Friday, December 6, 2013

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LDS growth in India draws media attention

Posted: 06 Dec 2013 02:46 PM PST

Two newspapers in India published articles this week about LDS Church growth there.

More Calcutta News

Posted: 06 Dec 2013 02:41 PM PST

Now, footballers would be able to practice their game, even during winters as Kashmir would soon get its first Astro turf. The work on the turf is going on and is expected to get completed within 15 to 20 days.

City pins hope on increase in Krishna water

Posted: 06 Dec 2013 01:07 PM PST

Due to monsoon deficit, reservoirs have received only half the volume of inflow

Section 144 invoked to gather tenants’ details

Posted: 06 Dec 2013 01:07 PM PST

Police Commissioner S. George has invoked provisions under Section 144 of the CrPC to order landlords/house owners/lessors to furnish particulars of their tenants in the prescribed format to the ju...

Nearly 2 in 1000 is homeless in India

Posted: 06 Dec 2013 01:04 PM PST

In India, about 0.19% of its population is without a home, says the Census report on the homeless.        

CTSI Stays Competitive by Adapting to Client Needs

Posted: 06 Dec 2013 12:51 PM PST

It might take a freight train to hold all of the services offered by CTSI-Global, the Memphis-based global supplier of supply chain management experti...

“Woman complainant’s past sexual conduct irrelevant in rape trials”

Posted: 06 Dec 2013 12:36 PM PST

Tendency to trivialise offences against women should be countered: expert

Chidambaram at core of Congress decay

Posted: 06 Dec 2013 12:29 PM PST

"PM will visit Jaffna, meet Tamil leader", "Only Congress can take care of Sri Lankan Tamils", "We won't rest until Tamils secure their rights", "Sri Lanka must punish human rights violators" -- these are some of the media headlines attributed to India's Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram over the last fortnight.

Nelson Mandela and 'the foundations of one's spiritual life' (+video)

Posted: 06 Dec 2013 11:40 AM PST

Mandela's interior thoughts during his 27 years in prison have only recently come to light. Honesty, humility, a readiness to serve others, he said, were 'qualities within easy reach of every soul.'

AP PHOTO GALLERY: Nelson Mandela remembered around the world

Posted: 06 Dec 2013 10:47 AM PST

Mourners sing and dance outside Nelson Mandela's old house in Johannesburg.In Pakistan, children gather around his portrait holding candles. Well-wishers leave flowers outside South African embassies in Beijing and New York.People around the world are mourning Mandela, speaking out about the life an...

Life of families in shambles as police foist murder case on innocents - Times of India

Posted: 06 Dec 2013 01:37 PM PST


Life of families in shambles as police foist murder case on innocents
Times of India
Raja Mohamed of Paramakudi, now settled in Chennai, was wrongly implicated in the murder of former BJP councillor K Murugan of Paramakudi in March this year. Today, his life is in shambles. His real estate business has come to a grinding halt, his elder ...

City pins hope on increase in Krishna water - The Hindu

Posted: 06 Dec 2013 01:07 PM PST


The Hindu

City pins hope on increase in Krishna water
The Hindu
The long-pending work to repair the damaged portion of Kandaleru-Poondi canal at Ubbalamadugu near Varadapalayam will be completed in a fortnight. This will mean additional release of Krishna water for Chennai. "Poondi reservoir now gets 85 cubic feet ...

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Section 144 invoked to gather tenants' details - The Hindu

Posted: 06 Dec 2013 01:01 PM PST


Section 144 invoked to gather tenants' details
The Hindu
The exercise followed specific intelligence inputs on extremist elements surveying potential targets in Chennai and anti-social elements occupying residential premises in the guise of tenants. Keywords: tenants particulars, Chennai Police initiative. More In: ...

Nearly 2 in 1000 is homeless in India - Times of India

Posted: 06 Dec 2013 12:36 PM PST


Times of India

Nearly 2 in 1000 is homeless in India
Times of India
CHENNAI: Thirteen-year-old Ramesh, a Class 8 student, ran away from his home in Tamil Nadu's Villupuram district after his mother died. "My father used to beat me often. Unable to bear the torture, I ran away and reached Chennai at midnight and stayed on ...

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Nokia employees to file plea in Delhi HC - Business Standard

Posted: 06 Dec 2013 12:08 PM PST


Nokia employees to file plea in Delhi HC
Business Standard
Workers of Nokia's facility at Sriperumbudur near Chennai will file a petition in the Delhi High Court on Saturday, seeking its permission to implead in an ongoing case between the cellphone manufacturer and the Income Tax Department. M Saravanakumar ...

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The Chennai music season decoded - Livemint

Posted: 06 Dec 2013 10:53 AM PST


The Chennai music season decoded
Livemint
This is the time of year when my Klout score drastically increases. Thanks simply to the fact that I grew up in Chennai and am interested in music and dance, my popularity reaches an all-time high, with friends, acquaintances and even cordial enemies from ...

Tonight's gonna be a food night... - Times of India

Posted: 06 Dec 2013 10:32 AM PST


Times of India

Tonight's gonna be a food night...
Times of India
The who's who of Chennai will be headed to the Times Food & Nightlife Awards 2014. Tonight's the night when the city is going to raise a toast to all those food joints that have had us smacking our lips and licking our chops in gastronomic ecstasy. The Times ...

VTB to expand presence in India - The Hindu

Posted: 06 Dec 2013 10:28 AM PST


The Hindu

VTB to expand presence in India
The Hindu
Russian bank VTB operating through a lone branch in New Delhi for about five years is considering expanding the network in the country. "We are thinking of expanding our branch presence to big business centres like maybe Mumbai, maybe Chennai or ...

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Tribunal directs Chennai Corporation to file detailed report on action taken ... - Times of India

Posted: 06 Dec 2013 10:13 AM PST


Tribunal directs Chennai Corporation to file detailed report on action taken ...
Times of India
CHENNAI: The National Green Tribunal's southern bench on Friday directed the Chennai Corporation to file a detailed report on the steps it has taken to close down the illegal slaughter houses in the city. The bench, comprising Justice Chokkalingam and ...

Leaders in Tamil Nadu pay tributes to Mandela - Times of India

Posted: 06 Dec 2013 10:13 AM PST


Leaders in Tamil Nadu pay tributes to Mandela
Times of India
CHENNAI: Political leaders in Tamil Nadu, including DMK chief M Karunanidhi, DMDK leader Vijayakanth, PMK founder S Ramadoss and VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan, condoled the death of the first elected black president of South Africa, Nelson ...

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