Washington, October 5 : Describing India as a force for stability in South Asia, US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis on Thursday said India-US political ties could be tightened together and the two sides are working to turn “big words” into “pragmatic realities”. “There are a number of things in motion right now, and decisions will […]
Gurugram, October 5 : A leopard was spotted on early Thursday morning in Maruti Suzuki’s plant in Manesar here following which police and forest officials cordoned off the premises and launched a search for the wild cat, the police said. The leopard was found roaming inside the Engine Department at around 4 am by a […]
Poonch, October 5 : Pakistan on Thursday resorted to unprovoked firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Digwar sector of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir. The Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked and indiscriminate firing post midnight. Digwar district was a witness to another ceasefire violation from Pakistan on Wednesday. Earlier on Monday, two minors […]
Chandigarh : The Punjab Government today cut a sorry figure before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on the issue of stubble-burning with the tribunal directing the state counsel to list “concrete” steps it intended to take to tackle the menace on the next hearing date (October 11). Fearing a reprimand, top functionaries of the state […]
Faridkot : Punjab’s Department of School Education has revived a five-year-old scheme of renaming government schools after private persons. However, instead of donations, it will be the latter’s credentials that will count. Earlier, anyone who donated a certain sum could have a government school renamed after his/her close ones. Rechristening schools will now be a […]