Funds under PM Kisan scheme yet to be transferred to 1.5 lakh farmers in UP
Lucknow, May 30 (PTI) Funds under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi could not be transferred to 1.5 lakh farmers in Uttar Pradesh due to “data mismatch” and they will soon receive funds after the problem is rectified, UP Agriculture Minister Surya Pratap Shahi said Thursday. Terming the scheme as a game changer , Shahi said […]
2 militants killed in Sopore gunfight, searches on
Sopore: Two militants were killed in an encounter that broke out between hiding militants and government forces at Banpora, Dangerpora area of sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday morning. A joint team of army’s 22 RR and SOG had launched a cordon-and-search operation at Banpora dangerpora village of sopore. “Two militant have been […]
Six dead in suicide blast at Kabul military academy
Kabul,(AFP) At least six people were killed and six more wounded in a suicide blast outside a military academy in the Afghan capital on Thursday, an official said. The attack outside the Marshal Fahim National Defense University in western Kabul took place at the road entrance to the war college. Kabul police spokesman Firdaws Faramarz said […]
Sopore Encounter: One militant killed, operation on
Sopore (GNS): One militant killed has been killed in ongoing gunfight which broke out between militants and government forces in Sopore village of Baramulla district in north Kashmir on Thursday after several hours of siege. A senior police officer told GNS that one militant has been killed amid ongoing encounter. As per the sources […]
Kargil war veteran declared foreigner: Cong slams BJP govt, says insult to sacrifice of forces
New Delhi, (PTI) The Congress on Thursday hit out at the BJP government over a tribunal in Assam declaring a Kargil war veteran a foreigner, saying it shows the “high- handedness and flawed manner” in which the NRC exercise is being implemented in the northeastern state. Mohammad Sanaullah, a resident of Kolohikash village in Kamrup district, […]
Encounter breaks out in Sopore village after several hours of siege
Sopore, May 30 (GNS): A gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Sopore village of Baramulla district in north Kashmir on Thursday after several hours of siege. Reports reaching GNS said that a joint team of army’s 22 RR, CRPF and SOG cordoned off the Bunpora Mohalla of Dangerpora Sopore […]
Modi meets Shah ahead of government formation, give shape to council of ministers
New Delhi, (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a final round of consultations with BJP president Amit Shah and is learnt to have given shape to his council of ministers ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of his new government in the evening. The list of union ministers is likely to be sent to the […]
Seven schools in Pakistan sealed for anti-polio propaganda
Peshawar(PTI): Seven private schools in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province have been sealed for inciting mass hysteria against the polio drive and discouraging parents from cooperating with vaccination teams. Pakistan is one of the three countries, along with Afghanistan and Nigeria, where polio is still endemic. Attempts to eradicate the crippling disease have been seriously hampered by […]
Pak extends closure of airspace along India till border till June 15
Islamabad, (PTI): Pakistan has further extended the closure of its airspace along its eastern border with India until June 15, according to the country’s civil aviation authority. Pakistan fully closed its airspace in February after an Indian Air Force strike on a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror camp in Balakot. The country opened its airspace for all […]
Money laundering case: Robert Vadra appears before ED
New Delhi, (PTI) :Robert Vadra, the brother-in-law of Congress President Rahul Gandhi, Thursday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering case linked to purchase of alleged illegal assets abroad, officials said. Vadra was dropped by his wife and Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi outside the agency’s office near India Gate here […]