Focus on establishing KV’s in border districts: MHRD tells DSEK
Srinagar:The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) asked the J&K’s school education department to focus on the establishment of KendriyaVidyalaya (KV) in border districts of the state. The directions were given to the state recently during a review meeting of road map devised by MHRD for overall upgradation of the education sector in the state. […]
Use of Aadhar card to be made voluntary for SIMs, bank accounts: Govt tables bill
NEW DELHI: The government Wednesday introduced a bill in the LokSabha that will allow individuals to voluntary offer biometric ID Aadhaar as a means of identity verification for obtaining services like opening a bank account and getting a mobile phone connection. The bill, which seeks to amend three separate laws governing Aadhaar, telecom sector, and […]
CBI books five Army officers for corruption
New Delhi: The CBI has booked five Army personnel, including a colonel, for allegedly receiving bribes worth Rs 18 lakh from a supplier of rations for troops posted in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, officials said Wednesday. This is the second case in the recent past when the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered an […]
Pakistan training groups for ‘Samundari Jihad’: Govt
New Delhi: Pakistan-based militant groups continue to train their cadre for underwater strikes and exhort them for ‘Samundari Jihad’ (seaborne jihad) against India, Union minister HansrajAhir said Wednesday. Replying to a written question in RajyaSabha, he said as per available information, there is no specific input about any militant group planning a 26/11 type Mumbai […]
Passports of 23 Indians misplaced
New Delhi: The government Wednesday said it has declared as “lost” passports of 23 Indians after receiving information that the documents were misplaced by the Pakistani High Commission here. It is learnt that the Indians, whose passports went missing, had applied for visa in Pakistan High Commission to travel to that country. “The Ministry of […]
Backlash in Shimla
Kashmir trade has been once again targeted by the fanatic populace that is being dumb driven by some zealots who wish to derive political mileage out of every hate mongering activity. This time around some shop owners hailing from Kashmir who have setup shops in Shimla were targeted by a frenzied mob who broke open […]
