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 […]
New Delhi: A total of eight first information reports (FIR) have been registered against political parties for violating the model code of conduct prior to the Lok Sabha elections, the poll panel said on Tuesday. The model code of conduct came into force March 5 with the Lok Sabha election scheduled in the national capital […]
Srinagar: With heavy snowfall continuing in most parts of Jammu and Kashmir for the second day Tuesday, authorities extended the high danger avalanche warning to more areas in the higher reaches and asked the people not to venture on steep slopes for the next 24 hours. “On the basis of information from SASE, State Disaster […]
New Delhi: Of the 162 parliamentarians involved in 306 criminal cases, 76 are charged with serious crimes like murder, attempt to murder and kidnapping, the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch (NEW) said on Tuesday. The analysis of the Lok Sabha MPs elected in 2009 comes a day after the Supreme Court […]