Air India software shutdown effect: 137 flights to be delayed today
New Delhi, Apr 28 (PTI) The five-hour shutdown of Air India’s check-in software, which occurred Saturday morning, is still causing its ripple effect as the airline said 137 flights will be running with a delay on Sunday. The average duration of delay — on these 137 flights of Sunday — would be of 197 minutes, the […]
Man, woman kill father over property dispute, held
Muzaffarnagar, Apr 28 (PTI) A man and a woman were arrested for allegedly killing their father over property dispute in Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh, police said Sunday. Body of Panna Lal, 65, who was missing since February 18, was found at the house of his son at Thanabhawan town in Shamli district on Friday, they […]
ISIS claims three militants killed in gunfire with security forces in Sri Lanka
Colombo, Apr 28 (PTI) The Islamic State has claimed the three militants who blew themselves up during a fierce gun battle with security forces in Sri Lanka’s Eastern province, a media report said on Sunday. The shootout occurred on Friday night as the security forces continued their hunt for members of the National Thowheeth Jamaath (NTJ), […]
Removing the deadwood
The government of Jammu and Kashmir has started a process of removing the deadwood from the administration and some steps were initiated in this regard some years back. However, the move met a dead end as the process to bring in reforms and transparency in the administration could not move further. Jammu and Kashmir is […]
Teaching is the profession that stands tall against other professions
Today the profession of teaching is recognised as one of the noblest professions in the world
Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit APJ Kalam said that “Educationists should build the capacities of the spirit of inquiry, creativity, entrepreneurial and moral leadership among students and become their role model.” According to UNESCO in a statement acknowledged that crises, conflicts, and insecurity, alongside rising intolerance and discrimination, as well as budgetary restrictions are some of the […]
Musharraf will return to Pakistan on May 1: Lawyer
Islamabad, Apr 27 (PTI) Pakistan’s former military dictator Pervez Musharraf, who is facing high treason case, is likely to return to the country on May 1, his lawyer said on Saturday. A special court indicted General (retd) Musharraf, 75, for high treason in March 2014. He left for Dubai in 2016 to “seek medical treatment” […]
Militant’s body exhumed after two months, handed over to family
Srinagar, April 27: The body of a militant from Bandipora was exhumed on Saturday evening, more than two months after burial in Rajwar area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Three militants were killed in a gunfight with government forces in Warpora area of Sopore on February 22 this year and all of them were buried […]
Tulip Garden closed for public visits, say officials
Srinagar, April 27: The Directorate of Floriculture today issued a notification saying that Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden shall remain closed for general public from April 28,2019 as the garden is not suitable for further display to visitors due to less Tulip bloom.
Child rights body asks states to stop sale of Johnson’s baby shampoo
New Delhi, Apr 27 (PTI) The apex child rights body has asked all states to stop sale of Johnson’s baby shampoo after its sample was found to be of substandard quality in a lab test. In a letter to chief secretaries of all states, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights or NCPCR ordered stoppage […]
Pakistan suspends polio drive after security threats to workers
Islamabad, Apr 27 (PTI) The Pakistan government has suspended the anti-polio drive and post-campaign evaluation following the increasing number of attacks on polio workers in different parts of the country. The countrywide campaign to administer anti-polio drops to 39 million children under five years of age was launched on Monday and Friday was the last […]
