Govt can't tinker with quota rules for IAS/IPS: SC

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, July 20: Reservation rules for general and reserved candidates in All India Services like IAS and IPS cadre cannot be altered by the Government as it would violate the Constitution, the Supreme Court has ruled. A bench of justices R V Raveendran and A K Patnaik in their ruling More
CIC issues stern warning against threatening RTI applicants

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, July 20: The Central Information Commission has issued a stern warning against threatening RTI applicants, saying it would get "all forces of the government" to punish those who indulge in such acts. The case relates to a poor, elderly woman Durga who was trying to get a ration More
` 75 lakh for each victim's kin

MANGALORE AIR CRASH

New Delhi/Kochi, July 20: Air India is set to pay ` 75 lakh ($168,000) each to the families of 158 passengers killed in the Mangalore crash last year, following a direction from the Kerala High Court Wednesday.Justice P. R. Ramachandran Menon gave the direction on a petition of the family of Mohammed More
Hindustani arrested, 2nd in 'cash-for-votes' scam
New Delhi, July 20: Delhi Police today made the second arrest in the 2008 'cash-for-votes' scam by taking into custody Suhail Hindustani, who had allegedly acted as a liaison between Amar Singh and BJP MPs sought to be bribed. Hindustani was arrested after seven hours of questioning by the More
DRDO to conduct trial of Prahaar missile today

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Balasore (Orissa), July 20: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is all set to conduct trial of new indigenously developed quick reaction, short-range Prahaar missile tomorrow from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur-on-sea."Ground preparation for the test-flight of a More
Mamata renews offer of talks to Maoists

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Kolkata, July 20: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today renewed her offer of talks to Maoists and asked them to work for the development of 'junglemahal' area. "I call upon those who have misunderstood me and again extend my offer of talks and to work jointly with the government More
  • Kashmir

Prompt public service vital for good governance: Omar

‘My Government made time-bound service delivery a legal binding’

AWAMI MULAQAT

GK NEWS NETWORK Srinagar, July 20: Terming prompt delivery of public service as an important ingredient of good governance, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Wednesday said that his focus is on creation of More


  • Srinagar City

Drainage work irks Nawakadal localities

LOCALS THREATEN ROADSIDE PROTESTS

SYED IMRAN ALI HAMDANI

Srinagar, July 20: The residents of Nawa Kadal localities like Khanqah-e-Sokhta, Lakhiryaar and Dhar Kocha are up in arms against the concerned authorities for what they said “snail’s paced and haphazardly More



  • Jammu

Yatra set to cross 5 lakh-mark

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Jammu, July 20: The footfall at the Amarnath shrine is likely to breach the 5 lakh mark on Thursday with more than 4,90,000 pilgrims already having paid obeisance at the cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas More


  • South Asia

Mullah Omar death report false: Taliban

Kabul, July 20: The Afghan Taliban’s spokesmen said on Wednesday their mobile phones, e-mail accounts and a website had been hacked to send out false messages to media claiming the movement’s supreme leader More


  • Business

Special handloom expo-2011 begins at Pahalgam

Slathia for multi-pronged marketing strategy to boost sales, exports

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 20: Minister for Industries and Commerce S S Slathia today inaugurated a special handloom expo-2011 at picturesque tourist destination, Pahalgam. The expo to continue till August 3 More


  • World

Famine has killed thousands in south Somalia: UN

Nairobi, July 20: Parts of southern Somalia are suffering from famine, a UN official said Wednesday, and tens of thousands of Somalis have already died in the worst hunger emergency in a generation.The More


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