2 Kashmiris held for ‘suspicious’ movement in Bihar

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Araria, Feb 5: Four persons, including one from Nepal and two from Kashmir, were detained by the police for moving in a suspicious manner in a market in north Bihar's Araria district,a senior police officer said today. Acting on a tip off, the police nabbed Siraj Ahmed and Nasir Ahmed (both More
Azad calls for collaboration in health research in South Asia
New Delhi, Feb 5: The Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has urged the South Asian Forum for Health Research (SAFHeR) to explore ways for strengthening collaboration by sharing innovative methods for tackling the problems faced by our countries. “Be it poverty, be it disease More
Nair, 3 scientists indicted for Antrix-Devas deal

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Bangalore, Feb 5: The high level panel, whose probe report on Antrix-Devas deal led to the controversial ban of ISRO chief G Madhavan Nair and three other space scientists from holding any government posts, indicted them for "serious" administrative and procedural lapses. Nair on his part More
Armed forces to administer vaccines for 2 diseases

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Feb 5: Indian Armed Forces will start a vaccination programme among their new recruits to prevent spread of two diseases, including one affecting the brain. Immunisation shots against meningococal meningitis and chicken pox will be administered to the recruits as a preventive measure More
Plan panel told to allocate funds directly to block panchayats

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Feb 5: The Panchayati Raj Ministry has recommended to the Planning Commission for allocating funds in developmental activities directly to block panchayats instead of routing them through district headquarters."What is happening in many districts is that the funds are not available More
  • Kashmir

ZAHID FAROOQ 2ND DEATH ANNIVERSARY

Father decides to approach SC

IMRAN MUZAFFAR

Srinagar, Feb 5: Family of teenage boy, Zahid Farooq, allegedly killed by paramilitary BSF men on this day in 2010 at Brein Nishat, is yet to come at terms with life.   The intense grief of his More


  • Srinagar City

Another deadly mishap at faulty Sanat Nagar square

Load carrier crushed to wreckage,driver critically wounded; Admin sleeps

GK CITY REPORTER

Srinagar, Feb 5: A load carrier auto-rickshaw was crushed to wreckage and its driver critically wounded Sunday morning when the cab collided with a truck at faulty Sanat Nagar square, which government More



  • Jammu

Students stage protest in Jammu

Demand expulsion of Education, PHE ministers

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Feb 5: Demanding immediate expulsion of Education Minister Peerzada Muhammad Sayeed and PHE minister Taj Mohi-ud-din from the state cabinet, various student organizations on Sunday staged a protest More


  • South Asia

Chinese to be taught in Pakistani schools

Islamabad, Feb 5: Chinese will soon be taught in schools across Pakistan, said a minister. Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan said arrangements were being made for More


  • World

Violence in Egypt, Govt building set on fire

Cairo, Feb 5: Egyptian pro-democracy activists set on fire a prominent government building in central Cairo as the street protests against army rule raged into the fourth consecutive day, with the toll More


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