http://www.24dunia.comNewsENWebdunia.com[India] Pvt. Ltd.http://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/National-Food-Security-Bill-to-be-vetted-by-Law-Ministry/5672422.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/National-Food-Security-Bill-to-be-vetted-by-Law-Ministry/5672422.htmlEmpowered Group of Ministers that met here on Thursday has advised the Union Food Ministry to get the National Food Security Bill vetted by the Law Ministry before placing it in the Union Cabinet for approval. The proposed Bill envisages provision of 25 kg. of wheat or rice to BPL families at Rs. 3 per kg per month.However, despite burgeoning wheat stocks, the EGoM chaired by Union Finance MinisterNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 06:55:44 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Vidhan-Bhavan-on-terror-hit-list-says-Bhujbal/5672286.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Vidhan-Bhavan-on-terror-hit-list-says-Bhujbal/5672286.htmlMUMBAI: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal on Thursday announced that the Vidhan Bhavan or the State legislature building was on the terror hit-list, while responding to questions on heightened security on the opening day of the budget session.The security at the Vidhan Bhavan was at the maximum with cars being stopped at the gate and all those entering, including Ministers, walkingNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 06:55:44 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Irked-by-renovation-work-man-shoots-teenager-dead/5672411.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Irked-by-renovation-work-man-shoots-teenager-dead/5672411.htmlMumbai: In a bizarre incident on Thursday, Harish Moraliya, 52, allegedly shot dead Hemini Ketan Mehta, 16, and injured two police personnel, presumably in a fit of anger over renovation work at a building in Andheri, Mumbai. The police said Moraliya was irritated by the renovation work on the fourth floor of his building. Carrying a revolver, he went up the building and demanded that the work be stopped.NationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 06:55:44 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Terror-suspects-custody-extended/5672343.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Terror-suspects-custody-extended/5672343.htmlpersonnel taking Abdul Latif and Riyaz Ali to the Mazgaon Court in Mumbai on Thursday.Mumbai: The police custody of Abdul Latif Sheikh alias Guddu and Riyaz Ali alias Rehan, arrested on the charge of plotting to torch the ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation) office in Mumbai, was on Thursday extended to March 26.Speaking of the fresh grounds for seeking remand, prosecutor S.K. More told journalistsNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 06:55:44 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Pawar-favours-33-p-c-quota-for-women/5672371.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Pawar-favours-33-p-c-quota-for-women/5672371.htmlPutting at rest speculation about his views on the Women's Reservation Bill, Nationalist Congress Party leader and a key ally of the UPA, Sharad Pawar said here on Thursday that he favoured 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and legislative assemblies. “The Bill should be passed [in the Lok Sabha] as it is,” he said.Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of the Kharif Campaign 2010NationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 06:55:44 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Two-students-dead/5672271.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Two-students-dead/5672271.htmlTwo students died in the southern suburb of the city on Thursday after they were allegedly fed food laced with poison by a schoolmate.According to Laxmi Narayan Meena, Superintendent of Police, West Bengal's South 24 Pargana district, DDV School students Jyoti Singh (13) and Payel Pandey (11) were admitted to the Bangur hospital in a critical condition by the school authorities, and they diedNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 06:55:44 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Conspiracy-angle-comic-Congress/5672266.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Conspiracy-angle-comic-Congress/5672266.htmlDELHI:The Congress on Thursday said an FIR by the Uttar Pradesh police in the case of bees invading the stage during Chief Minister Mayawati's rally in Lucknow on Monday was “ridiculous” and “comic.”It is a comic situation that the Chief Minister directs the administration to file an FIR for conspiracy to let off a bee attack on her, AICC general secretary in-charge for U.P. Digvijay Singh told joNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 06:55:44 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Most-Viewed-Stories/5672111.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Most-Viewed-Stories/5672111.htmlDhaka, Mar 18 (bdnews24.com)—At least 20 were injured in two different clashes among pro-government Bangladesh Chhatra League in Mymensingh and Rajshahi campuses.In Mymensingh, Chhatra League activists of Bangladesh Agricultural University and Ward 21 of the town engaged into clashes on Wednesday night over the birthday observance of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.The clashes took place near KRNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 06:35:13 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/AP-asks-Centre-to-protect-Hyderabad-police-jobs-for-locals/5671923.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/AP-asks-Centre-to-protect-Hyderabad-police-jobs-for-locals/5671923.htmlAndhra Pradesh Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution requesting the Centre (Home Ministry) to amend the Presidential Order of 1975 to protect jobs for Telangana people in the police department in Hyderabad. Chief Minister K Rosaiah introduced the single sentence resolution.Deputy Speaker Nadendla Manohar announced that the resolution was passed with a voice vote, ignoring the demand from the PrajaNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 06:15:26 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/GJM-submits-blueprint-for-interim-regional-authority/5672260.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/GJM-submits-blueprint-for-interim-regional-authority/5672260.htmlCentral government on Thursday held the fifth round of tripartite talks with the West Bengal government and the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM), which submitted a blueprint for an interim regional authority to be constituted for Darjeeling and some areas around it.The talks were attended by Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Maken, GJM general secretary Roshan Giri, interlocutor Lt. Gen. VijayNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 06:55:44 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Mala-gate-costs-babu-job/5672902.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Mala-gate-costs-babu-job/5672902.htmlStung by thecontroversy over cash-strung garlands, Uttar Pradesh CM Mayawati moved to actagainst a 'conspiracy' in bees swarming her maharally. On Thursday, she packedoff her principal secretary Vijay Shankar Pandey, accusing him of inability tofend off adverse publicity and appointed DIG Rajiv Krishna to probe the beeattack on Monday's rally.On the basis of a statement by a beat cop,who said a fireNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 04:19:04 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Moortidevi-Award-for-Veerappa-Moily/5672898.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Moortidevi-Award-for-Veerappa-Moily/5672898.htmlPresident Pratibha Patil onThursday presented the prestigious Moortidevi Award of Bharatiya Jnanpith Trustto law minister M Veerappa Moily for his "outstanding work" Shri RamayanaMahanveshanam.Moily is an established writer in Kannada, havingauthored several novels, collections of poems and essays besides his five-volumemagnum opus Shri Ramayana Mahanveshanam.Describing Moily as a"harbinger of change",NationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 04:13:04 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Headley-escapes-death-extradition-but-India-to-have-access/5672625.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Headley-escapes-death-extradition-but-India-to-have-access/5672625.htmlWASHINGTON:Pakistani-American terrorist David Headley aka Daood Gilani has avoidedextradition to India and a possible death sentence in the Mumbai terror case,but New Delhi can have access to him in the United States under a plea bargainhe has reached with federal authorities.Shacked and wearing an orangeprison jump suit, Headley, 49, pled guilty on Thursday to 12-count indictment ina Chicago court.NationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 03:54:01 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Yechury-voices-reservations-on-Amitabh/5671124.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Yechury-voices-reservations-on-Amitabh/5671124.htmlCPM today confirmed it was against the party-led Kerala government’s move to appoint Amitabh Bachchan as the state’s tourism ambassador as the actor was “being used by Narendra Modi’s government”.Politburo member Sitaram Yechury publicly said he was sure “something like that will never happen”. “The state government will take the final decision. But I am sure that the Left Democratic Front governmentNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 03:51:01 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Arunachal-governor-stresses-on-security/5671120.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Arunachal-governor-stresses-on-security/5671120.htmlArunachal Pradesh governor Lt Gen. (retd) J.J. Singh today said the government had laid utmost emphasis on social justice and security of the people of the Himalayan state.Addressing the budget session of the Assembly on its opening day, he said the government had prioritised basic issues like healthcare, education and communication.Singh said the Dorjee Khandu government would lay stress on tourism,NationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 03:51:01 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/BJP-doubts-on-N-bill/5671138.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/BJP-doubts-on-N-bill/5671138.htmlgovernment may use the proposed nuclear liability bill to allow “back-door” entry to foreign operators in the field that is now under the public sector, the BJP has reportedly told the national security adviser.The Opposition party questioned the Centre’s intention to allow nuclear damage victims to seek remedy from civil courts in addition to claiming liability payments from the culpable operator.TheseNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 03:51:01 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Boy-s-death-spark-mob-fury-police-jeep-torched/5671061.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Boy-s-death-spark-mob-fury-police-jeep-torched/5671061.htmlIncensed over the death of a12-year old boy in a road mishap, mob set ablaze a vehicle andpelted stones injuring five policemen at Doparia onKalyani-Sodpur Expressway in North 24 Parganas district today.Trouble began following the death of Sirajul Haq, a classsix student, who died after a dumper hit him this afternoon,police said.Angry over the incident, people gathered at the spot andset ablaze theNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 03:39:39 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Dogri-language-being-taught-in-4-678-schools-in-JK/5671069.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Dogri-language-being-taught-in-4-678-schools-in-JK/5671069.htmlDogri language is being taughtin 4,678 schools in Jammu and Kashmir, Minister for EducationPeerzada Mohammad Sayeed told the state Assembly today.The Dogri language has been included in the 8thschedule of the Constitution and is being taught at theprimary and upper primary level in 4,678 schools of Jammudivision since 2003, Sayeed said in reply to a query byBalwant Singh Mankotia during Question Hour.AtNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 03:39:39 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Proposal-to-phase-out-autos-not-viable-BJP/5671076.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Proposal-to-phase-out-autos-not-viable-BJP/5671076.htmlBJP today opposed the citygovernment's plan to phase out the autos in the nationalcapital, saying the proposal is not "viable"."The proposal is not viable. How can they replace theautos. They do not have any alternative," senior BJP leader VK Malhotra told reporters.Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit had yesterday saidgovernment was planning to phase out autos from the city andworking on alternatives toNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 03:39:39 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/N-liability-bill-BJP-questions-intent/5672883.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/N-liability-bill-BJP-questions-intent/5672883.htmlattempt to draw outthe UPA government on whether it was paving the way for foreign, privateoperators to step into running civil nuclear energy reactors, opposition BJP onThursday questioned the UPA's intent over the nuclear liability bill, saying thecompensation mechanism in case of an accident was being legislated underinternational pressure and "may benefit" foreign players at a laterstage."WhatNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 04:08:04 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Nuke-liability-bill-aimed-at-bringing-in-pvt-players-BJP/5672236.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Nuke-liability-bill-aimed-at-bringing-in-pvt-players-BJP/5672236.htmlthe wake of NSA Shivshankar Menon's unsuccessful attempt to convince BJP top brass on the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damages Bill, sources said the party apprehends this may be an attempt to pave the way for entry of private operators in future."What is the need for such a legislation if the public sector and the government will be the only nuclear operators? What is the purpose of this law or ofNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 06:59:16 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Modi-will-exercise-his-legal-rights-BJP/5672344.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Modi-will-exercise-his-legal-rights-BJP/5672344.htmlGujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi — who has been summoned by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) appointed by the Supreme Court to look into some Gujarat 2002 riots cases — will decide on how to respond on the basis of legal advice given to him, the Bharatiya Janata Party said here on Thursday.“It is a purely legal process for which an appropriate decision will be taken by Mr. Modi,” party chiefNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 06:55:44 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Mehbooba-asks-Omar-to-end-alienation”-of-people/5672327.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Mehbooba-asks-Omar-to-end-alienation”-of-people/5672327.htmlOpposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday asked Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to work to end the “alienation” of people rather than use “brutal methods” to quell the anger of Kashmiri youth.Speaking in the Assembly during the discussion on the grants for departments under the Chief Minister, Ms. Mufti attacked the coalition government for “lackingNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 06:55:44 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/For-a-blissful-marriage/5672341.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/For-a-blissful-marriage/5672341.htmlSpecial prayers: Women carry pots on their heads during a procession in Ajmer on Thursday on the occasion of Gangaur.©NationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 06:55:44 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/India-China-cooperation-vital-to-save-environment/5672313.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/India-China-cooperation-vital-to-save-environment/5672313.htmlMuch greater cooperation between China and India, the world's emerging economic giants, is essential for tackling pressing environmental issues, says a group of scientists who have research programmes in one or both countries.The two fast-growing countries, which are also the world's most populous, “will play a significant, perhaps a dominant role in shaping the environmental outcomes for our planetNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 06:55:44 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Welcome-to-India/5672276.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Welcome-to-India/5672276.htmlGreetings:Union Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor shaking hands with Liberia's Minister for Foreign Affairs OluBankie King-Akerele inNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 06:55:44 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/76-of-militants-killed-in-2-years-are-foreigners/5672334.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/76-of-militants-killed-in-2-years-are-foreigners/5672334.htmlThe composition of militancy in Kashmir continues to be dominated by foreigners — of the 398 militants killed 304 were foreigners, making it 76 per cent of total militants killed in the valley in 2008-09.The level of violence, which declined during this period, has increased in the past few months.Increase in this composition has also led to targeted attacks on security forces as these militants, whoNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 06:55:44 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Lafarge-continues-mining-despite-stay-says-village-panel/5672256.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Lafarge-continues-mining-despite-stay-says-village-panel/5672256.htmlLafarge Umiam Mining, a subsidiary of the French giant Lafarge, has been accused of ignoring the Supreme Court's stay on its mining activities in Meghalaya. The company has, however, denied any violation of the court order.“Lafarge has been carrying on quarrying activities, the conveyor belt has been constantly operational and the local people have been seeing extensive crusher unit activities, especiallyNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 06:55:44 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/LPG-dealership-scheme-to-empower-rural-women/5672347.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/LPG-dealership-scheme-to-empower-rural-women/5672347.htmlEven as acrimony continues to haunt the status of the Women's Reservation Bill, the Petroleum Ministry has gone ahead with its own scheme of things to “empower” rural Indian women making it mandatory for 50 per cent ownership by women of cooking gas dealerships under the Rajiv Gandhi Gramin LPG Vitrak Yojana.The government is also considering sops to the Below Poverty Line population to encourage itNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 06:55:44 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Red-card-for-Amitabh-Bachchan/5672603.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Red-card-for-Amitabh-Bachchan/5672603.htmlAlmost a fortnight after Kerala’s tourism minister KodiyeriBalakrishnan wrote to Amitabh Bachchan offering him brand ambassadorship ofKerala Tourism, a section within the CPM, including some politburo members, havecome out against the proposal.For them, brand ambassador ofNarendra Modi’s Gujarat for the Left-controlled state is sacrilege. MrBachchan, who had accepted the Kerala’s government’s proposalNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 06:52:00 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Other-Stories/5672109.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Other-Stories/5672109.htmlMOSCOW, Mar 18 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - The Israeli and Palestinian leaderships have no alternative to eventual direct negotiations, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday, repeating criticism of plans for more Jewish homes near East Jerusalem.Ban said he hoped a meeting of the international "quartet" of Middle East mediators in Moscow on Friday could advance troubled peace efforts at aNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 06:35:06 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Pranab-to-hold-talks-on-Women-s-Bill/5671935.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Pranab-to-hold-talks-on-Women-s-Bill/5671935.htmlKhurshid says govt will speak to SP, JD(U) and RJD members but is not re-thinking about itMinority Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Thursday said that Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will hold talks with those opposing the Women’s Reservation Bill before the government takes the next step on it. He said the government has no re-thinking on the Bill which has been cleared by the Parliamentary StandingNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 06:15:27 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/LeT-s-south-India-base-is-Hyderabad-says-Nazir/5671932.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/LeT-s-south-India-base-is-Hyderabad-says-Nazir/5671932.htmlSuspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative Thadiyantavide Nazir has told the police that several of the accused wanted by the police in connection with the terror cases in Kerala are currently living in Gulf countries.Sources said that Nazir, who is presently being interrogated by the police in Kerala has further confessed that the LeT’s centre in southis based in Hyderabad. Nazir has said that he metNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 06:15:27 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/11-aides-of-Chhota-Shakeel-nabbed-in-karnataka/5671917.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/11-aides-of-Chhota-Shakeel-nabbed-in-karnataka/5671917.htmlEleven aides of underworld don Chhota Shakeel gang, including sharp-shooter Ganesh Shetty, have been arrested in Karnataka, a senior police officer said on Thursday.Eight persons were arrested here and based on information provided by them, the others, including Shetty, were held in Chikmagalur following a raid on Wednesday, Superintendent of Police Dakshina Kannada Subramanyeshwara Rao said.“The threeNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 06:15:26 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Boy-abandoned-in-UK-set-to-return-home/5672957.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Boy-abandoned-in-UK-set-to-return-home/5672957.htmlLONDON: The urge to emigrate canobviously override the love for your son. More than two years after GurrinderjitSingh was abandoned in a London suburb by his parents, believed to be illegalimmigrants to Britain, life luckily has come a full circle for thechubby-cheeked 11-year-old. The Indian High Commission here will issue atemporary travel document so that the boy can return home to India to liveNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 04:40:01 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Pro-Telangana-Vijayashanti-tells-Chiranjeevi-to-quit-Hyderabad/5672956.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Pro-Telangana-Vijayashanti-tells-Chiranjeevi-to-quit-Hyderabad/5672956.htmla cine story that wentawry. Former Tollywood actor Vijayashanti now a TRS Lok Sabha MP on Thursdayasked Chiranjeevi, opposite whom she has acted in many hit films, to buzz offfrom Hyderabad and shift to the Andhra region."Chiranjeevi isopposing the creation of Telangana, he has no moral right to stay in Hyderabad.If he visits this region in future, he will face the ire of the Telanganapeople," VijayshantiNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 04:37:00 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Govt-to-raise-APL-foodgrain-price-to-rein-in-subsidy-bill/5672868.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Govt-to-raise-APL-foodgrain-price-to-rein-in-subsidy-bill/5672868.htmlsecond majorinitiative to prune subsidies after partially shifting to a nutrient-basedscheme for non-urea fertiliser mixes, the government is set to make anotherdetermined stab at reducing its bloated subsidy bill by raising prices of APLfoodgrain.The Cabinet on Friday is set to take up a proposal toincrease the central issue price for foodgrain under targeted publicdistribution system (TPDS) for theNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 04:37:00 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Kishanji-threatens-counter-attack/5672918.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Kishanji-threatens-counter-attack/5672918.htmlFacing the heat of OperationGreen Hunt along the Bengal-Jharkhand border and interior parts of Jharkhand,Maoist politburo member Kishanji on Thursday threatened a counter attack in abid to checkmate the state offensive.In a statement read overtelephone, Kishanji called a 48-hour strike from March 22 in seven states— West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh andin three districtsNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 04:34:00 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Nithyananda-now-booked-by-Karnataka-cops/5672960.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Nithyananda-now-booked-by-Karnataka-cops/5672960.htmlBANGALORE: Swami Nithyananda ofDhyanapeetam Ashram near Bidadi is now under the Karnataka police scanner.While Ramanagaram DySP Devaraj has been appointed as theinvestigating officer in the case, the Bidadi police have registered a caseagainst the swami under six Sections of CrPC. The charges include cheating,rape, unnatural sex and outraging religious sentiments.The FIR wasfiled on Thursday eveningNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 04:17:00 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Rly-panel-for-menu-change-says-it-wants-no-gravy-on-trains/5672951.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Rly-panel-for-menu-change-says-it-wants-no-gravy-on-trains/5672951.htmlaroma during the greatIndian train journey may never be the same again.The Passengers'Services Committee met in Hajipur last Monday to draft a new catering policy forlong-distance trains. Among the recommendations it has made is doing away withthe dals and gravy dishes and replacing them with "drier foods" that are lessmessy to prepare, serve and eat.The recommendations will be putforward to the RailwayNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 04:06:02 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Haryana-STF-worked-without-govt-approval/5672914.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Haryana-STF-worked-without-govt-approval/5672914.htmlCHANDIGARH/BHIWANI: The now disbandedSpecial Task Force (STF) of Haryana police, brought to disgrace for extortingmoney, has yet another shocker: the police team was formed without the stategovernment approval and a tainted cop was made to head it.Sourcessaid the government would seek a report from DGP R S Dalal demanding to knowwhen and why this team was constituted.According to sources, theteam NationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 04:04:03 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/UP-Maya-replaces-Brahmin-officers-with-Dalits-in-decision-making-network/5672584.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/UP-Maya-replaces-Brahmin-officers-with-Dalits-in-decision-making-network/5672584.htmlphase of Brahmin outreach seems to be over for the Bahujan SamajParty (BSP). The Brahmins, who cornered prime and plum posts in thedecision-making network in Uttar Pradesh, are no longer a preferred lot, withthe chief minister installing Dalit officers in their place as part of herefforts to cement her relations with the community.Thus, Mr SatishChandra Mishra, the Rajya Sabha member who had in theNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 03:55:00 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Army-toils-over-‘Hindutva’-officer-report/5671145.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Army-toils-over-‘Hindutva’-officer-report/5671145.htmlarmy headquarters is now toiling over an internal report after an investigation by its counter-intelligence wing into charges that an officer arrested in November 2008 was a member of a “Hindutva” terrorist outfit.Lieutenant Colonel Shrikant Prasad Purohit was arrested for his alleged involvement in a blast in Maharashtra’s Malegaon town in which six people were killed. He was also suspected to beNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 03:51:01 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/NATION-BRIEFS/5671129.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/NATION-BRIEFS/5671129.html(PTI): Rights of Muslim women, especially in matters of inheritance and education, will be high on the agenda of the annual general conference of All India Muslim Personal Law Board, to be held here from tomorrow.The three-day meeting will discuss ways to make Muslim women aware of their property rights and spread education, a member of the board said. It would also deliberate on how to set up(IslamicNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 03:51:01 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Police-traced-kidnappers-from-Pak-to-Paris-and-Spain/5671091.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Police-traced-kidnappers-from-Pak-to-Paris-and-Spain/5671091.htmlmother  |What is the sound of an awkward silence on Facebook? If you have to ask, then you probably don’t have friends like James Gower and Ashley Andrews, high school sweetheart  |NationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 03:51:01 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/For-your-information/5671092.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/For-your-information/5671092.htmlinitia  |Two Class IV students of a Bansdroni school died soon after being taken ill during recess when they apparently ate lunch they  |BC Roy Memorial Hospital for Children has been stripped of a postgraduate diploma course that was producing junior doctors wi  |The fate of Shah Rukh Khan’s hospitality box at the Eden Gardens would be decided by PWD engineers and firemen on March 30, t  |A 12-year-oldNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 03:51:01 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/For-Anand-feud-in-MP-is-a-blessing/5671109.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/For-Anand-feud-in-MP-is-a-blessing/5671109.htmlre-nomination of commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma to the Rajya Sabha has become a complex affair for Sonia Gandhi.Sharma is retiring on April 2. He had been elected in 2004 from his home state Himachal Pradesh where the Congress is no longer in a position to win any seat.But Sonia is keen to retain him and she will avoid the embarrassment of losing a prominent minister within months of theNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 03:51:01 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/One-danger-is-that-women-s-issues-will-become-ghetto-concerns/5671094.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/One-danger-is-that-women-s-issues-will-become-ghetto-concerns/5671094.html“We Englishman are very proud of our Constitution, Sir. It was bestowed upon us by providence. No other country is so favoured as This Country.”  |Sir — In a nation like India, where cricket is considered to be a religion, the Indian Premier Leag  |Investment, it is said, is an act of faith. When the Tata group decided earlier this month to set up the first five-star hote|Israel seems to have undeNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 03:51:01 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Lever-ripple-strikes/5671141.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Lever-ripple-strikes/5671141.htmlswift state action to break a Trinamul Congress-backed protest barricade at Hindustan Unilever yesterday has sparked a chain of strikes in other Haldia units that supply raw materials to the company.All the strikes are led by Trinamul-affiliated unions. The fresh strikes mean Unilever will continue to face production difficulty.District officials said though the Trinamul union was continuing with itsNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 03:51:01 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/For-sale-Nizam’s-last-citadel/5671133.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/For-sale-Nizam’s-last-citadel/5671133.htmlOnce he had 18 palaces but now fully owns just one. But the Nizam of Hyderabad has put even that mansion up for sale to try and clear his $10-million debts in Australia and Britain.Prince Mukarram Jah is talking to three prospective buyers for the 101-year-old Nazri Bagh Palace in Hyderabad, where the eighth Nizam partially owns four other palaces too, one of his lawyers said.of the seventh Nizam,NationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 03:51:01 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Relative-Humidity/5671095.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Relative-Humidity/5671095.htmlretired customs officer upset with a neighbour held hostage the teenaged daughter of another, shot her dead and then fell to police bullets — the urban tragedy triggered apparently by “noise” associated with home renovation.Next time he wisecracks “the only women’s bill that matters is your shopping bill”, you can tell him to go take a ride in his shopping cart  |Manvinder Singh (Vindi) Banga, whoNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 03:51:01 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Shame-kills-couple-after-bank-fraud/5671104.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Shame-kills-couple-after-bank-fraud/5671104.htmlIndian-origin HSBC employee who apparently felt no sense of shame while stealing nearly £120,000 from the accounts of two vulnerable pensioners took her own life in the UK because she could not face the shame of going to prison.In a double tragedy that has shocked police who appear not to understand sub-continental notions of, the bodies of Bhindi Dhanji, 31, and her husband Kishore, were found hangingNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 03:51:01 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Foreign-ministry-speaks-Bengali/5671123.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Foreign-ministry-speaks-Bengali/5671123.htmlIndia’s diplomats may be good speakers and writers of the English language. But that is proving insufficient to win friends and influence people, particularly in the non-English speaking world. Fortunately, this is on the mend.The ministry of external affairs has decided to launch websites in Arabic and Bengali to reach out to 300 million Arabic speakers in 20- odd countries in North Africa and WestNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 03:51:01 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/New-Delhi-March-18/5671136.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/New-Delhi-March-18/5671136.htmlenvironment and forests ministry may be split through the creation of a wildlife ministry, according to a source who attended a National Board of Wildlife (NBWL) meeting.The non-official members of the NBWL had recommended the bifurcation of environment and wildlife tasks.The 45-member NBWL is chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and has 15 non-official members. “The non-official members recommendedNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 03:51:01 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/>-Entertainment/5671093.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/>-Entertainment/5671093.htmlunmarr  |Last week, Joy Sengupta and Paoli Dam had a steamy time in a Mandarmani hotel — just for the camera, of course  |A pretty, spunky doctor breaks up with her beau and leaves for the villages to serve the needy; the beau, a rich kid with a f  |Johnny Depp’s long-time girlfriend Vanessa Paradis has banned him from shooting a passionate love scene with hisactress Zoe Saldana has revealed her passionNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 03:51:01 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Cabinet-likely-to-sanction-Rs-700-crore-for-Delhi-Games/5672621.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Cabinet-likely-to-sanction-Rs-700-crore-for-Delhi-Games/5672621.htmlits meeting on Friday, the Cabinet is expected to sanction anadditional Rs 700 crore for the Delhi Commonwealth Games to be held in October.In the 2010-11 Budget, the Commonwealth Games have been given Rs 2,296.43 croreunder various heads, with the sports ministry receiving the bulk of the money.Of this, Rs 2,069.52 crore has been allocated to the sports ministryfor the Commonwealth Games while unionNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 03:50:05 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Gorkhas-demand-ST-status-high-court-and-SC-bench/5672593.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Gorkhas-demand-ST-status-high-court-and-SC-bench/5672593.htmlGorkha Janamukti Morcha on Thursday formally placed before the Centreand West Bengal government its proposal for an interim Gorkhaland RegionalAuthority to govern hills pending a final settlement of theirdemands.At the tripartite political-level talks on the Gorkha issue,the Centre also brought up its own proposal for such an interim set-up, which itcould not table in the last round of talks held inNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 03:47:04 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Move-to-hike-APL-wheat-rice-prices-decision-likely-today/5672616.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Move-to-hike-APL-wheat-rice-prices-decision-likely-today/5672616.htmlscheduled to take up the controversial proposalfor raising prices of wheat and rice sold through ration shops to Rs 11 a kg andRs 15.37 a kg, respectively, for about 11 crore families above poverty line(APL). The move is certain to face stiff resistance from within the Cabinet andthe ruling alliance.At present, APL families are provided wheat atRs 6 per kg and rice at Rs 8.30 a kg through public dNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 03:46:03 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/I-cards-for-all-usual-residents-soon/5672617.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/I-cards-for-all-usual-residents-soon/5672617.htmlexpected to okay a proposal for preparing aNational Population Register that would count, identify and issue identity cardsto ‘usual residents’ of the country. The exercise is set to begin onApril 1.The proposal, which was first mooted by NDA, is a priorityarea for the home ministry. Mr P Chidambaram had recently convened a meeting forco-ordinators of the exercise. The officials who will be engagedNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 03:40:00 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Omar-s-address-disrupted-by-opposition-in-J-K-Assembly/5671070.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Omar-s-address-disrupted-by-opposition-in-J-K-Assembly/5671070.htmlPendamonium broke in the Jammu andKashmir Assembly as uproarous and noisy scenes by oppositiondisrupted the speech of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for abrief period over his remarks on representatives of thepeople.During his address on the grants of GeneralAdministrative Department, Police, Power and Planning andDevelopment department, Omar said he will not be cowed down bythe dictates of anyone."INationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 03:39:39 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Army-jawan-held-for-looting-bank/5671053.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Army-jawan-held-for-looting-bank/5671053.htmlArmy Jawan was arrested forallegedly looting Rs 5.50 lakhs from a bank here today.Superintendent of police Gyaneshwar Tewari said fourpeople on two motorcycles arrived at the Punjab National Bank(PNB) Ghosia Branch and looted Rs 5.50 lakhs at gun point.Three of them fled, while the remaining was nabbed bylocals alongwith the cash and was severely beaten up beforebeing handed over to the police, whoNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 03:39:39 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Higher-education-agenda-to-be-cleared-today/5672590.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Higher-education-agenda-to-be-cleared-today/5672590.htmlUnion Cabinet is expected to give its approval for three educationbills — Prohibition of Unfair Practices in Technical, Medical EducationalInstitutions and Universities Bill, The National Education Tribunals Bill andthe National Authority for Regulation in Accreditation of Higher EducationalInstitutions Bill. These bills form the basis of the government’s highereducation reform agenda. All the threeNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 03:37:03 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Bihar-polls-may-see-Ms-Kumar-Vs-Mr-Kumar/5672607.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Bihar-polls-may-see-Ms-Kumar-Vs-Mr-Kumar/5672607.htmlCongress is toying with the idea of projecting Lok Sabha Speaker MeiraKumar as its chief ministerial candidate in the next Bihar assembly polls.Although the proposal is still at a discussion stage, the projection of Ms Kumarcould change the political dynamics of the state.Congress, which hasbeen showing signs of recovery in the state, is hamstrung by the absence of acredible leader. The party cannotNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 03:35:05 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Bill-to-allow-foreign-varsities-faces-opposition-from-Cong/5672623.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Bill-to-allow-foreign-varsities-faces-opposition-from-Cong/5672623.htmlCentre’s hopes for a smooth passage for the foreign educationalinstitution bill may be dashed, with a section of Congress expressing viewssimilar to BJP and Left.Though questions on the desirability ofallowing foreign education providers to set up base in India was raised by someministers, the Cabinet gave its approval to the Foreign Educational Institution(Regulation of Entry and Operation) Bill NationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 03:31:01 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Family-grapples-with-grief-shock/5672176.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Family-grapples-with-grief-shock/5672176.htmlgloom in the Mehta household on Thursday was in sharp contrast to its mood just a day earlier. The exams of Hemani Mehta (14), who was shot by her neighbour Harish Marolia (65), and her brother Vatsal had ended and the family was planning a brief vacation.Hemani’s uncle, Chandrakant Mehta, said: “My brother Ketan [Hemani’s father] and the society secretary were returning from morning prayers when aNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 01:51:55 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Car-thief-who-had-kidnapped-constable-gets-8-months-in-jail/5672173.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Car-thief-who-had-kidnapped-constable-gets-8-months-in-jail/5672173.htmlcar thief and chain snatcher who had kidnapped a constable from the Pant Nagar police station last year was sent to eight months’ imprisonment by a metropolitan magistrate at Vikhroli court on Wednesday.Ali Masood Sayyed has 12 cases of car theft, chain snatching and kidnapping against him.The police said, Sayyed had kidnapped the constable on June 29 while the victim was posted on police nakabandi.“TheNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 01:49:40 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/What-facilities-will-residents-against-redevelopment-get/5672181.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/What-facilities-will-residents-against-redevelopment-get/5672181.htmlset a precedent by asking the builder to inform the court what facilities he would provide to the two families opposing redevelopment of a Thane dilapidated building.A division bench of Justice DB Bhosale and Justice AR Joshi asked the builder to give an undertaking that he would pay Rs 1,000 per day if he hands over the newly constructed tenements after deadline.The judges were annoyed after seeingNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 01:47:38 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Killer-behaved-like-Kasab-Witness/5672197.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Killer-behaved-like-Kasab-Witness/5672197.htmlResidents of Saujanya Society at Andheri, where retired Customs officer Harish Marolia (65) shot Hemani Mehta (14) on Thursday, are in a state of shock.Nishant Shende, a witness who stays in a neighbouring building, said: “Marolia first fired two rounds into the air, creating panic. It was such a horrible experience — everybody ran for their lives.”Shende said that Marolia, after threatening societyNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 01:46:07 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Road-rage-claims-24-year-old-s-life/5672203.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Road-rage-claims-24-year-old-s-life/5672203.htmlman, who was punched in the stomach several times in a case of road rage at Ghatkopar, succumbed to his injuries on Thursday evening.At 12 pm, Javed Sheikh, a still movie photographer, took his nephew for a joyride in his brother’s Tata Indigo at Narayan Nagar, Ghatkopar (West).“As the car neared Navabima sports mall, the four-wheeler brushed against Aarif Ansari’s (35) Hero Honda Passion. Ansari,NationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 01:39:30 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/BMC-to-make-its-pools-safer/5672192.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/BMC-to-make-its-pools-safer/5672192.htmldrowning of an eight-year-old in an Andheri pool has prompted the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to draw safety guidelines for all civic swimming pools.The two-member committee that was formed to probe the incident is preparing the guidelines.It will submit its report to Additional Municipal Commissioner, Ashish Kumar Singh.These guidelines will focus on the quality of the water in the poolNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 01:38:32 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Batla-accused-hit-with-blunt-object-during-encounter-Report/5669531.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Batla-accused-hit-with-blunt-object-during-encounter-Report/5669531.htmlpost mortem reports in connection with the Batla House encounter has revealed that the two alleged terrorists, 17-year-old Mohammad Sajid and 24-year-old Atif Ameen, had been hit by a blunt object before they died in a shootout with the Delhi [The findings in the report indicate that youngsters had been hit during the encounter. which is surprising given that the policemen and the accused had usedNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 01:35:20 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Politics-was-not-my-cup-of-tea/5669529.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Politics-was-not-my-cup-of-tea/5669529.html, formerly known as Suman Chattopadhyay, is a singer, songwriter, musician, performer, journalist, writer, occasional actor, activist and politician all rolled into one.(Songs of Chhatradhar Mahato) created a furore, as many of the songs were openly sympathetic to the struggle of Bengal's tribals against the establishment.Elected last year to the Lok Sabha as a Trinamool Congress candidate, he is inNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 01:35:20 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/AP-defends-use-of-anti-Naxal-force-to-quell-Osmania-protests/5669527.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/AP-defends-use-of-anti-Naxal-force-to-quell-Osmania-protests/5669527.htmlAndhra Pradesh government defended in the Supreme Court its controversial decision to deploy elite anti-Naxatite squad 'Greyhounds' to quell the volatile Telangana [The state said the anti-Naxalite force is deployed not only for tackling the Left wing extremism but also to assist other law and order enforcing agencies at times of exigencies but without using the sophisticated anti-gureilla warfareNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 01:35:20 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Muslim-women-s-groups-support-reservation-bill/5672178.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Muslim-women-s-groups-support-reservation-bill/5672178.htmlnumber of city-based Muslim organisations came together on Thursday to voice their support for the Women’s Reservation Bill.The groups, dominated by Muslim women's organisations, firmly condemned the parliamentarians and religious clerics opposing the Bill, which allows 33 per cent reservation for women in the Parliament and state legislatures.“We believe politics is a powerful medium through whichNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 01:34:59 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Special-stories/5669168.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Special-stories/5669168.htmlthe newsroom here, as in most newsrooms around the world, we have a name for practically every inch of the newspaper. And when he says every inch,NationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 01:32:40 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Environment-Forest-ministry-to-be-split/5669166.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Environment-Forest-ministry-to-be-split/5669166.htmlNational Board for Wildlife headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday decided to divide the Environment and Forest ministry into two departments — one for environment and another for forests and wildlife.There has been a long demand by wildlife conservationists that forests and wildlife should be separate departments headed by an Indian Forest Service official.Forests cover about 23 per centNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 01:32:39 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/With-unique-ID-number-get-a-smart-card-free/5669164.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/With-unique-ID-number-get-a-smart-card-free/5669164.htmlhome ministry has decided to take upon the gigantic task of moving beyond the National Population Register and issuing millions of smart cards to registered residents.The population register and numbers on the smart cards would be based on the unique identity numbers issued by the Nandan Nilekani-headed Unique Identification Authority of India.A home ministry official said the each smart card wouldNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 01:32:38 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Six-years-and-waiting/5669155.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Six-years-and-waiting/5669155.htmlhighest monitoring body of the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA) should meet twice a year. That’s the rule.But here’s the reality: The General Council hasn’t met at all in the last six years.This anomaly, after years of having gone unnoticed, is finally in the spotlight as it finds a repeated mention in the recent review report prepared by the expert committee of the University Grants CommissionNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 01:32:38 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/India-s-organic-farms-get-GPS-tracking-edge/5669154.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/India-s-organic-farms-get-GPS-tracking-edge/5669154.htmlglobal first, India’s 3.3-lakh organic export farms are now GPS-tracked, a technology leap aimed at giving it an edge over competitors like China and the US.Backed by a 26-digit barcoding system and satellite surveys, every consignment of grapes or rice exported can now be traced back to the specific fields it originated in.The “traceability system”, as it is called, was implemented recently by APEDA,NationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 01:32:38 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Panel-nod-for-DDA-housing-project-in-Vasant-Kunj/5669132.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Panel-nod-for-DDA-housing-project-in-Vasant-Kunj/5669132.htmlA ‘green panel’ has given its nod to a housing project of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) in Vasant Kunj in South Delhi, proposing construction of over 800 dwelling units. The State Environment Appraisal Committee (SEAC) forwarded the DDA's proposal to a higher body in a recent meeting of the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority for its final approval.To come up on the east sideNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 01:32:37 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/India-2012-an-e-waste-bin/5669131.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/India-2012-an-e-waste-bin/5669131.htmlAlmost 40 per cent of the municipal and plastic waste generated in India is not collected, and half of the organic waste goes untreated.And then there is the growing problem of electronic waste. By 2012, India will generate the most e-waste in the world, second only to China.Most cities do not have adequate infrastructure to manage the growing household and plastic rubbish, even though there are tNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 01:32:37 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Early-disposal-of-pending-cases-every-Saturday/5669116.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Early-disposal-of-pending-cases-every-Saturday/5669116.htmlNow, every Saturday, a hassle-free and quick disposal of cases may not be far away. From long pending criminal cases to matrimonial disputes, all would be offered resolution in a single day.The Delhi Legal Service Authority (DLSA) in a new initiative is conducting mega ‘Lok Adalat’ on second Saturday of every month in all the district court complexes.Litigants can submit their applications in the DLSANationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 01:32:36 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Dyslexic-seeks-SC-nod-to-use-calculator-in-exam/5669106.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Dyslexic-seeks-SC-nod-to-use-calculator-in-exam/5669106.htmlPranjay Jain, a Class XII student from Panchukula in Haryana, has moved the Supreme Court seeking direction to the Central Board of Secondary Examination (CBSE) to permit him to use a calculator to overcome his disability. He has sought permission to use a calculator at least in Mathematics paper scheduled for March 22.A bench headed by Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan agreed to take up Jain’sNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 01:32:36 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/No-guns-for-those-under-30-yrs/5669099.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/No-guns-for-those-under-30-yrs/5669099.htmllegal age to procure an arms licence is 21 years and above. But if you happen to be a resident of Ghaziabad and Gautam Budh Nagar districts, you will have to wait till you turn 30.This move is to curb misuse of arms licence, as authorities said 90 per cent enquiries and applications for a licence are from youngsters who have no valid reasons to own arms.Gautam Budh Nagar District Magistrate (DM) DeepakNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 01:32:35 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/To-protect-our-winged-friends/5669098.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/To-protect-our-winged-friends/5669098.htmlRemember the animation Ek Chidiya Anek Chidiya … Ek Titali Anek Titaliyan … from the golden days of Doordarshan?While one may or may not remember the documentary but almost every one has fond memory of the sparrows in it.“The first thing a child learns about birds is through house sparrows. I remember we had lot of sparrows … even till 10 years ago or so. But now, I don’t see them anywhere,” said DelhiNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 01:32:35 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/DTU-s-decision-making-body-meets-today-for-solution/5669082.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/DTU-s-decision-making-body-meets-today-for-solution/5669082.htmlDelhi Technical University (DTU) has convened a meeting of its Board of Management (BOM), the highest decision-making body of the technical university, on Friday.The meeting was called to resolve the ongoing agitation on the issue of upgradation of the Delhi College of Engineering to a university.“It was considered necessary that their grievances, if any, should be heard at the level of the BOM, theNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 01:32:34 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Good-News-For-Our-Economy/5672205.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Good-News-For-Our-Economy/5672205.htmlworld’s largest rating agency Standard and Poor (SP) on Thursday reaffirmed the India recovery story, revising its outlook on the world’s second-fastest growing economy to ‘stable’ from ‘negative’. The rating though remained ‘BBB minus’.Economists and market experts are not surprised but felt that it will have a positive impact on corporate borrowing rates and lead to a strengthening of fund flows.“GivenNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 01:30:33 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Thane-Gets-Country-S-First-58-Room-Health-Hotel/5672177.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Thane-Gets-Country-S-First-58-Room-Health-Hotel/5672177.htmlIndia's first health hotel was launched on Thursday in Thane giving a boost to medical tourism.ITC group's Fortune Park Hotels unveiled a 58-room hotel called Fortune Park Lakecity that is housed in the Jupiter Lifeline Hospital building in Thane. This is the first time in India where a hotel has come up in a hospital.Though the company has plans to cater to corporate guests from around the area, itNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 01:29:27 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Your-water-cut-up-to-25-from-May/5672186.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Your-water-cut-up-to-25-from-May/5672186.htmlyou think 15 per cent water cut is tough to handle, brace yourself — from May, the city is likely to face a 25 per cent cut. The recent pipe ruptures have led to a lot of wastage, and civic officials said the water cut has to be raised by another 10 per cent for supply to last until the monsoon sets in.“The BMC supplies 2,900 million litre of water a day, but it won’t last up to July 15; supply hasNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 01:28:24 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Tirupati-identified-for-low-carbon-footprint-project/5669266.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Tirupati-identified-for-low-carbon-footprint-project/5669266.htmlTIRUPATI: The temple city of Tirupati in southern Andhra Pradesh has been identified as “most favourable” to be developed as a ‘low-carbon footprint city' by European Aid and Development, which works under the European Commission.Visited by more than 60,000 tourists on lean days and close to one lakh during the peak festive seasons, Tirupati is likely to secure a place under the ‘religious tourism'NationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 01:27:57 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Liability-Just-peanuts-for-private-operators-of-nuclear-plants-BJP/5669292.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Liability-Just-peanuts-for-private-operators-of-nuclear-plants-BJP/5669292.htmlBharatiya Janata Party's strong opposition to the nuclear liability Bill springs mainly from its apprehension that it would allow private operators to walk away paying peanuts in the event of an accident.As of now Indian nuclear plants are run by government-owned public sector units. Whether the PSU liability is capped at Rs. 500 crore and the rest of the compensation, about Rs. 2,100 crore (an equivalentNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 01:27:57 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Bee-invasion-at-Mayawati-s-function-invites-FIR-and-inquiry/5669239.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Bee-invasion-at-Mayawati-s-function-invites-FIR-and-inquiry/5669239.htmlThe swarm of hyperactive bees that buzzed around the stage during the Bahujan Samaj Party's silver jubilee celebrations on March 15 have brought in their wake an FIR as well as an inquiry report.While the FIR was lodged late on Wednesday night, the inquiry report is believed to have been submitted to the State government by the DIG of Lucknow, Rajeev Krishna. The bees, which incessantly hovered aroundNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 01:27:57 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Take-back-mentally-ill-man-court-to-govt-firm/5672187.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Take-back-mentally-ill-man-court-to-govt-firm/5672187.htmlNine years after Goregaon resident Edward D’Cunha (38) was coerced into quitting by the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) — after being diagnosed with schizophrenia — the Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the company to take him back with full back wages.Rapping the SCI and the Commissioner for Disabled for their attitude, the court has ordered the government undertaking to offer D’Cunha a suitableNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 01:26:00 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Indians-jailed-in-Dubai-for-steamy-text-messages/5669010.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Indians-jailed-in-Dubai-for-steamy-text-messages/5669010.htmlDubai: An Indian man and woman, working as cabin crew for Emirates airlines, have received a jail sentence here for exchanging steamy text messages, a media report said Thursday.The conviction said the sexual content of the texts suggested the pair planned to "commit sin", which is a reference to an extramarital affair that is illegal in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), The Telegraph reported.The man,NationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 01:23:33 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Brisk-preparations-for-Jail-Bharo-for-Vidarbha-on-Mar-23/5669009.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Brisk-preparations-for-Jail-Bharo-for-Vidarbha-on-Mar-23/5669009.htmlNagpur: After organising a successfulVidarbha bandh on January 20, pro-Vidarbha leaders are makingpreparations for a 'Jail Bharo' agitation on March 23 to drawattention of the state and the Central leadership towards theseparate statehood demand issue.A meeting held under the banner of Vidarbha RajyaSangram Samiti held here yesterday chalked out the strategyfor making the 'civil disobedience' callNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 01:23:31 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/600-BSF-jawans-arrive-in-Orissa-for-anti-Maoist-operation/5669003.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/600-BSF-jawans-arrive-in-Orissa-for-anti-Maoist-operation/5669003.htmlBhubaneswar: One battalion BSF personnelarrived in Orissa's Koraput district on Thursday ahead of thespecial joint operation against Maoists to be launched soon,official sources said.Though the state government is yet to decide the dateof launching the operation, a senior police official said itcould begin next month after arrival of five battalions ofcentral para-military forces required for the NationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 01:23:27 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/BJP-says-it-will-bring-cut-motion-on-Budget/5668994.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/BJP-says-it-will-bring-cut-motion-on-Budget/5668994.htmlAfter the Left, the BJP todaystepped up pressure on the government on its economic policiesdeclaring it will bring cut-motion on the Union Budget thatmay put to test UPA coalition in the Lok Sabha.Addressing a press conference, Leader of the Opposition inthe Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj spoke of floor coordination amongopposition during the first phase and referred to theunprecedented walkout by it duringNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 01:23:24 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Sita-s-fire-ordeal-firmed-Govt-to-push-Women-s-Bill-Moily/5668991.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Sita-s-fire-ordeal-firmed-Govt-to-push-Women-s-Bill-Moily/5668991.htmlSita's fire ordeal depicted inthe Ramayana was one of the "instances" behind thegovernment's resolve to push through the Women's ReservationBill, Law Minister M Veerappa Moily said on Thursday."Now coming to Sita's 'Fire Ordeal'. It isinstances like this which firmed our resolve for Women'sReservation Bill," Moily said after receiving the MoortideviAward of Bharatiya Jnanpith from President PratibhaNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 01:23:23 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/No-surgical-strike-on-terror-camps-in-Pakistan-Govt/5668986.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/No-surgical-strike-on-terror-camps-in-Pakistan-Govt/5668986.htmlIndia today ruled out thepossibility of any surgical strike on terror camps insidePakistan, but asserted that adequate measures would be takento ensure its interests are protected."No, no," Minister of State for Defence M M Pallam Raju,said when asked about the possibility of surgical strikes onterror camps inside the neighbouring country.He told reporters here, "We will take adequate measures toseeNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 01:23:21 GMThttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Russian-woman-found-dead-in-Goa-hotel/5668985.htmlhttp://www.24dunia.com/english-news/shownews/3/Russian-woman-found-dead-in-Goa-hotel/5668985.htmlPanaji: A 33-year-old Russian lady was founddead in her hotel room at Arapora area in North Goa last night, police said.The deceased identified as Elena was found dead in herroom, where she was staying alone, at around 10 pm.Police inspector Manjunath Desai said the lady hadarrived in the state on tourist visa six days back and wassupposed to return back to Russia on March 24. She hadtravelled aloneNationalFri, 19 Mar 2010 01:23:21 GMT