SRINAGAR: National Conference fired a political broadside at ally Congress Wednesday, defending full renditions of Vande Mataram at govt functions in J&K as a “constitutional” duty.Congress objected after all six stanzas of the national song was played at the inauguration of J&K’s first international film festival in Srinagar attended by CM Omar Abdullah and NC…
SRINAGAR: J&K chief secretary Atal Dulloo Wednesday rolled out a three-year scheme to rehabilitate drug addicts under treatment at govt-run or aided de-addiction centres and institutions, prevent relapse, and aid their reintegration into society.The scheme will initially be introduced in the districts of Jammu, Srinagar, Kathua and Budgam and later extended to others, officials said.Under…
India’s ethanol production capacity has surpassed the requirements for blending, prompting the government to explore additional uses for the surplus. NEW DELHI: Indicating that govt is unlikely to increase ethanol blending in petrol beyond the current 20% (E20) for existing vehicles, adviser to PM Tarun Kapoor said Wednesday that allowing higher ethanol blending will have…
Delhi poll body said Raghav Chadha’s voter registration in Rajinder Nagar was approved after the mandatory seven-day notice period, while AAP alleged irregularities NEW DELHI: The Delhi poll body on Wednesday said BJP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha’s application to be added to the Delhi voter list was approved after due procedure, days after the…
NEW DELHI: A dispute has erupted over the ancestral home of Hindu saint Baba Neem Karoli Maharaj in Uttar Pradesh, with his six granddaughters alleging that the property is being illegally occupied and controlled by a trust headed by their aunt, PTI reported.Following the complaint, Firozabad District Magistrate Santosh Kumar Sharma has constituted a three-member…
ORV Sagar Manthan, built under the Deep Ocean Mission at a cost of around Rs 840 crore, will boost India’s ocean research capabilities. NEW DELHI: The Government on Wednesday launched state-of-the-art ocean research vessel ORV Sagar Manthan at Rishi Bankim Shipyard in Kolkata, boosting India’s efforts towards self-reliance in oceanographic science and maritime technology.Constructed under…
NEW DELHI: Students living in paying guest accommodations across Delhi are being asked to flag structural and fire safety gaps through an ABVP survey launched Wednesday after the Satya Niketan tragedy, as the organisation presses for inspections and accountability.Under its “Aakhir Kab Tak?” campaign, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad workers visited PGs in student-dominated areas, asking…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to examine whether the law excluding non-consensual sexual intercourse by a husband against his wife from the definition of rape can withstand constitutional scrutiny. The court is hearing challenges to the marital rape exception under both the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).The…
Vijay named his alliance with the Congress, VCK, MDMK and IUML the ‘Secular Social Justice Victory Alliance’ NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister and TVK chief C Joseph Vijay on Wednesday named his alliance with the Congress, VCK, MDMK and IUML the “Secular Social Justice Victory Alliance” as leaders of the parties met for the…
Kerala CM counters BJP over case against journalist NEW DELHI: Kerala chief minister V D Satheesan on Wednesday rejected the BJP’s allegation that the UDF government was resorting to “Talibanism” by registering a case against a television journalist, dismissing the charge amid a political row over the action.Satheesan said the BJP itself had been filing…
