Laws and statutes are the fertile breeding ground for corruption: Karnataka Lokayukta

BANGALORE: Karnataka Lokayukta Y Bhaskar Rao on Saturday maintained that laws and statutes in the country are the fertile breeding ground for corruption. "There are more than 3,000 central statutes and ten times as many state statutes and subsidiary...

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Laws and statutes are the fertile breeding ground for corruption: Karnataka lokayukta

BANGALORE: Karnataka Lokayukta Y Bhaskar Rao on Saturday maintained that laws and statutes in the country are the fertile breeding ground for corruption. "There are more than 3,000 central statutes and ten times as many state statutes and subsidiary...

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Bus fares to go up by 30 per cent in Himachal Pradesh from October 1

SHIMLA/DHARAMSALAA: Bus fares in Himachal Pradesh is set to go up from October 1. Accepting the demand of private bus operators, Himachal Pradesh government has decided to increase the fares by 30 per cent while the minimum fare for local buses would...

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German village evacuated after gas explosion, 16 firefighters injured

BERLIN: Police are evacuating an entire village in central Germany after a fire at a gas company led to an explosion that injured 16 firefighters.Police spokesman Markus Sicius said an explosion of two gas tanks early on Saturday in Harthausen near Ludwigshafen...

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Kachroo ragging case: Convicts get nod to rejoin college

SHIMLA: Four medical college students convicted for ragging to death their junior Aman Kachroo would now return to the classroom as the Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) on Saturday allowed them to complete their studies.The conviction of Ajay Verma,...

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US citizen missing; embassy officials meet UP police

MATHURA: Officials from the US embassy arrived here on Friday from New Delhi to get information about a missing American citizen, who had come to India ten years ago.Derek Scott Clinton, who arrived in India in March, 2003 on a visa valid for ten years,...

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Lankan court extends remand of 31 Indian fishermen till October 1

RAMESWARAM (TN): A Sri Lankan court on Friday extended till October 1 the remand of 31 fishermen, arrested by Lankan Navy on July 30 for allegedly fishing in the island country's waters, fishermen welfare organisation sources said.Rameswaram fishermen...

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Andhra Pradesh transport strike hits Odisha bus passengers

BERHAMPUR (Odisha): Over a month-long transport strike in Andhra Pradesh in protest against the creation of Telangana state has hit Odisha transport services hard, official sources said today.Many Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) buses...

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Telangana riddle: Focus on Sushma's Mahbubnagar rally on Saturday

HYDERABAD: Amid political turbulence over the division of Andhra Pradesh, the BJP leader Sushma Swaraj is set to visit Telangana region and address a public meeting in Mahbubnagar on Saturday.It is interesting to know what message she would send across...

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Special train to ply between Kerala and Assam via Vizag

VISAKHAPATNAM: The Indian Railways has decided to run special trains between Dibrugarh in Assam and Kochuveli in Kerala to clear extra rush of passengers during the upcoming Dasara season. Train number 06335 Dibrugarh - Kochuveli special will leave Dibrugarh...

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Encephalitis claims 9 more lives in UP, toll crosses 300 mark

GORAKHPUR (UP): With nine more children succumbing to encephalitis, the death toll due to the disease in eastern Uttar Pradesh has climbed to 301 this year.The dead include three children from Kushinagar, two from Deoria, and one each from Gorakhpur,...

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China court jails general's son for 10 years over gang rape

BEIJING: A court sentenced the teenage son of a Chinese general to 10 years in jail for rape on Thursday, court authorities said, after his trial threw a spotlight on the lives of China's elite.Li Tianyi, 17, and four other men were found guilty of raping...

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At least 27 dead in Sudan fuel subsidy protests: Report

KHARTOUM: At least 27 people have been killed in protests in Khartoum over fuel subsidy cuts, a medical source said on Thursday, making it the deadliest outbreak of unrest in Sudan's capital in years.Thousands of protesters torched cars and petrol stations...

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US relations with Asean countries governed by China's influence in the region, expert says

CHENNAI: The relationship of the US with Asean countries is influenced to a large extent by China's growing authority and on whether this will indicate a demeaning of the US influence, according to a US expert on international relations, politics and...

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4 injured in chopper crash near Mount Everest

KATHMANDU: A helicopter crashed while attempting to land near Mount Everest on Thursday, injuring all four people on board, Nepalese police said.The helicopter belonging to local Dynasty Airlines was approaching Lukla airport when it got caught in a...

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Suicide bombing: Catholic forum urges govt to raise the case with Pakistan

MANGALORE: Mumbai-based activist community organization, the Catholic Secular Forum (CSF), has urged the Pakistani high commissioner Salman Basheer in New Delhi to assist in organizing a delegation of Indian Christians to Peshawar to express solidarity...

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HC defers hearing on reference in December 16 gang-rape case

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Wednesday deferred to October one hearing on the death penalty reference against four convicts in the December 16 gang rape and murder case and directed the police to supply to offenders the necessary set of documents.A...

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Mizoram office hours shortened before winter

AIZAWL: Mizoram government office hours were shortened due to the approaching winter with effect from October one and the government offices in the state would have working hours from 9:30am to 4pm, a notification issued by the General Administration...

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2013 MacArthur 'genius grant' winners unveiled

CHICAGO: The old man couldn't control his diabetes, no matter how closely he followed his doctor's instructions. A nurse visited him to find out why the insulin wasn't working, only to watch the nearly blind man inadvertently inject himself with a syringe...

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Stringent laws not solution to curb honour killing, Sibal says

CHANDIGARH: Union minister of law and justice, Kapil Sibal is of the view that stringent laws are not sufficient to control the menace of honour killing but the change in the mindset of the people is the only permanent solution of the crime. Sibal was...

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Chandrababu Naidu walks out of NIC meeting over Telangana

NEW DELHI: TDP chief and former chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday walked out of the National Integration Council meeting here in protest against the move to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh.During the meeting, which was convened to discuss the growing...

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New onion crop arrival brings down price to Rs 60-70/kg

The author has posted comments on this articlePTI | Sep 23, 2013, 03.34PM IST NEW DELHI: With the arrival of new crop in the wholesale market, Onion prices on Monday fell by Rs 10 per kg to Rs 60-70 per kg in retail markets in the national capital.In...

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BJP MLA Suresh Rana booked in another case of rioting

MUZAFFARNAGAR: BJP MLA Suresh Rana, who was arrested in Lucknow on September 20 for allegedly inciting violence by making provocative speeches, has been booked in another case of rioting, police said on Monday.A case of rioting was registered yesterday...

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SP govt orders probe into jail staff 'welcoming' BJP MLA Sangeet Som

LUCKNOW: A day after BJP MLA Sangeet Som, arrested in connection with Muzaffarnagar riots, was "welcomed" by the jailer and staff of Orai district jail, UP government on Monday said action would be taken against those found guilty."There is no provision...

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Sadhu Yadav gets income tax notice, alleges Congress of harassing him for meeting Modi

PATNA: Anirudh Prasad alias Sadhu Yadav, RJD chief Lalu Prasad's estranged brother-in-law who met Narendra Modi in Ahmedabad, has been served with an income tax notice of Rs 11.96 lakh."The income tax department served me a notice on Saturday evening...

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Testimony concludes in 21st week of Michael Jackson’s death trial

LOS ANGELES: A look at key moments this past week in the wrongful death trial in Los Angeles between Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, and concert giant AEG Live LLC, and what is expected at court in the week ahead:The caseJackson's mother...

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Slide victims recovered as Mexico storm toll rises

LA PINTADA, Mexico: Rescuers fighting tons of slippery, wet mud at the site of this week's worst storm disaster unearthed the bodies of two women Saturday, possibly among the 68 people missing in a massive landslide that buried half of the remote coffee-growing...

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Bogie of express train derails in Andhra Pradesh, no one hurt

HYDERABAD: A bogie of Kanyakumari-Howrah Express derailed in the early hours on Sunday when a cattle herd strayed on railway track near Kavali station.No injuries or casualties were reported in the incident involving a second class luggage coach carrying...

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PM Manmohan Singh condemns terror attack in Nairobi

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday wrote to Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, condemning the terror attack in Nairobi in which two Indians were among those killed and said a concerted global effort is required to control such mindless...

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Rajnath stopped from going to riot-hit Muzaffarnagar in the interest of peace: Azam Khan

RAMPUR (UP): Defending Uttar Pradesh government's decision to not permit BJP chief Rajnath Singh to visit riot-hit Muzaffranagar, senior SP leader Mohammed Azam Khan on Sunday said that it was done for the "peace and tranquillity" in the area."Rajnath...

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