Prez commutes death sentence of servant who killed 3

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, May 20:  President Pratibha Patil has commuted the death sentence of a domestic help, who had murdered a retired Brigadier and his two family members in Dehradun 18 years ago, to life imprisonment. The Supreme Court, while sending Om Prakash to the gallows, had observed that More
UPA govt completes 3 years in office

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, May 20: Battling serious perceptions of policy paralysis, the UPA government completes three years in office in its second term tomorrow amidst uncertainty over passage of key economic legislations and decisions like FDI in retail and faces tough challenges in the  run up to the general More
Sikh organisations launch campaign for 1984 riot victims

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Amritsar, May 20: Two Sikh organisations in Punjab have launched an international signature campaign to seek justice for victims of 1984 anti-Sikh riots. All India Sikh Students Federation (AISSF) and a human rights group, Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), will collect signatures in support of riots More
Jairam says monthly old age pension of Rs 200 an insult

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, May 20: The monthly pension of Rs 200 given to the elderly is "an insult to the dignity of an individual", Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has said, requesting the Prime Minister to immediately review the scheme. In a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the minister More
17 Pakistani scribes on week-long Mumbai visit

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Mumbai, May 20: A delegation of 17 journalists from Pakistan will be arriving in the city tomorrow on a week-long visit. The delegation represents leading newspapers and television channels like 'Dawn', 'The News', 'Jang Geo TV', 'ARY News', 'Express Tv' etc. They are members of either Karachi More
Over 29,000 AK-47s procured for paramilitary forces

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, May 20: AK-47s continue to be the preferred assault weapon for the country's paramilitary forces deployed to neutralise militants and Maoists at the frontiers and in the hinterland. Over 29,000 pieces of this Russian-origin rifle were imported by forces like CRPF, BSF and NSG over More
Supreme Court lays guidelines for preventive detention in custody

PRESS TRUCT OF INDIA

New Delhi, May 20: A person's liberty is sacrosanct and cannot by taken away by the state without due process of law as it violates fundamental rights, the Supreme Court has ruled, laying down fresh guidelines on invoking provisions for preventive detention against a person already in jail.  More
Withdraw AFSPA from JK: Jamiat Ulama to GoI
New Delhi, May 20: Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind has voiced its concern over what it termed ‘injustice meted out to Kashmiri people’. “If people of Kashmir are taken into trust, the situation will develop better. The long pending legitimate demands of Kashmiri people must be considered, promises of special More
  • Kashmir

State Cong trying to portray Omar as murderer of infants: Kamaal

‘Azad can’t break the Govt as Centre is with us’

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, May 20: A day after Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad termed the tragic death of infants in Valley’s sole maternity hospital, G B Pant, as “shameful” and blamed State Government  for More


  • Srinagar City

Soura-Ahmednagar road continues to be in shambles

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar, May 20: For the past over two years, upper Soura – Ahmednagar road is in dilapidated condition causing much of inconvenience to the residents.  “For two years now we are moving from pillar More



  • Jammu

DUST STORM PARALYSES NORMAL LIFE IN JAMMU

RANJANA CHARAK

Jammu, May 20: Normal life in Jammu and its outskirts was paralysed as a dust storm hit the city on Sunday evening. "There was a dust storm and dazzle in the capital with winds travelling at a velocity More


  • South Asia

Pakistan bans Twitter

Islamabad, May 20: Pakistan Sunday blocked micro-blogging website Twitter after it failed to take action on the publication of blasphemous content. The Nation daily said the Pakistan Telecommunication More


  • World

3 DIE,2 HURT IN NORTHERN ITALY QUAKE

Rome, May 20:  Panicked people rushed into the streets when a powerful earthquake struck northern Italy early today, killing  three people and injuring at least two others, rescuers said.  More


  • Education and Career

Scholarship/Fellowship Alerts

University Of Oxford Announces Rhodes ScholarshipThe University of Oxford announces Rhodes scholarship for Indian nationals. The Scholarship is initially for a period of two years but if necessary can More


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