Chandigarh, Dec 8 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar Monday directed all deputy commissioners (DCs) and superintendents of police (SPs) to remain punctual and give maximum time to redressing the grievances of people promptly. The chief minister directed that DCs and SPs should visit at least two villages every week (eight in a month) […]
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) The central government is creating 500 ready-to-bid projects worth Rs.3 lakh crore to augment the country’s infrastructural growth, union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said here Monday. He also said his ministry has created a section to prepare detailed project reports (DPR) to supervise progress of all ongoing […]
Vijaypur (Jammu), Dec 8 (IANS) Militants in Jammu and Kashmir are now dumping their AK-47 assault rifles and replacing them with Android phones, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday. “The power of the ballot has defeated the power of bullet in Jammu and Kashmir,” Modi told a Bharatiya Janata Party election rally here in Jammu […]
Hyderabad, Dec 8 (IANS) Singapore Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Andhra Pradesh to prepare a master plan and develop a world-class capital city of Andhra Pradesh. The master plan will be ready in six months and after that a detailed action plan will be worked out, announced Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu […]
Oslo, Dec 6 (IANS) Norwegian police took into detention a 23-year-old from his home in the city of Fredrikstad after he returned from Syria with gunshot wounds. The Norwegian citizen is of Pakistani origin, Xinhua reported citing the TV2 channel. He has been charged with having participated in the activities of a terrorist organisation in […]
Lisbon, Dec 6 (IANS) The first edition of the Comic-Con convention, a meeting of fans of comic books, science fiction and fantasy literature amongst other popular arts, has kicked off in Portugal. The convention is taking place in Matosinhos city’s Exponor conference centre from Dec 5-7, Xinhua reported Saturday. Comic-Con will feature actors and other […]
Raipur, Dec 2 (IANS) Terming Maoists a “challenge to the nation”, Home Minister Rajnath Singh Tuesday said the government would surely overcome the challenge as the country was united in the fight against Left-wing extremism. Rajnath Singh, however, ducked a question on whether the army needs to be deployed in Maoist-hit areas to eliminate them. […]
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Only 48 percent of Indian adults have access to a bank account, out of which almost half of the accounts lie dormant, a study showed here Tuesday. The survey was conducted by the Financial Inclusion Insights programme (www.finclusion.org), operated by global strategic research consultancy, InterMedia, and supported by the Bill […]
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) 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 […]