Ghaziabad, Dec 1 (IANS) A Women Helpline was launched Monday by police here. Speaking on the occasion, Uttar Pradesh Inspector General of Police Navneet Sikera asked women to be fearless. Sikera said the helpline number 1090 was “very useful for women”. He said college going girls and working women faced trauma when they were confronted […]
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) A bright sun made for a pleasant Monday in Delhi with the maximum temperature being recorded four notches above season’s average at 29 degrees Celsius. Similar weather conditions would prevail Tuesday. “Tuesday morning will be foggy, but sky will be remain clear during the day,” said an official of India […]
Kolkata, Dec 1 (IANS) Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) supremo Bimal Gurung Monday met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and discussed several issues including transfer of several department to the GTA – the GJM administered autonomous hill council. Gurung, the chief executive of Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA), called on Banerjee at the state secretariat where […]
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday asked the beleagured Indian cricket board president N. Srinivasan to show he was not in conflict of interest over the betting allegations against his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan, an official of IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings that Srinivasan’s firm owns. Srinivasan, besides being the president of the […]
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the Haryana government over the police action on media persons outside controversial sect leader Rampal’s ashram Nov 19. The bench of Justice T.S. Thakur and Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel issued notice as counsel Rajiv Dhawan informed the court about the grievous injuries suffered […]
Jammu/Srinagar, Dec 1 (IANS) Poll staff and security personnel reached all the 2,181 polling stations Monday of 18 assembly constituencies in five districts of Jammu and Kashmir where polling will be held Tuesday in the second of the five phase election, an official said. “All arrangements including polling staff, poll material, heating arrangements and security […]
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Lauding the role of the BSF in securing India’s borders bravely and in a selfless manner, Home Minister Rajnath Singh Monday called upon the force to play an active role in curtailing cattle smuggling across the Bangladesh border. Addressing the 49th BSF Day celebrations here, the minister said Border Security […]
Seoul, Dec 1 (IANS) A South Korean fishing ship sank in the Bering Sea Monday, with at least one person dead and 52 missing, media reported citing the fisheries ministry. The 1,753-ton fishing vessel, owned by the South Korean deep-sea fishery company Sajo Industries, sank in the western part of the Bering Sea near Russia […]
Chennai, Dec 1 (IANS) The 18-year-old case of non-filing of income tax (IT) returns against former Tamil Nadu chief minister J.Jayalalithaa and her friend Sasikala is expected to come to an end soon with the IT department accepting their plea for compounding of the offences. The two had filed an application for compounding the offences […]
Lahore, Dec 1 (IANS) The issues of cooperation between Syria and Pakistan at the level of their parliaments and the fight against terror were discussed at a meeting between the two countries here Monday. These issues were raised when Speaker of the Syrian People’s Assembly Mohammad Jihad al-Laham met chairman of the Pakistani Senate’s defence […]