Govt project for JK children, youth for psychological rehabilitation
New Delhi: More than 3,000 children and youths from Jammu and Kashmir have been taken to various parts of the country as part of a project for psychological rehabilitation of children affected by militancy, the Lok Sabha was informed today. Union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir said the Home Ministry has been conducting […]
Explosion strikes Palestinian PM’s convoy in Gaza
Gaza City: An explosion went off as Palestinian prime minister Rami Hamdallah’s convoy entered the Gaza Strip today, wounding seven people, a security source and witnesses said. Hamdallah was not injured in the explosion, which occurred shortly after his convoy entered for a rare visit to the territory run by Islamist movement Hamas, a security […]
HC cancels ongoing KAS mains exams
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Tuesday directed cancellation of the main examination of Kashmir Administrative Service (KAS). The court also directed the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission to hold the main examination afresh. A division bench of Justices Justice Janak Raj Kotwal and Justice Sanjeev Kumar also directed JKPSC to allow candidates […]
Maharashtra govt to make adulteration of milk a non-bailable offence
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government may bring in a law to make the adulteration of milk a non-bailable offence, with a punishment of up to three years in jail. State food and civil supplies minister Girish Bapat said in the Legislative Assembly that if the punishment for milk adulteration was increased to three years, there will […]
8 CRPF men killed in blast triggered by Naxals in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Eight personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were killed when suspected Maoists blew up their mine-protected vehicle (MPV) in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district today, an official said. Some jawans were also reported to be injured in the explosion, but there was no official confirmation yet, he said. The blast occurred when a team […]
Drabu ouster: Altaf Bhukhari to take charge as Finance Minister
Srinagar : The Jammu and Kashmir Minister for Education Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari was today assigned Finance Minister Portfolio after the ouster of Haseeb Drabu. The Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today called on Altaf Bhukhari and assigned him the additional charge of finance. Pertinently, Haseeb Drabu was unceremoniously removed from the council of ministers by […]
Five killed as insurgents attack police checkpoint in Afghanistan
Kabul: An Afghan official says at least five Afghan police forces have been killed after insurgents attacked their checkpoint in western Farah province. Fared Bakhtawer, head of the provincial council in Farah, said today that Insurgents took five other police alive from the checkpoint near Farah city. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack, […]
2 Cong MLAs expelled from Telangana Assembly
Hyderabad: Two Congress MLAs were today expelled from the Telangana Assembly while 11 others were suspended for the ongoing budget session for protesting during the Governor’s address to the joint sitting of Legislature. The expelled Congress members are Komatireddy Venkat Reddy and Sampath Kumar. When the House met today, Speaker S Madhusudana Chary expressed anguish […]
Book signed by Tagore auctioned for USD 700
Boston: A signed hardcover copy of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore’s ‘The King of the Dark Chamber’ – the English translation of his famous Bengali play ‘Raja’ – has been sold for USD 700 at an auction in the US. Signed on a prefatory page in fountain pen by Tagore, the Bolpur edition of the book […]
Rajya Sabha adjourned as Opps insists on discussion under voting rule
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned today till 2 pm as opposition MPs tried to raise issues including the Rs 12,700-crore fraud in Punjab National Bank, with the TMC and other parties insisting that a discussion on bank scams be held under a rule that entails voting. As the House met, Chairman M Venkaiah […]
