SC permits convicted Pakistan scientist to visit his country
ANIL ANAND
New Delhi, May 10: Relief finally came for the octogenarian Pakistani microbiologist, M Kahlil Chishti, awarded life term in a two decade old murder case, after Supreme Court permitted him to visit his country on humanitarian grounds. However, the Apex Court put certain conditions, while More
Chidambaram dismisses charges against his family
ANIL ANAND
New Delhi, May 10: Home Minister, P Chidambaram once again became the target of the Opposition’s ire in Lok Sabha after the premier Opposition party BJP and its allies raised the issue of Aircel-Maxis deal terming it as a “big scam” allegedly involving his son Karthik. However, the Minister dismissed More
Health Ministry examining Par Panel report on drugs
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
New Delhi, May 10: With the Parliamentary Standing Committee slamming the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation for serious lapses and irregularities in clearing new drugs, the Union Health Ministry today said it was "examining" the matter and would take "appropriate action".More
President to look into complaint against KG Balakrishnan: SC
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
New Delhi, May 10: The Supreme Court today asked the President to take a decision on a complaint filed before her against the NHRC Chairman and former CJI K G Balakrishnan regarding his alleged misconduct during his tenure as a judge in the apex court. The apex court, however, refused to direct More
- Kashmir
SKIMS to have sarai for patients, attendants
Will Ease Stress: Dr Zargar
MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN
Srinagar, May 10: Management of Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura has started the construction work on Rs 11 crore sarai (resting place) for the attendants of patients visiting More
- Srinagar City
GOVT WAKES UP TO PARKING MESS IN CITY CENTRE
ERSTWHILE KMD BUS STAND WALL DEMOLISHED AFTER 17 YEARS
GK CITY CORRESPONDENT
Srinagar, May 10: As if the authorities had been sleeping all these years that despite the growing traffic mess they couldn’t identify a “blunder” on their part of having failed to remove a concrete wall More
- Jammu
JK REELS UNDER ACUTE POWER SHORTAGE
Energy Banking, Shutdown Of Salal Power Station Blamed
ASHWANI LANGEH
Jammu, May 10: Jammu and Kashmir is reeling under acute electricity crisis due to shutdown of the Salal Hydro Electric Power Station Reasi and routing of 200 Mega Watts of electricity to other states under More
- South Asia
Indo-Pak next Siachen talks on June 11-12
REZAUL H LASKAR\PTI
Islamabad, May 10: India and Pakistan will hold their next round of talks on the military standoff on Siachen glacier in Islamabad during June 11-12 against the backdrop of renewed calls from the Pakistani More
- Health
First ever pill to beat HIV under FDA consideration
London, May 10: Truvada, the first ever pill to beat HIV -- a breakthrough in the 30-year-old war against AIDS epidemic -- is under active consideration of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for More


