Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah has said the government has received nearly 700 applications from local militants in Pakistan occupied Kashmir who want to renounce violence and join the mainstream. “The response to the rehabilitation policy (for militants in PoK) has been better than expected. We have received 600 to 700 applications,” Omar told […]
A six-day long joint exercise of the Army and the Air Force will begin on Monday in the deserts of Bikaner and Suratgarh near Pakistan border. ‘Vijayee Bhava’, the 9th to 14th May inter-services exercise, will involve tank to tank wars, helicopter operations and others, Army officials said. Personnel from both the services are practising […]
In Pakistan, more than 700 terrorists are being trained at various terror camps across the LoC. News agencies quoting Home Ministry officials report that intelligence inputs have suggested that over 100 are waiting at launch pads to enter Jammu and Kashmir at any time. They said, despite India’s repeated complaint to Pakistan, the terror infrastructure […]
Farmers’ unrest over land acquisition on Sunday spread to Agra, where protesters clashed with police and torched vehicles, even as the toll in Greater Noida violence climbed to four while UP police announced a reward for arrest of a farmer leader for allegedly inciting the agitators. Four policemen were injured in Chaugaan village in Agra […]
Two policemen among three persons have been killed and District Magistrate Deepak Agarwal got a bullet injury in fierce clashes that broke out in Greater Noida on Saturday between security personnel and agitating farmers holding three roadways employees hostage. Scores of people including an SSP were also injured when the agitation by the farmers demanding […]
A month after Anna Hazare’s hunger strike on Lokpal Bill issue, representatives of the government and the civil society on Saturday agreed on basic principles of the proposed legislation on anti-corruption ombudsman like transparency in selection process and autonomy. However, inclusion of Prime Minister and judiciary in the ambit of the Lokpal was a sticking […]
Eighty one per cent turnout has been recorded in the fifth phase of West Bengal Assembly elections, which ended peacefully in four Maoist-affected districts on Saturday. Election office sources said there was 81 per cent polling in the seats spread over West Midnapur, Bankura, Purulia and parts of Burdwan district at 5:00 pm when polling […]
Air India operations were yet to be normalised on Saturday after the pilots called off their 10-day strike, as the airline had stopped taking any bookings for over a week. Airline officials said they had not been taking bookings due to the strike and this had led to the cancellation of about 90 per cent […]
The last rites of former Arunachal Pradesh CM Dorjee Khandu, who died in a chopper crash, will be performed on 10th May instead of 11th May as announced earlier. Buddhist Lamas suggested advancement of the date by a day after going through the scriptures and performing rituals at Tawang, Jambey Tsering, PRO to Chief Minister […]
Expressing its commitment to fight the scourge of terrorism, Bangladesh has assured India that its territory will not be allowed to be used by elements working against the interests of any country. Addressing a programme to commemorate the 150th year of Rabindranath Tagore’s birth anniversary in New Delhi on Saturday, Planning Minister of Bangladesh A […]
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