Rafale “biggest ever” defence scam: Rahul Gandhi
Raipur, Aug 10 : Congress president Rahul Gandhi today termed the Rafale fighter jet deal as the country’s “biggest ever” defence scam and blamed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for it. Addressing an event here, he claimed that the price of the Rafale jets “magically” rose from Rs 540 to Rs 1600 crore per piece. India […]
Two held with heroin in Jammu
Jammu, Aug 10: Two persons were arrested with heroin here, the police said today. A police party intercepted a car in R S Pura of the district and during its checking found nine grams of heroin, they said, adding that the occupants of the vehicle Narinder Singh and Sunil Kumar were arrested. Press Trust of […]
Man held with pistol in Jammu
Jammu, Aug 10: A man was arrested and a country-made pistol was recovered from him in the Mastgarh area here, the police said today. Following a tip-off, Gopal Das was arrested and the pistol with seven live cartridges was seized from him, they said. A case under the Arms Act has been registered and investigation […]
Student of class two raped in NDMC school
New Delhi, Aug 10: A class two student of a New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) school in the upscale Gol Market area was allegedly raped by an electrician inside the institute’s premises, police said today. The incident came to light when the girl narrated her ordeal to her parents after returning from school yesterday, a […]
Srinagar airport ‘technically’ cleared for night operations after test flight
Srinagar, Aug 09: The Srinagar airport was “technically” cleared for night operations after first night landing and taking off of a commercial aircraft was undertaken here this evening, officials said. A GoAir Airbus with nine members of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Indian Air Force personnel and the crew took off from the Sheikh-ul-Alam […]
India has asked China to stop construction in PaK: Govt
New Delhi, Aug 09: India has conveyed its concern to Beijing over Chinese construction activities in Pakistan-administered-Kashmir (PaK) and has asked them to stop it, the Rajya Sabha was informed today. In a written response to a question in the Rajya Sabha, V K Singh, Minister of State in the External Affairs Ministry, said India’s […]
Youth ‘abducted and tortured’ by militants, dies
Srinagar, Aug 09 : A youth, who was allegedly abducted and tortured by unidentified militants in Kulgam district, succumbed to injuries at a hospital, police said today. Two youths — identified as Mehraj Ahmad and Arif Ahmad — were abducted by unidentified militants yesterday, a police spokesperson said. Arif was later “retrieved” in an injured […]
Anti-BJP front puts up brave face in RJ
Non-Cong parties question why Rahul did not reach out
New Delhi, Aug 9 : Most opposition parties feel their candidate could have got more votes in the polls for the post of deputy chairman Rajya Sabha had the Congress nominated a member from any of its supporting parties, even as they asserted that the NDA candidate’s victory was not a setback to their unity […]
Cabinet clears 4 new NDRF battalions for J-K, Himachal, U’khand, Delhi-NCR
New Delhi, Aug 9 : The Union Cabinet today gave the nod to raising of four new battalions of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) which will be based in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and the national capital region. A government statement said the Union Cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister […]
Govt adds safeguards in triple talaq bill
New Delhi, Aug 9 : Seeking to allay fears that a proposed law which makes the practice of instant triple talaq illegal and imposes a jail term of up to three years on the husband could be misused, the government today approved certain safeguards in it such as adding a provision of bail for the […]
