Stop treading on ‘India’, Sports Ministry tells IPL

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Apr 9: An angry Sports Ministry has shot off letters to Indian Premier League commissioner Lalit Modi and title sponsor of the tournament DLF, asking them to stop “misusing” the word India and comply with an Allahabad High Court order.  At the centre of the controversy is the “ More
PCA to host first-ever carbon-neutral match

Press Trust of India

Mohali, Apr 9: The Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) will host first-ever carbon-neutral match when Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians take on each other in Indian Premier League encounter on Friday. The PCA had aimed to become the first carbon-neutral cricket body in the country and had roped in More
Pak parliamentary delegation to attend Shoaib-Sania wedding

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Islamabad, Apr 9: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has decided to send a parliamentary delegation to attend the much-hyped cross-border wedding of tennis star Sania Mirza and cricketer Shoaib Malik in Hyderabad.  The lawmakers will carry Gilani's special gift for Sania and Shoaib More
Tendulkar will be missed in T20 WC: Harbhajan

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Chandigarh, Apr 9: Considering the red-hot form Sachin Tendulkar is in these days, it would have been fantastic for India’s Twenty20 World Cup campaign if the batting legend was a part of the squad, feels Harbhajan Singh.  Tendulkar does not play T20 Internationals anymore hence the selectors More
Jayasuriya makes his debut as parliamentarian

Press Trust of India

Colombo, Apr 9: Having made waves on the cricket field, Sri Lankan all-rounder Sanath Jayasuriya made his debut as a lawmaker, romping home with a runaway victory from a parliamentary constituency in Matara district in the south. Jayasuriya was declared winner in absentia, garnering 74,352 votes More
  • Kashmir

Govt likely to reinstate accused officials

PAHALGAM LAND SCAM

KHALID GUL

Islamabad, Apr 9: The state government is reportedly going to reinstate all the suspended Revenue officials against whom the State Vigilance Organization (SVO) had produced a Challan in the large scale More


  • Srinagar City

BIHARIS do SMC work

Civic body hires labourers, NGOs; Commissioner appeals employees to resume work for ‘healthy reasons’

GK CITY CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar, Apr 9: With over a thousand metric tons of garbage mounting the City streets and government employees continuing the strike, the Srinagar Municipal Corporation has put labourers including Biharis More



  • Jammu

Another Black Day: Mehbooba

LEGISLATURE DISCREDITED: BAIG

SYED AMJAD SHAH

Jammu, Apr 9: Accusing ruling National Conference for backstabbing Kashmiris through the Inter-District Recruitment Bill, opposition Peoples Democratic Party on Friday termed the passing of the bill in More


  • South Asia

PC owns responsibility of Dantewada attack

Offers resignation, PM rejects

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Apr 9: Taking responsibility for the worst Naxalite attack on security forces, Home Minister P Chidambaram offered his resignation from the Cabinet to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who today More


  • GK Business

Recreational fisheries give revenue to govt

RABIA NOOR

Srinagar, Apr 9: The J&K Fisheries Department has earned Rs 130 lakh revenue on account of recreational fisheries.The revenue has been generated on account of entry fee to the Aquarium-cum-Awareness More


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