Archive for 'April 14th, 2012'

Akhilesh meets PM

New Delhi, Apr 14 : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and demanded smooth transfer of funds for Central schemes like MNREGA and asked for help in holding the forthcoming [...]

Kolkata takes on regurgent Punjab at home

Kolkata, Apr 14 : On a roll after two successive victories, Kolkata Knight Riders would be cautious not to slip at home when they face a resurgent Kings XI Punjab in their IPL V fixture here [...]

UP govt hikes honorarium of gramya rozgaar sewaks

Lucknow, Apr 14 : The Uttar Pradesh government today increased the honorarium of gramya rozgaar sewaks, appointed to assist village panchayats under MNREGA, to Rs 3,000 per month from Rs 2,500. “The honorarium of rozgaar sewaks [...]

Officers looking after Maya memorials were removed by UP Govt

Officers looking after Maya memorials were removed by UP Govt

Lucknow, Apr 16: Uttar Pradesh PWD Minister Shivpal Singh Yadav has removed 48 senior officers of Rajkiya Nirman Nigam (RNN) looking after the various BSP memorials and parks built in Lucknow and Noida during the previous [...]

UP Govt cancels appointments made by BSP to SC/ST commission

Lucknow, Apr 14 : The Uttar Pradesh government has cancelled all appointments in the state Scheduled Caste and Schedule Tribes Commission made during the BSP regime with immediate effect. Appointments of the Chairman, Vice Chairman and [...]

Vishu festival celebrated across Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 14 :: People across Kerala today celebrated Malayalam new year ‘Vishu’ with traditional fervor and offered prayers at nearby temples, looking ahead to a season of prosperity and harmony. People woke up early in [...]

Tremors felt in Kutch

Ahmedabad, Apr 14 : Mild tremors measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale today shook Kutch district of Gujarat, district officials said. The earthquake had its epicentre at Vamka taluka in Kutch, which is an active fault [...]

A period film on Begum Samru with Rani – by Tigmanshu

A period film on Begum Samru with Rani – by Tigmanshu

Mumbai, Apr 16: Director Tigamanshu Dhulia would soon make a period film based on the life of Begum Samru, most likely with actress Rani Mukherjee. The period movie is based on the life of Begam Samru [...]

Tremors in Gujarat, Maharashtra

Mumbai, Apr 14 : Tremors were today felt in Mumbai and parts of Western Maharashtra and Konkan and Kutch in Gujarat following an earthquake of magnitude 4.1 on the Richter Scale. No damage to life and [...]

Man kills father over property dispute

Unnao (UP), Apr 14 : A 55-year-old man was killed by his son allegedly over property dispute here, police said today. The incident took place yesterday at Ajgain area when the son hit his father’s head [...]