ITI students suspended for stripping junior September 7th, 2009 New Delhi, Sept 6 (IBNS)Nine students Industrial Training Institute (ITI) in Vivek Vihar area have been suspended for allegedly stripping and beating up a 17-year-old junior during their ragging session. The victim joined the institution on Tuesday.
VHP leader's domestic help hints at being attacked by insidersSeptember 2nd, 2009 JAIPUR - Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader and stockbroker Damodar Modi's servant, has hinted that he was attacked by insiders. Sushil Paswan was attacked on August 29, just two days after a raid was conducted on his properties by the income tax officers in Rajasthan.
Cabinet to give nod for seven new IIMsAugust 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Union cabinet on Thursday is likely to approve the setting up of seven new Indian Institute's of Management (IIMs) as well as interest subsidy on educational loans for students belonging to economically weaker sections. The seven IIMs, already announced two years ago, will come up in Tamil Nadu; Jammu and Kashmir; Jharkhand; Uttarakhand; Haryana; Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan.
Protests continue in Manipur over alleged police killingsAugust 4th, 2009 IMPHAL/NEW DELHI - Scores of protestors in Manipur and New Delhi took to streets to protest against the killing of a youth in an alleged fake encounter. Holding placards and banners accusing the police for fake killing, scores of protestors marched through Imphal and raised slogans against the government.
Medical girl students baton charged in BhopalJuly 17th, 2009 BHOPAL - Students of a woman's nursing college in Bhopal were baton charged while they were protesting outside the residence of Jayant Mallya, State Minister of Urban Development, Environment and Water Resources. The students alleged that Mallya's wife Sudha Mallya ran a nursing college, which denied them of basic facilities.
Famed Darjeeling toy train motivates people to donate bloodJune 15th, 2009 SILIGURI - The Suryanagar Samaj Kalyan Sanstha, a voluntary forum observed the World Blood Donors Day by holding a blood donation camp aboard the famous toy train of Darjeeling Himalayan Railways Toy at Siliguri Railway Station on Sunday. The blood donation camp aboard the train continued as it chugged along upto Kurseong, halting at all stations enroute.
Protest held against racial attacks on Indian students in AustraliaJune 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The growing resentment against ongoing racial attacks on Indian students in Australia was witnessed on Thursday when a group of youngsters demonstrated near the Australian Embassy. The protest demonstration was organised by the youth wing of Congress party.
BJP's youth wing protests in front of Australian High CommissionJune 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - To protest against alleged racist attack on Indian students in Australia, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) youth wing activists today staged a protest outside Australian High Commission here. The activists of BJP's Yuva Morcha raised slogans, demanding security to Indian students in Australia.
Rajasthan HC issues notice to Lalit ModiApril 24th, 2009 JAIPUR - Rajasthan High Court Friday issued notice to Indian Premier League (IPL) supremo Lalit Modi to explain why his bail in a cheating case shouldn't be cancelled for leaving the country without the permission of the court. Justice S.P.
Students from other schools join protest at Modern SchoolApril 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Three days after the death of a 17-year-old girl student due to an asthma attack, students from prominent city schools Thursday staged a protest outside the Modern School in Vasant Vihar and demanded the resignation of principal Goldy Malhotra. Students of Don Bosco, Delhi Public School-Dwarka, Birla Vidya Niketan, G.D.
30 Rajasthan students injured in Himachal bus accidentApril 9th, 2009 SHIMLA - At least 30 students of a college in Rajasthan's Jodhpur town were injured when the bus in which they were travelling rolled down a 20-foot deep gorge near the Himachal Pradesh capital Thursday, the police said. 'At least 30 girls of a Jodhpur college were injured when their bus fell into a gorge near Woodrina Hotel at Dhali near here this (Thursday) evening,' Shimla superintendent of police R.M.
Court asks JNU to re-admit evicted hostellersMarch 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Friday rapped the Jawaharlal Nehru University for evicting three students for their alleged involvement in a hostel scuffle, when an enquiry was still pending. Justice S. Ravinder Bhat, who directed the university to wrap up the enquiry within a week, asked the authorities to re-admit them in the hostel with immediate effect.
Women separatists in Kashmir protest against alleged rights violationMarch 20th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Hundreds of women separatists took to streets on Thursday to protest against alleged human rights violation in the region. They raised slogans and brandished banners during the demonstration.
Shilpa and boyfriend Raj buy stake in Rajasthan RoyalsFebruary 2nd, 2009 MUMBAI - Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty and London-based businessman Raj Kundra Tuesday announced that they had bought a 12 percent stake in the Indian Premier League (IPL) team Rajasthan Royals. 'The team's success story last year was an inspiration for me.
R-Com launches GSM services in RajasthanJanuary 5th, 2009 JAIPUR - Reliance Communications (R-Com), India's only telecom service provider to offer GSM and CDMA services nationwide, has launched mobile GSM services in over 1,450 towns and more than 10,000 villages in Rajasthan. The company also launched a first-of-its-kind Customer Experience Programme (CEP) for subscribers opting for its GSM services, which offers up to 100 percent savings to sub-Rs.300 Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) mobile customers for a one-time subscription charge (including GSM SIM) of Rs.25.