Kerala High Court Disqualifies Congress MP Kodikkunnil Suresh from Mavelikkara

by sajna on July 26, 2010

in News

Kerala High Court Disqualifies Congress MP Kodikkunnil Suresh from Mavelikkara
Kerala HC disqualified Kodikkunnil Suresh, Congress MP. Kerala High court set aside Congress MP and AICC Secretary Kodukunnil Suresh’s election from Mavelikara Reserved Parliamentary constituency.

The order in this regard was issued by Justice G Shashidharan Nambiar in a 160 page judgment while allowing the election [...]

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Halle Berry Set to Play Cameo on The Simpsons

by sajna on July 26, 2010

in Celebrity

Halle Berry Set to Play Cameo on The Simpsons
Halle Berry set for a cameo role in an Oscars-inspired episode of ‘The Simpsons’. Halle Berry will play herself in a story which see her present an Academy Award to both Bart Simpson and his dad Homer, according to EW.com.

“It’s a bit of a satire of the [...]

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Dorothy Stowe Greenpeace Founder Dead at 89

July 24, 2010

Dorothy Stowe Greenpeace Founder Dead at 89
Dorothy Stowe Greenpeace founder dead Friday July 23, at UBC Hospital, Vancouver, B.C., Canada . She was 89.
Dorothy Stowe and her husband founded the environmental movement here in 1971 along with Jim Bohlen who also died just three weeks ago.Stowe was suffering from kidney disease, leukemia and diabetes and [...]

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Puri Rath Yatra 2010 : A Woman Killed, Three Others Injured During Pulling of Ratha Yatra Chariots

July 13, 2010

Puri Rath Yatra 2010 : A Woman Killed, Three Others Injured During Pulling of Ratha Yatra Chariots
A woman was killed and three others were today injured in a stampede during pulling of Ratha Yatra chariots from the Sri Jagannath temple in which hundreds of thousand people took part.
The 65-year-old woman, identified as Bijaylaxmi Mohanty of [...]

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Government To Amend Public Premises Act

July 8, 2010

Government To Amend Public Premises Act
Government is bringing amendments to a legislation to enable quick eviction of unauthorised occupants from Delhi Metro and New Delhi Municipal Corporation properties.
The Union Cabinet approved amendments to Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act 1971 to bring properties of Delhi Metro and NDMC within the definition of public premises.
“This [...]

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Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy Resumes ‘Odarpu yatra’

July 8, 2010

Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy Resumes ‘Odarpu yatra’
Brushing aside reservations of the party high command, Congress MP Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy today resumed his controversial ‘Odarpu yatra’ in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh.
Jagan arrived at Ichapuram in the district from Hyderabad by Faluknuma Express and was received by thousands of his fans and Congress [...]

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Overnight Rains Lash Chennai, Suburbs

July 8, 2010

Overnight Rains Lash Chennai, Suburbs
People in Chennai woke up to a pleasant morning today as overnight rains in the city and its suburbs kept mercury on the lower side.
The weather office predicted partly cloudy skies with possibility of rain or thunderstorm in the city for the next 24 hours. The city had recorded a rainfall [...]

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Deal Sternly With Those Behind Unrest: G K Pillai

July 8, 2010

Deal Sternly With Those Behind Unrest: G K Pillai

In a clear message to those fomenting violence in Kashmir, the Centre has asked the state to deal “sternly” with the “anti-nationals and vested interests” creating unrest in the valley.
Home Secretary G K Pillai chaired a high-level meeting late last night to review the situation in the [...]

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Two Hospital Staffers Suspended For Negligence

July 8, 2010

Two Hospital Staffers Suspended For Negligence

Two government district hospital employees have been suspended for their alleged negligence resulting in death of a patient in Kathua district.
Two employees of the hospital were yesterday suspended by the Chief Medical officer (CMO) Kathua district Ashok Chinyal after a preliminary inquiry report, Medical Superintendent, District hospital Kathua, Dr Rajinder [...]

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Flood Alert Sounded In 10 Western Districts Of Uttar Pradesh

July 8, 2010

Flood Alert Sounded In 10 Western Districts Of Uttar Pradesh
A flood alert has been sounded in ten districts of western Uttar Pradesh following overflow of river Yamuna.
Deputy Secretary of the Revenue Department Raj Raten has issued flood alert in Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Baghpat, Meerut, Aligarh, Ghaziabad, Gautam Budh Nagar, Hathras and Mathura districts.
Meanwhile, the level of [...]

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