Delhi bureaucrats have been at loggerheads with the AAP dispensation following the alleged assault on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash After officers attended meetings called by ministers on Tuesday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal ended his sit-in at Raj Niwas, nine days after he began the protest seeking an end to the …
Read More »InfraConclave 2018- A successive endeavour towards progressive infrastructure
New Delhi, June 16, 2018: After the success of the first edition of InfraConclave, the team brought the 2nd edition, InfraConclave 2018. It is an inclusive dialogue platform for engagement of stakeholders, policy makers and industry experts. The conclave was organized to initiate a discussion of ‘actionable intelligence’ and to give realistic solutions/action points to the …
Read More »Kashmir: Police, doctor differ on cause of death of civilian post Eid celebrations
Doctors and the police differed on the cause of death of a youth in violence after Eid prayers in Anantnag in South Kashmir on Saturday. The police claimed 20-year-old Sheeraz Ahmed was killed when a grenade exploded in his hand, but doctors said he had been hit by pump action gun bullets …
Read More »SC lifts bans, clears release of Film Padmaavat
Delhi: Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Bhupendra Singh said on Thursday that Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmaavat continues to remain banned in the state and the government would take its next step in the matter after studying the Supreme Court order. The Supreme Court on Thursday paved the way for an all-India …
Read More »Arrested journalist Vinod Verma: ‘I’m being framed, have nothing to do with sex CD of Chhattisgarh minister’
Senior journalist Vinod Verma on Friday said he was being framed and that he had nothing to with a CD that allegedly contains a sex video involving a Chhattisgarh minister. Speaking to the media from a police van just before he left for court, Verma said: “Govt of Chhattisgarh is …
Read More »Rahul Gandhi says GST has brought computerised licence raj
GST has created a “21st century computerised and connected licence raj” that has unleashed a “tsunami of tax terrorism”, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi said on Thursday, seeking reform in its structure. At the annual session of the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Rahul, using military jargon, said India had …
Read More »Mumbai fire highlights: Train services resume after blaze near Bandra Station
A fire broke out in Garib Nagar, Bandra East in Mumbai on Thursday afternoon. Sixteen fire engines and 12 water tankers are at the spot. Rescue operations are underway and no casualty has been reported as of now. It was not immediately known what caused the fire. The area is …
Read More »Train collides with truck near Ladhuka Mandi in Punjab,
A train collided with a truck near Ladhuka Mandi in Punjab on Monday morning, killing its loco pilot. The train driver, identified as K P Vikas, died at the spot. All passengers are said to be safe. The impact of the collision saw the truck rip through the train’s engine. The …
Read More »J-K: Suspected fidayeen attack BSF camp near Srinagar airport; operation underway
Suspected fidayeen stormed the Battalion headquarter of Border Security Force (BSF) just outside the Srinagar international airport on Tuesday. While the road leading to the airport has been closed for airport staff and passengers, the first two flights scheduled to land have been cancelled. Residents outside the airport said the …
Read More »Yogeshwar Dutt condemns terrorist attack on Srinagar BSF camp, calls terrorism ‘cancer’
Yogeshwar Dutt, winner of bronze medal in freestyle wrestling at 2012 London Olympics, called the terrorist attack on a BSF camp in Srinagar as “madness”. Dutt, who has condemned terror attacks in the past as well, compared these attacks to “cancer”. He also questioned the motives of the terrorists. In …
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