2 States.

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That we use 10% of our brain is an urban myth?
In a sombre and authoritative academic tone, Morgan Freeman's latest movie character delivers the following line: "It is estimated most human beings only use 10 per cent of the brain's capacity. Imagine if we could access 100 per cent. Interesting things begin to happen".

Revealed: US thought of testing N-arms on moon
On July 20, 1969, when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped on the surface of the moon they placed a plaque which declared: "Here men from Planet Earth set upon the moon. July 1969 AD. We came in peace for all mankind."

'Smart' car seats alert sleepy drivers
The dangers of falling asleep while driving may soon become a thing of the past, thanks to new smart car seats which can detect when a driver is beginning to nod off and alert them.

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Rosberg coasts to first German GP win
Mercedes' Nico Rosberg coasted to his first home German Grand Prix win to extend his lead over teammate Lewis Hamilton in drivers' championship.

Golf: Rory McIlroy wins British Open
The 25-year-old on Sunday held off the challenge provided by a red-hot Sergio Garcia and Rickie Fowler to record a 17-under-par total of 271.

Caroline Wozniacki wins Istanbul Cup
Caroline Wozniacki overpowered second-seeded Roberta Vinci 6-1, 6-1 Sunday to win the Istanbul Cup final and clinch her first WTA title of the year.

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Facebook, WhatsApp keeping Indian teens up at midnight
For a generation that chooses Snapchat over sleep, there's now a cool Twilight-inspired term called 'vamping' to describe night-time natter.

Snowden aims to develop anti-surveillance tech
Snowden intends to devote much of his time to promoting anti-surveillance technologies, including ones that allow people to communicate anonymously.

Huawei Ascend G6 review: Good selfie phone, bad pricing
Huawei Ascend G6's USP is its sleek design and 5MP selfie camera.

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Gender bender
I carried out a study on abortion behaviour among vulnerable women in Mumbai slums and villages in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra.

Taiwanese scholarships
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Centre (TECC) in India organised an orientation programme for the Taiwan Scholarship and Huayu Enrichment Scholarship awardees, in Delhi on July 15.

Empowering Indian youth
More young Indians need the right infrastructure to develop skills.

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Metro feeder route buses ply empty
Touted as the cash-strapped BEST’s “profitable venture”, the recently launched Metro Pheri bus service from Oshiwara goes practically empty, even during the peak hours.

Babus in tow, Chavan pulls off 'sham' public hearings
The Lokshahi Din (Democracy Day) organized by chief minister Prithviraj Chavan and women and child welfare minister Varsha Gaikwad has turned out to be a farce. While Chavan holds his Lokshahi meet on the first Monday of each month, Gaikwad looks at problems faced by women once in two months.

Star mountaineer in global team to save Ganga
The Centre’s mission to restore the Ganga to health has turned this river into the fountainhead of another ambitious plan. An international organization has invited women mountaineers from six continents to launch a water conservation initiative along the Ganga. India’s leading female mountaineer, Krushnaa Patil from Pune, has been drafted as well.In 2009, Patil was 19 when she became the youngest Indian woman to climb Mt Everest. Now 24, she will join seven mountaineers on an expedition along the Ganga beginning October.

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Electric car owners may get subsidy
The Delhi government is mulling offering a subsidy to car owners choosing to go electric.

High court dismisses AAP MLA's plea on installation of mobile towers
Singh, who represents the Delhi Cantonment constituency in the assembly, said there are as many as four schools near the Jharera village and mobile towers are necessary for proper connectivity.

Delhi govt reminded of pedestrian duty
Increase in vehicular traffic and rampant encroachment of pavements have left very little space for pedestrians in the capital.

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Schools responsible for children's safety, says Siddaramaiah
Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said school managements will be held responsible for crime against children on their campus and warned of action against institutions which fail to ensure safety of their students.

Man harasses girl, thrashed by public
In the wake of the outrage over crime against children and women, a man who harassed a girl was beaten black and blue in Shantinagar on Sunday morning.No police case was registered.

Making Lalbagh see green
Lalbagh, the lung space of Bangalore and home to 690-odd genera and 2,300 species of plants, is in news always for wrong reasons.

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Business honchos to select AP capital
The Andhra Pradesh government on Sunday formed an advisory committee led by municipal administration and urban development minister P Narayana to zero in on the new capital city of the state.

United AP recorded high death rate due to water-borne diseases
As per the data, 100 persons succumbed to acute diarrhoeal diseases, 5 died from typhoid, 33 from viral hepatitis and three due to acute encephalitis syndrome.

Parents throw 3-year-old into well
In a shocking incident, parents of a three-year-old mentally challenged girl pushed her into an abandoned well near Rentachintala on Sunday.

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Karunanidhi defends move to drop action against some workers
A day after the party decided to drop action against 32 functionaries including former union minister S S Palanimanickam, DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Sunday firmly defended the party's move asserting they were spared after accepting their explanations.

Four die as car collides with truck in Chennai
Four people, including two civil engineers from Singapore, died when the SUV they were travelling in collided with a lorry on GST Road on Sunday.

Buyers form association to fight legal battle
For those who invested all their life earnings to buy an apartment in The Faith, it seemed like the end of the road when the building collapsed on June 28.

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English-Gujarati dictionary now in braille
The Braille Press at Blind People’s Association (BPA) has come up with the braille version of Oxford English-Gujarati Dictionary in 2013-14.

Disabled kids nurture professional dreams at Apang Manav Mandal
Rukhad Khimabhai, 20, is a third year BCom student, at RH Arts and Commerce College.He wants to be a banker because of his aptitude for maths.

Now, merge plots to build bigger houses
In a major relief to private plot owners in Gandhinagar, the new development plan now includes special provisions that will encourage owners to make their homes more accommodative and spatial dwellings.

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Birth place of Mahamana lies unclean
The long and winding lanes and bylanes of historic locality of Malviyanagar presents festering picture of utter civic neglect.

President to address students through video-conferencing
President Pranab Mukherjee will address students and faculty members of all Central universities, Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and National Institutes of Technology (NITs) of the country.

Streetlight out of order, commuters grope in dark
The people are grappling with problems as fused streetlights are not being replaced.The problem accentuates at night when commuters have to traverse on roads that are dark.

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Baby's body found in box
The body of a one-year-old baby, who was kidnapped by a miscreant 25 days ago from Kukudakhandi, has been found dead, the police said today.

Orissa HC notice to Keonjhar on forest land use
The Orissa high court has sought a reply from the Keonjhar district administration on why land allotted for a community centre in Atei Reserve Forest is being used as a parking lot.

Sambalpur on the highway of development
The state government has undertaken a mega Rs 2000-crore project to construct flyovers, water sports complex, ropeways and loop roads in the town, besides a new bridge on the Mahanadi.

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Expelled PMT students perform Sadbuddhi Yagna
From last 18 days, expelled PMT students have been protesting at various places in the state capital.Recently, around 30 postcards written in blood were sent to chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

Bhopal rail division wash hands off stale food on Shatabdi
Bhopal railway division has washed its hands over stale food served on Shatabdi Express and forwarded the complaint from passengers to the Northern Railways citing that the matter does nor relate to its jurisdiction.

4-wheeler special numbers' e-auction set in motion
Transport department has started e-auction of VIP special registration numbers for four-wheelers from Saturday, a week after the same had begun for VIP numbers of two-wheelers.

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Palampur woman's BITS batch to fund her life
The agony and trauma of Seema Sood, an alumna of Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani, who was afflicted by rheumatoid arthritis 21 years back when she was a student, has brought together her batch of 1985 scattered all over the world.

HSGMC launches stir to throw out SGPC men
Coming out to counter the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Commmittee (SGPC) strategy of positioning its task force at historic gurdwaras in Haryana, the ad hoc committee of the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (HSGMC) on Sunday started a state-wide agitation from Ambala for the ouster of armed supporters of SGPC from gurdwara premises.

Athletes from Punjab, Haryana, HP raise medal hopes
With India sending its second largest contingent ever for the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, hopes of landing up a sizeable number of medals at the marquee event have increased.

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23 Amazing Views of Mono Lake in California

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Mono Lake, located near Yosemite national park in California, has some of the most amazing sceneries around. Its hard to tell if the pictures were taken on earth or come from some distant planet in a sicence fiction movie. The unique landscape is due to the tufa rock formations, which are made up of mineral deposits. The lake was named in 1852 after the Mono tribe, who were native to the area. The tribe's western neighbors, the Yokut, called them monachie, meaning "fly people" because they used fly larvae which grew on the lake as their chief food staple and trading article.
 
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