‘New Delhi to resume transit talks with Dhaka after polls’

India has proposed “constructive talks” on the contentious issue of transit facility through Bangladesh to reach its north-eastern region once a new government takes office in New Delhi after the general elections.
India is particularly keen on railway connectivity between Akhaura in eastern Bangladesh and Agartala, capital of Tripura in India’s north-east, New Age newspaper said.
A [...]

Haryana power dept to follow path of uniformity

if the managing directors of the power utilities of Haryana have their way, very soon all the employees of the Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam (HVPN), Power Generation Corporation and Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN) would be seen in uniforms. And this would be applicable to employees from all classes including the managing directors themselves. [...]

Hello Bank, give me 5 lacs or else…

Where Do you go when you want money? A bank, of course. Following that logic, a resident of Gurgaon, walked into a public phone booth at the Post Office Crossing on Monday, called up a branch of the Karnataka Bank in sector 14 and asked for Rs 5 lakh.
The phone was slammed down. But since [...]

Police find 15 skulls in house outside New Delhi

Indian police have recovered 15 skulls, many of children, from a house on the outskirts of New Delhi, officials said on Saturday, believing many of the victims were sexually abused before they were killed.
A domestic worker in the house has admitted killing the children, a senior policeman said, while another official suggested the children might [...]

Haryana announces sops for journalists

Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Friday announced several sops for media persons in the form of reserved housing and higher insurance cover.
Accredited journalists will be acknowledged as professionals like advocates for allotment of plots in urban estates developed by the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA).
The chief minister said plots would be reserved [...]

Setting expectations for 2007

Living in Mumbai, i am somehow bound to the “Will Mumbai become Shanghai?” phrase and all its connotations and interpretations. Before i come to my submission on our state of great expectations, a few words on the Shanghai syndrome.
First, Mumbai should look for a new phrase. That’s because, to my mind, Delhi has already [...]

Delhi records a minimum of 5.2 C

The Capital continued to be under the grip of intense winter chill with the miniumum temperature recorded at 5.2 degree Celsius, a day after the city experienced the coldest day of the season.
There was no fog and the morning sky was clear, much to the delight of passengers who were planning the New Year [...]