SRINAGAR: In Srinagar, for once, politics took a back seat on December 8, when the conversations revolved not around the tug-of-war between CM Omar Abdullah and LG Manoj Sinha, or another round of security briefings. In the J&K assembly corridors this Monday, lawmakers gathered instead to confront a deadlier political blind spot: Cancer among its…
NEW DELHI: Following requests from chief electoral officers, Election Commission (EC) on Thursday revised the schedule for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in five states and a UT.The last date to submit enumeration forms in Tamil Nadu and Gujarat has now been fixed as Dec 14, while the draft electoral rolls…
NEW DELHI: The NHPC on Thursday said it was seeking an NOC from the ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEF&CC) for using assets of the Subansiri Lower project to raise secured debt in the future for other projects without offering forest land as collateral.The clarification followed reports that MoEF&CC had rejected its proposal…
Amit Shah pays floral tribute to Dharmendra at his prayer meet in Delhi NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday evening attended the prayer meet of late actor Dharmendra at Ambedkar International Centre in Delhi. He also paid floral tribute to the late actor.BJP chief JP Nadda, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Delhi…
CHANDIGARH: Dinesh Khatak, second-in-command (2-IC) of the 196 Battalion, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), has been honoured with the prestigious “Kendriya Grah Mantri Dakshata Padak” (Union Home Minister’s Efficiency Medal) for his outstanding service, discipline, and remarkable contribution to national security. The award, given by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), recognizes personnel who demonstrate…
NEW DELHI: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday directed officials to issue a notice to a contractor and withhold payments after detecting irregularities in the construction of the Reetkheri Link Road in Patiala district. During a surprise inspection of the under-construction road, the chief minister noted that the project did not meet the…
NEW DELHI: Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra co‑owners of the Goa nightclub Birch by Romeo Lane, have been detained by Thai authorities in Phuket and are set to be deported to India to face investigation in connection with a deadly fire that killed 25 people last week.Indian law enforcement agencies, working through diplomatic and international policing…
NEW DELHI: A local court on Thursday sentenced one person to death and awarded life imprisonment to nine others for the murder committed during communal violence last year in Maharajganj town during a Durga idol immersion procession.The violence took place on October 13 last year, when 21-year-old Ramgopal Mishra was shot dead as a communal…
Aanchal Mamimdwar seated before a photograph of Saksham Tate The visuals are surreal — and deeply unsettling. Men, some struggling to hold back tears, carry a body wrapped in white cloth into a dimly lit room. Moments later, a young woman steps forward, devastated. Through choking sobs, she performs rituals usually reserved for a wedding…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United States President Donald Trump held a telephone conversation on Thursday and reviewed the progress of the India–US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership. Both leaders expressed satisfaction with the steady strengthening of bilateral cooperation across a broad range of areas.According to an official statement, the two leaders discussed ways…