Manipur government will give Rs 5 lakh as compensation to the wife of the photojournalist killed in police firing a week ago during a violent protests that hit Imphal, official sources said here on Sunday. The government has also decided to appoint the deceased photojournalist Thangjam Dwijamani's wife Narmada as a primary school teacher. ...
04:48 PM, Dec 30, 2012
The general strike in Manipur, which was suspended for two days, would resume from midnight Wednesday till 6 pm Thursday to press the demand for arrest of the Naga militant who had allegedly molested a Manipuri film actress. Official sources said a 12-hour curfew has been imposed in Imphal east and Imphal west districts from 6 am Thursday. ...
09:09 PM, Dec 26, 2012
Normalcy returned to Manipur valley on Monday following suspension of ongoing 'indefinite general strike' till December 26 midnight, called against the alleged molestation of a film actress by a Naga militant and lifting of indefinite curfew in view of the Christmas festival. Markets opened and transporters resumed their services as people in large number turned out to purchase essentials at various markets across the four valley districts of Imphal East,...
11:42 AM, Dec 25, 2012
Around 700,000 employees and officers of the public sector, private sector and foreign banks will strike work all over India on Thursday, an official said in Mumbai on Monday. Work in 27 public sector banks, 12 old generation private sector banks and eight foreign banks shall come to a standstill due to the strike, said Vishwas Utagi, secretary, All India Bank Employees' Association (AIBEA). ...
05:34 PM, Dec 17, 2012
As many as 18 lakh government employees and officers in Uttar Pradesh went on a flash strike with immediate effect on Thursday against the introduction of quota bill in the Rajya Sabha. However, emergency services were exempted from the strike by the government officials and employees. ...
05:02 PM, Dec 13, 2012
Tribal sources from Pakistan's northwest said on Saturday a US drone attack had killed a senior al Qaeda commander in the latest blow to the militant Islamist group that has been targeted in many similar attacks. ...
12:28 PM, Dec 08, 2012
Vehicles have stopped plying from Sathyamangalam to Mysore following demonstrations and hartal by some Kannada outfits in parts of Karnataka protesting the Supreme Court directive to release 10,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu. For the second consecutive day, more than 800 lorries, 300 vans and 200 other vehicles have been parked at Sathyamangalam, Bannari check-post and near Thimbam, police said. ...
01:59 PM, Dec 07, 2012
'Bicycle Kick' will be the third sports film based on Nandi's writings after 'Striker' and 'Koni'. Koni had bagged a national award. ...
03:29 PM, Dec 04, 2012
New Delhi: The Revenue Department is working on a comprehensive plan to recover tax dues from debt-ridden Kingfisher Airlines (KFA), which owes more than Rs 200 crore to the exchequer, a top Finance Ministry official said on Tuesday. "As a matter of fact both Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) have quantified the amount which Kingfisher owe to the government and we...
03:09 AM, Nov 21, 2012
The Pakistan offspinner is the leading wicket-taker in Twenty20 internationals, with 69 from 48 matches. ...
09:51 AM, Nov 08, 2012
Mumbai: Concerns over the future of India's debt-ridden Kingfisher Airlines intensified on Thursday after the grounded carrier provided no concrete recovery plan even as a deadline to raise cash loomed large. Kingfisher, grounded for more than a month after a violent staff protest and concerns about safety, widened its quarterly loss from a year ago as a curtailed schedule meant sharply lower revenue. The carrier controlled by liquor tycoon Vijay...
09:38 AM, Nov 08, 2012
Ajmal is the third Pakistani to sign up for BBL this year after Shahid Afridi at Sydney Thunder and Umar Akmal for Sydney Sixers. ...
02:46 PM, Nov 07, 2012
New Delhi: In the latest twist to the Kingfisher Airlines crisis, sources on Friday said that the money to revive the cash-strapped airline will come from Vijay Mallya's UB Group as there is no investor available in the near term. Kingfisher CEO Sanjay Aggarwal met the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) officials on Friday afternoon and will now meet Mallya to discuss the revival plan. The meeting came after...
02:16 PM, Oct 26, 2012
New Delhi: Cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines employees resumed work on Friday after striking a deal with the management and agreeing to the staggered salary payment schedule proposed by the company. Reports said that many of them have received the salary for the month of March. Meanwhile, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said that the airline has to satisfy the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and paying salaries is not enough....
12:27 PM, Oct 26, 2012
Mumbai: Kingfisher Airlines' scrip rose 4.6 per cent to touch its upper limit on Friday as the management lifted the lockout, agreeing to pay by December the four-month salary dues to striking employees. The stock opened the day 4.59 per cent higher and hit the day's upper circuit of Rs 11.40 on the BSE, defying a weak stock market. At NSE, the scrip gained 4.61 per cent to Rs 11.35....
11:01 AM, Oct 26, 2012
New Delhi: The month-long stalemate at Kingfisher Airline ended on Thursday just in time for Chairman Vijay Mallya to make his appearance at the Indian Grand Prix in Greater Noida. The pilots and engineers with the cash-strapped airline will resume work after the management agreed to pay their four-month salary dues. After 25 days of protest, a lockdown and a suspension of license, the airline is limping back towards normalcy....
07:18 AM, Oct 26, 2012
New Delhi: In a major breakthrough in the Kingfisher Airlines crisis, all employees have agreed to the management offer to pay them salaries for three months before Diwali. Kingfisher CEO Sanjay Agarwal has said that all employees have agreed to resume work from Thursday itself. The management has promised to pay salaries for March within 24 hours. The rest have to be paid within the next two weeks before Diwali....
03:10 PM, Oct 25, 2012
New Delhi: Troubled Kingfisher Airlines Chairman Vijay Mallya will be attending the Indian Grand Prix event at Greater Noida later this week. Mallya will be returning at a time when the airline is in the middle of a crisis. The employees of Kingfisher Airlines wanted to speak directly to Mallya on their issues, but they were not given permission to do so. They are seeking four months' pay by October...
11:07 AM, Oct 24, 2012
New Delhi: No end to the standoff between Kingfisher Airlines employees and management. The partial lockout is set to continue as the cash-strapped airlines' officials had sought time from the DGCA until Wednesday but the employees have refused a written assurance of three months salary before Diwali. They want to be paid by Thursday. The crisis in Kingfisher Airlines following a 23-day lockout is likely to prolong with a large...
08:39 AM, Oct 24, 2012
