Muktsar: To ensure all round development of rural students studying in government schools in Punjab, the state government on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NGO International Award for Young People. The MoU was signed by DPI (schools) Kamal Kumar Garg and Bivujit Mukhoty, representative of the NGO, in presence of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal.
"This was a leap forward towards state government's commitment to provide quality education to the students especially of the rural areas besides ensuring their overall personality development," Badal said. In the first phase the programme would be started as a pilot project in two districts of Sri Muktsar Sahib and Bathinda, under which the NGO would select 20 students each from the fourteen schools (seven from each district), he said.
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01:32 AM, May 25, 2013
Kaziranaga: One more rhino has been killed inside the Kaziranga National Park in Assam. This makes it the 20th rhino killed in just four months in 2013. In 2012, 38 rhinos were killed in the 430 square kilometer park that has 2300 rhinos. UNESCO has dubbed the park a world heritage site. Rhino horns sell for up to Rs 1 crore in the international market. ...
12:18 PM, May 24, 2013
Lucknow: BSP supremo Mayawati's dream projects, including memorials and parks in the name of Dalit icons in the state capital, would now witness marriages and cultural events with the Akhilesh government deciding to use the space for public purposes. "Yes...the decision has been taken in this regard. It was in the Samajwadi Party's election manifesto to utilise areas of these memorials and parks for public purposes. By doing so we...
12:25 PM, May 23, 2013
Chennai: Malayalam superstar Mohanlal, who turns 53 Tuesday, will be busy shooting for upcoming Tamil action-drama 'Jilla'. "He is with us on location shooting for the film. Since we are halfway through the first schedule, he didn't want to leave the sets. However, we threw a surprise party for him to welcome his birthday," the film's director Nesan told IANS. Lal plays Vijay's mentor in the film, which is currently...
12:48 PM, May 21, 2013
Assam: Despite all government assurances and efforts, India's best known national park still remains vulnerable to poaching. Around 17 rhinos have been killed in the last four months in Kaziranga. "The increased number of poaching is definitely a concern particularly last year two years after floods. The reason is the organised poaching groups, the demand in the international market and some local issues here and there" Kaziranga National Park Director...
09:05 AM, May 21, 2013
Washington: A US-based Sikh group on Monday said that it will challenge the decision of an American district court last week to dismiss alleged human rights violations case against Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal. The Sikh for Justice (SFJ) had filed the case of alleged human rights violations against Badal in 2012, but it was dismissed by a US district court in Wisconsin last Friday. The group said it...
11:40 AM, May 20, 2013
Mumbai: The iconic race course at Mahalaxmi in Mumbai may soon by replaced by an international theme park. The Shiv Sena ruled Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) says it may not renew the 99-year lease to the Royal Western Indian Turf Club which runs the race course. The lease expires on May 31. The BMC says it wants to open the vast land to the public instead of leasing it to...
02:37 PM, May 14, 2013
London: West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has ended uncertainty about his future by signing a new two-year contract with the Premier League club. The 58-year-old Allardyce has been in charge at Upton Park since 2011 and led West Ham back into the Premier League, where the team is assured a second successive season. West Ham co-owner David Gold announced on his Twitter account that Allardyce had a signed a new...
10:22 PM, May 11, 2013
Washington: Emphasising that North Korea has to pay for its recent provocative behaviour, US President Barack Obama and his South Korean counterpart Park Geun-Hye have said that engagement process would be initiated if Pyongyang gives up its nuclear ambitions. "The key is that we will be prepared for a deterrence; that we will respond to aggression; that we will not reward provocative actions; but that we will maintain an openness...
11:50 AM, May 08, 2013
Sydney: England will play a two-day match against a Chairman's XI in Alice Springs between the first and second Tests on their Ashes tour of Australia later this year, Cricket Australia announced on Tuesday. The match, originally scheduled for Canberra, will take place on November 29-30 with the England team travelling to and from the Northern Territories by specially arranged direct flights. It will be the first match in the...
09:18 AM, May 07, 2013
New York: Actress Sarah Jessica Parker is eagerly waiting for the third part of 'Sex and the City' movie franchise. The 48-year-old actress feels she didn't think she was finished with Carrie Bradshaw, reported New York Daily News. "I've been saying there is one story left to tell. If it is, in fact, the right time and the right place, maybe we should tell it. It would be wonderful. It's...
06:04 PM, May 05, 2013
From the moment Sarabjit Singh's body arrived in India, to it being transported to his village, the postmortem being conducted and finally the funeral rites itself - both the state and central governments ensured there were no hiccups. ...
10:04 PM, May 03, 2013
Bhikhiwind: Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh was cremated on Friday with full state honours at his village in Bhikhiwind near Amritsar amidst heavy presence of politicians. Among those present at the funeral were Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi. The Punjab government had announced a financial assistance of Rs 1 crore for the family of Sarabjit and declared a...
02:38 PM, May 03, 2013
Chandigarh: Punjab government on Thursday announced a financial assistance of Rs one crore for the family of Sarabjit Singh, who died in Pakistan following a murderous assault in a jail there, and declared a three-day state mourning. Flags will fly half mast on all government buildings and there will be no official ceremonial functions during this period, an official spokesman said here. Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal aannounced a financial...
07:59 PM, May 02, 2013
Seoul: Park Hee-sung, a 78-year-old North Korean former agent who has been held in the enemy South for close to half a century, remains staunchly loyal to his homeland, the ruling Kim family and its Juche ideology of economic self-reliance. A trim, neat man, Park is one of around two dozen North Korean operatives trapped in exile in affluent South Korea. He lives in a charity house in central Seoul...
07:03 AM, Apr 30, 2013
New Delhi: In a bid to build consensus over immediate roll-back of wealth tax on agriculture land, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal met leaders of Janata Dal (United), Trinamool Congress (TMC) and AIADMK in Delhi on Monday seeking their support for the cause. Badal, accompanied by his deputy and SAD President Sukhbir Singh Badal and MPs Harsimrat Badal and Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, met JD-U President and NDA convener Sharad...
12:46 AM, Apr 30, 2013
Wellington: New Zealand cricket captain Brendon McCullum has dropped his defamation action against former Test player John Parker after Parker retracted and apologised for comments linking McCullum to the sacking of his predecessor Ross Taylor. McCullum's lawyers on Tuesday issued a statement in which Parker withdrew his claim that McCullum had advance knowledge of coach Mike Hesson's intention to remove Taylor as New Zealand captain. The claim was contained in...
08:29 AM, Apr 23, 2013
Chandigarh: Three officials of Punjab's Faridkot town jail were injured on Monday in a clash with inmates following the death of a prisoner, police said. Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has ordered a magisterial enquiry. The inmates went on the rampage and damaged property inside the prison, police officials in Faridkot, 250 km from Chandigarh, police said. Police reinforcements and fire brigade had to be rushed into the jail complex...
05:49 AM, Apr 23, 2013
Sochi: Fresh from winning his third race of the season in Bahrain, Sebastian Vettel touched down here Monday to test the track for next year's Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix. Vettel and former star David Coulthard are to whizz around the 5.9-kilometre Sochi Olympic Park Circuit, which is yet to be completed, in a regular road car. The pair was first whisked around the site for the paddock by the...
12:04 AM, Apr 23, 2013
