Justice Sen escapes impeachment

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Sep 5: Having become the first judge to be impeached by Rajya Sabha, Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta High Court today escaped a similar fate in the Lok Sabha which decided not to proceed with his impeachment following his last-minute resignation. The Lok Sabha, before which More

‘Recommendations on increasing access to education for JK youth’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Sep 5: To increase access to educational opportunities for youths in Jammu and Kashmir, an expert group under C Rangarajan has recommended special scholarship schemes, faculty development programmes and special initiative by prominent schools for students enrolment. "The group More

Cabinet nod for Land Acquisition, Rehab Bill
New Delhi, Sep 5: The much-awaited Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation Bill, which provides for enhanced compensation to land owners and a slew of other benefits, was today approved by the Union Cabinet. The bill, which was fast-tracked in the backdrop of a number of agitations in parts of More

‘93 militants tried to cross over to JK till July this year’
New Delhi, Sep 5: 93 militants have attempted to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir till July this year and 11 of them were killed, the Lok sabha was informed today. "As per the assessment of Multi Agency Centre, in J and K till July this year, 93 terrorists have attempted to infiltrate as compared More

Teesta Water Agreement hits choppy waters
New Delhi, Sep 5: There will be no agreement on the sharing of the Teesta river waters without the consultation of the West Bengal government, Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai said Monday, a day ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's two-day visit to Dhaka. "Nothing is done and nothing will More

Mining baron Janardhana Reddy arrested, jailed
Hyderabad: Former Karnataka minister and mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy and his relative B. Srinivasa Reddy were sent to a jail here Monday evening after a special court remanded them to 14 days judicial custody in an illegal mining case in Andhra Pradesh. On a day of fast paced developments More

  • Kashmir

Protesters plant trees on road; seek resumption of work

ACHABAL-CHATAPAL UPGRADATION PROJECT

KHALID GUL

Shangus, Sep 5: In a novel protest, the residents of this South Kashmir area planted trees in the middle of the road and observed a complete shutdown on Monday, demanding resumption of work on Achabal More



  • Srinagar City

Jhelum beautification delayed

6 years on, successive regimes fail to complete prestigious project aimed to revive glory of lifeline of Kashmir as it flows through the City

ADIL BASHIR

Srinagar, Sept 5: Due to slow pace of work on Jhelum beautification, the prestigious project has missed another deadline and chances of its completion in near future are bleak. The beautification of the More




  • South Asia

Pak arrests senior international al-Qaeda leader

Islamabad, Sep 5: A senior al-Qaeda leader, Younis Al Mauritani, responsible for planning and conduct of group's international operations was nabbed by Pakistani army with technical support from the US More



  • World

Gaddafi bastion waits after talks fail

Shishan (Libya) Sep 5: Anti-Gaddafi fighters were playing a waiting game today after an official said negotiations for the surrender of the town of Bani Walid had failed and would not resume. China More



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