Dharamsala, Jan 2 (ANI): An optimistic Tibetan Prime Minister Samdhong Rinpoche said on Friday that there would be some progress in the dialogue process with China in the New Year. "Dialogue process might take some new shape in next year, 2010, and I would not say that I have much expectations but I would say we have hope that some improvement will come in the process of dialogue," he said. Earlier, Rinpoche had describing the dialogues process …

Jhunjhunu (Rajasthan), Jan 2 (ANI): The holy fire ritual known as Yagna Havan was organised by a group of Hindus here with the belief that it will reduce the ill effects of pollution. The Havan came to an end on Friday. 151 priests chanting Vedic hymns took part in the ritual. "There have been scientific tests conducted on the impact of Yagna on pollution. After the performance of Yagna, the environment in the neighbourhood of that region was …

The Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited, also known as KPTCL is the sole electricity transmission and distribution company in state of Karnataka of India ( Bharath )[1]. Its origin was in Karnataka Electricity Board ( K.E.B ) which was earlier sole distributor of grid electricity in state of Karnataka. This electricity transmission and distribution entity was corporatised to provide efficient and reliable electric power supply to the …

Hyderabad: Welcoming Union Home Minister Chidambaram's statements on the Telangana issue, TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday said all stakeholders should now cooperate to facilitate the formation of a separate state. "... The Centre made a clear statement on Thursday. We welcome this. This is a new year gift to the Telangana people," he told reporters here. Dismissing the charge of "flip-flop" on the part of Centre on Telangana issue, …

After two days of much speculation, SPS Rathore, the former top cop who molested 14-yar-old Ruchika Girhotra in 1990, has been granted anticipatory bail till January 7. Rathore's bail hearing resumed at the Panchkula sessions court on Friday around 9:30 am. Arguing for anticipatory bail, Abha Rathore, the former cops wife and lawyer said, "School did not expel Ruchika because of us. Let any inquiry be initiated, we will come out clean." "In the …

Tourists celebrated the coming of the New Year at Manali, in Himachal Pradesh. Scores of tourists attended the event, organised by the state's tourism department. They also enjoyed traditional delicacies, along with folk and cultural programmes. Manali has been a favoured tourist destination for years. "Given a chance, I would like to visit the place next year and celebrate the New Year," said Manjit, a tourist. Bangalore, the IT capital of India …

Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh governor N D Tiwari resigned from his chair on Saturday, a day after a TV expose showing the senior Congress leader allegedly indulging in sexual escapades in the Raj Bhavan here. However, according media reports, Tiwari said he is resigning on 'health grounds'. But it is being assumed that the 85-year-old's alleged "sexcapedes" exposed on Friday is the actual reason behind today's move. It was obvious on Saturday that …

The arrest of Congress MP from Vijayawada Lagadapati Rajagopal at the Shamsabad airport in Hyderabad sparked off instantaneous protests in the city and elsewhere in Krishna district, with a few of his supporters making an unsuccessful bid to end their lives in Andhra Ratna Bhavan, the headquarters of the city Congress committee. The police who were present there responded in time and seized a few bottles containing apparently kerosene. The supporters …