Eligibility for OBCs at most 10% less than gen category: SC

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Aug 18: The Supreme Court today held that eligibility percentage for admission of the OBC candidates under 27 per cent quota in Central universities would be at most 10 per cent less than that of general category students. A bench headed by Justice R V Raveendran said that the More
Anna’s fast begins today after Centre yields

CRUSADE AGAINST CORRUPTION

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Aug 18: The stand-off between Anna Hazare and government ended today with an agreement showing give-and-take on both sides as the Gandhian will launch an indefinite fast here tomorrow for 15 days subject to certain conditions. A breakthrough in the deadlock over conditions imposed More
Rajya Sabha creates history, impeaches High Court Judge Soumitra Sen

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Aug 18: Creating history, Rajya Sabha today overwhelmingly approved impeachment motion against Calcutta High Court Judge Justice Soumitra Sen, who could become the country's first judge to be removed for misconduct. After a seven-hour impeachment process marked by a brainstorming More
Justice Sen- The first judge impeached by RS

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Aug 18: Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta High Court could go down in history as the first judge to be removed if Lok Sabha gives its consent next week to the motion for his impeachment. The first such case involved the impeachment motion in Lok Sabha of Justice V Ramaswami More
'Agencies unable to decrypt intercepted communications'
New Delhi, Aug 18: The government has admitted said the security agencies are still not able to decrypt intercepted communications of telecom operators, including BlackBerry to readable format. "The security agencies are able to access the encrypted data and virtual private network data transfers More
  • Kashmir

Former NC MLC defies court directions

Constructing hut in Pahalgam; PDA assures action

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Aug 18:  Throwing rules and court direction to the winds, a former legislator of ruling National Conference (NC) is constructing a hut at world famous tourist resort of Pahalgam in south More


  • Srinagar City

Traffic rush to double for Eid shopping

While City centre is expected to attract six lakh vehicles, will admin prepare to streamline huge rush, or be caught napping again?

GK CITY CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar, Aug 18: At a time when routine rush of three odd lakh vehicles leaves the City centre roads chocked what will be the scene when the flow doubles? Well, this nightmarish query is expected to a More



  • Jammu

Alleged trans-border smuggler dies in police custody

Magisterial probe ordered; Police to hold internal probe

SYED AMJAD SHAH

Jammu, Aug 18: An alleged cross border narco smuggler died in police custody here on Thursday evoking strong protest from the family members. Though the police said that the detainee, Safru Ram, committed More


  • South Asia

42 killed in fresh Karachi violence

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Karachi, Aug 18: At least 42 people, including a popular former MP of the ruling PPP, were killed in a fresh outbreak of violence unleashed by criminal gangs in the Pakistani port city of Karachi, where More


  • World

BODYBUILDER DIES OF TASER GUN BOLT!

London, Aug 18: A 27-year-old bodybuilder in Britain has died after being jolted by a taser gun used by police to normally just stun. Dale Burns, a taxi driver by profession, is understood to be the More


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