The Hindustan Times back issues from Sunday, July 5:
Central team visits Jharkhand to inspect proposed site of IIM
Jul 05, 2009 ... Ranchi, July. 05 -- The team of Ministry of Human Resource Department (MHRD) headed by Ashok Thakur on Saturday visited the capital to inspect the proposed site for prestigious Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Jharkhand. Thakur along with his team visited an administrative ...
States told to set up monitoring panels
Jul 05, 2009 ... Chandigarh, July. 05 -- In an endeavour to control diseases like malaria, diarrhea, dengue, gastroenteritis and cholera, Punjab and Haryana High Court directed the States of Punjab, Haryana and UT Chandigarh to constitute monitoring committees at State and district level to curb the ...
State Govt will strengthen e-PRI: Dani
Jul 05, 2009 ... Bhopal, July. 05 -- With a view to strengthening three-tier Panchayati Raj institutions in the State, the Madhya Pradesh Government will launch schemes for the same purpose, with cooperation of the Union Panchayati Raj Ministry and Directorate of Panchayati Raj. Joint Secretary of Union ...
CCTV step to check graft a fiasco
Jul 05, 2009 ... Chandigarh, July. 05 -- The UT administration's move to fight the menace of corruption through close circuit televisions (CCTV) seems to have fallen flat with majority of them found to be dysfunctional and many departments were found not maintaining footage details at all. In wake of ...
A comprehensive guide to philately released at GPO
Jul 05, 2009 ... Ranchi, July. 05 -- In order to raise people interest in perhaps one of the most popular hobbies of the world, philately, a first of its kind book in the region, Rendezvous with stamps was released at the Philatelic Bureau in the General Post Office here on Saturday. While releasing the ...
Janata darbar organised at Moodra village
Jul 05, 2009 ... Bhopal, July. 05 -- In a district level public welfare camp organised under 'school chale ham' campaign, at Moodra, 76 out of 87 revenue cases were disposed of on the spot. Minister of State for Home Narayan Singh Kushwaha was the chief guest at the camp, where local MLA and former minister, ...
Rajnath cautions against off-the-record briefings
Jul 05, 2009 ... Ranchi, July. 05 -- BJP national president Rajnath Singh; has drawn two important conclusions during his introspection after the party performed so poorly in the general election. First, the party with the difference _ the BJP _ has caught the virus of dissidence and off-the-record media ...
Sheila wants minimum wages for domestic helps
Jul 05, 2009 ... New Delhi, July. 05 -- Espousing the cause of domestic helps, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Saturday favoured fixing a minimum wage for them. "When we talk of minimum wages for the labour workforce, we should also have minimum wages for domestic workers," she said at a function here ...
Govt to increase social, rural sectors spending
Jul 05, 2009 ... New Delhi, July. 05 -- In keeping with its focus on social and rural sector development, the UPA Government is set to hike the Gross Budgetary Support (GBS) in the forthcoming budget to Rs 3.25 lakh crore from last year's Rs 2.43 lakh crore. The hike in GBS, sources said, indicated that the ...
Dip in crime rate: Dadwal
Jul 05, 2009 ... New Delhi, July. 05 -- In a bid to dispel the impression that criminals were having a free run of the Capital, Commissioner of Delhi Police, YS Dadwal, on Saturday said that the crime graph in Delhi was under control and had in fact dipped. "The crime graph is on all time low in the history of ...
Modi may get clean chit on ghettos
Jul 05, 2009 ... Ahmedabad, July. 05 -- Gujarat Government's recent appointment of a judicial commission to probe the State's ghetto-isation on communal lines has evoked mixed response from activists, minorities and social scientist. The communally sensitive Ahmedabad city's history and old-timers alike ...
Mussoorie's oldest church brought back to life
Jul 05, 2009 ... Mussoorie, July. 05 -- People of Mussoorie and its surrounding areas gather on the last Sunday of every month for the two-hour long service held at the St Peter's Church in Landour. Till this summer, they could not have done that. The summer of 2009 witnessed a historic event when St ...
Seven hurt in train mishap
Jul 05, 2009 ... Ghaziabad, July. 05 -- Seven people, including a driver and a guard, were injured when a Delhi bound passenger train hit a goods train loaded with petrol in Vivekanand Nagar near Ghaziabad railway station on Friday midnight. According to NR, the 310 Ambala Saharanpur Nizamuddin passenger train ...
Parents seek probe into youth's death in encounter
Jul 05, 2009 ... Dehradun, July. 05 -- Even as police maintained its stand on claimed encounter of Ghaziabad resident Ranbir Singh, victim's parents and relatives have refused to accept the police claim and demanded inquiry with action against the erring officials. Deceased's parents have alleged that police ...
Man stabbed to death
Jul 05, 2009 ... Bhopal, July. 05 -- A 29-year-old man was stabbed to death in the State capital on Saturday. Incident took place near Jamboori ground area. The assailants are still at large. According to police officials, a passerby informed them about an unknown dead body lying near Jamboori ground ...
Pachauri urges women to participate actively in poll
Jul 05, 2009 ... Bhopal, July. 05 -- The Madhya Pradesh Mahila Congress discussed about the coming local bodies elections in a meeting of the State office bearers and district presidents conducted at the party headquarters on Saturday. Addressing the party workers on the occasion State Congress ...
Downpour cools down State capital
Jul 05, 2009 ... Bhopal, July. 05 -- Residents of the State capital got respite from clammy humidity as rain-god blessed the city with moderate showers on Saturday afternoon. Though the monsoon is yet to lash the State, intermittent drizzling and thundershowers witnessed in some remote areas have given some ...
JMM flays Centre's activities; demands to announce Jharkhand drought-hit
Jul 05, 2009 ... Ranchi, July. 05 -- The Working Committee of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) flayed the attitude of the UPA allies regarding the formation of the Government and decided to get ready for the State Assembly election. The committee demanded from the Government to announce Jharkhand as a ...
On top of the world
Jul 05, 2009 ... New Delhi, July. 05 -- At the tender age of 19, when a girl usually fancies sitting in the comfortable confines of her home, reading Mills & Boons and weaving romantic dreams for the future, an ordinary girl from Pune ventured to make an extraordinary mark. Meet Krushnaa Patil, the ...
AI panel calls for policy formulation
Jul 05, 2009 ... Mumbai, July. 05 -- The "turn-around" committee, appointed by Air India last week to devise ways to help the organization tide over its current financial crisis, has called for formulation of short, medium and long-term strategies aimed at taking care of the airline's fiscal needs for a period ...
'Lawmakers must work above party'
Jul 05, 2009 ... Bhopal, July. 05 -- Expressing concern over dropping polling percentage, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Saturday called upon lawmakers to introspect as the reasons behind the declining interest of people in the poll process. Inaugurating a two-day orientation programme for Madhya Pradesh ...
V-P pays homage to 1948 martyrs
Jul 05, 2009 ... Jammu, July. 05 -- Remembering the supreme sacrifices made by great Indian soldiers Vice President Mohd Hamid Ansari on Saturday paid homage to Brigadier Mohd Usman and other gallant soldiers who had valiantly fought 'battle of Jhangar' in July 1948, during his day long visit to Nowshera in ...
Himachal to open 34 centres for mango collection
Jul 05, 2009 ... Hamirpur, July. 05 -- The State Government has issued the order for implementation of a Market Intervention Scheme for mangoes in Himachal Pradesh during this year. The scheme shall be implemented through 34 collection centres. More centres could be opened keeping in view the demand from the ...
Appointing Meira as LS Speaker remarkable decision: AP Singh
Jul 05, 2009 ... Bhopal, July. 05 -- Former Madhya Pradesh Minister and chairman Madhya Pradesh Backward Class Development Council Akhand Pratap Singh have praised Congress President Sonia Gandhi and General Secretary Rahul Gandhi for their vision and policies. Singh in a statement here on Saturday ...
Mango in the midst of lovers
Jul 05, 2009 ... New Delhi, July. 05 -- Can you ever imagine summer without mangoes? Definitely not and what to say when mango lovers get the opportunity to enjoy so much varieties of mangoes with advent of rains The Dilli Haat at Pitampura is all decked with yellow curtains to give yummy and luscious look to ...
Killer' doctor admits going to hotel room with daughters
Jul 05, 2009 ... New Delhi, July. 05 -- Roopa Kopari, the 30-year-old gynaecologist, who attempted suicide after allegedly killing her twin daughters by injecting them with poisonous substance, in her statement before a Tehsildaar, has admitted that she had gone to the hotel room alongwith her daughters, but ...
Tasking times ahead
Jul 05, 2009 ... New Delhi, July. 05 -- Delhi has a long way to go in preparedness for the Commonwealth Games that are scheduled to be held in 2010. While infrastructure and security are primary concerns, the Government also needs to work towards educating all public service providers and teach them etiquettes ...
PU aims to restore its guest houses to earn extra money
Jul 05, 2009 ... Chandigarh, July. 05 -- Punjab University decides to renovate its guest houses in Shimla and Dalhousie to earn revenue to justify the decision to have two guest houses outside Punjab. Thirst for funds compelled PU to finally give its nod for the renovation of its guest houses at Shimla ...
CM stresses on role of NGOs
Jul 05, 2009 ... Bhopal, July. 05 -- Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that apart from the Government, voluntary organisations should also become active for the welfare of victimised and helpless sections of society. The responsibility that no one dies in the absence of medicare rests not ...
Infiltrator shot dead near Attari
Jul 05, 2009 ... Amritsar, July. 05 -- A Pakistani young intruder, aged nearly 22, created tension at international boundary in the evening here on Saturday when he ignored the repeated warnings of BSF (Border Security Force) and crossed over to Indian territory whereupon he was shot dead on the spot. Incident ...
Rift widens in JD(S) over tie-up with Left
Jul 05, 2009 ... New Delhi, July. 05 -- The crisis in the JD(S) has deepened with HD Deve Gowda reiterating that the party will remain with the Left in Kerala and align with the Congress at the Centre. But the party's Kerala unit chief MP Veerendra Kumar remained defiant over national executive decision over ...
BJP set for major overhaul by Aug
Jul 05, 2009 ... New Delhi, July. 05 -- In a bid to put its house in order following the debacle in the general election, the BJP is set to replace more than half-a-dozen State presidents and in-charges with new and dynamic faces. The party has come around to the view that the 'non-performers' have to be axed ...
Gang-rape victim fails to identify accused
Jul 05, 2009 ... Bhopal, July. 05 -- The infamous gang-rape case of the State capital took another turn on Saturday, as the rape victim declined to identify Satya Narayan alias Sattu, who was first arrested as one of the four accused in the case. Besides, the Mumbai-based woman has identified Pramod ...
5 Kerala girls complain against TDP legislator
Jul 05, 2009 ... Hyderabad, July. 05 -- The case of Telugu Desam party legislator TV Rama Rao on Saturday took a sensational turn with five girl students of his nursing college along with their parents appeared before the State Home Minister Sabita Indra Reddy and alleged that the legislator had misbehaved with ...
Six sharpshooters of Dawood in police net
Jul 05, 2009 ... New Delhi, July. 05 -- Six sharpshooters of underworld mobsters and India's most wanted gangsters Dawood Ibrahim and Chhota Shakeel were arrested from different parts of the Capital on Saturday. Sources said the police party of Special Cell, acting on a tip-off, raided six different ...
NDA Cadet dies during training
Jul 05, 2009 ... Pune, July. 05 -- A 19-year-old cadet undergoing training at the National Defence Academy (NDA) collapsed and later died, during a routine training activity held in the Academy. A Court of Inquiry has been ordered by the higher authorities into the issue. The post-mortem report of the deceased ...
Now, Kerala church to help family 'unplanning'
Jul 05, 2009 ... New Delhi, July. 05 -- Worried by the dwindling numbers of its flock, the Catholic Church in Kerala is planning a host of schemes to promote larger families among the financially sound. Among the promotional measures would be providing educational incentives for fourth child in the ...
'No child should remain without education'
Jul 05, 2009 ... Bhopal, July. 05 -- Minister of State for Home, Transport and Jails and in-charge Minister of Datia district, Narayan Singh Kushwaha described education as important for an individual's progress. "The Government wishes to ensure education to all, to aid in development of their area. Hence, not ...
Opposition demands high-level inquiry into Ranbir encounter
Jul 05, 2009 ... Dehradun, July. 05 -- Opposition political leaders have demanded high level inquiry into Ranbir's encounter and action against erring police officials. Leaders from different political parties visited the post-mortem house and condemned the encounter by the police and demanded action against ...
Ashes' rivals will be happy to drink with Flintoff
Jul 05, 2009 ... London, July. 5 -- England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff has found one place where he can still sneak a pint ahead of the Ashes series. The new found place is Australian dressing room, where he is welcomed by Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke, among several others. 'In ...
Jackson's Aussie guitarist describes him as 'beautiful spirit'
Jul 05, 2009 ... Melbourne, July. 5 -- Michael Jackson's Australian guitarist has spoken about her grief over the death of the singer, describing him as "a beautiful spirit." Orianthi Panagaris, of Hawthorn, the blonde guitarist who featured prominently in the final video of Jackson Los Angeles rehearsal ...
New MI6 chief's wife blatantly breaches secrecy by posting 'plenty' on Facebook
Jul 05, 2009 ... London, July. 5 -- The credibility of Britain's new chief of the Secret Intelligence Service, Sir John Sawers, is being questioned after his wife published family holiday photographs and other personal details on Facebook. Currently Britain's ambassador to the United Nations, Sir John ...
Deora says will back fuel prices hike if crude prices ease
Jul 05, 2009 ... Chennai, July. 5 -- Union Petroleum Minister Murli Deora has said the government would consider a downward revision of fuel prices if international crude prices came down. "I have already explained you how we have increased the prices and what made us to increase the prices. Where in ...
Stevie Wonder to perform at Jackson's funeral
Jul 05, 2009 ... London, July. 05 -- The funeral of pop legend Michael Jackson is expected to be unforgettable with a massive crowd gathering and Stevie Wonder performing as a final tribute. The singer will be playing a rendition of 'I Just Called To Say I Love You' with the lyrics changed to, 'Michael knows ...
Women who watch 'Friends' feel worse about their body image
Jul 05, 2009 ... Washington, July. 5 -- 'Friends' has been one of the most influential and entertaining sitcoms to have ever hit the TV screens, but researchers at Ryerson University have found that the show's slender and beautiful cast members, like Jennifer Aniston and Courtney Cox Arquette, make the viewers ...
Forest officials trap leopard from tea garden in West Bengal
Jul 05, 2009 ... Doars (West Bengal), July. 5 -- Forest officials trapped a leopard that strayed into a tea estate in Doars in West Bengal. Forest officials said the animal might have come out in search of food. "Leopards stray into tea gardens as there they feel more safe, are not disturbed and ...
Madoff hires prison consultant to help him find best possible jail
Jul 05, 2009 ... London, July. 5 -- Bernard Madoff has hired a veteran prison consultant to help him to find the best possible jail in which to serve his 150-year sentence for Wall Street's biggest fraud. After his sentencing this week Madoff, now Prisoner No 1727-054, met Herb Hoelter, of the National ...
Noel Gallagher says he shelled out '1m on 'beautiful' drugs
Jul 05, 2009 ... London, July. 5 -- Rocker Noel Gallagher has confessed that he shelled out a staggering million pounds on drugs, which he called "the most beautiful thing about being in a rock band." The Oasis star also slammed Coldplay frontman Chris Martin for not trying the hedonistic excesses in an ...
Blind man gets vision back following tooth implantation in his eye
Jul 05, 2009 ... London, July. 5 -- A man who lost his eyesight in an accident at work can now see again, thanks to doctors who transplanted his tooth in his eye. Martin Jones, 42, a builder, had been blind for 12 years after a tub of white-hot aluminium exploded in his face while working at a ...
Is Katie Green dating Lib Dem MP Lembit Opik?
Jul 05, 2009 ... London, July. 5 -- Brit model Katie Green seems to be dating Liberal Democrat MP Lembit Opik. The curvy beauty was spotted enjoying a cosy meal with Lembit, ex-fianc' of Cheeky Girls Gabriela Irimia, in London on Thursday. According to a friend, the two met at a party two months ...
Chennai forest officials rescue rare pangolin
Jul 05, 2009 ... Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu), July. 5 -- Forest officials in Chennai have rescued an Indian pangolin after the rare anteater strayed outside the forest area. Residents of Natrampalayam village in Krishnagiri district of the state informed the forest officials after they saw a pangolin moving ...
Facebook under fire over privacy settings
Jul 05, 2009 ... London, July. 5 -- Popular social networking site Facebook is being criticised for planned changes to its privacy settings. The Facebook officials plan to "simplify" the process so users only have to set them once, instead of for each individual feature. The change will help ...
CPI (M) joins BJP's demand for reverting to Ballot paper system
Jul 05, 2009 ... New Delhi, July. 5( -- Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury on Sunday supported Bharatiya Janata Party concerns over the unreliability of the Electronic Voting Machines, (EVMs). Yechury told reporters in the national capital on Sunday that if the need be, the country ...
Jackson's 'macabre' sense of humour depicted in bizarre photos
Jul 05, 2009 ... London, July. 5 -- Michael Jackson's 'macabre' sense of humour has been put on display in a series of bizarre photos published by a British newspaper. News of the World has published photos of the King of Pop including one snap showing the late star playing dead in a coffin at the famous ...
Military historian uncovers 'Band of Brothers' falsehood
Jul 05, 2009 ... Washington, July. 5 -- A military historian has denied that Easy Company of the 101st Airborne Division was the first to enter Adolf Hitler's Berchtesgaden mountain retreat near the end of World War II. Dr. John C. McManus insists that in 1992 book "Band of Brothers", Stephen E. Ambrose ...
Oz Foreign Minister defends Dalai Lama meeting in Dharamshala
Jul 05, 2009 ... Melbourne, July. 5 -- Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith has maintained that the Australian parliamentary delegation's decision to meet the Dalai Lama in India was entirely appropriate despite Chinese condemnation. "This is a reflection of Australia's democratic strengths. It is ...
Beatles 'shark' Allen Klein passes away aged 77
Jul 05, 2009 ... London, July. 5 -- Music mogul Allen Klein, whose career highlights included celebrated clients such as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, passed away aged 77 in New York after suffering from Alzheimer's. The record label executive was said to have earned an infamous reputation as a ...
Don't link terrorism with Islam: Imran Khan
Jul 05, 2009 ... Lahore, July. 5 -- Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has said that terrorism should not be linked with Islam. Talking to media persons after visiting Jamia Naeemia to express grief over the assassination of country's top religious scholar Sarfaraz Naeemi here, Khan termed the ...
Dolls of Manipur get 'Barbie' makeover
Jul 05, 2009 ... By L C K Singh Imphal, July. 5 -- The native doll in Manipur recently underwent an image makeover by acquiring the features of famed 'Barbie' doll. The Laidhi doll, originally made from cloth and straw, after the makeover is flaunting Barbie's body parts, but wears her own ...
Wine cheaper than water in Australia!
Jul 05, 2009 ... Sydney, July. 5 -- The unprecedented meltdown that Australia's wine industry is facing has driven wine prices lower than bottled water. The price collapse and over planting has forced Australia's biggest winemaker, Foster's, owner of prestigious labels such as Lindemans and Penfolds, to ...
Pakistan's approach sending conflicting signals to India: Krishna
Jul 05, 2009 ... By Ajay Sharma On Board, July. 5 -- External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna on Sunday said that Pakistan was sending conflicting signals on punishing the perpetrators of Mumbai terror attacks which occurred last November. Krishna criticised Islamabad for not taking concrete steps ...
Delay in monsoon leaves water reservoirs in Karnataka dry
Jul 05, 2009 ... Various in Karnataka, July. 5 -- Water crisis looms large over Karnataka, as delayed arrival of monsoon has led to drying up of water levels in 81 crucial reservoirs in the state. A data recently released by the State Government showed water levels in all the state reservoirs at just 44 ...
'Hippy' monkeys turn killers when starved of sex
Jul 05, 2009 ... London, July. 5 -- Even the world's most peaceful and egalitarian monkeys can turn aggressive when starved of sex, say researchers. Northern Muriquis in Brazil have a reputation of the "hippy monkey", however, the quiet image of the primates suffered a blow after scientists spotted a ...
Legislators snooze off as Meira Kumar addresses them
Jul 05, 2009 ... Bhopal, July. 5 -- An orientation programme for state legislators turned out to be a 'sleepy affair' in Bhopal. The two-day orientation programme was aimed to make the legislators aware of the nuances of lawmaking. Even as Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar was explaining the various ...
Humiliating loss in 2007 behind Strauss' bid to regain Ashes
Jul 05, 2009 ... London, July. 5 -- England captain Andrew Strauss has revealed that humiliation of the last Ashes defeat is the primary force behind his bid to regain the urn. Michael Vaughan's side in 2005 had reclaimed the Ashes for the first time in 16 years. However, Australia came back to thrash ...