Be it Delhi or UP, same rules for all policemen
This refers to the report, “Govt gives Rs 1cr to kin of slain cop” (December 31). Much like the Aam Aadmi Party’s Government in Delhi provided compensation to the policeman killed on duty, the Uttar Pradesh Government also offered money to family members of a deceased police inspector who was...
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Obnoxious, xenophobic
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Total ignorance
01 January 2014 | Pierre Fitter -
Negligent railways
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Corruption galore
01 January 2014 | Rukhsana Khan -
Cut-price electricity for Delhi; but at whose cost?
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Subsidy route will hit Delhi's development, rues Vardhan
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BJP wins PMK, MDMK as poll partners in TN
01 January 2014 | PNS
Rise to the bait
In addition to the PMK and the MDMK, a conglomeration of regional alliance from western and southern Tamil Nadu — which includes Kongunadu Munnetra Kazhagam and Thevar Paervai — has already expressed its desire to join the BJP Both the PMK and the MDMK are not strangers to the BJP. The...
Stung by BJP letter, Virbhadra deposes before 10 Janpath
In the midst of bribery allegations against him, Himachal Pradesh CM Virbhadra Singh arrived in the national Capital on Tuesday to meet Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi to explain his side of the story even as the CBI said it is examining a letter written by BJP...
'Compensated' riot-hit victims evicted from relief camp in UP
483 families move out, allege apathy of State admin The Uttar Pradesh Government’s apathy towards the victims of Muzaffarnagar communal violence continues with over 483 riot-hit families forced to leave one of the relief camps during the last three days. On Sunday and Monday, nearly 200 families were evicted from loi...
PM not quitting, will complete tenure: PMO
The PMO on Tuesday set aside speculations that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh may step down ahead of the 2014 lok Sabha polls and pave the way for takeover by Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi. With this, now the AICC session on January 17 could focus on growing demand within the party...
Record lows, snow usher New Year in North India
Heavy snowfall brought New Year’s cheer to Kashmir Valley, Himachal Pradesh and higher reaches of Uttarakhand, while rainfall elsewhere added to the chill on the last day of 2013 as the cold wave kept up its intensity in northern India. On the eve of New Year 2014, Uttarakhand experienced light to...
Govt on wrong high-speed track: Metro man
The Dedicated Freight Corridor Project (DFCP) of the UPA Government connecting New Delhi, Mumbai, ludhiana and Dankuni (near Kolkata) is a major blunder, according to Elattuvalapil Sreedharan, the engineer who built Delhi Metro and Konkan Railway. “What we need badly is Dedicated High Speed Passenger Corridor (DHSPC) connecting major cities of...
