Govt, Team Anna hold talks

PM Promises 'Best Possible' Lokpal Bill

INDO ASIAN NEWS SERVICE

New Delhi, Aug 23: Faced with countrywide support for Anna Hazare's campaign for a stronger Lokpal bill, the government Tuesday opened formal negotiations with Team Anna as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh appealed to the social activist to end his his eight-day hunger strike and assured that steps will More
RTI activist attacked in Gujarat, critical
Ahmedabad, Aug 23: A 39-year-old Right to Information (RTI) activist is fighting for his life in Rajkot city of Gujarat following an acid attack on him, police said Tuesday. Jaysukh Bambhaniya, a tribal from the union territory Diu's Dangarwadi area, had filed an RTI application in nearby More
Kerala set for biggest Muslim gathering
Malappuram, Aug 23: More than 600,000 people are expected on Friday at the largest Muslim prayer congregation at Swalath Nagar, near Malappuram, which is ready to host the annual Ramadan month event for the 25th time.This mammoth congregation in the month of Ramadan is considered the third biggest More
Sonia expected to return by first week of Sept

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Aug 23: Congress President Sonia Gandhi, who underwent a surgery in the US, is expected to return by this weekend or in the first week of September. Sources said that there has been considerable improvement in Gandhi's medical condition and she has been informed of the Anna Hazare More
  • Kashmir

File status report of extradition: Court to IGP

JALEEL ANDRABI MURDER CASE

D A RASHID

Srinagar, Aug 23:  A local Court on Wednesday asked the Inspector General of Crime and Railways to file the status report of extradition proceedings of Major Avtar Singh, accused of killing noted More


  • Srinagar City

Renovation of historic Bulbul Shah Shrine in full swing

'Original architecture kept intact, structure to be earthquake resistant'

ADIL BASHIR

Srinagar, Aug 23: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has taken an initiative of renovating the shrine of the first Muslim saint of Kashmir Hazrat Bulbul Shah (RA). The shrine is one of the oldest monuments More



  • Jammu

Rs 5.65 lakh realized from tax evader

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Aug 23: Sleuths of Vigilance and Inspection wing of Commercial Taxes on Tuesday imposed a penalty of Rs 5.65, lakh on a tax evader in Nai Basti area, sources said. They said that an input was More


  • South Asia

Shutdown in Karachi as violence continues

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Karachi, Aug 23: Pakistan's financial hub shut down completely today, along with other areas of Sindh province, answering an MQM call for a day of mourning and protest against the raging political-ethnic More


  • World

Muammar Gaddafi still untraceable, massive manhunt launched

Cairo, Aug 23: Forty-eight hours after rebel forces stormed into Libyan capital, Tripoli, the country's strongman Muammar Gaddafi remained untraced despite NATO powers deploying a "full array" of surveillance More


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