News for 'P J Nayak'

Dalit woman paraded naked in Karnataka village

Dalit woman paraded naked in Karnataka village

Rediff.com1 Feb 2010

A Dalit woman from Lakshmisagar village in Chitradurga district, Karnataka, has filed a case against eight men of Nayak community for assaulting her and parading her naked on the village's streets on January 17.

10 Satyajit Ray Films You Must Watch

10 Satyajit Ray Films You Must Watch

Rediff.com1 May 2021

Raja Sen lists movies that would work wonders for any generation lucky enough to see them on the big screen.

EC slams TMC, says its letter is full of insinuations

EC slams TMC, says its letter is full of insinuations

Rediff.com11 Mar 2021

In a letter to the TMC, the EC said at the outset, it needs to be stated that injuries sustained by Banerjee on Wednesday evening in Nandigram is "indeed an unfortunate incident and deserves to be inquired into with promptitude and dispatch."

Get bugged: Fashion inspired by insects!

Get bugged: Fashion inspired by insects!

Rediff.com5 Mar 2012

If Rimi Nayak's collection was inspired by insects, Neha Agarwal wanted to wake up onlookers with her collection.

In a relief to young doctors, Centre to defer change in NEET-SS exam pattern

In a relief to young doctors, Centre to defer change in NEET-SS exam pattern

Rediff.com6 Oct 2021

In a relief to thousands of young doctors pursuing higher specialisation courses, the Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that in the interest of students, it has decided to implement changes in the pattern of the NEET-Super Speciality (NEET-SS) examination from the academic year 2022-23.

Bihar polls: 55 per cent turnout in 2nd phase of Bihar polls

Bihar polls: 55 per cent turnout in 2nd phase of Bihar polls

Rediff.com16 Oct 2015

Amid tight security cover, polling began on Friday morning in the second phase of the Bihar assembly elections, spanning 32 constituencies spread over six Naxal-hit districts.

Delhi hospitals grapple with limited oxygen supply

Delhi hospitals grapple with limited oxygen supply

Rediff.com22 Apr 2021

'The oxygen crisis is at its worst. It is adding more pressure on the functioning. No one is able to help'

Haryana govt stopping oxygen supply: Delhi hospitals

Haryana govt stopping oxygen supply: Delhi hospitals

Rediff.com21 Apr 2021

The official said that the Centre needs to intervene as a large number of hospitals are affected due to the "stoppage of oxygen supply from Haryana".

Out-priced: Rs 12,000 a sq ft new normal in Mumbai!

Out-priced: Rs 12,000 a sq ft new normal in Mumbai!

Rediff.com4 Jan 2013

Buyers as well as investors are fast realising that Rs 12,000 a square foot is the new normal in Mumbai's residential market, including most of the main suburbs.

Scientists hail ISRO for detecting Chandrayaan-2 glitch in time

Scientists hail ISRO for detecting Chandrayaan-2 glitch in time

Rediff.com15 Jul 2019

Scientists also expressed the hope that any technical problem will be sorted out by ISRO, and the mission will be launched successfully.

Bihar polls: Record 57.59 per cent polling in 4th phase

Bihar polls: Record 57.59 per cent polling in 4th phase

Rediff.com1 Nov 2015

A "record" 57.59 per cent of over 1.46 crore voters cast their ballots in 55 assembly seats in Bihar on Sunday in the fourth and penultimate round of polling.

Why Central Vista project is all wrong

Why Central Vista project is all wrong

Rediff.com25 May 2021

The project shows a lack of respect for history, even if an inalienable part of it is colonial history, asserts T N Ninan.

Omicron threat: PM to hold meet, states enhance surveillance

Omicron threat: PM to hold meet, states enhance surveillance

Rediff.com23 Dec 2021

With the Omicron variant of coronavirus slowly spreading its tentacles in the country, a number of states enhanced surveillance to trace, track and quarantine contacts of COVID-19 positive persons while Delhi began genome sequencing of samples of all infected people and has prohibited Christmas and New Year gatherings.

'Medical students still rely on archaic, dated text books'

'Medical students still rely on archaic, dated text books'

Rediff.com10 May 2012

A dentist by profession, Dr Reshma Nayak who is currently spearheading the country's leading health portal feels there is a dearth of good medical writers in India.

Meet Bollywood's IMPRESSIVE DADDIES

Meet Bollywood's IMPRESSIVE DADDIES

Rediff.com20 Jun 2021

On Father's Day, June 20, Joginder Tuteja looks at onscreen fathers who have impressed over the years.

PIX: Beauties in Greek, Roman styles!

PIX: Beauties in Greek, Roman styles!

Rediff.com13 Mar 2011

Check out Rimi Nayak's showing at the LFW on Day Three.

Govt banks penalised peons, cashiers over rising NPAs

Govt banks penalised peons, cashiers over rising NPAs

Rediff.com13 Dec 2019

Most of those punished were managers across different scales, from Scale 7 (general managers) to Scale 1 (officers). However, at least one bank - Oriental Bank of Commerce - revealed that 17 single-window operators (SWOs), five head cashiers, two clerks, one clerk-cum-cashier, and one peon-cum-housekeeper were among those penalised for staff delinquency. Punishments against these employees included withholding of increment, demotion for one year, and censure under provisions of the bipartite settlement.

It's ELECTIONS in the Movies!

It's ELECTIONS in the Movies!

Rediff.com12 Mar 2019

This is how politics played out on the screen.

Normal power situation in most cities by 7 pm: Power Grid

Normal power situation in most cities by 7 pm: Power Grid

Rediff.com31 Jul 2012

Power supply will be restored by 7 pm in most of the major cities hit by grid failure, Power Grid Corp chief R N Nayak said on Tuesday.

Ch'garh Maoist commander surrenders in Orissa

Ch'garh Maoist commander surrenders in Orissa

Rediff.com3 Sep 2011

Maoist commander of Udanti-Raighar-Sinapali border area committee, operating in Orissa-Chhattisgarh border, Laxmidhar Nayak alias Gundadhul surrendered before police in Nabarangapur, Orissa.

PIX: Subhash Ghai, 71

PIX: Subhash Ghai, 71

Rediff.com25 Jan 2016

A look at pictures from the celebrations.

Odisha MLA arrested for slapping woman homeguard

Odisha MLA arrested for slapping woman homeguard

Rediff.com20 Feb 2012

Ruling Biju Janata Dal memver of Legislative Assembly Subarna Nayak was arrested on Monday for allegedly slapping and misbehaving with a woman homeguard.

#IndiaPhotos: It's our hearts they are after

#IndiaPhotos: It's our hearts they are after

Rediff.com2 Sep 2015

Readers have been sharing their best travel images from around the country here! You can share your best #India-Photos too!

Who needs TikTok? Bharat has its very own alternatives

Who needs TikTok? Bharat has its very own alternatives

Rediff.com27 Jul 2020

Chingari, Roposo, Khabri and Trell are seeing huge traction as people are looking at options to earn incentives from home. Music streaming app Gaana, which is strongly placed in the market with 150 million users, recently opened up its short video platform for subscribers.

ASK KOMAL: Is a Veg Diet Less Healthy?

ASK KOMAL: Is a Veg Diet Less Healthy?

Rediff.com25 Aug 2021

Dietician Komal Jethmalani provides the answers.

BJP to honour Emergency detainees on JP's birth anniversary

BJP to honour Emergency detainees on JP's birth anniversary

Rediff.com9 Oct 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will felicitate about a dozen Loktantra Praharis (defenders of democracy) on the occasion of the 113 birth anniversary of Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan in the Plenary Hall of Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on October 11.

Revealed: Kumaraswamy's role in illegal mining

Revealed: Kumaraswamy's role in illegal mining

Rediff.com1 Aug 2011

Another interesting part of the report is the one on illegalities in M/s Janthakal Enterprises. It talks about Daya Nayak and H D Kumraswamy trying to exercise their clout and how iron ore was exported to Pakistan illegally.

'Breakfast is best in South India'

'Breakfast is best in South India'

Rediff.com24 Sep 2018

Rediff readers tell us what their favourite cuisine is.

Bihar polls: Women voters outnumber men, 57 per cent polling in first round

Bihar polls: Women voters outnumber men, 57 per cent polling in first round

Rediff.com12 Oct 2015

An estimated 57 per cent of the electorate cast their votes in the first phase of the Bihar assembly election in 49 constituencies on a violence-free note on Monday.

'Ray is a hit and miss job'

'Ray is a hit and miss job'

Rediff.com25 Jun 2021

If Netflix and the film's producers thought they would bring younger audiences to the master's works, many who might have aversion to decades-old black and white films, they have failed with the experiment, says Aseem Chhabra.

Covid-hit India needs 5000 tonnes of medical oxygen a day

Covid-hit India needs 5000 tonnes of medical oxygen a day

Rediff.com20 Apr 2021

According to industry figures, the pre-Covid demand for liquid medical oxygen (LMO) before the pandemic was 700 tonnes per day across the country. Now, with the second wave, the demand has gone up more than seven times, reports Jyoti Mukul.

'I've done 83 encounters'

'I've done 83 encounters'

Rediff.com27 Oct 2003

'I will never be involved in any wrong activity because I have seen a day when I had nothing,' says the Mumbai police's 'encounter' specialist Daya Nayak.

PMEAC head Rangarajan resigns

PMEAC head Rangarajan resigns

Rediff.com19 May 2014

Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (PMEAC) Chakravarthi Rangarajan has resigned following the defeat of the Congress-led UPA in the general elections.

Vaccine fear is unwarranted: Delhi man after getting jab

Vaccine fear is unwarranted: Delhi man after getting jab

Rediff.com16 Jan 2021

'Many of them were scared. So, I went to my seniors and said I should be given the vaccine first. I wanted to prove to my colleagues that there is no need to be scared'

PIX: Bani, Rochelle, Falguni Pathak go for a party!

PIX: Bani, Rochelle, Falguni Pathak go for a party!

Rediff.com18 Nov 2017

TV stars are in the mood for a party!

7-day institutional quarantine for all UK flyers arriving in Delhi

7-day institutional quarantine for all UK flyers arriving in Delhi

Rediff.com8 Jan 2021

Travellers coming from the United Kingdom to the national capital will have to undergo a seven-day institutional quarantine and a seven-day home quarantine even if they test negative for COVID-19 on arrival, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Friday.

SC quashes MCOCA case against Mumbai encounter cop

SC quashes MCOCA case against Mumbai encounter cop

Rediff.com14 Jul 2010

The Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act and certain other cases against Mumbai's controversial police officer and encounter specialist Daya Nayak. A bench of Justices Markandeya Katju and T S Thakur quashed the cases against Nayak on the ground that the complaint filed by Ketan Tirodkar, his estranged friend and ex-journalist, was not maintainable as prior sanction of the government was not obtained by the complainant.

NCW chief's 'love jihad' remarks trigger outrage

NCW chief's 'love jihad' remarks trigger outrage

Rediff.com21 Oct 2020

Soon after her comments on love-jihad, netizens dug out her old tweets in which she allegedly made controversial remarks against women and politicians.

I'm ready to bounce back: Top encounter specialist

I'm ready to bounce back: Top encounter specialist

Rediff.com21 Aug 2010

A day after he was cleared in a disproportionate assets case, suspended 'encounter specialist' Daya Nayak expressed hope that he would be reinstated in the police department. "I am ready to bounce back now. I hope the government reinstates me in the police department so that I can start my new life," the suspended police sub-inspector said on Saturday. The Anti Corruption Bureau of the city police, which probed the charges against Nayak, had filed a report before the court.

Bankers say post-recapitalisation, PSBs 4-5 quarters from profitability

Bankers say post-recapitalisation, PSBs 4-5 quarters from profitability

Rediff.com23 Feb 2019

A key hindrance to a faster turnaround of these banks is the slow progress in the resolution of legacy bad loans and the need to build up provisions against those assets.