What it essentially means is that if you don’t have a set top box, then you can’t TV starting Today.

This is the first of the three-stage process where wire TVs across the country migrate to digital signals to be distributed through set top boxes.

Official data released by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry on Tuesday indicates that Mumbai is the only Metro to have achieved 100 % digitisation followed by Delhi and Kolkata.

Chennai is still lagging behind with just 61 %. The govt has been carrying out an extensive public awareness programme as carrying analog signals in the four metros will be illegal from Thursday, November 1.

Without naming any group, a top home ministry official in New Delhi said there were “credible leads” pointing to a “big plan” by a terror outfit. “Preliminary forensic result which is an outcome of the detailed examination of the two unexploded IEDs and nature of blasts shows that the bomb had all the ingredients to cause a much bigger impact and had the potential to take lives of many people.”

In Pune, police bomb experts who supervised dismantling of the devices also said the four bombs placed on Jangli Maharaj road on Wednesday evening exploded only partly. Had these and the two that were defused gone off fully, the damage caused would have been “major”, they said.

Repairing leaking taps, using flush tanks that have a capacity of 9 litres per flush or less, rainwater harvesting, using bucket to clean vehicles, recycling water and encouraging housemaids to save water by giving incentives are some of the easy ways to save water at home.

Watershed expert Vijay Paranjpye said, “First, conduct a household audit of every day use of water. Once areas of wastage are identified, start looking for methods of prevention. To start with, repair all leakages at home. Ideally, you should have a flush tank that pumps 9 litres per flush or less. But in case you old flush tank with a capacity of 14 litres or more, place a brick or fill up a one litre plastic bottle and keep it in the tank to reduce water flow.”

At the Sevasadan English Medium School run by the Pune Sevasadan Society in Kothrud, therainwater harvesting arrangement comprises a borewell, a filter and a sedimentation pit that will be constantly recharged by the rainwater collected from the rooftop and storm water drains covering an area of 1675 sq m. The recharge potential of the well is estimated at approximate 1.7 million litre per annum. The system was set up in March last year.

The rainwater collected on the terrace is channelized to the sedimentation pit. Chambers have been constructed and connected to the borewell. The system not only recharges the ground water, but also helps the school in several ways to save drinking water.

The school has a one-acre ground on which water needs to be sprinkled everyday. “Rainwater harvesting has helped us in a big way to reduce the load on the drinking water supply as a lot of water is consumed for watering this ground. Besides, we have a kitchen garden where students do their projects. Here also we use the rainwater,” said Nitin Lele, trustee, Pune Sevasadan Society.

A decision to this effect has been taken by the Haryana Cabinet which met here on Friday under the chairmanship of state Chief Minister, Bhupinder Singh Hooda.

While giving reasons behind the move, chief minister said that the decision has been taken because the use of tobacco is a leading cause of death and preventable diseases, “The use of tobacco in any form could lead to cancer of oral cavity, esophagus, pancreas, etc. and other health problems, as hypertension, myocardial infarction, cardiovascular diseases”, CM added.

Parents of Gaurav Khanna had complained to the consumer forum of medical negligence, deficiency in service and unfair trade practice, following which the state forum, chaired by Justice Kalidas Mukherjee, passed the verdict. The hospital said it may contest the verdict and move the Supreme Court.

The consumer court has also directed the hospital and the two doctors – Srirup Chatterjee and Anil Mishra – to pay an additional litigation fee of Rs 5 lakh to Gaurav’s parents Vijay and Madhubala Khanna. The hospital has also been asked to refund Rs 6,15,000 to the Khannas, as it was found to have been wrongly charged.

On January 17, 2005, Gaurav was admitted to the hospital with chest pain. He was put in the cardiac care unit (CCU). Anil Mishra and Srirup Chatterjee of the hospital diagnosed that Gaurav had an aortic valve leakage and advised a replacement. A surgery was done on January 22, but it failed to improve his condition.

Gaurav suffered a renal failure and was put on a ventilator. He was put through multiple surgeries, without their consent, the parents have alleged. But the operations couldn’t revive the youngster. Gaurav died on February 5.

Bleeding from deep cuts, breathless and panic-stricken, she saw a bus moving towards Esplanade and made a desperate leap for it. To her horror, the gang stopped the bus, pulled her out and started beating her. No one in the bus raised a finger in protest.

The assault continuous until the 21-year-old younger girl collapsed on the street, wailing and asking for desire. She had struggled on providing a only girl could against a mob. Just when she terrifying it would get more extreme, the opponents saw she was swelling greatly from her injuries, losing their receptors and remaining.

When TOI met her on Thursday, she had her right part in a toss. It took 14 sewing to shut her harm. “The terrifying will hassle me for the rest of my way of life. But I will fight until the molesters are put behind bars,” the gutsy south Kolkata younger girl said.

TOI is withholding her name for security reasons.
She is also a key notice in the Adventure position Road sex-related assault scenario, which had surprised the nation and presented house the upsetting proven reality that the city may be getting increasingly dangerous for women.

It was she who had come forward with information to help police nab the alleged rapists. Like the earlier incident, the accused in the New Market case are also businessmen. They were remanded in police custody on Monday.

The warrant was released because Nupur did not appear in court today.

The next date of hearing to has been set for the 18th, which means that the CBI could arrest her before then if she does not surrender. The Talwars also have the option of appealing to an higher court to cancel the warrant issued today.

Aarushi was found dead in her bedroom at the Talwars’ home in the suburban of Noida in May 2008, days before her 14 birthday. The Talwars’ domestic help, Hemraj, was discovered dead on their roof a day later.

Aarushi’s dad, Rajesh, like his wife, is a dentist. He was present in court but refused to comment on today’s developments. Rajesh was arrested a weeks time after Aarushi’s death but was later released on bail when the CBI said it did not have any proof against him. He is currently on bail.

When the CBI asked the Ghaziabad court last year if it could close the Aarushi case, the judge refused.

Bangalore, April 8:

“We are creating India’s first economical town as a top quality city facilities in organization with major financial institutions and organizations on 50 miles of area, offered by the Karnataka govt,” IFCI us president and IIDL chairman Atul Kumar Rai said on the situation.

The ambitious venture is planned to be accomplished in three years.

The structure of the financial city is based on Zen geomancy concept with effective circulation and activity patterns.

The internet sensation Poonam Pandey who has been in news for all the wrong reasons has stirred a new controversy in Kolkata. The leading city daily published an image (down) showing Poonam Pandey with a frame showing Sachin Tendulkar as God and a Pakistani cricket player bowing down before the frame which angered the members of Muslim community. Exasperated by the picture, protestants blocked the road traffic for nearly six hours accompanied by the minor incidents of violence.
Poonam Pandey posted the picture to congratulate Tendulkar on completion of his 100 international tons with the tweet, “FOR GOD’S SAKE!’. Thinking what pic should! gift the `God of Cricket’… This Historic moment reminds me of an old pic which one of my fans had morphed…”
Kolkata remained tensed whole day prompting the chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to cut short her visit to Delhi and return to the city. On her return she said ”Some people provoked by political influence are trying to create problems in the city. I urge them not to fall to such provocation and ask them to maintain peace and harmony,” asking the citizens to maintain law and order. The CM appealed to Muslims saying,”I don’t want to play any communal game. My responsibility is to ensure peace in West Bengal and no article should be published in Newspaper which would hurt Muslims’ religious mind. I have given instruction to the administration to tackle the situation strictly. I never tolerate any conspiracy against the Muslim community.”
Muslim organizations has also released a statement in the protest and asking people to maintain peace. They have also requested media to avoid publishing these type of photos and news.

Meanwhile Poonam clear her stand on the issue as she tweeted,”I am really Shocked and Hurt over the incident in Kolkata, A fan made stupid morphed pic (left) of mine was published by mistake on a News Paper(sic)”
She also wrote,”Please keep me away from any such unwanted controversies which could hurt one’s sentiments” further adding, “I am a peaceloving person and I don’t advocate any kind of violence… And crazy fans plz stop Morphing my pix” requesting her fans to not morph her pics and keep her away from such controversies.