Police arrests thief in Srinagar, recovers stolen items including cash
Srinagar: Police on Monday claimed to have arrested a thief and recovered cash and stolen items from his possession. Police spokesman said that they were acting on complaint that a thief had stolen a bag from Sumkachbal Khanyar mosque which contained some cash, one mobile phone, important documents and other personal belongings . “During the […]
PM-Kisan: Aadhaar optional for 1st installment; compulsory from 2nd onwards
New Delhi, Feb 4 (PTI) The centre has made Aadhaar number of small and marginal farmers optional for availing the first installment of Rs 2,000 under the recently launched Rs 75,000 crore PM-Kisan scheme, according to official document. However to get the subsequent installments, it has been made compulsory for farmers to show Aadhaar number for […]
Petition filed in SC challenging central law on land acquisition near disputed site in Ayodhya
New Delhi, Feb 4 (PTI) A petition was filed in the Supreme Court Monday challenging the constitutional validity of 1993 Central law on land acquisition in Ayodhya near the disputed Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid site. The plea contended that Parliament has no legislative competence to acquire land belonging to the state. The plea, filed by seven individuals […]
65 per cent of country’s mobile phones are manufactured in Noida: UP Dy CM
Lucknow, Feb 4 (PTI) Sixty-five per cent of country’s mobile phones are manufactured now in Noida alone, said Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma Monday, claiming that UP has a strong potential to surpass the growth of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. UP emergence as a hub of mobile phone production has also stopped its […]
Mainstream parties, JRL should take stand on 850 MW Ratle Power Project being gifted to NHPC: Er Rasheed
Srinagar: AIP President Er Rasheed on Monday appealed mainstream and pro-resistance parties to take a stand on allowing NHPC to become 51% owner in 850 MW Ratle Power Project in Kashmir valley. “The agreement is unfortunate and exchanging silently the MOU between officials of state power Development department and NHPC in presence of Prime Minister […]
‘Yee Kari Tee Kari Faisal kari Lo Lo’ slogans raised in Shah Faisal’s maiden public meet in Kupwara
Kupwara: Supporters of Shah Faisal on Monday welcomed him with Shiekh Abdullah times slogans during his maiden public meeting in Kupwara. The slogans that reverberated during Faisals public meet were a copy of slogans used during Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah’s tenure like ‘Yee Karri Tee Karri Bab Karri Lo Lo’ . Massive gathering was witnessed in […]
Man sets afire house over brother getting govt job, 4 killed
Malda, (PTI) Angry over his younger brother securing a government job on compassionate grounds, a 30-year-old man allegedly set two rooms of their house on fire, killing four members of the family and injuring four others in West Bengal’s Malda district, police said Monday. The incident occurred at Madantola village under Manikchak police station, they said. […]
Both Houses of Parliament adjourned over CBI row
New Delhi,(PTI) The CBI-Kolkata Police row Monday washed out proceedings in both houses of Parliament, even as Home Minister Rajnath Singh termed the developments in West Bengal as “unprecedented” and warned that the Centre has powers to take action. After repeated adjournments, both the houses were adjourned for the day. In the Lok Sabha, Trinamool Congress […]