AAP govt, Delhi Police engage in blame game over JNU sedition case
New Delhi (PTI) The AAP government and the Delhi Police engaged in a blame game on Saturday after a court questioned the department for filing a chargesheet in the sedition case against former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar and others without procuring the required sanction from authorities. An AAP government spokesperson said no file seeking any prosecution […]
Those stopped from looting public money are forming ‘mahagathbandhan’: PM
Silvassa, (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday targeted the ‘mahagathbandhan’ (grand alliance) mulled by opposition parties, calling it a combine of those he prevented from looting India. He also took potshots at the TMC’s opposition rally in Kolkata while addressing a public function at Silvassa, the capital of the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. […]
Recover Rs 982cr from resort where MLAs are staying: BJP to Cong
Bengaluru, (PTI) Alleging that the resort where Congress legislators were staying fearing poaching owes Rs 982 crores to the Karnataka government as a penalty in a land encroachment case, the state BJP Saturday asked the Congress leaders to collect the amount and use it to waive farm loans. “Eagleton resort owe GOK Rs 998cr Penalty amount […]
Omar, Mehbooba express anguish after north Kashmir woman forced to deliver on road
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti Saturday expressed anguish about the reports of a woman forced to deliver on a road in Srinagar. Omar hoped the Governor’s administration would take immediate take action in the tragic case. “I hope the state functionaries working under the command of @jandkgovernor take immediate […]
Bodies of teen siblings killed in US fire reach Telangana
Hyderabad, Jan 19 (PTI): The bodies of three teenaged siblings from Telangana, who were among four people killed in a fire at a house in Tennessee, USA, two days before Christmas, have been brought here, family members said. The family members and officials from Telangana state minorities commission were among those who received the bodies […]
Rajouri man killed in Saudi two weeks back, poor family demands MEA to help bring body home
Rajouri, Jan 19 (GNS): A 44-year-old man from Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir was killed after being hit with some sharp object in Saudi Arabia, his family said today. The poor family has no means to bring the body back home and urged the government of India through Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to see […]
Kharung La avalanche: Body of sixth person retrieved, four remain missing
Leh: The body of the sixth civilian buried yesterday under an avalanche at Khardung La Pass in Ladakh district of Kashmir was retrieved on Saturday. The avalanche hit two trucks carrying 10 persons at Khardungla pass in Ladakh region at 7.00 am on Friday, an official of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) said. Dy SP […]
‘Claim of highest growth rate under NDA based on bogus numbers produced by Niti Aayog’
New Delhi (PTI) Former finance minister P Chidambaram rejected the ruling BJP’s claim of achieving the highest growth rate under the NDA government on Saturday, saying it was based on “bogus numbers” produced by the Niti Aayog. The senior Congress leader took to Twitter to say that these numbers were rejected by every economist and statistician […]
Jan 26: Traffic Police issues route plan, cites ‘security reasons’
Srinagar: Traffic police on Saturday issued a route plan for commuters ahead of Indian Republic Day functions on January 26 and cited security reasons in its advisory. “It is pertinent to mention here that due to security reasons the road stretch from Radio Kashmir Chowk upto Ram Munshi Bagh , Gupkar Crossing has been restricted […]
