Bar announces support to JRL’s shutdown call, to suspend work in courts tomorrow
Srinagar: Kashmir High Court Bar Association on Friday supported the Joint Resistance Leadership’s call for a valley wide shutdown on November 17 as nine-phased election to Panchayats in the state commences. According to a statement the lawyers body said: In view o the general strike call given by the JRL, the bar association has decided […]
Australia takes India to WTO over sugar subsidies
Melbourne (PTI): Australia said on Friday that it was taking legal action against India, the world’s second-largest sugar producer, at the WTO over subsidies which it said caused a “significant downturn” in world sugar prices and hurt Australian producers. Australia alleges that the subsidies, which have seen Indian sugar production leap from an average 20 million […]
India, China should boost military exchanges: Chinese defence minister
Beijing (PTI): India and China should boost military exchanges and improve mutual trust and properly manage and control any “disparities”, Chinese State Councillor and Defence Minister Gen Wei Fenghe has said. Defence Secretary Sanjay Mitra, who headed the Indian delegation at the ninth India-China Annual Defence and Security Dialogue here on November 13, called on Wei […]
Pak shall be ‘punished’ for activities detrimental to India: Army commander
Udhampur, Nov 16 (PTI) The Army’s Northern Command chief, Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, said Friday Pakistan shall be “punished” if it carries out activities detrimental to India and asserted that befitting replies were given to the neighbouring nation for violating ceasefire. The Army commander’s comments come in the wake of fatalities in sniping incidents along the […]
Three ‘RTI activists’ held for extortion
Thane (Maha),(PTI) :Three men claiming to be RTI activists, were arrested for allegedly extorting a builder at Dombivli in Thane district of Maharashtra, police said on Friday. Two of the arrested accused are brothers, police said adding that they had asked the victim to either pay Rs 30 lakh to them or allot three flats in […]
Govt sets up tribunal to decide on ban on 2 Tripura militant groups
New Delhi, Nov 16 (PTI) The Centre has set up a tribunal, headed by Delhi High Court Judge Justice Suresh Kait, for adjudicating whether or not two Tripura-based militant outfits should be declared banned organisations under the law. The decision has been taken by the Home Ministry exercising the powers conferred under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) […]
Emission fiasco: NGT directs Volkswagen to deposit Rs 100 crore
New Delhi, Nov 16 (PTI) The National Green Tribunal Friday directed Volkswagen to deposit an interim amount of Rs 100 crore with the CPCB in a case related to allegations against the German auto major for using ‘cheat device’ in emission tests of its diesel vehicles. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel […]
Modi dares Congress to make “outsider” party president
Ambikapur (PTI): Returning the Congress’ “a chaiwala could become prime minister due to Nehru” barb, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday dared it to make someone “from outside the family” as its chief for him to believe the late leader created a true democratic system. Modi also charged the Gandhis with still not being able to come […]
CBI loses jurisdictions to act in Andhra Pradesh as government withdraws ‘General Consent’
Amaravati: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will not be able to exercise its powers in any case in Andhra Pradesh as the state government has withdrew the ‘General Consent’ given to the members of Delhi Special Police Establishment. According to the Zee News report Following the withdrawal of the concent, the Central Bureau of […]
Police officer among 7 cops injured, wireless equipment damaged in Keran mishap
Srinagar: Seven policemen including a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) were injured and a wireless equipment was damaged after a vehicle they were travelling in turned turtle in Keran area along the Line of Control in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday late evening, police said today. A police officer concerned told GNS that the […]
