Gita Mehta declines to accept Padma Shri in election year
Bhubaneswar, (PTI) Eminent writer Gita Mehta on Saturday declined to accept the Padmi Shri, saying it could be “misconstrued” in an year of major elections. Mehta, who is Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s sister, was awarded the Padma Shri in the field of literature and education. “I am deeply honoured that the Government of India should […]
Experts, images suggest a Saudi ballistic missile program
Dubai, Jan 26 (AP) A military base deep inside Saudi Arabia appears to be testing and possibly manufacturing ballistic missiles, experts and satellite images suggest, evidence of the type of weapons program it has long criticized its archrival Iran for possessing. Further raising the stakes for any such program are comments by Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown […]
Navy divers detect another body in flooded Meghalaya coal mine
Shillong, (PTI) Navy divers Saturday located the body of another miner trapped since December 13 inside the 370-foot-deep coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district, officials said. “The Indian Navy has informed us that another body was found at 3am and is located at about 280 feet away from the bottom of the main shaft,” […]
India should encourage Taliban to shun violence and become mainstream in Afghanistan: Menon
Jaipur, Jan 26 ( PTI) India should be clear about its role in Afghanistan and do whatever it can to encourage that the Taliban shun violent extremism and become mainstream, former National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon has said. India has been a key stakeholder in the peace and reconciliation process in Afghanistan and has committed […]
‘Pak intruder shot dead along IB in JK’s Samba ‘
Jammu, (PTI) A Pakistani intruder was shot dead Saturday by Border Security Force personnel along the International Border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. An intruder was noticed by the BSF personnel manning a border outpost at Check Faqira area around 1 PM and asked to surrender, they said. They said the intruder […]
Scooty rider critically injured in accident, shifted to Srinagar
By Bilal Ahmad Baramulla: One person was injured in an accident in Sopore area of the district here on Saturday. According to officials a scooty rider met an accident after a speedy car rammed into the rider at shah dargah chowk Sopore. The rider, he siad, has received critical injuries in the accident. He was […]
Guj: 6 kids, cop hurt in R-Day parade motorcycle stunt mishap
Palanpur,(PTI) Six children and a woman constable riding a stunt motorcycle were Saturday injured when the two-wheeler slipped at a state-level Republic Day parade organised here. The stunt-motorcycle slipped after it lost balance and hit a group of children in the 11-12 age group who were part of the audience, said Banaskantha Superintendent of Police Pradeep […]
Breaking protocol again, Modi walks on Rajpath
Continuing his style of greeting the crowd after the Republic Day parade, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday walked on the Rajpath greeting people amid chants of “Modi, Modi”. Modi has undertaken similar walks earlier too. He broke his security cover after last year’s Independence Day speech at the Red Fort when he stepped out […]
Journalists protest barring of colleagues from covering R-Day function
Srinagar: Journalists on Saturday protested against barring of their colleagues from covering Indian Republic Day function at SK Stadium in Srinagar. Journalists assembled at Kashmir Press Club and took out a rally towards City Centre Lal Chowk. Condemning the incident, Kashmir Editors Guild has demanded action against the officials who denied passes to the journalists. […]
Issue of barring journalists from R-Day function will be looked into: Advisor Kumar
Srinagar: Advisor to Governor, K Vijay Kumar on Saturday said that the issue of some journalists not being permitted to cover the R-Day function in Srinagar would be looked into.He said the entire process of security clearance for issuance of passes to journalists shall be reviewed for better coordination in future. “It is learnt that […]
