News for 'panipat'

RIL tax battle holds up gas sale to NTPC, IOC

RIL tax battle holds up gas sale to NTPC, IOC

Rediff.com5 Oct 2010

Reliance Industries Ltd's legal battle over the Uttar Pradesh government's decision to impose 21 per cent value-added tax on gas is holding up supply to NTPC's two power plants and Indian Oil Corporation's Mathura refinery, despite a group of ministers making allocation to them.

He told the middle class not only to become talkers, but doers

He told the middle class not only to become talkers, but doers

Rediff.com6 Mar 2021

'... That they should emerge as role-models to be emulated by the fellow countrymen; and that the middle classes should not stick only to hate-filled and scornful criticism and condemnation against the state of affairs,' remembers Mohammad Sajjad.

Kabaddi player accuses family of pressurising her into marriage

Kabaddi player accuses family of pressurising her into marriage

Rediff.com14 Feb 2018

Preeti, originally a resident of Mahavati village of Panipat is currently residing in Rohtak to pursue her Bachelor of Arts (BA) from VaishCollege in Rohtak, while her family has been living in Karnal since four years.

Fast track rail corridors in the offing for NCR

Fast track rail corridors in the offing for NCR

Rediff.com29 Dec 2009

The national capital will soon be better connected with neighbouring cities as the government is finalising dedicated rail corridors for the National Capital Region.

Jat quota stir begins on tepid note amid tight security

Jat quota stir begins on tepid note amid tight security

Rediff.com5 Jun 2016

Giving this information at Chandigarh, a government spokesman said that more companies of the paramilitary forces have been demanded by the state.

I have come as a beggar, says PM as he pleads to save girl child

I have come as a beggar, says PM as he pleads to save girl child

Rediff.com22 Jan 2015

The discrimination against girls reflects "mental illness", says PM.

Delhi bans diesel gensets as pollution plan kicks in

Delhi bans diesel gensets as pollution plan kicks in

Rediff.com15 Oct 2019

The city's air quality index will fluctuate between the higher end of the "poor" category and the lower end of the "very poor" category, it predicted.

Cops hunt for men who stoned Rahul's train

Cops hunt for men who stoned Rahul's train

Rediff.com16 Sep 2009

The Haryana police said it was narrowing down its search with the help of forensic experts for the young men who had thrown stones at the Amritsar-bound Shatabdi train in which All India Congress Committee general secretary Rahul Gandhi had been travelling on Tuesday night.

Meet Bollywood's BUSIEST Actresses

Meet Bollywood's BUSIEST Actresses

Rediff.com16 May 2019

There are 12 actresses, who are among Bollywood's busiest, working on multiple films simultaneously. Just who are they?

26/11 has links to Samjhauta train blast: Pakistan

26/11 has links to Samjhauta train blast: Pakistan

Rediff.com17 Feb 2009

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi was on Tuesday quoted as having linked the Samjhauta train blasts near Panipat in 2007 to the Mumbai terror attacks last November.According to the Dawn newspaper, Qureshi had told reporters in Multan that the Samjhauta Express incident and the Mumbai attacks were inter-connected and the probe could continue only if India responds to questions raised by Pakistan.

Facing water canons, tear-gas, Punjab farmers push to Delhi

Facing water canons, tear-gas, Punjab farmers push to Delhi

Rediff.com26 Nov 2020

By late evening, a large group of them had reached the road toll plaza at Panipat, about 100 km from Delhi. Bhartiya Kisan Union (Haryana) leader Gurnam Singh said the protesters planned to spend the night there and will resume the march the next morning.

Haryana milkman's son creates history

Haryana milkman's son creates history

Rediff.com24 Jul 2015

Ten-Year-Old Shubham Jaglan wins second Junior World Golf title in two weeks.

Ayodhya and the denial of India's ancient past

Ayodhya and the denial of India's ancient past

Rediff.com9 Feb 2019

By clinging to the past misdeeds of some Islamic rulers, present day Muslims are making reconciliation of communities an impossibility, says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

Train carrying Rahul Gandhi stoned in Haryana

Train carrying Rahul Gandhi stoned in Haryana

Rediff.com16 Sep 2009

The Amritsar-New Delhi Shatabdi Express carrying Rahul Gandhi was stoned late Tuesday night near Panipat, damaging the windowpanes of five coaches, including the one in which the Congress leader was seated.

Rahul Gandhi's train stoned

Rahul Gandhi's train stoned

Rediff.com15 Sep 2009

The Amritsar-New Delhi Shatabdi express in which Rahul Gandhi was travelling was stoned tonight near Panipat, about 100 km from here, and the All India Congress Committee general secretary was not in the three compartments which was hit. There were no immediate reports of any injury to passengers while Special Protection Group sources said there was no threat to Rahul in the incident.

IMA puts out names of 382 doctors martyred in war against Covid

IMA puts out names of 382 doctors martyred in war against Covid

Rediff.com17 Sep 2020

Taking exception to Health Minister Harsh Vardhan not mentioning the death of healthcare workers due to Covid-19 in his statement in Parliament, the Indian Medical Association has published a list of 382 doctors who died due to the viral disease and demanded that they be treated as "martyrs".

Meet Bollywood's HOTTEST Jodis

Meet Bollywood's HOTTEST Jodis

Rediff.com17 Jul 2019

Joginder Tuteja looks at the new couples in the movies.

Feeding a revolution: Sustaining the farmers' fight in streets

Feeding a revolution: Sustaining the farmers' fight in streets

Rediff.com10 Jan 2021

Community kitchens punctuate the sea of farmers who have descended on the site and are in no mood to relent or retreat until their demands are met by the Centre.

Fatehabad in Haryana has worst air in India

Fatehabad in Haryana has worst air in India

Rediff.com2 Nov 2019

Thirteen cities of the country had an average Air Quality Index above 400, which falls in "severe" category, with seven of them in Uttar Pradesh, five in Haryana and one in Bihar, according to the Central Pollution Control Board.

Air quality dips to 'very poor' at many places in Delhi-NCR

Air quality dips to 'very poor' at many places in Delhi-NCR

Rediff.com13 Oct 2019

The overall AQI deteriorated further and touched the 268 mark, which falls in the poor category.

Heavy rains lash north India, Himachal CM stranded

Heavy rains lash north India, Himachal CM stranded

Rediff.com17 Jun 2013

About 1000 tourists and locals were stranded at various places, including 800 in Sangla alone and heavy rains were hampering the rescue operations, officials said on Monday.

Asaram's sharp-shooter wanted to procure AK-47

Asaram's sharp-shooter wanted to procure AK-47

Rediff.com24 May 2016

He is now in the custody of Rajasthan Police for further probe, city Crime Branch's Assistant Commissioner of Police K N Patel said on Monday.

Cabinet nod to six-laning project

Cabinet nod to six-laning project

Rediff.com10 Aug 2007

The national highways selected for upgrade include -- Gurgaon-Jaipur, Surat-Dahisar, Chilkaluripet-Vijaywada and Panipat-Jalandhar. These four stretches together measure about 838 km.

No connection with BJP, says yoga guru Ramdev

No connection with BJP, says yoga guru Ramdev

Rediff.com19 Nov 2008

Ruling out joining any political party, yoga guru Ramdev, who shared the dais with Sangh Parivar leaders in Panipat recently, insisted he had "nothing to do with the BJP".

Violence continues in Haryana, curfew clamped in 2 more towns

Violence continues in Haryana, curfew clamped in 2 more towns

Rediff.com20 Feb 2016

Haryana remained on the boil on as the Jat stir unleashed fresh incidents of violence and arson even as the Army had to use choppers to reach parts of blocked Rohtak.

Samjhauta blast: Cops claim vital clues

Samjhauta blast: Cops claim vital clues

Rediff.com17 Feb 2008

A year after the Samjhauta express blast that killed 68 people including 42 Pakistanis near Panipat, the perpetrators of ghastly attack are still at large even as investigators claim they have found "vital clues" and hope the culprits will not be able to avoid arrest for long.

Lalu oversees security for Samjhauta Express

Lalu oversees security for Samjhauta Express

Rediff.com22 Feb 2007

The minister went around the station for about half an hour along with senior ministry officials and security personnel inspecting security arrangements, and met passengers of the 'Friendship Train'.

Samjhauta blasts: 17 bodies identified

Samjhauta blasts: 17 bodies identified

Rediff.com20 Feb 2007

Among the Pakistani victims, five are male and two female.

7 kids 'lost' in Assam return home in Haryana

7 kids 'lost' in Assam return home in Haryana

Rediff.com15 Feb 2007

The students had run away from the school to board the train to Haryana from Tinsukia Railway junction. They arrived at Panipat railway station in their home state on Wednesday.

Haryana bans Internet, SMS following Jat protests

Haryana bans Internet, SMS following Jat protests

Rediff.com19 Feb 2016

Internet and mobile SMS services have been suspended indefinitely by authorities in Rohtak district in the wake of protests by Jat community.

Petroleum: India's largest foreign exchange earner

Petroleum: India's largest foreign exchange earner

Rediff.com1 Oct 2007

According to figures from the Ministry of Petroleum, foreign exchange earnings from the petroleum sector stood at more than $11 billion in the first six months (April-September) of the current financial year. In the last fiscal, it was $9.1 billion.

Samjhauta Express blasts: 2 held in Indore

Samjhauta Express blasts: 2 held in Indore

Rediff.com14 Mar 2007

The two, identified as Huzaifa of Abhinandan Bag Centre and the shop manager Poonam Singh Thakur, were taken to Panipat or Chandigarh after seeking permission of the court for further probe.

More Pakistanis arrive in search of kin

More Pakistanis arrive in search of kin

Rediff.com25 Feb 2007

They said their visit was delayed due to visa problems.

Laden's associates may be behind train blasts

Laden's associates may be behind train blasts

Rediff.com21 Feb 2007

It seems that while the majority of the 68 passengers killed in the explosions-cum-fire in two coaches of the Samjhauta Express at Deewana, near Panipat, on February 18 were Pakistani nationals, more Hindus than Muslims were killed.

Cinemax plans big for tier- II cities

Cinemax plans big for tier- II cities

Rediff.com14 Aug 2007

To meet the growing demand for entertainment venues, Cinemax India will invest Rs 350 crore (Rs 3.5 billion) over the next three years to build new multiplexes in 15 locations, mostly in tier-II cities.

68 killed as blasts rock Indo-Pak special train

68 killed as blasts rock Indo-Pak special train

Rediff.com20 Feb 2007

Lalu, who is leaving for Panipat by a special plane, said that two suitcases containing IEDs have been recovered from the site.

Security tightened in railway stations and trains

Security tightened in railway stations and trains

Rediff.com19 Feb 2007

Various security agencies, including Punjab Police and the Railway Protection Force have been asked to remain on maximum alert, Punjab police sources said.

Why stubble burning will continue to choke NCR

Why stubble burning will continue to choke NCR

Rediff.com13 Nov 2019

To prevent rise in air pollution levels, oil marketing companies and thermal power units were planning to procure stubble from farmers to make bioethanol and promote the central government's 'Agricultural Mechanization' for crop residue management. But both have seen minimal success.

Swanky railway stations in India? A forgotten promise

Swanky railway stations in India? A forgotten promise

Rediff.com22 Sep 2015

If we can adhere to those standards, most passengers will be happy.

IOC to set up Rs 11,000 cr hub

IOC to set up Rs 11,000 cr hub

Rediff.com15 Apr 2006