Palawan undertakes solar home project.
Palawan Governor Joel Reyes said he had given the go signal for the commencement of the second and third phases of the SHS project. Included in the package is the provision of five solar-powered streetlights in each beneficiary barangay. With this Malampaya funding, the second and third...

69 poor towns to receive loan assistance -- DILG.
DILG Secretary Ronaldo Puno said out of the 78 municipalities that submitted their letters of intent to the DILG for the MDG loan assistance as of April this year, 69 were declared eligible for the fund allocation. The amount of loan that each beneficiary will get depends...

Humans vs predators in 'Altered'.
Humans versus predators -- strange creatures who might not be from this planet -- who will survive? An Exclusive Interview with Eduardo SA nchez on "Altered" So you've recently just finished and released Altered. Can you tell us a little what the film is about...

Koko expects SET to resolve electoral protest within year.
Pimentel said he is confident the recount of the remaining ballots he has contested will all go to his favor, adding that he is ready to take over last year's 12th Senate seat from Zubiri. Zubiri, a three-time Bukidnon congressman who ran in the 2007 senatorial race...

Lodha scores over Birlas in SC.
NEW DELHI: Rajendra Singh Lodha, who claims sole rights over MP Birla's assets through his wife Priyamvada's 1999 will, scored a decisive victory over the Birlas on Monday as the Supreme Court virtually shut out K K Birla, Basant K Birla and Yashovardhan Birla from having a say in...

Grover case: Cops to conduct parade soon.
MUMBAI: The crime branch has decided to conduct the identification parade of Maria Susairaj and her boyfriend Jerome Mathew in front of witnesses in the case this week. The two are in police custody in the gruesome murder case of Synergy creative head Neeraj Grover. Joint police...

Under Goan law, Manyata gets 50% of husband's assets.
Byline: Swati Deshpande & Meena Iyer (##include msid=2162032,type=11 ##) Wedding in Goa. What for? (TOI Photo) MUMBAI: Actor Sanjay Dutt's secret Goan wedding with Manyata was put on hold on Tuesday with a mamlatdar (revenue official) staying Manyata's six-month residence certificate. ...

Amended Hindu Succession Act.
Byline: Rajan R Hiranandani After an amendment to the Hindu Succession Act 1956 in the year 2005, more descendants, specially females, have been elevated as Class I heirs in respect of property left behind by a Hindu male, who has died intestate ie without making a Will....

Supreme Court quashes Birlas' plea on Priyamvada will.
NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: In a setback to the Birlas, the Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the petitions of KK Birla, BK Birla and Yashovardhan Birla in the case involving the late Priyamvada Birla's will. The apex court also imposed a fine of Rs 2.5 lakh on them while...

'Father can get share of son's property'.
NEW DELHI: Speaking of the changes in the Succession Act, Law Commission's part-time member Keerti Singh said that the anomaly in denying the father a share of the property of his children who die without a will would be set right by including the dead property owner's father in...