Wholesalers of fruits and vegetables began an indefinite strike here Monday to protest against the government decision to withdraw their six percent commissions from the farmers. “Earlier we used to procure six percent commission from the growers. But now the Delhi government has stopped this and wants us to take the commission from the buyers,” […]
Three school students embarked on a “mission” to get-rich-quick by hunting down Dawood Ibrahim and handing over the underworld don to authorities. The sheepish students are now back home after they ran out of money. The class nine students of St Michael High School in this Bihar capital went missing last week and only returned […]
For all those wannabe drummers or in a mood to start a band, trying vegetables instead of traditional guitar-bass-drums line-up can be a novel idea. Not impressed? Well, listen to designer Yuri Suzuki – the sound artist behind the Disney audio system that lets you transfer audio messages through your finger – and just plug […]
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has launched about a dozen tea stalls across Odisha named after Narendra Modi, its prime ministerial candidate, ahead of his Feb 11 rally here, party leaders said Monday. Some 50 stalls are likely to be opened before the rally. Around 500,000 people are expected to attend the rally, party sources […]
The chief minister of Maharashtra, Prithviraj Chavan, inaugurated the first Monorail of the country of February, 2014 in Mumbai. After a number of operational hiccups and delays, the much- awaited Monorail made its debut. This being the first step taken for the long-harassed commuters of on the 1st Mumbai to experience world-class travel was a breath of fresh […]
Batting for genetically modified or biotechnology (Bt) crops, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday that India “should not succumb to unscientific prejudices against Bt crops”. “While safety must be ensured, we should not succumb to unscientific prejudices against Bt crops. Our government remains committed to promoting the use of these new technologies for agricultural development,” […]
kejThe Delhi government will invoke the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA), Education Minister Manish Sisodia said Monday as wholesalers of fruits and vegetables began an indefinite strike here to protest against the government withdrawing their six percent commissions from farmers. “If the wholesalers try to stop the supply we will take action against them. In […]
bjpThe AAP government Monday said it would launch a “pol khol” (expose) campaign against the BJP and Congress to expose their “conspiracy” against the Delhi government. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh said at a press conference that the Delhi government had fulfilled some of its assurances to the people and on the remaining […]
K.K. Rema, wife of slain former CPI-M leader T.P. Chandrasekheran, Monday began an indefinite fast in front of the secretariat demanding that the state government order a CBI probe into her husband’s murder. Last week, the special additional sessions court in Kozhikode sentenced 11 of the 12 accused in the case to life imprisonment and […]
Petroleum Minister Veerappa Moily Monday said the government has cut the CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) price by Rs.15 per kg, or around 30 percent, with immediate effect. The price of piped natural gas (PNG) has also been cut by Rs.5, or nearly 20 percent, per cubic metre. “The ministry has decided to raise the share […]