Manesar: Maruti Suzuki India on Tuesday reopened its Manesar plant amid heavy security, a month after a lockout was declared due to the violence in which one senior company official was killed and 100 others injured. Workers are standing in queue outside the factory gate to enter the plant amid heavy rain. Haryana Police has provided 500 personnel, out of which 200 are inside the plant and 300 in areas...
09:55 AM, Aug 21, 2012
New Delhi: Maruti Suzuki India will resume partial operations in its Manesar plant on Tuesday amidst heavy security, a month after violence claimed the life of a top official and injured 100 others while leaving a trail of destruction. Only 300 permanent workers will resume duty on Tuesday and the company will operate single-shift till the time the management decides to ramp up output from the plant. "We are reopening...
04:01 AM, Aug 21, 2012
Gurgaon: Workers from different factories in the Gurgaon-Manesar industrial belt along with trade unions cutting across political affiliations on Friday opposed sacking of 500 workers at Maruti Suzuki India's (MSI) Manesar plant and demanded their immediate reinstatement. Representatives of All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS), All India United Trade Union Centre (AIUTUC), All India Central Council...
11:14 PM, Aug 17, 2012
New Delhi: Left trade unions CITU and AITUC on Friday criticised Maruti Suzuki for deciding to dismiss 500 regular workers before reopening its plant in Gurgaon and demanded Haryana government's intervention to ensure that the decision is reversed. Condemning the decision, CITU General Secretary Tapas Sen said they opposed the violence at the Maruti Suzuki Plant on July 18 in which the General Manager of the factory was killed and...
07:04 PM, Aug 17, 2012
Hyderabad: The state has seen a significant rise in the use of condoms, which in turn has reduced the risk of AIDS among the high risk group like sex-workers and truck drivers. There has been a 100 percent rise in condom usage in the state for the past four years, said Dr PL Jayachandra Reddy, joint director of AP State AIDS Control Society (APSACS). For 2012-13, the National AIDS Control...
01:17 PM, Aug 13, 2012
New Delhi: In a fresh trouble for former Haryana Minister Gopal Kanda, facing probe in the suicide case of an ex-airhostess, the Supreme Court on Thursday sought his reply to a plea for his prosecution for allegedly beating some Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) workers in 2010. A bench of justices P Sathasivam and Ranjan Gogoi issued notice to Gopal Kanda and his brother Govind Kanda on an INLD activist's...
07:04 PM, Aug 09, 2012
New Delhi: Wired reporter Mat Honan's digital identity was hacked into, information deleted and offensive content posted thanks to a security flaw in Apple's password retrieval process. "In the space of one hour, my entire digital life was destroyed. First my Google account was taken over, then deleted. Next my Twitter account was compromised, and used as a platform to broadcast racist and homophobic messages. And worst of all, my...
01:56 PM, Aug 08, 2012
New Delhi: An inactive website of the Southern Railways www.southernrailway.gov.in has been defaced apparently by Pakistani hackers. The hacker group that calls itself 'Pak Cyber Pyrates' replaced the home page of the website with a page with content that denounces India's role in Kashmir. The official Southern Railways website moved to a new domain www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in back in 2010. Inactive websites are a soft target for hackers as they are not...
10:15 AM, Aug 07, 2012
Hyderabad: Ganesh Chaturthi is just a month away and theres already talk of pollution, clay idols and what not. But what do the artisans themselves think? A quick check has revealed two facts. One, this time, there could be some sort of shortage of idols compared to the last few years. Second, we are nowhere near a green Ganesh festival. Around this time of the year, the Miyapur stretch is...
02:11 PM, Aug 06, 2012
London: Sleep deprived, rain-soaked and unpaid, London's army of Olympic volunteers - officially known as "games makers" - are surprisingly upbeat, and have won admiration for their work shepherding thousands of fans around sports venues. "We're the pulse of the park, the heart of the Games," volunteers Emma Ward, a sports teacher, and Hannah Page, an administrator, cheered in unison at east London's packed Olympic site on Sunday. Like other...
01:45 PM, Aug 06, 2012
Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh Forensic Science Laboratory experts have found traces of chemicals used in fire-crackers from the samples collected from the ill-fated Tamil Nadu Express which caught fire on Monday last, killing 34 passengers till date. The experts are, however, are not forthcoming whether crackers caused the fire in coach S-11. An APFSL team visited the train and collected samples. Among other pieces of evidence, the forensic team is...
10:27 AM, Aug 06, 2012
Washington: Condemning the shooting at a Gurudwara in Wisconsin as a "senseless" act of terrorism, the US lawmakers have termed it as a "tragic" day. "This is a tragic day for our city and for all communities of faith who share grief and concern for the victims of today's shooting and their loved ones," Wisconsin Senator, Herb Kohl said in a statement. "We also share a deep gratitude to our...
09:21 AM, Aug 06, 2012
Kolkata: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Sunday said he expected Maruti's Manesar plant to resume production shortly. "Production will begin soon and we are trying to do it as early as possible," Hooda said here at an interactive session with MCC Chamber of Commerce & Industry. He, however, could not give a time-line by which the production at the Maruti facility would resume. Maruti Suzuki on July 21...
05:45 PM, Aug 05, 2012
Gurgaon: The Haryana Police on Wednesday arrested 10 office bearers of Maruti Suzuki Workers' Union, including its president Ram Meher and general secretary Sarabjit Singh, in relation with the violence at the company's Manesar plant on July 18. "These 10 office bearers were arrested from Hansi in Hissar district this morning. They were planning to escape to Rajasthan from where they planned to go to Gujarat," Haryana Director General of...
07:08 PM, Aug 01, 2012
Mumbai: While Mumbais bike riders are itching to feel the sea breeze in their hair on the Bandra-Worli Sea Link (BWSL), which is banned for two-wheelers, there were a few who managed to do it in style on Sunday. In a show of defiance against toll nakas, party workers of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) not only enjoyed a leisurely bike ride on the sea link, but also managed to do...
03:48 PM, Jul 30, 2012
New Delhi: Contract labourers working in factories of component suppliers to Maruti Suzuki could bear the brunt of the lockout at the Manesar plant of India's largest carmaker. Working on wafer thin margins amid stiff competition, many of the component suppliers which have been already feeling the heat due to an overall slowdown in the automotive market, are considering to reduce their workforce. "If there is prolonged lockout at Maruti's...
04:28 AM, Jul 30, 2012
New Delhi: Maruti Suzuki India has started assessing the damage at its Manesar plant, which was partially burnt down after violence erupted last week killing one of its senior officials and injured 100 others. The company also said it is still apprehensive of the safety of its people as the main culprits are yet to be arrested. "Maruti Suzuki has started assessing the extent of damage at its Manesar plant....
05:46 PM, Jul 27, 2012
New Delhi: Four sex workers from the capital's GB Road red light area have challenged a government eviction order against them in the Delhi High Court, which has restrained police from taking any action, for now. The eviction order was issued by the sub-divisional magistrate (SDM), Paharganj, under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 (ITPA). "The orders passed by the SDM, directing our eviction from our residential premises without providing...
01:03 AM, Jul 27, 2012
Islamabad: Alas! The days of cheap samosas in Pakistan is over. Ending a legal wrangle over the price of the humble samosa, the Supreme Court has set aside a notification of the Punjab government whereby the price of one 'samosa' was fixed at Rs 6. The samosa, till early this week, was caught up in a legal tussle between the provincial government and Punjab Bakers and Sweets Federation. In 2009,...
04:56 PM, Jul 26, 2012
Maruti Suzuki has declared a lock out at its violence hit Manesar plant, Chairman RC Bhargava said on Saturday. ...
09:34 PM, Jul 21, 2012
