SRINAGAR: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani on Thursday left for New Delhi and later had a medical examination of his chest at a private hospital in Gurgaon. Dr Vikram Sarabhai of Medanta hospital had performed several tests on Geelani’s infected chest. But the pro-freedom leader was allowed to return to his Malviya Nagar […]
Hyderabad: In a mid-air scare, “incorrect” input by Pakistan’s air traffic control to a Mumbai-bound Air India Dreamliner plane from London led it to come close to another aircraft, prompting a sharp reaction from India. The Mumbai-bound Air India flight AI-130 from London’s Heathrow Airport on Tuesday escaped a near-miss incident after the Karachi Air […]
New Delhi: Favouring self-regulation by media, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said some aberrations had crept into the “fiercely independent” journalism and it should itself find ways to remove them. “Vibrant and fiercely independent media in our country is an asset for all of us. It has served us well in disseminating information, educating […]
NEW DELHI: Heeding to years of pleas and protests by differently-abled people, government has finally come out with detailed rules governing their air travel by making it clear that no airline would refuse to fly them. Airlines and airports have been asked to provide all required facilities and assistance to meet the needs of the […]
“The Foreign Minister (of Pakistan) yesterday in conversation with an Embassy officer made (the) following points: Reference Kashmir: Nehru has now sent (a) letter to Mohammed Ali stating there is no reason for (the) two Prime Ministers to meet, thus all doors (are) closed except recourse to (the) Security Council. (The) Foreign Minister suggested that […]
SRINAGAR: According to Director, School Education Kashmir, all the schools from primary to higher secondary level (both government and recognized private schools) shall remain closed till March 15 in view of heavy snowfall in Kashmir Valley. Violation in this regard shall be reviewed seriously, the Director said in a handout here Wednesday. Meanwhile, a spokesperson […]
SRINAGAR: The overall fiscal liabilities of Jammu and Kashmir has increased by 11 per cent from Rs 36,267 crore (March 2012) to Rs 40,265 crore (March 2013), according to the Comptroller and Auditor General’ report. It said that at the end of 2012-13, the accumulated liabilities were 1.54 times of the government’s revenue receipts during […]
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Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani is stable and is being flown to New Delhi for check-up and medical tests, pro-freedom amalgam said Wednesday. “Mr Geelani is stable. He would be shifted to New Delhi provided flights take off. He is also feeling weakness and that is second aspect to be viewed by […]
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has received nearly Rs 15 million ($246,000) as donations in the first 10 days of March from within the country and outside, party sources said. Interestingly, on March 5, when AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal was detained in Gujarat, it received a staggering Rs 24,26,481. After a stunning debut […]