3 journalists, policeman arrested for extortion in Noida
Noida: In a major operation, a police inspector and three journalists were arrested here on charges of bribery and extortion, officials said Wednesday. “Manoj Kumar Pant, SHO of Sector 20 police station, and journalists Sushil Pandit, Udit Goyal and Raman Thakur were arrested yesterday,” Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Vaibhav Krishna said. […]
Landslides block traffic on highway
Srinagar: Landslides Wednesday again blocked the traffic on Srinagar-Jammu highway. Reports said that a fresh landslide hit highway in the Ramban district. Last evening the highway was blokced for traffic after landslides hit Panthal, Battery Cheshma and Anokhi Fall areas on the highway. The landslides were cleared and one-way traffic was restored on the highway. […]
One more institution died due to govt’s negligence: Chidambaram on NSC resignations
New Delhi: With two members of the National Statistical Commission resigning, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday said that one more venerable institution has died due to the government’s “malicious negligence”. The former finance minister’s attack on the government came in the wake of two independent members of the National Statistical Commission […]
Unhappy with Yamuna cleaning, NGT asks Delhi, UP, Hary to deposit Rs 10 cr each
New Delhi (PTI) The National Green Tribunal Tuesday expressed dissatisfaction over the cleaning of river Yamuna and directed Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh governments to submit a performance guarantee of Rs 10 crore each within a month. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel directed the state governments to furnish a performance guarantee […]
Govt to come up with EOCs to deal with emergencies, weather eventualities
JAMMU: The Governor’s administration is contemplating to set up Emergency Operation Centres (EOCs) equipped with latest equipment at all district headquarters to deal with emergencies and to tackle any eventuality. The information was revealed by Secretary Disaster Management Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (DMRRR), Farooq Ahmad Shah, here today while chairing a meeting convened to discuss the construction of EOCs. […]
Rahul assures passage of Women’s reservation bill if voted to power
Kochi (PTI) Congress President Rahul Gandhi Tuesday said the Women’s Bill would be passed on a priority if voted to power in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. “The first thing we will do when we win the 2019 election is to pass the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Parliament,” he told a booth-level party workers meeting […]
Yogi Adityanath announces tax exemption for film ‘Uri’ in Uttar Pradesh
Allahabad (UP) (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh government Monday decided to give state GST exemption to Bollywood blockbuster ‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’. The decision was taken at the cabinet meeting held in Allahabad, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who presided over the meeting, told reporters. “This is a movie on the surgical strikes, the cabinet has decided to […]
Man accused of killing sisters for gain arrested
Hyderabad, (PTI): The murder of two sisters, whose bodies were found on the banks of the Musi river here, was solved Tuesday with the arrest of a 34-year-old man here, a senior police official said The man allegedly killed them to steal their golden ear tops, the official said. On the night of January 21, […]
Palestinian government ‘submits resignation’ to Abbas
Ramallah (Palestinian Territories), Jan 29 (AFP) The Palestinian government officially submitted its resignation to president Mahmud Abbas Tuesday, a statement said, though it will remain in place while a new administration is formed. Analysts see the change in government as an attempt by Abbas to strengthen his position and further isolate his political rivals Hamas as […]
DAK pitches for separate swine flu clinics at Kashmir hospitals
DAK pitches for separate swine flu clinics at Kashmir hospitals Srinagar,: With the surge in a number of swine flu cases and 15 deaths so far this season in Kashmir valley due to the virus, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Tuesday urged health authorities in Kashmir to set up separate outpatient clinics for swine flu patients. […]
