http://www.webindia123.com/ India's largest reference, news and entertainment service provider. en-us Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:20:03 +0530 Copyright: (C) 2009 webindia123.com. All Rights Reserved. http://www.webindia123.com/123menu.jpg http://www.webindia123.com/ 144 28 Visit webindia123.com http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091108/1378880.htmlThe Madhya Pradesh High Court asked the state Chief Secretary to reply why the accused, former IAS officer and suspended Zila Panchayat Bhopal chief executive officer Gyaneshwar Patil was reinstated and promoted with posting of Member, Narmada Valley Devlopment Auhority (NVDA), involved in unnatural sexual attempt on a Panchayat Secretary, under his jurisdiction, and attempts were on to withdraw the criminal case, in which the victim was harassed and tortured and the state police failed to take action against the main accused since, last six months, as per criminal case registered against Patil, on a petition. The single bench of Justice Ajeet Singh, yesterday while hearing the petition of Village Panchayat Sikandarabad, Secretary Satish Chouksey, in Bhopal Disrict, seeking court directives for high level probe against the Bhopal, Police Authorities, General Administration Department Secretary, Chief Secretary and others for their involvement of saving the accused Gyaneshwar Patil an IAS officer, posted as the CEO of Zila Panchayat Bhopal, from the crimial charges, as registered for the crime under section 377 of CrPc, and was suspended under the intravention by the state Chief Minister Shiv Raj Singh Chouhan, admitted the same, and issued notices to state government.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091108/1378879.htmlA moderate intensity earthquake measuring 5.6 on Richter scale was felt at Xizang tonight.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091108/1378878.htmlMore than 27,000 new colleges or other higher learning institutions are required to meet the targeted 30 per cent Gross Enrolment Ratio by 2020, a Parliamentary panel was told today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091108/1378877.htmlThe Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority(VUDA) Vice Chairman V N Vishnu today stated that organizations should be simple, moral, accountable, responsive and transparent.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091108/1378876.htmlWomen committee of the United NGOs Mission Manipur (UNMM) has submitted a memorandum to President Pratibha Patil, urging her to safeguard women of Northeastern region in Delhi.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091108/1378875.htmlA meeting of Secular Progressive Front (SPF) legislature parties was held today at the office chamber of Chief Minister, O Ibobi Singh. N Biren Singh, Spokesperson, Minister, Youth Affairs and Sports, said the meeting discussed the development in the state in the aftermath of the July 23 Khwairamband Keithel killings. The SPF government is formed by Congress which has 30 MLAs and CPI which has three MLAs.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378874.htmlBreaching all security arrangements, Mahila Trinomool Congress workers staged a demonstation at Midnapore circuit house, where West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee is staying, this evening, demanding immediate release of four Yuva Trinamool Congress activists, who were arrested for showing black flags to Mr Bhattacharjee.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378873.htmlPolice recovered 30 kg of explosive from the Kankarbagh police station area here today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378872.htmlAbout 72.99 per cent voters today exercised their democratic right in the by-polls to three assembly seats in Kerala, with politically volatile Kannur constituency registering the highest turn out of 79.33 per cent.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378871.htmlRJD supremo Lalu Prasad today said his party would launch a state-wide agitation to protest the failure of Nitish Kumar government in taking stringent action against the hoarders, leading to escalation of prices of essential commodities.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378869.htmlULFA tonight retaliated by attacking a police convoy near Nalbari after a local court remanded the two ULFA leaders, who were handed over by Bangladesh to India, to ten-day police custody.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378868.htmlFour candidates today filed nominations on the first day for the second phase of polling to 15 Assembly seats to be held on December 2 in Jharkhand.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378867.htmlThe exclusion of Dilip Valse-Patil and Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil from the list of Cabinet ministers has surprised many in political cricles.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378866.htmlWith MLC Rana Jagjitsinh Patil not getting a berth in the new Maharashtra Cabinet, the bad days befallen his father and suspended NCP leader Padamsinh Patil seem to be never ending.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378865.htmlThe sleuths of State Vigilance Organisation today arrested an officer of District Industries Centre (DIC) for accepting bribe for registration of a Small Scale Industries, official spokesman here said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378864.htmlAn estimated 50 to 55 per cent of the total 4.1 lakh electorate cast their votes in by-elections to Todabhim(ST) and Salumbar(ST) Assembly seats in Rajasthan, polling for which passed off peacefully today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378863.htmlA youth was seriously injured after being shot at by his female friends brother in village Nariyan of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir, police sources here today said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378862.htmlWith an aim to spread the message of unity and national integration amongst fellow countrymen, two police officers embarked on a bicycle rally from Srinagar to Kanyakumari on Saturday.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378861.htmlFormer Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, who is facing arrest as soon as he is discharged from Apollo Hospital in Ranchi over an alleged multi-crore hawala transactions, will remain in hospital for another day due to a stomach upset.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378859.htmlTrinamool Congress party and Communist Party of India (Marxist) supporters clashed with each other here on Saturday, as West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee arrived in Midnapore district on a two-day visit.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378858.htmlAlert patrolling personnel of the Border Security Force (BSF), deployed along the India-Pakistan border, seized counterfeit currency notes worth Rs. 900,000, said Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of BSF Rajesh Gupta on Saturday.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378857.htmlTo accelerate the tourism industry in Uttar Pradesh and to promote adventure sports among the masses, a three-day water sports rally is being organized at Allahabad.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378856.htmlBy-elections for one Lok Sabha seat and 31 Assembly seats in seven states remained by and large peaceful, as over 60 per cent of voters turned out on Saturday.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378855.htmlA local court on Saturday sent Vikas Sinha, an associate of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, to 10 days into the custody of Enforcement Directorate (ED) for his alleged role in the hawala transactions and the illegal investments.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378853.htmlTwo men were killed and another critically injured when a speeding milk tanker hit their scooter here Saturday, police said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378852.htmlAfter Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit personally intervened in the matter, three people have been arrested by Delhi Police for allegedly beating two Naga students in the Kotla Mubarakpur area.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378847.htmlStarting this Childrens Day Nov 14, child rights NGO CRY will start a nationwide campaign asking the government to amend the Right to Education Act 2009.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378846.htmlAbout 49 percent of the 4.9 million electors in Saturdays by-elections in Uttar Pradesh turned out to cast their vote in 11 state assembly and one parliamentary constituency.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378844.htmlArmed policemen were deployed after an old man was killed and three others critically injured in a clash between two groups of villagers Saturday over a piece of government land in Orissas Dhenkanal district, official said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378843.htmlFormer Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) legislator Subhas Soren was shot by unidentified men in West Bengals West Midnapore district Saturday evening, police said, amid speculation that the assailants may be Maoists.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378841.htmlEnding a 16-day tussle between coalition partners the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Ashok Chavan took oath as the chief minister of Maharashtra Saturday evening along with 37 more ministers.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378838.htmlAll seven independent legislators supporting the Congress in Haryana were Saturday accommodated in the new government headed by Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378837.htmlA professor teaching in a private technical institute committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan here, police said Saturday.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378836.htmlDressed as dead cows, sheep and pigs, volunteers of the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India lay on the ground in a row of open coffins in front of a leather footwear fair here Saturday. A banner reading Leather Is Murder was laid across the coffins.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378835.htmlLeft with little option but to bow to dissidents demands to save his chair, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Saturday shed tears publicly but the rebels stood firm on his removal.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378830.htmlTamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today described as untrue, his Kerala counterpart V S Achuthadanan claim that the State had given its consent for a new dam three decades ago.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378829.htmlGujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today said, when it comes to true leadership, one should rise above politics.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378828.htmlIndia needs to explore the possibilities, scope and effectiveness of the stem cell therapy in such a way which can benefit the patients who cannot afford this costly treatment, Dr D C S Reddy, WHO India Advisor Health, said today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378827.htmlThe winter session of the Himachal Pradesh state Assembly would be held here next month and would last about 10 to 12 days, HP assembly Speaker Tulsi Ram said today. After chairing a meeting in this connection at Tapovan in the assembly complex, Mr Tulsi Ram told mediapersons that the notification of the winter session of the assembly would be issued after a meeting of the cabinet. He said that security scenario was discussed in the meeting and it was decided to install the Electrical Boom Barrier at the main entrance of the Vidhan Saba Bhawan. He said that additional security forces would be deployed along the road on its both sides from here to the Assembly complex in order to provide security to the VVIPs with out disturbing the normal traffic on this road. The meeting was attended by the Vidhan Saba Secretary Goverdan Singh, ASP Kangra Umapati Jamwal and SDM D.C.Rana. http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378826.htmlFour people were killed and 13 injured when an Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) bus carrying them overturned in Tilahar area of this Uttar Pradesh district today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378824.htmlAfter constituting his Council of Ministers, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today said his government would continue to work for the welfare of the common man besides accelerating the pace of development in the state. The Chief Minister, talking to media persons after the swearing-in ceremony of his Council of Ministers, said his government would continue to work for the well being of the common man and would make consolidated efforts to hasten the pace of development in the state.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378823.htmlFormer speaker Alamgir Alam (Cong) was among 205 candidates who filed nomination on the last day for the first leg of five-phase of polling for 30 Assembly seats on November 25.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378822.htmlFormer MLA and BJP candidate Prashant Mandal was arrested after filing his nomination for Poraiyahat Assembly seat going to the first phase of polling on November 25.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378821.htmlSeven people were injured, two of them critically, when the ladder of a wooden structure meant for a dare devil car racing show in the Bali yatra ground here collapsed today All the injured were immediately shifted to the SCB Medical College and Hospital by the local authorities.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378820.htmlThe Income Tax department today asserted that former chief minister Madhu Koda, now undergoing treatment at Apollo Hospital, was much better now and would continue interrogation from where the process got disrupted after the former chief minister fell sick on November 3.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378819.htmlThe CPI today criticised Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Chouhan for his statement on Biharis that they would not be given jobs in his state, saying it was against the provision of the Constitution.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378817.htmlOrissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today directed officials to keep more vigil on the border areas and sensitise the health officials about the awareness drive to handle effectively swin flu cases in the state.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378816.htmlWestern Maharashtra, the sugar belt of the state, was the largest gainer by walking away with 12 berths in the newly formed Maharashtra cabinet. Of these 12 ministers, seven were from NCP.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378815.htmlChief Minister Ashok Chavan and his deputy Chhagan Bhujbal today expresed regret to the people of Maharashtra for the delay in formation of government. Addressing the media at Mantralaya here, both the leaders said Alliance had a delay in government formation as it wanted to give a stable government. We were discussing the government formation to give more stability to the people of Maharashtra for next five years that resulted in the delay, they said and added Our government will do the time bound implementation of the Congress-NCP manifesto. Mr Chavan said I am happy that I have again become the chief minister in the golden jubilee year of the state and I thank for this to congress president Sonia Gandhi, general secretary Rahul Gandhi and NCP supremo Sharad Pawar. He said that the three day session of the legislative assembly will be held from November 9 to 11 and seniormost legislator Ganpatrao Deshmukh will be the Pro-Tem Speaker. He added that the new cabinet will have its first meeting tomorrow and the portfolio will be allotted by evening.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378814.htmlFive people, who had been arrested here for allegedly smuggling tiger skin and bones by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), were today remanded to police custody till November 13.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378813.htmlThe second Plate Group B Ranji Trophy match between Andhra and Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) scheduled to be held at Anantapur from November 10 has been cancelled owing to the ban on the SSCB team by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for forfieting its earlier match against Jammu and Kashmir.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378812.htmlAnirban Lahiri, with a total of 17 under, was five strokes ahead when play was suspended due to bad light on third day of the Bilt Open here today. Only seven professionals out of a total of 52 could complete round three today as play began six hours behind schedule due to bad light and poor visibility caused by the haze that had enveloped the National Capital Region during the early hours.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378811.htmlThe second plate Group B Ranji Trophy match between Andhra and Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) scheduled to be held at Anantapur from November 10, was cancelled owing to the ban on the SSCB team by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for forfeiting its match against Jammu and Kashmir.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378810.htmlThe Karnataka High Court today stayed the proposed boycott of court proceeding by members of Bangalore Advocates Association on November nine to protest Chief Justice P D Dinakaran attending courts before he was cleared of allegations against him.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378809.htmlThe city police today arrested a Dutch National on charges of making and distributing child pornography videos through his website --www.rapidshare.com Mr M Sudhakar, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Cyber Crime Cell, in a press release here said a Cyber Crime Team closed in on the Dutch National, identified as Williams, after the German-based Child Exploitation Online Protection Centre alerted the City Police Commissioner through Interpol.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378808.htmlFour members of a family, including two children, were killed when a truck rammed into the autorickshaw in which they were travelling near Bahalgarh village on the GT road in the district yesterday. According to police sources, the owner of the newly-purchased autorickshaw Sajid Mohammed of Khewra village had taken his younger brother Kasim, six year-old nephew Shoheb, two-year-old Sahiba and an another child, to a joy ride yesterday to Bahalgarh. On the journey, Sajid was forced to apply brakes when a tractor suddenly came in front of the autorickshaw. A truck close behind rammed into the autoricksaw, crushing it badly. While Kasim, Shoheb and Sahiba died on the spot, Sajid succumbed to his injuries in the hospital. One unidentified injured child was still hospitalised, police said. The truck driver absconded from the scene. A case has been registered in Rai police station.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378807.htmlThe Chhattisgarh Congress Committee today rejected the Raman Singh regimes new industrial policy alleging that it was not in the states interest.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378806.htmlRuling Bahujan Samaj Party MLA Bhura Ram was arrested on charges of booth capturing during by-election to Padrauna assembly seat in Uttar Pradesh today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378805.htmlNational Scheduled Castes Commission Chairman Buta Singh today said the Commission would issue notices to the Madhya Pradesh Chief Secretary, principal secretaries of the Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Urban Development departments for violating a Supreme Court order regarding pre-poll delimitation.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378804.htmlA woman bus passenger, badly hurt in yesterdays bus accident at Haripur, succumbed to her injuries in Dr R.P. Govt Medical College Tanda today, taking the death toll to 35 in the accident.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378803.htmlAn estimated 55 per cent of a 2.05 lakh-strong electorate exercised their franchise today for the lone Vaishali Nagar assembly by-poll that passed off peacefully thus sealing the electoral fate of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party nominee and ex-minister Jageshwar Sahu, his principal rival Bhajan Singh Nirankari (Congress) and 13 others.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378801.htmlThe CPI(ML), in a letter written to the CEC, has strongly objected to the decision of the Election Commission(EC) to relocate 516 polling booths in Jharkhand during the upcoming Assembly elections.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378800.htmlThe Delhi police today arrested three youths in connection with the attack on two Naga students recently in Kotla Mubarakpur area of south district.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378799.htmlAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah, who strangely finds himself on the same side as his counterpart in neighbouring Karnataka B S Yeddyurappa as a target of Reddy brothers, todaydistanced himself from the political problems faced by the BJP Chief Minister saying it was not in his nature to poke into political problems of others. Answering questions regarding his relationship with Mr Yeddyurappa who is facing dissidence from the rebellion launched by the Reddy brothers who had mining interests, Mr Rosaiah said, We are both neighbours. As far as Reddys are concerned, they were formerly from AP and they had settled in Karnataka acquiring mining issues and were involved actively in local politics. If they have problems with their CM it would be resolved by them. It is not in my nature to poke into other affairs, he said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378798.htmlCampus Front of India, which aims to empower the campuses by developing a new generation of activists, was officially launched here today at the National Students Convention.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378797.htmlFive railway employees working on tracks in this town adjacent to the national capital were killed Saturday after being run over by two trains including the Dehradun-Delhi Jan Shatabdi Express, an official said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378796.htmlEnding a 16-day tussle with its ally over power sharing, Ashok Chavan took oath as the chief minister of Maharashtra Saturday evening along with 37 more ministers.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378794.htmlA court in Bihar Saturday convicted Kameshwar Yadav, accused of killing a Muslim teenager during the 1989 communal riots in Bhagalpur.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378793.htmlThe lingering crisis in the Bharatiya Janata Partys (BJP) first government in Karnataka has brought to the fore the question - who constitutes the party high command?http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378788.htmlRank outsider Real Gladiator ridden by P S Chouhan easily won the Air Force Trophy, the main event of the racaes held here today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378786.htmlJoshna Chinappa suffered a straight set defeat in the first round to crash out of the 42,450 dollar US Open Squash Championship in New York today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378785.htmlThe second state level rural sports tournaments under Panchayat Yuva Krida Aur Khel Abhiyan (PYKKA) would be organised at Una from November 12 to 15, 2009 in which 1050 U-18 participants from rural areas of the state are participating. This was stated by, Director Youth Services and Sports, J R Katwal here today. He said the objective is to select cream players from rural areas of the State and brush-up their abilities and skill to make them represent for the State as well as the country in various sports. He said besides the participants around 150 officials would also be part of the tournament. Besides Athletics, sports disciplines as Taekwondo, Basketball, Volleyball, Kabaddi, Judo, Wrestling, Badminton, Boxing and Hockey would be organized during the tournament. Apart from this, the State team comprising of 45 players of Basketball, Wrestling, Taekwando and Athletics would be leaving for Chennai on November 17, 2009 to participate in 2nd National Rural Sports Tournaments under PYKKA Group-1. http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378784.htmlDespite losing valuable points after conceding the first innings lead to Tripura in their Ranji Trophy Plate Group A match, star batsman Sourabh Tiwari has been retained as skipper of Jharkhand cricket team for the next encounter against Vidarbha to be held in Ranchi from November 10-13.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378783.htmlLethal deliveries by Asif Ali and Amit Sharma forced Haryana to an innings defeat against Madhya Pradesh who thus scored 21 points on the final day of a 4-day league encounter under the C K Nayudu Under-22 Cricket Tournament.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378782.htmlSomdev Devvarman packed off Matwe Middelkoop of Holland in straight sets to enter the semifinals of the ongoing ATP Challenger event here.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378781.htmlMedio Joseph Pereiras 44th minute goal helped Sporting Club de Goa hold Mohan Bagan to a 2-2 draw in the seventh round of the ONGC I- League football match at Nehru stadium Fatorda today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378780.htmlThe Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA) and Washington-based law firm, Patton Boggs LLP, hosted a roundtable discussion here today for Indian businesses interested in expanding in the US Market.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378779.htmlDistrict Medical and Health Officer D Vijayakumar told mediapersons here today the incidence of Filariasis in the district had come down drastically and now stood at 0.14 percent as against four per cent a decade ago during 1999.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378777.htmlHundreds of people, braving heavy rainfall, gathered to receive blessings as Swami Jyothirmaya, senior faculty of the Art of Living, went around spreading love and spirituality in the city today. The swamiji, who had been deputed by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, would be in the city till November 11 to conduct an unique padyatra programme titled Anugrahotsavam (the divine present) during which he would bless people, listen to their problems and create spiritual awareness among them. On Saturday, he visited the cancer hospital in Adyar where he blessed more than 300 people suffering from the deadly disease. From there, he walked all the way to the Sri Parthysarathy Swami Temple blessing as many as he could on the way. Talking about this spiritual-walking movement, the Swamiji said, faith is the only driving force in life. The whole world moves with faith. We first set our faith in our mothers and slowly it expands. http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378775.htmlA Chennai-based devotee has donated Rs 11 lakh worth golden satari (golden sandals) to Sri Venkateswara Temple here last night.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378774.htmlThe first convocation of the Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University (SVVU) will be held in the temple town on November 9 and nearly 634 candidates would receive their degrees on the occasion, University Vice-Chancellor, Prof DVG Krishna Mohan, said here today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378773.htmlThe Karnataka Government was keen on opening food parks in the State and six units would be opened in four months, Food Processing and Technology Principal Secretary R Suresh said today. Addressing a press conference here, he said the food parks would be established at Bangalore Rural, Tumkur, Davanagere, Shivamoga, Belgaum and Bijapur. He said subsidy of Rs four crore would be given to entrepreneurs who came forward to establish the food parks.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378772.htmlSenior Journalist and Karnataka Abhivraddi Vedike Chairman Patil Puttappa today said the Union Government had assured to provide an improvement package to develop the Khadi Industry which was a symbol of Swadeshi Movement.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378771.htmlSenior Counsel K Parasaran will appear for Andhra Pradesh government on November 12 in the contempt petition filed against Maharashtra for fixing gates to the Babli project, across the river Godavari, allegedly against the interim direction of the Supreme Court.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378769.htmlThe Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority(VUDA) Vice Chairman V N Vishnu today stated that organizations should be simple, moral, accountable, responsive and transparent.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378768.htmlHaryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today decided to retain Prof Virender Singh his Political Advisor in his second term as the state CM.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378767.htmlAn estimated 65 to 70 per cent was witnessed for the by-elections to Rohru and Jawali assembly constituencies in Himachal Pradesh here today. States Chief Electoral officer, Anil Khachi told UNI that after a sluggish start in the chilly morning, polling in both the constituencies picked up as the day progressed. After 1300 hrs, fast voting was reported in both the constituencies, he said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378766.htmlBollywood actor and social activist Shabana Azmi today said recital of the National Song Vande Mataram was a controversial issue that should not be inflammated for the peace of the country.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378765.htmlFormer Union minister Buta Singh today alleged that an attempt was made to trap his son Sarobjit in a bribery case.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378764.htmlA class V student died after being subjected to corporal punishment by her teacher (contractual teacher) at this districts Khajuriya village, police said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378763.htmlA ruling Bahujan Samaj Party worker was murdered, while his brother critically injured after unidentified assailants opened fire at them in Fareh area here late last night.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378762.htmlTwo health department officers were caught red-handed accepting a bribe by a sweet-meat shop owner in Baradari area here today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378761.htmlTwo trucks loaded with manures were seized and one person was arrested in this regard in Kotwali area of the Uttar Pradesh district today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378760.htmlThe concluding function of the week-long State University Festival being held in the sprawling government college campus was marred by slogan shouting and hooliganism this evening soon after the arrival of Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal who had to declare the Youth Festival closed.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378759.htmlA ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) worker today threatened to commit suicide after climbing an electric tower over withdrawal of his security in Dhaurhara area of this Uttar Pradesh district today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378758.htmlSleuths of the Madhya Pradesh State Economic Offences Wing today raided local offices and residences of six officials of the Sindh Canal Project, EOW sources said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378756.htmlA total of 53.50 per cent electorate exercised their franchise for the by-election to the Ferozabad Lok Sabha seat, while an average of 49.37 per cent voters turnedout at 11 Assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh. Amid stray incidents of violence the bypolls passed off peacefully, UP Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Umesh Sinha said here this evening. He said 53.50 per cent voters used their democractic rights at the Ferozabad Lok Sabha seat witnessing a direct fight between Congress candidate Raj Babbar and SP candidate Dimple Yadav, the daughter-in-law of SP president Mulayam Singh Yadav. In the last elections, approximately 48.10 per cent voters had cast votes for this parliamentary seat.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378754.htmlA large number of voters kept their date with democracy today in by-elections to Ferozabad Lok Sabha seat and 31 Assembly seats spread across seven states seen as a curtain-raiser for the next Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal Assembly elections.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378753.htmlA decomposed body of one more official of Indian Air force (IAF) was recovered from the river Chenab in Assar area of mountainous Doda district, official sources here today said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378752.htmlLudhiana MP and the national spokesperson of the All India Congress Committee Manish Tewari, who will be representing India at the special 64th session in the ongoing United Nations General Assembly, today said the session was of paramount importance.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378750.htmlClarifying that the Government has no intention of pressurising exercising control on the media, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ambika Soni has said self-regulation is the best way for a channel to decide on its content.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378748.htmlFive pharmaceutical shops in the famous Bhagirath Palace of north district here were robbed of about Rs 6 lakh in cash last night, police said today. When one of the shop-owners, reached the spot, he found locks and shutters of all the five shops in a building with address 1520 broken and dismantled, a senior police official told UNI.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378747.htmlAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah today said Congress president Sonia Gandhi had felt the need for holding a Congress Legislature Party (CLP) in the light of a PIL filed before the court and said the meeting might take place before the year end. Talking to newspersons on the conclusion of his maiden visit to the Capital, Mr Rosaiah said his impression after the meeting was that she may fix the date and inform when it should be held. I have explained to her about the PIL, he said. Asked if the CLP would be held in 2009, he replied yes. He said both Ms Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expected all Congressmen to stand united be it in elections or later. The party had contributed 32 MPs to the party kitty and the leadership also knew the importance of the people of the state. To a question if it was a mere coincidence that both he and Mr Jaganmohan Reddy, the son of former Chief Minister YSR, an apparent contender for the post, were here, Mr Rosaiah replied yes. http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378746.htmlDelhi today experienced its first fog of the winter season with a thick smog plummeting visibility levels, catching Delhiites unawares and throwing life out of gear in the city.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378745.htmlDelhi has finally lost the gains of its CNG programme resulting in this mornings unprecedented smog, the Centre for Science and Environment(CSE) said today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378744.htmlSeven students of Delhi Public School (DPS) were injured when their van overturned after being hit by a mini-truck in Kashmere Gate area here this morning.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378743.htmlFour alleged autolifters were arrested from different parts of the national capital and eight motorcycles recovered from their possession, police said today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378742.htmlMinister of State for Tourism, Sultan Ahmed, today requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and HRD Minister Kapil Sibal to initiate a high-level probe into the ongoing disturbances in Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378741.htmlWith the number of dengue cases in the capital exceeding 500 today, the Delhi government called a high-level meeting on Monday besides replacing the Nodal Officer for the disease.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378740.htmlThe Supreme Court has refused to come to the rescue of former UGC Chairman and eminent historian Satish Chandra, facing prosecution for controversial remarks in his book against Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur, Guru Namdev, Chhattrapati Shivaji and Tulsidas.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378736.htmlThe Special Operation Group(SOJ) jawans and police today defused a landmine, planted by the Maoists during a combing operation near Kasidihi village.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378735.htmlA massive combing operation has been launched in Rohtas district to nab the Maoists, wanted in connection with several disruptive activities engineered by them.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378734.htmlLeft Front Chairman and CPI(M) State Secretary Biman Basu congratulated the electorate of ten Assembly constituencies for exercising their franchise peacefully in todays by-elections.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378733.htmlNagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio today indirectly discouraging the armed competition among the undergrounds in Nagaland, emphasised the need for cultural competitions among all tribes in the state.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378732.htmlA local court today sent Mukhiya of Sanjhauli Panchayat of Purnea district to judicial custody in connection with a bribery case.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378731.htmlCongress workers today burnt Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in effigy, protesting his anti-Bihari remarks and also demanded his immediate dismissal.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378730.htmlHundreds of Deobandi community members, including women of Golarahat and Chasakhanda villages under Derabish block, today staged a mass demonstration, protesting locking of a mosque by clamping Section 144 CrPC and disallowing Pesh Imama and the Mouzzan to perform five-time prayer in the mosque.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378729.htmlNotificaion was today issued for the December 2 second leg of five-phase polling for 15 Assembly constituencies in Jharkhand.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378727.htmlYuva Trinamool Congress supporters today showed black flags to Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee near Nannur Chak in the town when his convoy was entering the circuit house.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378726.htmlReligious fervour has descended on the snow-capped mountains in Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh as Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama arrives here tomorrow, an occasion eagerly awaited by the people of this border district since last year. For young Lama Dorjee Norbu and his fellow dapas (monks) of the famous Tawang monastery, their jubilation knows no bounds. These days, their daily routine in the monastery starts much before their usual timing. They are all agog at having the opportunity to interact with His Holiness and learn his teachings.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378725.htmlAn estimated 65 per cent voters exercised their franchise as polling for byelections to ten West Bengal Assembly seats passed off by and large peacefully today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378724.htmlAdequate security arrangements have been made for the visit of his Holiness the Dalai Lama to Arunachal Pradesh from tomorrow, state Home Minister Tako Dabi today said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378723.htmlEnding a 17-day impasse over ministry formation and berth sharing, a 38-member Ministry headed by Ashok Chavan was sworn in Maharashtra today by Governor S C Jamir at an impressive ceremony at the Raj Bhavan, heralding a third successive term for the Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) alliance.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378722.htmlOver 200 animated films and and visual effects from India and abroad vied for the top awards in 21 catagories at the sixth annual 24 FPS Awards 2009.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378721.htmlAs many as 22 ministers in the outgoing Ashok Chavan ministry did not get a place in the new cabinet. Among them were 13 Cabinet and nine Ministers of state. Six Cabinet and six Ministers of state had not been inducted as they were defeated in the assembly elections. They were Vijaysinh Mohite Patil and Ramesh Bang of NCP, Surupsingh Naik, Anees Ahmed, Ravisheth Patil, Madan Patil (all Congress).http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378720.htmlA 7-member delegation of the American Council of Youth Political Leaders today called on speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly Pratapsinh Rane at Porvorim complex as part of its three-day visit to the state.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378719.htmlSeluths of crime branch today arrested two people for allegedly selling a Chinese-made pistol in Railway Station area, here.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378718.htmlGujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today urged the Pharma Industry to make health care and medicines services affordable to the common man and lower income group of society.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378717.htmlA 38-member Ministry headed by Ashok Chavan was sworn in in Maharashtra today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378716.htmlCongress leader Ashok Chavan and Nationalist Congress Party leader Chhagan Bhujbal took oath of office and secrecy as Maharashtras Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister respectively on Saturday evening here at Raj Bhawan.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378715.htmlAt a time when gold prices have touched the sky, gold lovers in Chennai are seeing it as a promising investment.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378713.htmlPolice were compelled to use tear gas and air firing on Saturday to disperse violent mobs protesting against the death of a local youth.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378712.htmlAhead of the much awaited visit of Tibetans spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Sunday, Arunachal Pradesh has geared up for His holinesss welcome here.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378710.htmlFormer Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda got a reprieve from imminent arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in the Rs.2,500 crore money laundering case as doctors at the Apollo hospital here Saturday decided to keep him under medical examination for a day or two.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378709.htmlTens of thousands voted enthusiastically Saturday in by-elections to one Lok Sabha and 31 assembly constituencies across seven states, with the outcome set to have a bearing on almost all major political parties.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378708.htmlKerala saw heavy polling of around 70 percent in the three assembly constituencies of Kannur, Ernakulam and Alappuzha in largely peaceful by-polls Saturday.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378707.htmlOver 65 percent of voters exercised their franchise in by-polls to 10 assembly seats in West Bengal, an Election Commission official said here.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378706.htmlAn average of 49.37 percent voting was recorded in by-elections to 11 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh Saturday while the turnout in Firozabad parliamentary seat was over 50 percent, officials said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378705.htmlThe government has yet to grant permission to foreign journalists to cover the Dalai Lamas week-long visit to Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh that begins Sunday, saying the applications are still under consideration.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378703.htmlAn estimated 50-55 percent of the over 200,000 electorate exercised their franchise in Chhattisgarhs Vaishali Nagar assembly seat by-poll Saturday, officials said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378700.htmlThe number of teachers in India is one of the lowest in the world and is generally a last career resort, an expert said at the sixth Higher Education Summit here Saturday.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378699.htmlModerate to heavy polling was witnessed in the by-elections to Rohru and Jawali assembly constituencies in Himachal Pradesh Saturday, an official said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378697.htmlHundreds of supporters of Shoba Karandlaje, the lone woman minister in the beleaguered first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Karnataka, Saturday threatened to commit suicide if she was dropped from the ministry at the behest of party rebels.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378695.htmlGeeta Koda, wife of former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda -- who is accused of laundering Rs.2,500 crore -- sacrificed 11 goats at a temple here for her husbands well-being.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378694.htmlHundreds of school students, teachers and villagers took out rallies and observed a black day Saturday as West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee reached West Midnapore district on a two-day visit.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378693.htmlCases of abuse and discrimination against northeast youth have seen a rise in the capitals neighbouring town Gurgaon, the latest incident being of a young Manipuri woman being molested by a shop manager Friday, a voluntary organisation said Saturday.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378692.htmlA new Democratic Front government headed by Ashok Chavan took office in Maharashtra Saturday evening.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378690.htmlAround 50 percent polling was reported Saturday in bypolls from Rajasthans two assembly constituencies of Todabhim and Salumber where the main battle is between the ruling Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378689.htmlDissident Karnataka Minister G. Janardhana Reddy, who is leading a campaign for the removal of Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, has displayed amazing consistency in his stand as well as in his statements on the turmoil for the past nearly a fortnight.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378687.htmlA four-in-a-row feat by Parveen Kumar enabled Union Academy Senior Secondary School, Raja Bazar, New Delhi thrash Gyandeep Hindi School, Ahmedabad (Gujarat) by 12-0 in a Group H match in the 38th ATS Junior Nehru Under-17 Hockey Tournament being played at the Hockey Stadium here today. Other scorers for the winners in the one-sided match were Ranbir (22nd, 24th, 45th), Sumit (47th, 48th), Mohit (40th) and Manjit Antil (8th).http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378686.htmlDelhi whipped fancied Punjab by nine wickets in the ongoing Inter-State senior womens cricket tournament here today at Dhruv Pandove Stadium here.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378685.htmlHard hitting batsman Umar Akmals absence from the Pakistan playing XI in the second ODI against New Zealand has left former players fuming, who feels that the right-handed batsmans omission from the limited over matches will destroy his confidence, who is in fine form of late.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378684.htmlWorld Champion Pankaj Advani defeated Kyaw Oo of Myanmar to bag the bronze medal in the English Billiards singles category at the Asian Indoor Games here today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378683.htmlFormer Test player Sanjay Manjrekar has criticised batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar for once again failing to pass the finishing line and leaving too many runs for the tailenders to get in the fifth ODI of seven match series against Australia in Hyderabad.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378682.htmlJyoti Randhawa produced a second successive two-under 70 to be placed at the joint sixth spot after the penultimate round of the WGC-HSBC Champions golf tournament here today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378681.htmlInternational shooters Samresh Jang and Anjali Bhagwat, who brought laurels to India in the Olympics and world tournaments, reached here today to take part in the 11-day 53rd National Shooting championship commencing from November 9 at the PAP shooting range here.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378680.htmlDhyani Dave has become Gujarats first International Woman Master (IWM) with her excellent performance in an international chess tournament held in Hungary recently.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378679.htmlAbel Hammonds 29th minute goal helped East Bengal to register a rare win at the Cooperage ground when they beat Air India 1-0 in a I-League encounter here today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378678.htmlTable topper Hyderabad today defeated host Goa by eight wickets in the fourth round match of South Zone senior womens cricket tournament. An inspired bowling spell of 5 for 29 by Sowmya Somanchi helped Hyderabad to restrict host Goa on the score of 91 runs in 37. 5 overs. In reply Hyderabad achieved the target of 92 runs losing only two wickets in just 20.3 overs. Shalini Manitravadi contributed 30 runs. Hyderabad have 20 points. In another match, Tamil Nadu defeated Karnataka by eight wickets. With this win, Tamil Nadu increased its points tally to 14. Karnataka were all out for a paltry 150 in 49.5 overs. Chasing the victory target of 151 runs, Tamil Nadu achieved the target in 26. 5 overs losing only two wickets. Tamil Nadu batswoman Thirush Kamini scored an unbeaten 58, studded with ten boundaries.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378677.htmlRains lashed South Andhra Pradesh as the well-marked low pressure area over comorin area persisted, even as the state Government geared up its machinery in four districts to save human lives and property. Indian Meteorological Department predicted heavy rains over south coastal Andhra Pradesh as the system was likely to concentrate into a depression in the next two or three days moving in a north-north-westerly direction. Reviewing the situation with officials from New Delhi, Chief Minister K Rosaia directed the collectors of Nellore, Prakasam, Chitoor and Kadapa districts to maintain round the clock vigil to save human lives and property.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378675.htmlBraving heavy downpour, the opposition AIADMK today staged a protest demonstration, urging the Tamil Nadu government to regularise the services of TASMAC employees, engaged in the sale of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL). Members of Anna Thozhir Sangam, partys trade union wing, led by Headquarters secretary K A Sengottaiyan, staged the demonstration in front of the state Guest House.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378674.htmlBurglars today robbed valuables and the Karnataka Ratna trophy from the house of former Karnataka Chief Minister late S Nijalingappa.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378673.htmlAn estimated 66 per cent of voters today excercised their franchise in the bypolls to three Assembly constituencies of Kannur, Ernakulam and Alappuzha. Kannur recorded the highest polling percentage of about 73 per cent, Alappuzha 65 per cent and Ernakulam about 61.4 per cent.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378672.htmlThe Lok Satta Party today urged the State Election Commission to direct the State Government to shut down all unauthorised liquor outlets and sitting rooms immediately to ensure fair and free elections to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. In a letter to State Election Commissioner AVS Reddy, Lok Satta Party President Jayaprakash Narayan pointed out the Election Commission of India had in April-May, 2009 enforced closure of all unauthorized liquor outlets as sought by the Lok Satta Party.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378670.htmlThe unrelenting political crisis in Karnataka BJP may have dismayed the people but the rebel legislators are giving themselves enough entertainment as they have become the butt of jokes.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378669.htmlRain occurred at most places in Kerala and Lakshadweep today. The highest rainfall of ten cm was recorded at Agathi while rainfall recorded in other centres in cm were Kozhikode 4, Amini, Konni and Thalassery 3 each, Karippur Airport, Thiruvananthapuram City, Nedumangad and Kollam 2 each, Punalur Piravam and Kavarathi 1 each, the local weather office said here today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378668.htmlAltogether 123 gentlemen cadets participated in the Passing out Parade of Technical Entry Scheme Course Serial TES-14 at the Cadets Training Wing of the Military College of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering today. Lt Gen Vinay Sharma, SM, VSM the Master General of Ordnance, who reviewed the parade, emphasised on character building, dedication to service, positive attitude and upholding the highest traditions of Indian Army at any cost. He also stressed upon the importance of technical proficiency for an officer to keep pace with todays techno-centric environment.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378667.htmlThe Maulana Azad National Urdu University today launched a course in Ghazal Appreciation for the benefit of non-Urdu Ghazal lovers.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378666.htmlVarious organisations spearheading the agitation against Kakinada Special Economic Zone (KSEZ) today demanded that not only farmers but all sections of affected people should be recognised as displaced and all the benefits under the relief and rehabilitation (RR) package be extended to them. Addressing a joint press conference here, SEZ Praia Udyama Ayikya Vedika Convenor N Suresh Babu and other leaders said they would be intensifying the agitation in the coming days, mobilising the displaced in all the 25 villages affected by the KSEZ. Our fight is multi-fold. We have already launched a legal battle, stalling further land acquisition process and also mounted pressure on the government on announcing the RR package to the displaced. Nationwide recognition was brought to the movement by enlisting the support of social activists like Medha Patkar and leaders of various political parties. The people in the affected villages are restive and in no mood to tolerate injustice. They made it clear that the agitation would not subside despite the repressive measures initiated by KSEZ promoters with the tacit support of the district administration. The leaders declared that they would escalate the present agitation, making it a state-wide and later nationwide agitation against the SEZs and the coastal corridor.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378665.htmlActor Soha Ali Khan today said she was open to the idea of acting in Telugu films.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378664.htmlA Fast Track Court (FTC) here today awarded double life imprisonment to an Army man on charge of murdering his wife, suspecting her fidelity.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378663.htmlKakinada City Mayor K. Saroja fainted in her chair during the Municipal Council emergency meeting here today, forcing abrupt adjournment of the proceedings. While the question and answer session was underway, Ms Saroja screamed and swooned. The shocked members rushed her to the Apollo Hospital nearby.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378661.htmlThe local airports Integrated Terminal Building -- being developed as per international standards -- is expected to be ready by March, 2010.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378660.htmlThe local police has taken custody of two teenaged students, who were allegedly abducted from near an ashram of a prominent saint in Agra, SP traffic Sudesh Agnihotry told UNI here today. Akash and Arpit, students of eighth standard in the school run by the ashram, were spotted by the police, after they fled from the kidnappers place and reached the railway station here last night, Mr Agnihotry said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378659.htmlThe Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and Employees State Insurance (ESI) Medical College will soon start functioning in the district to cater to the professional educational requirements of international standard. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said this while addressing a gathering at Vallabh Government PG College, Mandi, after dedicating the newly constructed library building to the students of the college and on the closing ceremony of group IV H P University Youth Festival today. The Chief Minister said, IIT would prove a boon for the students.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378658.htmlLudhiana MP and national spokesperson of the All India Congress Committee Manish Tewari will represent India at the ongoing United Nations General Assembly session. Speaking to UNI, Mr Tewari said the session was of paramount importance as it was being held in the backdrop of rising economic crisis, global terrorism and the expansion of the United National Security Council, in which India has great stakes.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378654.htmlJammu and Kashmir State Vigilance Organisation (SVO) today caught red-handed Statistical Officer in the Economic Investigation Section of District Industries Centre Jammu Parveen Sharma accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 from the complainant for registration of Small Scale Industrial (SSI) unit.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378653.htmlThe process for elections to 46 civic bodies in Rajasthan, including municipal corporations in Jaipur, Bikaner and Kota, began today with issuance of the notification.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378652.htmlTwo more pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir died in holy cities of Makkah and Madina, taking the total toll of Indian Haj pilgrims to 23 from September 20.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378651.htmlThe Horse of Sarvottam Lehri Farm of Spiti valley run by Himachal Pradesh Government department of Animal Husbandry was declared best in an exhibition. The three-day long horse exhibition concluded at Rampur Bushahr here last evening.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378650.htmlFive people died in a head-on collision between a truck and a Bijapur-bound car while the latter was overtaking another vehicle on the Agra-Mumbai National Highway near this districts Sali village this afternoon, police said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378649.htmlAt least six policemen, including Additional City Magistrate (ACM), were wounded after a mob pelted stones upon them for slapping a protestor in Jagdishpur area of the Taj City today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378647.htmlKarnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today offered prayers at the hill shrine of Mata Vaishnodevi in Katra, about 55 kms from here.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378645.htmlAn estimated 55 per cent of the total voters today exercised their franchise in by-election at Ferozabad Lok Sabha seat, while about 50 per cent electorate turned out at 11 Assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378644.htmlA class XII student died after taking part in a 200-m race during an athletics competition that began today at a Government School for Excellence in this districts Majhgawan, police said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378643.htmlHindi daily Jansattas founding editor Prabhash Joshi was cremated today on the Narmadas bank at this districts Badwah.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378642.htmlThe traffic movement of heavy vehicles between India and Nepal remained hit after a bridge in Baudh circuit collapsed in Gaisandi area of this Uttar Pradesh district. Official sources today said the 29-metre-long bridge was constructed in Baudh circuit in 1976. The bridge was in a dilapidated condition since the past three years.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378641.htmlA 21-year old youth was killed and two women were injured when a canter hit a stationary Punjab Roadways bus due to fog at Wazidpur village on the Moga-Ludhiana road in this district today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378639.htmlCapt Ajay Singh Yadav has bagged the important Finance portfolio in the newly sworn in Council of Ministers of Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378638.htmlCalling for constituting a Task Force (TF) to examine the challenges confronting the distance mode of education, Kashmir University (KU) vice-chancellor Prof Riyaz Punjabi said this will help to improve the quality of education.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378637.htmlThe much-awaited announcement to bring truce between the rebel and loyalist factions of Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa is unlikely to take place today as the leaders possibly cant make it to the Capital in time. BJP sources said the rebel leader and Tourism Minister G Janardhana Reddy was still in Karnataka, while the Chief Minister who went on a pilgrimage to Vaishnodevi in Jammu and Kashmir is expected to come back late in the evening. While the rebels have so far remained unrelenting from their demand of change of leadership, both at Hyderabad and Bangalore, Mr Yeddyurappa said he had to make unwilling sacrifices by dropping Rural Development Minister Shobha Karandlaje and transfer V P Baligar from his office as a price for peace with the Reddy brothers. The Chief Minister broke down in front of the cameras saying he had accepted these demands at the instructions of the party elders and in the interest of people. Mr Yeddyurappa, who has been asked by the party high command to stay back in Delhi for one more day yesterday, said he was willing to take everyone along by adopting an inclusive approach.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378636.htmlAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah today called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Home Minister P Chidambaram and other Central leaders on his maiden visit to the Capital, ever since he assumed office following the death of his predecessor YSR Reddy. The other leaders whom he met included Defence Minister AK Antony and Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. He is scheduled to call on Law and Justice Minister M Veerappa Moily later tonight. Mr Rosaiah is holding his first interaction with the media here this evening. http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378634.htmlPolice arrested two youths early this morning for creating uproar inside a hotel after getting drunk in New Delhi district here.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378633.htmlSenior Supreme Court lawyer Ram Jethmalani and BJP leader Madan Lal Khurana will meet Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev on November 14 in Haridwar to finalise the plan of national movement to retrieve black money from Swiss banks. Addressing mediapersons at his residence here, Mr Jethmalani said, Why is the government silent over the whole issue? This is not the silence of the lambs. They should disclose the names of those who have black money in foreign accounts. Recently, a person was quoted as saying that Home Minister Chidambaram was recycling a ladys money on stock exchange. When asked about any party persons involvement in the matter, he said, It may happen that the names of those persons who are concealed by the Swiss banks may turn out to be from all political parties. However, he added that there was no evidence that the judiciary was also involved in this. http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378632.htmlCharging Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) P K Abdul Azis of harming the institution with his misconduct, the members of the Universitys Executive Council have called for action against him to put things in order.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378629.htmlPunjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal today urged Union Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde to advise the concerned authorities to ensure allocation of at least 250 megawatt (MW) of additional power to the State from unallocated pool of Central Power Plants.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378628.htmlThe Enforcement Directorates wait for former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, being treated at the Apollo hospital here, continued to be prolonged with the doctors today deciding to keep the patient under observation for another day or two.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378627.htmlPolice today arrested a high official of Reserve Bank of India and his wife allegedly for torturing their maid, who was hospitalised in a critical condition.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378626.htmlA local court today remanded the two ULFA leaders, who were handed over by Bangladesh to India yesterday, to 10 days police custody. ULFA leaders Chitra Bon Hazarika and Sasha Chauhdury were produced before the court even as the banned organisation called for an Assam bandh on November 9, demanding their release.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378625.htmlEven as the Mizoram Government is planning to start repatriation of the Bru refugees, lodged at six relief camps in north Tripura following an ethnic conflict in western belt of Mizoram Government in 1997, the latter have threatened to boycott the process which has been scheduled to start from November 16.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378624.htmlA veteran leader of the backward classes in Maharashtra, Chhagan Bhujbal enjoys the privilege of being Deputy Chief Minister for a third term.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378622.htmlEmulating his father and former chief minister late Shankarao Chavan, 52-year-old Ashok Chavan today took over the reigns of Maharashtra for a second term, heading the Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Ministry which was sworn in by Governor S C Jamir for a third term.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378619.htmlIn a bid to extend a warm welcome to Buddhist spiritual leader Dalai Lama, residents of Tawang hung decorations and cleaned the streets leading to the Tawang Monastery on Saturday.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378618.htmlYoga guru Baba Ramdev on Saturday slammed Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan for stating that migrant labourers from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh would not be welcomed to work in his state.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378617.htmlAlmost 20 per cent polling was recorded by mid-day for the assembly by-elections in seven states.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378616.htmlAhead of West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjees visit to Midnapore, suspected Maoists gunned down three persons at Kushboni forest on Saturday.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378615.htmlGhotul has existed as an institution among Muria Gond tribals of Chhattisgarh in which children six years onwards learn to socialize and educate themselves about life skills while living together.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378613.htmlAn archaeology professor has discovered the missing legs of a 900-year-old Buddhist statue deep in the Cambodian jungle, rewriting history in the process.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378612.htmlA bust of Julius Caesar, recovered from the Rhone riverbed, is now on display as part of an exhibition of artefacts discovered in the bed of the Rhone river over the last 20 years, at a museum in southern France.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378609.htmlPresident Pratibha Patil will inaugurate the silver jubilee celebrations of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Nov 19.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378607.htmlFormer Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, facing arrest after being accused of laundering Rs.2,500 crore, will remain in hospital due to a stomach upset, doctors at the Apollo hospital here said Saturday.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378605.htmlTwo senior leaders of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) - Sasha Choudhury and Chitraban Hazarika - were Saturday remanded to police custody for 10 days even as both claimed they had not surrendered and would not sit for peace talks with the government.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378603.htmlBy-polls in two assembly constituencies in Assam ended on a peaceful note Saturday with an estimated 65 percent voter turnout, officials said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378601.htmlIn a rare instance in Indian politics, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, facing revolt from a few ministers and legislators, Saturday shed tears publicly at his plight, having struggled for decades to bring the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to power.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378598.htmlA traffic jam on the busy Ambala-Chandigarh highway Saturday held up a minister of state in Haryana from reaching the Raj Bhawan to take oath of office.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378597.htmlCongress president Sonia Gandhi Saturday set up a coordination committee for Haryana, hours after Chief Minister Bhoopinder Singh Hooda expanded his new ministry.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378596.htmlAll seven independent legislators supporting the Congress in Haryana were Saturday accommodated in the new government headed by Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378593.htmlTension gripped Srinagars Lal Chowk and adjacent areas as stone-throwing protesters clashed with police after the dead body of a civilian was recovered Saturday.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378592.htmlBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary Vinay Katiyar Saturday asked union Home Minister P. Chidambaram and renowned yoga guru Swami Ramdev to apologise to the country for hurting the sentiments of people.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378591.htmlFollowing the footsteps of judiciary, three UP cadre IAS officers, including Additional Cabinet Secretary in Uttar Pradesh Vijay Shanker Pandey, and one IPS officer have made public their assets.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378590.htmlZee TV Network chairman Subhash Chandra has been honoured by the Cable Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CSBAA). At a function held at Hong Kong, Subhash Chandra was bestowed Life Time Achievement Award for being Father of Indian Pay Channels.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378588.htmlRuling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate Rajdeo Singh was attacked in Rari Assembly constituency in Jaunpur district, while an MLA of the party was asked to leave the Isauli constituency in Sultanpur district of Uttar Pradesh.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378587.htmlScarcity of water for irrigation in the adjoining Madhya Pradesh has forced the villagers to loot water from the Bundelkand region in Uttar Pradesh.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378586.htmlGeneva-based World Economic Forum has asked a leading Indian industry chamber to increase involvement of business sector in the care and control of tuberculosis (TB), a disease that kills about 1,000 people a day in India, and causes a loss of 100 million productive workdays annually to businesses.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378585.htmlCricket legend Sunil Gavaskar, who is here with the Nimbus commentary team, found his allotted car stolen from busy Maligaon area.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378584.htmlApproximately 70 per cent polling was recorded in the two Assembly constituencies where by-elections were held today with the voting coming to a peaceful end.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378583.htmlThe opposition Congress in Karnataka today demanded that assembly Speaker Jagadish Shettar must resign as he had lowered the dignity of the office by indulging in cheap politics.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378582.htmlSupporters of the lone woman Minister in the BJP Government in Karnataka today organised a protest at the alleged resignation of Minister for Rural Development Shobha Karandlaje bowing to pressure from the rebels. A group of people assembled in front of her house on the Race Course Road here and shouted slogans against the detractors of Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa who are demanding the sacking of the Minister and his Principal Secretary V P Baligar.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378581.htmlIt is most unfortunate that Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa was camping in New Delhi to safeguard his chair at a time when people of North Karnataka were undergoing great suffering due to the recent floods and looking to the government for relief, Union Minister for Law and senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily alleged today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378580.htmlTamil Nadu Chit Fund Companies Association (TNCCA) President C Rajagopalan today appealed to the State Government to introduce online registration system for chit fund companies similar to Tamil Nadu Electricity Board and Commercial Tax Department .http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378579.htmlUnion Minister for Law M Veerappa Moily today declined to be dragged into Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P D Dinakaran issue stating that the Supreme Court Collegium was looking into the allegations against the judge.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378578.htmlState Housing Minister C Shilpa Mohan Reddy today said the Union Government was bringing out a Real Estate Regulation Bill not only for facilitating the growth of the sector in a healthy, transparent, and efficient manner, but also for achieving the governments ultimate goal of providing affordable housing for all. Disclosing this at a one-day seminar on Housing For All, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) here, he said the housing shortage in the country was estimated at 24.7 million at the end of the Xth Five Year Plan. Given the magnitude of the housing shortage and budgetary constraints of both Central and State governments, it is imperative that the real estate sector is encouraged fully to play its due role in helping us achieve our goal of providing housing for all, he said. Stating the government of Andhra Pradesh has taken various initiatives under the PPP model in the housing sector, Mr Reddy said the government has devised a model integrated townships plan and is in the process of allotting 100 acre in each of the municipal corporations, 50 acre in each of the municipalities, and 10 acres in each mandal. These townships would help in addressing the housing shortage in the State to some extent. In addition, the State government alone is constructing 26,000 flats in and around Hyderabad and 50,000 flats across the State under its own Rajiv Swagruha Scheme, said the Minister. Mr Ratna Kumar, Additional Secretary, Housing Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, said there is an acute shortage of housing for below-poverty line (BPL) people in the country. In view of this, the Government of Andhra Pradesh has taken up a massive housing scheme under Indiramma Programme.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378577.htmlChief Minister B S Yeddyurappa should rectify his mistakes and run the government smoothly, said local MLA Appachu Ranjan. Speaking to reporters after inspecting concrete road-laying work in this hilly town, he said the Chief Minister had peoples faith and should try to gain the faith of the MLAs as well.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378576.htmlSriram Sena, a controversial pro-Hindu outfit, will launch an awareness campaignagainst the fatwa on Vande Mataram and the allegedlove jihadluring young women into religious conversion.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378575.htmlTum Mile, shot in the backdrop of Mumbai floods in 2005, captures the spirit of Mumbaikars, noted film maker Mahesh Bhatt said today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378574.htmlKarnataka Tourism Minister G Janardhana Reddy, spearheading the campaign for the ouster of State Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, today emphatically said no compromise formula had been arrived at so far. He told newspersons before leaving for Bengaluru for consultations with his brother and Revenue Minister G Karunakara Reddy, he said there is no change in our stand (on leadership change). Mr Reddy, who had consultations with supporting MLAs, including seven Ministers, at a star hotel in the Hitech city all night, said they expected the party High Command to take a considered decision.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378572.htmlAll India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) National Vice-President Kolli Nageswara Rao today demanded the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government at the Centre to state when it will implement Agriculture Scientist M S Swaminathan Committee recommendations on Minimum Support Price (MSP) for various crops.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378571.htmlThe moderate Hurriyat Conference (HC), ready to talk with the Centre on Kashmir, believes that no peace was possible in the region without resolving the issue.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378570.htmlContinuing their protest against rising prices and the hike in DTC fare, the BJP today held a demonstration at Town Hall in Chandni Chowk calling upon people to raise their voice against the governments anti-poor policies.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378568.htmlAs many as 9,200 tenders amounting to Rs 21,800 crore have been finalised through e-procurement system introduced in Orissa since July, Director General of Vigilance Anup Kumar Pattnaik said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378566.htmlThe mother and 18-year-old sister of a young man were kicked, stripped and paraded naked in an Uttar Pradesh village by locals who were against his relationship with a girl. The two brothers of the girl have been arrested, police said Saturday.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378565.htmlAfter beating Pakistan by 64 runs in the second one-dayer to level the series 1-1, New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori wants his side to keep up the momentum and maintain pressure on the rivals.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378564.htmlRaju Negi of Barao village in Kullu district won the 400 meters horse race at the three-day horse exhibition-cum-trade fair at Rampur about 130 km from here.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378563.htmlA keen contest is on the cards when defending champions Churchill Brothers cross swords with formidable Dempo Sports Club in their seventh round ONGC I-League Football Championship tie to be played here at Nehru stadium Fatorda tomorrow.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378562.htmlThe match schedule of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 will be announced here on November 9.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378560.htmlTum Mile, shot in the backdrop of Mumbai floods in 2005, captures the spirit of Mumbaikars, noted film maker Mahesh Bhatt said today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378559.htmlChennai-based Apollo Speciality Cancer Hospital (APCH) today claimed to have successfully treated over 140 patients with intracranial, spine, lung and prostrate tumors with innovative CyberKnife technology.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378558.htmlA Fast Track Court (FTC) here today awarded double life imprisonment to a military man on charge of murdering his wife, suspecting her fidelity.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378557.htmlSouthern Railway today announced 320 special trains to clear extra rush of passengers and pilgrims bound for Melmaruvathur during the ensuing Irumudi festival.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378556.htmlKarnataka tourism minister G Janardhan Reddy, spearheading the campaign for the ouster of Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, today emphatically said no compromise formula had been arrived at so far. He told newspersons before leaving for Bengaluru for consultations with his brother and Revenue Minister G Karunakar Reddy, he said there is no change in our stand (on leadership change). Mr Reddy, who had consultations with supporting MLAs, including seven Ministers, at a star hotel in the Hitech city all night, said they expected the party High Command to take a considered decision.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378554.htmlUnion Minister of State for Planning, Parliamentary Affairs and Culture V Narayansamy today said he would excrt pressure on Prime Minister Minister to put an end to the incidents involving the capture of Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378553.htmlJammu and Kashmir Horticulture Department has decided to incur Rs 3.64 crore for raising nurseries of medcinal plants during the current financial year, official sources said here today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378552.htmlB S F has recovered Rs Nine lakh fake currency notes in Pakori Joginder border Checkpost in Mamdot sector of this district.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378551.htmlPolice fired in the air and burst teargas shells to disperse demonstrators protesting against the murder of 45-year-old Mohammad Maqbool Ganie in the civil lines area near here.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378550.htmlThe Himachal Pradesh Government has ordered administrative probe into a bus accident in which at least 35 people lost their lives in Kangra district.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378549.htmlAn estimated 45 per cent of 2.05 lakh voters exercised their franchise till 1400 hrs today in the Vaishali Nagar Assembly by-election.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378548.htmlTibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama has sent his greetings to the Tibetan community in Sikkim on the occasion of a five-day Tibet Festival in Gangtok.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378547.htmlThe much-awaited Delhi Metro corridor connecting Noida and Yamuna Bank area here is all set to open on November 12, officials said today. Before the flag-off, the section will be inspected by the Commissioner for Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) on November 10 and 11. After receiving the clearance from him, the ceremonial inauguration will be done on November 12, DMRC spokesperson Anuj Dayal told mediapersons. He informed that the 13.1-km-long line would be opened for general public from the next day, that is November 13, from 0600 hrs. We have been putting all efforts to open the link connecting Yamuna Bank and Noida Sector 32 before the start of India International Trade Fair on November 14, Mr Dayal added.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378544.htmlHeavy to very heavy rains are likely to occur at many places in south coastal Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Lakshadweep.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378543.htmlThe Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) Summer Placements for the 2009-11 batch of the Agri-Business Management (PGP-ABM) programme culminated on a high note on the fourth day, today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378542.htmlThane police have launched a manhunt for a youth who allegedly made away with the service revolver of a police officer.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378540.htmlIn a new research, a theologist has said that mankind has nothing to worry about the world ending in 2012, as prophesized by the ancient Mayans, as many ancient cultures have given such predictions earlier in history, and all have proven to be wrong.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378536.htmlBrit commuters at West Ham station were shocked when they heard loud groans of a couple having sexual intercourse being broadcast over the tannoy.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378530.htmlProducts with detailed nutritional information are picked more from the shelves than the so-called light items, according to a study.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378526.htmlViolent clashes ensue between two communities in Patna on Monday following the alleged killing of a Muslim businessman.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378525.htmlCPI (M) General Secretary Prakash Karat on Saturday asked the Union Government to withdraw the new ordinance, which requires the State Government to bear the expenses if it fixes sugarcane prices lower than that advised by the centre.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378524.htmlIn a new research, scientists have suggested that some large-scale computer simulations may be overestimating the impact of climate change on biodiversity in some regions.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378522.htmlA new analysis has revealed that the period of climate warming and loss of ice being witnessed currently in the Antarctic Peninsula has been never been seen in the last 14,000 years.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378513.htmlThe Goa Police said Saturday that it was natural for officers from Israels Mumbai consulate to inspect the North Goa coast as it was frequented by Israeli tourists.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378512.htmlIndia is in a period of rapid economic growth and there is no doubt that in near future, if everyone puts their act together, India will become a developed country, the Prime Ministers Principal Scientific Adviser R. Chidambaram said here.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378511.htmlHundreds of villagers in Orissas Kendrapada district have been worshipping a rare turtle since Thursday as it has eyes similar to that of a Hindu deity, a forest official said Saturday.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378508.htmlInjured pacer Mitchell Johnson is uncertain to return to the Australian team as a depleted visiting side looks to wrap up the seven-match series in the sixth one-dayer against India here tomorrow.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378507.htmlKarnataka tourism minister G Janardhan Reddy, spearheading the campaign for the ouster of Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, today emphatically said no compromise formula had been arrived at so far. He told newspersons before leaving for Bengaluru for consultations with his brother and Revenue Minister G Karunakar Reddy, he said there is no change in our stand (on leadership change). Mr Reddy, who had consultations with supporting MLAs, including seven Ministers, at a star hotel in the Hitech city all night, said they expected the party High Command to take a considered decision.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378505.htmlAll India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) National Vice-President Kolli Nageswara Rao today demanded the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government at the Centre to state when it will implement Agriculture Scientist M S Swaminathan Committee recommendations on Minimum Support Price (MSP) for various crops.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378504.htmlKottakuppam Police are making efforts to exhume the body of a 21-year-old youth who was allegedly murdered and buried here on November three.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378503.htmlAlleging that Union Minister of State for Planning, Parliamentary Affairs and Culture, V Narayansamy had forgotten the promises made to the people here during the Lok Sabha elections, AIADMK State Secretary A Anbazhagan, MLA, today said he would remind him of the promises through a letter on November 9.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378501.htmlThe political crisis in the BJP government in Karnataka looked far from over, despite the hectic moves being made by the partys Central leadership as dissident leader and Tourism Minister G Janardhana Reddy today maintained that there was no change in their stand of seeking the ouster of Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378500.htmlMahindra Holidays, in its endeavor to ensure unique experiences for its members has launched an exclusive barbeque space at the Zestbigh beach resort here.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378499.htmlProperty worth crores was destroyed when fire broke out in the main market at Sogam in the frontier district of Kupwara, while a sale depot shed of State Forest Corporation (SFC) was gutted in city outskirts, official sources said here today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378497.htmlNine medical students were expelled from the hostel of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) over a violent incident here recently.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378496.htmlExpressing concern over the declining standards of TV programmes in the country, a BJP MP has sought for a mechanism to redress the grievances and complaints against undesirable programmes. BJP Rajya Sabha MP Prabhath Jha in his letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said, the increasing vulgarity in the television was a cause of concern for the people and these programmes could no longer be watched by the families. Many of these programmes were highly objectionable and completely contravened in cultural ethos and traditions. For the print medium, Press Council of India, a quasi judicial body, was set up as a watchdog of the press for adjudicating the complaints against the press relating to violation of ethics and violation of freedom of press, he said, adding that no such regulatory body was in place for the audio-visual medium. It was important that such mechanism should be available to the TV channels. The BJP MP said Doordarshan was becoming distant from the people and Prasar Bharati, the national broadcaster, should be given autonomy and manpower to discharge the responsibilities entrusted.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378495.htmlSeveral proactive measures have been taken at the IGI Airport here with the arrival of foggy weather in the Capital, to minimise inconvenience to passengers and ensure continuity of operations. The measures, undertaken by the Delhi International Airport Pvt Limited (DIAL), are being implemented on the city side, inside the passenger terminals as well as on the airside, a DIAL spokesperson told UNI today. He informed that IGIA was the only airport in India to feature CAT IIIB Instrument Landing System which allowed compatible aircraft and trained pilots to land even when the Runway Visual Range (RVR) was up to 50 m. The airport has two parallel runways with such system. Fifty-five parking bays, including 36 at the domestic apron, have been provided with CAT III compatible lighting systems. Additions carried out over the recent past have provided additional number of taxi routings to ease aircraft movement and prioritise the movement of CAT III-enabled aircraft, the spokesperson said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378494.htmlCongress President Sonia Gandhi today constituted a Coordination Committee for Haryana under the chairmanship of Mr Prithviraj Chauhan, General Secretary in charge of the state. Mr Birender Singh is the Co-Chairman of the Committee and Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Haryana PCC president, Union Minister Kumari Selja, Dr Ram Prakash and Capt Ajay Singh Yadav are the other members of the Committee.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378493.htmlResearchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT in Aachen, Germany, have developed a way of automating the polishing work on metals, by using lasers.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378487.htmlMars Express recently flew over the boundary between Kasei Valles and Sacra Fossae and imaged the region, acquiring spectacular views of the chaotic terrain in the area.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378482.htmlReports indicate that the communications payload for Hylas, a flexible, broadband Ka-band satellite, has been shipped from England to India for integration with the platform, marking a key milestone for the project.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378481.htmlHeavy polling was reported Saturday in the three Kerala assembly constituencies of Kannur, Ernakulam and Alappuzha.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378479.htmlAt least one person was killed in a clash between two groups of villagers Saturday over a piece of government land in Orissas Dhenkanal district, police said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378478.htmlIn highly ill-reputed Uttar Pradesh, four senior officials have voluntarily declared their assets.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378477.htmlThe writing on the wall is loud and clear: the Dalai Lamas week-long visit to Arunachal Pradesh beginning Sunday is a rebuff to Chinese claims over this frontier region.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378476.htmlSteeping up attacks on government buildings, Maoist guerrillas blew up a primary school building in Chhattisgarhs Dantewada district, police said Saturday.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378475.htmlModerate to brisk polling was recorded till Saturday afternoon in two Assam assembly constituencies, officials said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378471.htmlRelieved after walking away from the post of New Zealand coach, Andy Moles wants to take a break in order to rekindle his love for cricket after a torrid year in charge of the Black Caps.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378470.htmlAustralia may be happy with the way Nathan Hauritz has been performing of late but chief national selector Andrew Hilditch believes that it would be impossible to fill the vacuum created by the retirement of spin legend Shane Warne.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378469.htmlBuoyed by back-to-back victories in Mohali and Hyderabad with a depleted side, Australia would look to wrap-up the seven-match ODI series against India when both the sides lock horns against each other in the sixth one-day international here tomorrow.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378468.htmlThe Centre would consider extending credit to farmers to purchase seeds in drought and flood affected areas and to give a major boost to seed production from among the farming class, Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378467.htmlThe three Assembly Constituencies of Kannur, Ernakulam and Alappuzha, where bylections were held today registered 36.9 per cent polling till noon.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378465.htmlA Public Information Campaign(PIC), highlighting various flagship development programmes of the Central Government, would begin here on November 10.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378464.htmlOne person was killed even as normal life was disrupted by heavy rains, that continued to lash the Union Territory of Puducherry and its suburbs, under the influence of the low pressure in the Bay of Bengal.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378463.htmlThe ruling Congress in Andhra Pradesh would fight the November 23 civic polls in the city on the poll- plank of making Hyderabad a major global destination.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378462.htmlThe political crisis in the BJP government in Karnataka looked far from over, despite the hectic moves being made by the partys central leadership as the dissident leader and Tourism Minister G Janardhana Reddy today maintained that there was no change in their stand of seeking the ouster of Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378461.htmlA nurse working in a private hospital, was found murdered with her throat slit, near Chengalpattu bypass road in Kancheepuram district of Tamil Nadu today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378460.htmlEven though the torrential North East monsoon rains continued to batter several parts of Tamil Nadu for the fifth consecutive day today, it brought cheers to farming community, as major reservoirs, tanks and other bodies are fast filling up in southern districts of the state. The quantum of rain in Madurai, Ramanathapuram, Virudhunagar and Sivaganga districts has come down sharply this morning, bringing relief to the people. Official sources said Periyar reservoir recorded 19 mm of rainfall in the last 24 hours. The level of the dam stood at 121.20 feet, as against full capacity of 136 feet this morning, with an inflow of 4345 cusecs. The discharge was 1200 cusecs. Similarly, the water level in Vaigai dam stood at 58.99 feet, this morning against its full capacity of 71 feet. The inflow was 1706 cusecs and the discharge was 1660 cusecs. The rains have not wraught much havoc to the crops in southern districts, as preliminary works for plantation of various crops have just begun. In Tirunelveli, where heavy rains continue to lash, the Tamiraparani river was in spate. The district administration has advised the people residing on the banks of the river to move to safer places and has geared up its official machinery to meet out any eventuality. In Ramanathapuram district, about 150 houses for the tsunami-affected fishermen in Chinnapalam and Therkuvadi coastal hamlets have started leaking, owing to heavy rains. http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378459.htmlThe incessant rains during the current spell of north-east monsoon has helped to improve the storage level in four reservoirs on the outskirts of the city, which cater to the drinking water needs of the city.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378456.htmlPuducherry Excise Department today imposed a fine of Rs10,000 each on five IMFL bars, which failed to adhere to the timings stipulated by the department.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378455.htmlAbout 30 delegates from Nigeria, Sri Lanka and Pakistan and various parts of the country would participate in an international workshop on Greenstone Digial Libraries beginning here on November 23.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378454.htmlTension prevailed after the locals pelted stones at police force, following raids at the illicit kilns involved in burning animals fat in Kotwali area of this Uttar Pradesh district today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378453.htmlThe Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the Bajrang Dal today said they would observe the 17th anniversary of the disputed structure demolition in Ayodhya on December 6 as Shaurya Diwas (Martyrs Day).http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378452.htmlOne more person tested positive for Influenza A(H1N1), taking the total number of people affected by the pandemic to 11 in Himachal Pradesh.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378451.htmlAn estimated 25 to 28 per cent of the total 4.1 lakh electorate cast their votes in by-elections to Todabhim(ST) and Salumbar(ST) Assembly seats in Rajasthan till 1300 hrs today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378450.htmlA 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by one Kulwant in Bari village, Nirmand Tehsil of this district. The victim had lodged a complaint yesterday. Kulwant, son of Raj Kumar, is also a resident of the same village.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378448.htmlOnly one-way traffic was allowed on 300-km- long Srinagar-Jammu national highway today for smooth movement of vehicles carrying officials moving to the winter capital with annual darbar move.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378447.htmlA local court has sentenced to life imprisonment a man and his parents in a dowry killing case.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378446.htmlThe Chhattisgarh government announced its new industrial policy aiming to attract investment for promotion of Small and Medium Scale Industries across the state with a view to increase employment opportunities for local people.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378445.htmlHaryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, who was sworn in as the state CM for a second consecutive term on October 25, today finally constituted his Council of Ministers with the induction of six Cabinet Ministers and three Ministers of State. The six Cabinet Ministers and three Ministers of State were sworn in by Governor Jagannath Pahadia at the Haryana Raj Bhawan here.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378444.htmlFive railway employees were run over by a train in Sahibabad area of this district in Uttar Pradesh today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378443.htmlOver 600 employees of the Jammu and Kashmir State Road Transport Corporation (SRTC), who reached here from Kashmir yesterday, joined their colleagues in protests here today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378442.htmlFormer MP Sakshi Maharaj was granted regular bail today by a local court in connection with a financial Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) for his College here.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378441.htmlFacing a bitter campaign by dissidents, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa today broke down in front of the cameras at a time when people were reeling under the after effects of one of the worst flood crisis and the administration was working every minute. During an interview with a Kannada news channel, the Chief Minister said he did not expect to be forgiven for his inability to protect those who believed in him totally, be it his Principal Secretary V P Baligar or Rural Development Minister Shobha Karandlaje who had to be sacrificed conceding to the demands of the Reddy brothers. I had to make this sacrifice at the instance of the party elders and interest of the people. I have agreed to this, although I was not ready to accept this. I hope God will forgive me, Mr Yeddyurappa broke down with tears rolling down his eyes.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378439.htmlThe Centre has cleared the decks for elevation of four High Court Judges to Supreme Court.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378438.htmlA 36-year-old woman was found dead in mysterious circumstances last evening in west Delhi, police said today. Samiksha alias Neeta was at her home in Tagore Garden with her five-year-old son when she was murdered. The case was reported to the police station at 1905 hrs last evening, a senior police official said. He informed that the victims husband, Rajiv Verma, has been living in Dubai for past five years while she used to live on the first floor of her house. Her parents and brother also live in the same building at the ground floor, the official said. Police suspected it to be a case of personal enmity as nothing has been found missing from the house except the victims mobile, he added.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378437.htmlThe BJP in Karnataka appeared to have made no headway in resolving the crisis facing it even after the party made state Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa dole out heavy concessions to the rebels by agreeing to induct the rebel candidate and Assembly Speaker Jagadish Shettar by dropping his confidante Rural Development Minister Shobha Karandlaje from the Cabinet. Mr Yeddyurappa, who has been asked by the party high command to stay back in Delhi for one more day yesterday, said he was willing to take everyone along by adopting an inclusive approach, but during the course of a TV interview with a Kannada news channel, the Chief Minister broke down before the cameras regretting the price he had to pay the Reddy brothers in return for peace. The administration needs to function every minute at a time when people were reeling under the after effects of one of the worst floods in north Karnataka, he said. I had to concede the demands to transfer Principal Secretary V P Baligar and drop Rural Development Minister Shobha Karandlaje at the command of party elders and in the interest of the people. I had to agree to this decision unwillingly and I hope I get pardon from God, he said with tears rolling down his eyes.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378435.htmlPolice have arrested two youths early this morning for creating uproar inside a hotel in New Delhi district of the Capital.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378434.htmlNine students of Delhi Public School were injured, two seriously, when their van overturned after being hit by a mini-truck in Kashmere Gate area here this morning.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378433.htmlAn IAF hand glider, on a cross country flight from Hasimara near Bagdogra to Borjhar near Guwahati, made an emergency landing at Bohori, about 110 km from here.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378432.htmlClose to 50 per cent polling has been recorded till noon in both the Assembly constituencies of Assam where the by-elections are being held today. Official sources informed that polling began at 0700 hours as people queued up to exercise their franchise in the two constituencies of south Salmara and Dhekiajuli. Polling has been peaceful so far and security arrangement has been tight across the constituencies to thwart any untoward incidents. Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) have been used for the by-election in all the polling centres. The by-election was necessitated following the election of the sitting MLAs to the Lok Sabha. In Dhekiajuli, the contest is between AGP candidate Shiba Charan Sahu and Congresss Bhimananda Tanti, while CPI(M)s Gunadhar Sundi and AIUDFs Lenin Basumatary could play the spoilers. The contest in south Salmara is expected to be between AIUDFs Abdur Rahman Ajmal and Congresss Wajed Ali Choudhury. While Dhekiajuli was AGPs domain, All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) had held south Salmara in the last Assembly election. http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378431.htmlAssam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today confirmed that two of the top leaders of the ULFA, who were handed over by Bangladesh yesterday to Indian security agencies, were in the custody of Assam Police.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378430.htmlHowrah is all set to get its first multi-speciality hospital having treatments like radio-therapy with Linear Accelerator, invasive cardiology along with cardio-thoracic surgery and other modern facilties by mid-2011 as the Westbank Group will establish their second venture in the district at a cost of Rs 61 crore.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378429.htmlVeteran CPI leader Rajendra Singh died after prolonged illness at his native village Laulagam in Madhepura district late last night.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378428.htmlTen people, including three policemen, were injured today when a clash erupted between the security personnel and an unruly mob at Akhara Muhalla here. Inspector General of Police, Patna Range, PN Roy said the clash occured after police resorted to lathicharge to ward off several hundred people who were protesting against the murder of a local businessman last night and demanding immediate arrest of the assailants. The agitators also pelted stones on running vehicles and set up road blockade in the area causing traffic congestion following which the police had to resort to lathicharge to clear the area.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378427.htmlOrissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said numerous schemes and projects formulated and funded by both the State and Central Government, besides other external agencies, should not be derailed by corrupt practices. Addressing the concluding session of the week-long vigilance awareness week, Mr Patnaik said the State Vigilance Department had earned the reputation of being one of the best anti-corruption wings in the country and congratulated the department for its constant fight against corruption.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378426.htmlAhmedabad-based award winning dancers Maulik Shah and Ishira Parikh are all set to steal the show at the opening ceremony of the 33rd Cairo International Film Festival 2009 with their imaginative performances on November 10. The artists, with their troupe Anart, will present two performances. The first -- Splendor, a dazzling display of rhythmic patterns and enthralling spins, the pace of which makes the grandeur of Kathak dance come alive and the second -- Khoj, a uniquely choreographed, spellbinding technique which uses mirrors to reflect the dancers moves. Ishira and Maulik, recognised as virtuoso Kathak dancers and choreographers, have received the prestigious Gaurav Puraskar from Gujarat government, apart from several other honours. Anart was formed to nurture and preserve the tradition of classical Indian dance by supporting young professional dancers. The team aspires to make Kathak relevant to modern day India, while at the same time maintaining its original aesthetic and expressive form.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378425.htmlMaharashtra caretaker Chief Minister Ashok Chavan has congratulated ace cricketer Sachin Tendulkar for scoring 17,000 runs in one-day international cricket.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378424.htmlThe city crime branch today arrested a former BPO employee and her agent for allegedly operating a sex racket through an escort service.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378423.htmlRaising new hopes for the blind, a first ever cricket tournament for the visually impaired was recently organised here.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378422.htmlMirwaiz Umar Farooq, chairman of the All Parties Hurriyat (Freedom) Conference (APHC) has sought revival of peace process between India and Pakistan to find a solution to the Kashmir problem.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378418.htmlAgra police detained physiotherapy students of the Ambedkar University after they blocked a road, demanding appointment of faculty and a separate academic department.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378417.htmlWildlife authorities rescued a leopard, which fell into a well, with the help of villagers in Bijnore district of Uttar Pradesh son Friday.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378416.htmlWest Bengal police recovered a huge cache of arms and explosives from Bankura district.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378415.htmlAround 150 jewellery units, which are functioning in Sitapura industrial area of Jaipur have incurred huge losses due to the major oil depot fire in the region recently.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378414.htmlTrade Minister Anand Sharma has said that India will resolve a dispute with the European Union over generic drugs in an amicable way.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378413.htmlKarnataka Tourism Minister G. Janardhana Reddy, who leads the campaign for the removal of Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, Saturday rubbished reports of a compromise between the warring groups and said there was no change in his stand on the leadership issue.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378412.htmlBrisk voting was reported Saturday in the two Himachal Pradesh assembly constituencies of Jawali and Rohru, an election official said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378410.htmlSporadic incidents of violence marred voting Saturday for the 10 assembly seats in West Bengal whose outcome will have long-term consequences for the ruling Left Front.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378409.htmlKarnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today claimed that the political crisis in the State has been resolved.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378408.htmlSecurity was beefed up in two prestigious boarding schools in Dehradun following intelligence alert of a possible militant strike after the arrest of an American national by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on charges of plotting terror-attacks overseas, including India.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378407.htmlIndian and Australian cricket teams arrived here for the 6th ODI series, which will be played on Sunday.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378406.htmlHaryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Huda on Saturday inducted six cabinet ministers and three ministers of state in his cabinet.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378405.htmlResidents of New Delhi woke up to a day of dense fog on Saturday that engulfed the entire capital making mobility difficult for commuters. his is first fog of the winter season.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378404.htmlDr Wahid Baloch, who is the head of Baloch society of North America has rubbished Pakistans allegation that India is fuelling insurgency in Balochistan.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378400.htmlReports indicate that sea levels on Australias eastern seaboard are rising at less than a third of the rate that the New South Wales Government is predicting.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378395.htmlFour railway workers working on tracks were killed after being run over by the Dehradun-Delhi Jan Shatabdi Express in Ghaziabad Saturday, an official said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378394.htmlTens of thousands voted across Uttar Pradesh Saturday in 11 assembly and one Lok Sabha by-elections, with actor Raj Babbar of the Congress pitted against the daughter in law of Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav in the Firozabad parliamentary seat.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378393.htmlKarnataka Tourism Minister G. Janardhana Reddy, who leads the campaign for the removal of Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, Saturday said there was no change in his stand and rubbished reports of a compromise between the warring groups.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378392.htmlApollo Hospital authorities said Saturday doctors will decide whether to release former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, who is to be quizzed further over a Rs.2,500 crore money laundering scam.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378391.htmlTibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is expected to arrive here from Tokyo Saturday evening before leaving for Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh for a visit denounced by China, an aide said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378390.htmlA Public Information Campaign(PIC), highlighting various flagship development programmes of the Central Government, would begin here on November Ten.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378388.htmlOne person was killed even as normal life was disrupted heavy rains continued to lash the Union Territory of Puducherry and its suburbs, under the influence of the low pressure in the Bay of Bengal.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378387.htmlContinuous rains since last night battered the city, its suburbs and several parts of Tamil Nadu throwing normal life out of gear, even as Chief Minister M Karunanidhi chaired a meeting with officials on the steps to be taken to tackle the fury of North-east monsoon.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378385.htmlPolice fired in the air and burst teargas shells to disperse demonstrators protesting in the civil lines near here against the murder of a youth.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378384.htmlAmid elaborate security, polling for by-elections to ten West Bengal Assembly constituencies began peacefully today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378383.htmlMaharashtra caretaker Chief Minister Ashok Chavan has congradulated ace cricketer Sachin Tendulkar for scoring 17,000 runs in one-day international cricket.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378381.htmlThe first batch of 270 pilgrims bound for Haj left for Jeddah by a Saudi Arabian airlines flight from Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport here Saturday.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378380.htmlThousands voted Saturday in the Vaishali Nagar assembly constituency in Chhattisgarh, with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hoping to retain the seat despite a strong Congress challenge.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378379.htmlBuddhist singing monk Ngawang Tashi Bapu, nominated for a Grammy award in 2006, is a busy man - rehearsing hymns to welcome Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378378.htmlFour people, including a former government official, have been arrested in Orissa for allegedly acquiring and selling government land worth Rs.1,000 crore, police said Saturday.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378376.htmlContinuous rains since last night battered the city, its suburbs and several parts of Tamil Nadu, throwing normal life out of gear, even as Chief Minister M Karunanidhi chaired a meeting with officials on the steps to be taken to tackle the fury of North East monsoon.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378375.htmlThe quality circle in the Electronics Division of the Public sector BHEL here has won the Silver Award at the International Convention on Quality Control Circles held at Mandaue in Philippines recently.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378374.htmlA local court has directed a station officer and seven other policemen to make personal appearance, finding them prima facie guilty in a dacoity case in this eastern district of Uttar Pradesh.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378373.htmlA youth died under suspicious circumstances in city Kotwali area of this Uttar Pradesh district late last night.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378372.htmlHaryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda appointed nine MLAs as the Chief Parliamentary Secretaries after constituting his Council of Ministers today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378371.htmlFreedom fighter Srikrishna Mittal passed away in this Uttar Pradesh district late last night.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378370.htmlAn estimated 33 per cent of the total voters exercised their franchise till 1300 hrs to elect their representative in the bypoll to Ferozabad Lok Sabha seat, while over 25 per cent turned up to vote in the bypolls to 11 Assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378369.htmlThe Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in Meghalaya said land owners should not be affected while implementing the proposed scientific mining policy in the state.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378368.htmlThe Meghalaya Government is awaiting the approval of the Union Home Ministry on creation of another ex-cadre post in the state to accommodate a senior IPS officer even though the MHA had directed the state to abolish the post.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378367.htmlA researcher of the University of Granada has designed a new system for the mobility of military troops within a battlefield based on the mechanisms used by ant colonies to move using a commercial videogame.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378365.htmlScientists from University of Oregon and the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in New York have discovered a potential drug candidate that may help treat inherited muscular wasting disease.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378361.htmlBrisk polling was reported Saturday in Rajasthans two assembly constituencies of Todabhim and Salumber where the main battle is between the ruling Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378360.htmlHaryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia Saturday administered the oath of office to six cabinet ministers and three ministers of state here.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378359.htmlIndias traditional six-yard wonder is igniting imaginations anew. The sari, say fashion designers, can be worn over a pair of jeans or jazzed up with a sexy slim belt for a trendy look.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378358.htmlAbout 25 per cent of the total voters exercised their franchise in the first four hours to elect their representative in bypoll to Jawali Vidhan Sabha seat in Kangra district, while 28 per cent turned up to vote in the bypoll for Rohru Assembly constituency in Shimla district as the polling began at 0800hrs.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378357.htmlAround 200 young scientists will take part in the Science Festival to be held at Rishikesh on November 12-16.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378356.htmlTwo engineers of the Public Works Department were caught red-handed while accepting a bribe from a contractor in Uttarkashi district.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378355.htmlA police instructor was hurt in an accidental fire during a training session at Sher-e-Kashmir Police Training Academy in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, sources here today said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378354.htmlPolling is underway for by-elections to two Assembly constituencies of Rohru and Jawali in Himachal Pradesh today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378353.htmlA thick smog in Delhi led to a drop in visibility level to about 500 metres this morning.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378352.htmlCinemax India Ltd today announced the launching of three-screen multiplex in Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378351.htmlThe Gujarat High Court has ordered reinstatement of an Additional Sessions Judge after ten years of dismissal on corruption charges and directed the High Court registry to pay Rs 15,000 as legal expenses to the judge.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378350.htmlSocial activist and Advocate Aires Rodrigues today sought in public interest the intervention of Bombay High Court Chief Justice Swatanter Kumar to order a full fledged inquiry against North Goa District Judge Nutan Sardesai for hearing cases in violation of judicial propriety.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378345.htmlWatching a match live from the stands might be an exciting experience, but it does not allow you to have instant replays, or share opinions about the game with friends.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378344.htmlA Indian doctor has come under fire over claims of treating incurable or terminal illnesses using embryonic stem cells without any safety trials and randomised clinical studies.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378340.htmlIts not just genes, environmental exposure too determines if a person would develop asthma, says a leading expert.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378339.htmlThree people, including the Chhattisgarh health services director, have been arrested on charges of fraud in the purchase of costly medical equipment, police said Saturday.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378337.htmlSeven students of Delhi Public School on Mathura Road were injured Saturday when a speeding truck jumped traffic signal and rammed into a school van in north Delhi, police said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378336.htmlInjured all-rounder Moises Henriques is determined to be back in the national side within a week and has set his sights on playing in the Australian one-day team for the series against West Indies and Pakistan Henriques was asked to fly out to India to replace injured James Hopes but his maiden ODI series lasted just two games before he returned home with a hamstring injury.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378335.htmlShaun Marshs maiden century came just at the right time for Australia but the opener said he had almost given up hopes of a come back into the national side after the long injury lay-off.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378333.htmlAn estimated 19.37 per cent of voters exercised their franchise in the first three hours of polling for the bye-elections to the three Assembly constituencies of Kannur, Ernakulam and Alappuzha.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378331.htmlFollowing were the wholesale prices (per 10 kg) in the Bangalore Oil market today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378330.htmlSix Hizb-ul Mujahideen militants, involved in subversive activities, were arrested after police busted a major terror module in mountainous Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, sources said here today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378329.htmlPanic prevailed for a shortwhile following fire in the engine of a goods train awaiting green signal at a level crossing in Rajakhera town of this district this morning.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378328.htmlA son, along with his brother-in-law, murdered his father following a land dispute in Sikandarabad area of this Uttar Pradesh district.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378327.htmlAn estimated seven per cent of the total 4.1 lakh electorate in Rajasthan cast their votes in by-elections to Todabhim(ST) and Salumbar(ST) Assembly seats during the first two hours of polling today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378326.htmlBarely a few hours before Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjees visit to Midnapore, suspected Maoists gunned down three members of the CPI(M)-affiliated Gana Pratirodh Committee at Kushboni forest under Binpur police station area today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378315.htmlAt least seven students were injured when their school van was hit by a mini-truck near Kashmere Gate here this morning.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378314.htmlDark chocolate can protect the skin against the ageing effects of the sun, says a new research.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378311.htmlMaoist guerrillas blew up a primary school building in Chhattisgarhs Dantewada district, police said Saturday.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378309.htmlVisibility in the national capital dropped to 500 metres Saturday morning as a fog cover hung over the city for the first time this winter, but flights were not affected.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378307.htmlAn estimated 19.37 per cent of voters exercised their franchise in the first three hours of polling for by-elections to three Assembly constituencies of Kannur, Ernakulam and Alappuzha.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378301.htmlHaryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, who was sworn in as the state CM for a second consecutive term on October 25, today finally constituted his Council of Ministers with the induction of six Cabinet Ministers and two Ministers of State. The six Cabinet Ministers and two Ministers of State were sworn in by Governor Jagannath Pahadia at the Haryana Raj Bhawan here this morning.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378300.htmlA Congress supporter was shot dead in the Bharthana Assembly constituency where by-election is being held today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378298.htmlFourteen per cent of the total voters exercised their franchise in the first two hours to elect their representative in bypoll to Ferozabad Lok Sabha seat, while 9.28 per cent turned up to vote in the bypolls to 11 Assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378297.htmlThe inhabitants of Khadipala and its nearby villages under Pattamundai block of the district have been worshipping a rare fresh water turtle, believing it to be an incarnation of Lord Jagannath. The villagers believed the turtle as the incarnation of Lord Jagannath as the top of the turtle was marked with a symbol that looked like the eyes of the Lord. Ramesh Patra, an inhabitant of Khadipala, caught the turtle from a nearby river and brought it home about 10 days ago. Later, he discovered the marks.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378295.htmlA laser-powered robotic climber has won 900,000 dollars NASA prize in a competition designed to spur technology for a future elevator to space.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378294.htmlScientists at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) found their plans to emulate the big bang postponed this week when a passing bird dropped a bit of baguette into the machine, causing it to overheat.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378293.htmlThe success of horror films like Paranormal Activity and the classic Exorcist has left many scientists wonder why people love the spooky genre so much.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378292.htmlSharks from the Pacific Ocean hang out at a place called the white shark cafe so that they can to look for local mates, concludes a new study.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378288.htmlListening to music can significantly enhance human brains ability to distinguish between various sounds, say researchers.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378286.htmlA simple blood test could soon determine if a women is suffering from Alzheimers disease, long before any signs of illness, concludes a new study.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378284.htmlA team of scientists has to claimed to have found 70 million-year-old dinosaur footprints in Golden Bay, which they believe are the first dinosaur footprints to be recognised in New Zealand, and the first evidence of dinosaurs in the South Island.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378280.htmlA cockpit ergonomics researcher has determined that the artificial horizon, the instrument that tells pilots how their aircraft is banking, is due for a revamp.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378278.htmlN95 respirators dont offer additional protection against H1N1 influenza than provided by the use of surgical masks, infectious disease experts have said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378277.htmlHimachal Pradesh Saturday began a probe a bus accident that killed 35 people in Kangra district.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378276.htmlDozens of Indian flags fluttered alongside Tibetan prayer flags Saturday as Buddhist monks braved the winter chill to put up welcome arches and Mandala paintings on the road ahead of the Dalai Lamas visit to Arunachal Pradesh.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378275.htmlTibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Saturday greeted the people of Sikkim on the occasion of a five-day Tibet Festival in Gangtok.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378273.htmlThree villagers were shot dead by suspected Maoist guerrillas in West Bengals violence-hit West Midnapore district Friday night. The bodies were recovered from a forest area in the district early Saturday, police said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378271.htmlPolling Saturday began in the three assembly constituencies of Kannur, Ernakulam and Alappuzha in Kerala, an official said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378270.htmlKarnataka - the state that is known to the world as being the home of Indias outsourcing industry ccntred in and around Bangalore - faces the ignominy of now being dubbed as the home of political instability as the first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in southern India lies paralysed by dissidence, whatever be the compromise hammered out at New Delhi.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378269.htmlVoting for the by-polls to 11 assembly seats and one Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh began Saturday amid tight security, an official said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378265.htmlAn estimated six per cent of the 2,05,255 voters exercised their franchise in the first two hours of polling for the Vaishali Nagar Assembly by-election in Chhattisgarh, which began amid tight security bandobast this morning.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378264.htmlThe swearing in of the new Congress -NCP ministry in Maharashtra will take place today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378263.htmlThe discharge from the Mettur reservoir would remain suspended as the rains continued in the delta region and tail-end areas of the cauvery basin.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378259.htmlEight students of Delhi Public School (DPS) were injured, two seriously, when their van overturned after being hit by a minitruck in Kashmere Gate area here this morning.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378258.htmlPolling for the assembly seat of Vaishali Nagar in Chhattisgarh began Saturday amid tight security, an official said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378257.htmlPolling began peacefully for by-elections to 10 West Bengal assembly seats Saturday amid heightened security, an official said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378256.htmlPolling Saturday began in the two assembly constituencies of Todabhim and Salumber in Rajasthan, an official said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378255.htmlPolling began in the two assembly constituencies of Rohru and Jawali in Himachal Pradesh Saturday, officials said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378254.htmlVoting for two Assam assembly constituencies began Saturday amid tight security, officials said.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378240.htmlA 55-year-old woman farm labourer was killed on the spot and ten seriously injured when a mini lorry in which they were travelling suddenly overturned at Kattalai section road on the Karur-Tiruchirapalli national highway near here today.http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091107/1378239.htmlA 30-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by setting herself and her eight-year-old daughter afire at Subramaniyapuram area in the city today.