As Nitish joins NDA, 2019 poll prospect looks rosy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s bid to retain power in 2019 looks stronger than ever, with the Bharatiya Janata Party now reigning over the north, west and the east, quite the way the Congress did in its heyday. With the Janata Dal-United chief Nitish Kumar forming a government with the National Democratic Alliance in Bihar on Thursday, the […]
Hours after resignation, Nitish back as CM with Sushil Modi in tow
July 27, 2017 A little more than 12 hours after 66-year-old Kumar resigned to break ranks with his allies — Lalu Yadav’s Rashtriya Janata Dal party and the Congress — he was back in office after being sworn in by Bihar Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi at the Raj Bhawan. Senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi was […]
India-China border row may lead to war, says US expert
By IANS : 27th July 2017 WASHINGTON: A US expert has said that the ongoing border dispute between the Indian and Chinese troops at Dokhlam in the Sikkim sector could lead to a war. “Yes I do, and I don’t say that lightly,” Jeff M. Smith, a scholar at the American Foreign Policy Council, told the […]
Attention vehicle owners
JAMMU,: The traffic Department has asked all the owners to get their vehicles insured to avoid action in case of default. As per a spokesperson, the traffic department, as per the directions of Supreme Court Committee on Road Safety of India, is conducting periodical drives to check whether the vehicles owners have 3rd party insurance. […]
Degree College to be established at Drass, Altaf,reviews
SRINAGAR: The Minister for Education, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari today chaired a meeting to discuss the modalities regarding establishment of Government Degree College at Drass in district Kargil. The meeting was attended by Commissioner Secretary, Finance, Navin Kumar Choudhary, Commissioner Secretary Planning, Development and Monitoring; Rohit Kansal, Commissioner Secretary Higher Education, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon, […]
Labs, equipment defunct for poor patients , Sub-District Hospital of Tral in envelope of corruption and controversies
By: Bhat Shahnawaz Tral: Dozens of female patients had to finally go to the private labs for the tests as in the Sub-District Hospital of Tral they were told by the technicians that their machines were defunct and they were not having the funds to buy the chemicals and other such material for the tests. […]
Send Sanjay Dutt to jail if you think we broke rules: Maharashtra govt to HC
July 27, 2017 The Maharashtra government on Thursday told the Bombay high court that it can direct Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt to go back to jail if it is of the view that the state had erred in granting him early remission. The state government made this submission when it was asked by the court how […]
India leave Sri Lanka reeling at 154-5 in first Test
27 Jul 2017 India’s bowlers tore through the Sri Lankan top order to put the visitors firmly on top on the second day of the first Test in Galle on Thursday. Paceman Mohammed Shami picked two wickets in the same over and Umesh Yadav got rid of opener Dimuth Karunaratne after India posted a commanding […]
Ex-Pakistani PM Pervez Musharraf considered using nuclear weapons against India in 2001: Report
Press Trust of India, Dubai Jul 27, 2017 Pakistan’s former military dictator Gen Pervez Musharraf contemplated the use of nuclear weapons against India amid tensions following the December 2001 terror attack on the Indian Parliament, but decided against doing so out of fear of retaliation, according to a media report. Musharraf, 73, also recalled that […]
Indian visa conditions for Pakistanis regrettable: Islamabad
Islamabad, July 27 (IANS) Pakistan said on Thursday that India’s stipulation for grating visa to Pakistani nationals were “highly regrettable” and was against diplomatic norms. “It is highly regrettable that India has placed such restrictions on visas for patients who are suffering from serious and terminal illnesses,” Foreign Office spokesperson Nafees Zakaria said. Only a […]
