News for 'Jagannath'

Hooda to seek confidence vote on Wednesday

Hooda to seek confidence vote on Wednesday

Rediff.com27 Oct 2009

Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda will seek a vote of confidence on Wednesday when the state assembly meets for the first time after constitution of the house.

Give a chance to other parties in Haryana:Chautala

Give a chance to other parties in Haryana:Chautala

Rediff.com23 Oct 2009

Without staking claim to form the government, the Indian National Lok Dal on Friday requested the governor to provide an opportunity to other political parties or groups to form the government in Haryana, saying people have not given a clear verdict to the Congress."As an alternative to the Congress, which has failed to get the mandate, the other parties/groups should be given a chance to form a non-Congress government," INLD president Om Parkash Chautala said.

MP apologises for slapping bank manager

MP apologises for slapping bank manager

Rediff.com3 Jul 2009

"I have no personal grudge against Ravinder Reddy, the rural bank manager. It was an unfortunate incident. The truth would come out later. However, I tender unconditional apology to him and bankers to put an end to this. I don't want to put the people to inconvenience due to the bank union's agitation," Jagannath told reporters in Delhi.

Errant MP apologises to bank manager

Errant MP apologises to bank manager

Rediff.com2 Jul 2009

Seeking to put an end to the row over his alleged slapping of a rural bank manager, Congress Member of Parliament M Jagannath on Thursday tendered an unconditional apology to the victim. "I have no personal grudge against Ravinder Reddy, the rural bank manager. It was an unfortunate incident. The truth would come out later. However, I tender an unconditional apology to him to put an end to this," he told reporters in New Delhi.

Review: Raman Thediya Seethai

Review: Raman Thediya Seethai

Rediff.com19 Sep 2008

Moserbaer's Tamil movie, Raman Thediya Seethai, starring Cheran, Pasupathi and Nithin Sathya is a charming blend of realism, feel-good romance, logical screenplay and neat performances.

Hate mails to Prez: Techie held in Chennai

Hate mails to Prez: Techie held in Chennai

Rediff.com16 Oct 2008

A young techie of a top software firm was arrested on Wednesday in Chennai for sending hate mails sent to President Pratibha Patil in the last three days.

PHOTOS: India's deadliest stampedes ever

PHOTOS: India's deadliest stampedes ever

Rediff.com6 Oct 2014

The stampede at Gandhi maidan in Patna added to India's notoriety for deaths due to such accidents, when sudden, uncontrollable crowds surge out of control Stampedes at temples and other religious places in India have claimed more than a thousand lives in the last 10 years in the country. Here is a look at some of the deadliest stampede to have happened in India.

Odisha CM Patnaik suspends Panda from BJD

Odisha CM Patnaik suspends Panda from BJD

Rediff.com24 Jan 2018

Bijayant Panda, the suave Biju Janata Dal MP from Kendrapara, said he was "shocked" at the news.

Rajasthan assembly passes Gujjar quota bill

Rajasthan assembly passes Gujjar quota bill

Rediff.com17 Jul 2008

After the bill was passed unanimously, the House made a consensus resolution that the Central government should include the very bill in the 9th Schedule of the Constitution so that it could not be challenged anywhere in the court.

Six convicted in fodder scam

Six convicted in fodder scam

Rediff.com1 Aug 2007

So far, 29 out of 31 accused have been convicted by the court.

Lalu gets 3.5-yr jail, Rs 10 lakh fine in fodder scam case

Lalu gets 3.5-yr jail, Rs 10 lakh fine in fodder scam case

Rediff.com6 Jan 2018

RJD sources said that the party would appeal against the verdict.

HC rejects Lalu Prasad's bail plea in fodder scam

HC rejects Lalu Prasad's bail plea in fodder scam

Rediff.com31 Oct 2013

He had moved the court on October 17 against his conviction and sentencing in a fodder scam case and filed a bail petition.

Puri: Six die in stampede

Puri: Six die in stampede

Rediff.com4 Jul 2008

At least six devotees were killed and 50 injured in a stampede during pulling of Jagannath Rath in Puri on Friday, police said.

Modi offers prayers at Sri Venkateswara shrine

Modi offers prayers at Sri Venkateswara shrine

Rediff.com1 May 2014

Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Thursday offered prayers at the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara near Tirupati.

RS departs from convention in paying tributes to Jaitley, others

RS departs from convention in paying tributes to Jaitley, others

Rediff.com18 Nov 2019

Usually, the chair in the Upper House reads out obituary references before members rise as a mark of respect to the memory of the departed.

4 top CLSA execs join India Infoline

4 top CLSA execs join India Infoline

Rediff.com26 May 2007

In a testimony to the intense competition that exists in the hiring market, India Infoline has poached four senior executives of global investment banking and brokerage service provider CLSA.

Tarun Gogoi: Cong stalwart who led Assam from the front

Tarun Gogoi: Cong stalwart who led Assam from the front

Rediff.com23 Nov 2020

The 84-year old veteran Congressman, who died from post-COVID complications on Monday, was a Nehru-Gandhi family loyalist.

'Temple may have to pledge treasure to RBI'

'Temple may have to pledge treasure to RBI'

Rediff.com25 Jul 2020

'As a person who has seen the treasure, I am worried about its safety.'

Amazing PHOTOS of the month: June

Amazing PHOTOS of the month: June

Rediff.com1 Jul 2016

Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last month, in 10 images

Vishwaroop 2 Review: Slowest thriller ever made

Vishwaroop 2 Review: Slowest thriller ever made

Rediff.com12 Aug 2018

This is a film where random storylines are padded together with obscure Internet facts, observes Sreehari Nair.

Bar bodies lock horns over foreign law firms

Bar bodies lock horns over foreign law firms

Rediff.com14 Mar 2007

The Bar Council of India has opposed the All-India Bar Association's declaration in London that the BCI had withdrawn its opposition to the entry of foreign law firms into India.

Lalu's cracker! It's too cold in jail; judge asks him to play tabla

Lalu's cracker! It's too cold in jail; judge asks him to play tabla

Rediff.com4 Jan 2018

Central Bureau of Investigation Special Court Judge Shiv Pal Singh, hearing the case, was quick to reply, "Then play the tabla (musical instrument)".

Orissa school earns laurels

Orissa school earns laurels

Rediff.com28 May 2005

Why China wants the Galwan Valley

Why China wants the Galwan Valley

Rediff.com22 Jun 2020

'If the Chinese military gets hold of some western sectors on the India-China boundary, it will give them added military advantage.'

'A smaller version of Kargil might happen'

'A smaller version of Kargil might happen'

Rediff.com22 Jun 2020

'If the situation escalates, then mini-scale firing might happen.'

Avoid Hello Premisthara

Avoid Hello Premisthara

Rediff.com17 Sep 2007

This Tamil film directed by Puri Jagannath is a big dud. Watch it if you have nothing better to do.

Lalu Prasad Yadav to lead RJD from behind the bars

Lalu Prasad Yadav to lead RJD from behind the bars

Rediff.com6 Oct 2013

The Rashtriya Janata Dal on Sunday has expressed its full faith and confidence in its jailed leader Lalu Prasad and his wife and former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi to lead the party.

Tight security for Rajnath's yatra

Tight security for Rajnath's yatra

Rediff.com5 Apr 2006

Tight security measures for Rajnath's yatra

West Bengal to stake claim to Rasogolla through GI route

West Bengal to stake claim to Rasogolla through GI route

Rediff.com26 Aug 2015

Odisha has claimed that Rasogolla originated from the Jagannath Temple in Puri

Orissa: Dalits threaten to convert

Orissa: Dalits threaten to convert

Rediff.com31 Oct 2006

District Collector Kashinath Sahu said he had asked the local tehsildar and the police to look into the matter and settle the row.

Maharashtra chemists on strike on Jan 11, 12

Maharashtra chemists on strike on Jan 11, 12

Rediff.com10 Jan 2006

More than 44,000 chemists and druggists across Maharashtra will go on a two-day strike on January 11 and 12 to protest the 'draconian' measure by the Food and Drug Administration, which proposed withdrawal of licences in case of any violation.

Puri temple: Orissa CM asked to join public queue

Puri temple: Orissa CM asked to join public queue

Rediff.com2 Jan 2007

While Patnaik was finally allowed to jump the queue, his cabinet colleagues and a ruling Biju Janata Dal MP had to finally return disappointed.

Maharashtra chemists' strike on Jan 11, 12

Maharashtra chemists' strike on Jan 11, 12

Rediff.com3 Jan 2006

More than 44,000 chemists and druggists across Maharashtra would go on a two-day strike on January 11 and 12

A hospital with a heart and head

A hospital with a heart and head

Rediff.com16 Aug 2016

With 11 hospitals in India and three more to come up, Columbia Asia is changing some of the rules of the game

Colonial forms of address to stop in courts

Colonial forms of address to stop in courts

Rediff.com18 Apr 2006

These forms of address have been seen as relics of a colonial past.

Nagarjuna latest isn't Super

Nagarjuna latest isn't Super

Rediff.com22 Jul 2005

 Security beefed up across country

Security beefed up across country

Rediff.com5 Jul 2005

Security forces were put on high alert across the country with strict vigil being maintained around religious places and communally sensitive areas in the wake of the terrorist attack in Ayodhya on Tuesday morning.

Babbar Khalsa men remanded to police custody

Babbar Khalsa men remanded to police custody

Rediff.com1 Jun 2005

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Madhu Jain sent Balvinder Singh and Jagannath Yadav to police custody till June 10 after police sought time for their interrogation.