NGO demands 200-day employment for tribal under MGNREGA

Jaipur | Wednesday, May 16 2012 IST

The Mazdoor Kishan Shakti Sanghatan has urged the Rajasthan Government to ensure 200-day assured employment in the current year under the MGNREGA to the most backward Saharia, Kathodi and Kherwa trib read..

Stones hurled at Hazare's convoy in Nagpur, activist safe

Nagpur | Wednesday, May 16 2012 IST

Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare, who is on tour for strong Lokayukta across Maharashtra, today escaped unhurt as some unknown miscreants allegedly pelted stones at one of the vehicles in the conv read..

Hideout busted in Ramban

Jammu | Wednesday, May 16 2012 IST

Security forces today busted a militant hideout and recovered haul of cache in Banihal area of mountainous Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said today here. 'Based on tip of read..

Tinnu Verma surrenders before railway court ; gets release on bail

Jaipur | Thursday, May 17 2012 IST

Bollywood actor and director Tinu Verma surrendered before a railway court and then released on bail in a 15-year old case of stopping a train for his film shoot. The Bollywood personality surre read..

Court rejects Rathore's pleas against his detention

Jaipur | Thursday, May 17 2012 IST

The District and Session Court here today rejected the application moved by BJP Chief Whip and former Minister Rajendra Singh Rathore that challenged his judicial custody in the infamous Dara Singh fa read..

Cloudy, dusty morning in Delhi

New Delhi |Thursday, 2012 10:35:05 AM IST

The capital saw a cloudy Thursday morning with a dust haze settling over the city and the minimum temperature settling at 27.3 degree Celsius, a notch above average. The met office has forecast dust a read..