Bijnor: The family of a pharmacy owner who died while in the Haryana Police custody has alleged that excessive torture and harassment led to his death. Sanjeev Kumar, who owned a pharmacy in Sevaram locality in Bijnor district of Uttar Pradesh, was arrested by the Haryana Police on October 15 in a case under the […]
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Monday issued notices to Vice-Chancellors of nine universities after they refused to send their resignation letters to him before 11.30 AM as per his directive on Sunday. This was disclosed by the Governor himself, who is also the chancellor of the universities in the state. “Now, they have […]
Branch cutting, other works started; new curtailment schedule to be issued after Nov 10: CE Srinagar: The Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) has braced up to stay prepared ahead of winters with officials saying that the works like upgradation of transmission lines, branch cutting and others are going on to ensure better power scenario […]
New Delhi: The Centre has cancelled the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) licences of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (RGF) and the Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust (RGCT), two NGOs headed by Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, for alleged violation of laws, officials said on Sunday. The action came following investigations carried out by an inter-ministerial committee formed […]
New Delhi: The BJP on Sunday welcomed the cancellation of the FCRA licences of two NGOs headed by former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, and said the Gandhi family and organisations linked to them can’t be above law. BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra claimed that the home ministry’s decision to cancel the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act licences […]
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday hit back at the Centre for action against the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (RGF) and the Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust (RGCT), saying the move is aimed at diverting public attention from the main issues being faced by the country. “They (Centre) recycle old charges against the RGF and RGCT. This […]
Kishtwar: Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar has emerged as North India’s power hub with a potential to serve the power needs of even the entire country in the coming times, Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said on Sunday. The minister was speaking at the DISHA (District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee) meeting of […]
Sriharikota/Bengaluru: Indian Space Research Organisations’ heaviest rocket LVM3-M2 on its maiden commercial mission on Sunday successfully placed 36 broadband communication satellites of a UK-based customer into the intended orbits, the space agency said, describing the mission as ‘historic’. OneWeb Ltd is the UK-based customer of NewSpace India Ltd (NSIL), ISRO’s commercial arm, and a global […]
New Delhi: Germany on Sunday said it has not changed its position on Kashmir and the “bilateral path” is the way forward to resolve the vexed issue, days after India rejected a call by the German and Pakistani foreign ministers for involving the United Nations for a solution to it. German Ambassador to India Philipp […]
Jammu: Police detained a truck driver on Sunday after heroin weighing more than 21 kg was seized from his vehicle on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur. “During the checking of vehicles at Zero Point on the highway at Chenani, a truck coming from Kashmir and driven by Kulwinder Singh of Punjab’s […]