8 Feb : On a day when the Andhra Pradesh High Court struck down job reservation for Muslims, the West Bengal govt has announced 10 pc quota in employment for the community under the OBC category.

The state government declared the quota for the Muslims who were educationally, socially and economically backward in the state.
“We have decided to accept the recommendations of the Ranganath Mishra Commission and will take steps to implement it,” Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee told newsmen at the state secretariat on Monday without waiting for the Centre’s decision …

8 Feb : BJP President Nitin Gadkari is all set to be elected as the party president for a three-year term in the organisational polls on Tuesday.
The submission of nomination papers, scrutiny and withdrawal of papers has to be done between 1000 hrs to 1300 hrs.
Gadkari, who took over as Party President from Rajnath Singh in the last week of December, was likely to be the lone contender and in all probability would be elected unopposed, party sources said.
Electoral Officer Thawar Chand Gehlot will conduct the party presidential elections.
The National …

8 Feb : In the worst-ever snowslide in recent years in Kashmir, 17 soldiers were killed and an equal number injured when an avalanche slammed into them during their winter warfare training on steep slopes of a ski resort, 70-km from Srinagar, on Monday.
The avalanche came hurtling down on the 60-strong combat troops as they were scaling the icy walls of high-altitude Khilanmarg peak in near zero visibility, police and army said.
Seventeen jawans were buried alive under tonnes of snow, 17 were extricated while 26 were rescued, army spokesman Col. …

8 Feb : Former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore, convicted in the Ruchika molestation case, was attacked when a student of the prestigious NID posing as a journalist and said to have a pyschological disorder stabbed him thrice in the face with a pocket knife outside a local court.
The condition of 68-year-old Rathore, who had gone to the court in connection with hearing of his appeal against the six-month sentence imposed on him on Monday, was stated to be stable.
The shaken former top cop came back to the court with a …

Mandeep Puri : Delhi-based designer AJ Singh showcased his exclusive collection in the finale of the Chandigarh Fashion Week. The recently-concluded fashion week held at Taj Chandigarh from 29th to 31st January 2010 saw his label Afrin India present sarees, suits and lehnga cholis in rich embroideries and vibrant colors.
AJ showcased his signature chickankari collection embellished with heavy mukaish and zardosi work. The hand-embroidered lehenga-cholis, suits and sarees were styled to perfection in pure georgettes in eternal white, pink, beige and black. The all-season chickan range is rich and opulent …

Anita Gharu, 8 Feb, Mohali : Shivalik Public School, Mohali once again bubbled up with the activities when approx. 85 educators from J & K visited the school under the Global Green Peace programme. Their objective was to learn about the latest teaching methodologies, interaction and role of cooperation in teaching and learning process prevalent today.
Their interaction with the school children and the school authorities gave them an insight to the teaching and learning. First of all, the Director, Mr. D S Bedi welcomed the guests and said that the …

8 Feb : Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s much-awaited film ‘My Name Is Khan’ will see its world premiere in Abu Dhabi next week.
The film, which marks the return of the famous onscreen pair Shah Rukh and Kajol after a gap of eight years,
is a love-story in the backdrop of post 9/11 America.
Directed by Karan Johar and co-produced by Khan, the film will premiere in Abu Dhabi on 10th February followed by an European premiere in Berlin two days later.
Thousands of fans are expected to descend on the Emirates Palace …