I-T Commissioner among 6 arrested for graft

I-T Commissioner among 6 arrested for graft

New Delhi, May 3 : The CBI has arrested an Income Tax Commissioner and five others in connection with an alleged bribe of over Rs 19 lakh taken to favour a major corporate group.The CBI sources said Income Tax Commissioner B B Rajendra Prasad and one other person has been arrested from Vishakhapatnam while four […]

Final salute, with anger writ large

Final salute, with anger writ large

Tarn Taran : The mortal remains of Naib Subedar Paramjeet Singh, killed in the Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch yesterday, were consigned to flames with full military honours at his native Vainpoin village today, amid demands of teaching Pakistan a befitting lesson for the brutal killings. Anger was palpable as the headless body of the […]

Rescued 200 trafficked girls wait for return even after 4 years

Rescued 200 trafficked girls wait for return even after 4 years

Kolkata, May 3 : Roughly four years after they were rescued and sheltered in homes across West Bengal, more than 200 Bangladeshi victims of human trafficking are anxiously waiting for return to their country, but ironically they themselves have become the stumbling blocks. According to a government official, in most cases the girls either cannot […]

EC cancels Anantnag bypoll over worsening law and order situation

EC cancels Anantnag bypoll over worsening law and order situation

Srinagar, May 2 : Amid growing tensions in the Valley, the Election Commission of India on Tuesday rescinded its notification issued for the Anantnag bypoll, which was scheduled for May 25, till further notice. “In view of the prevailing ground situation and non-availability of sufficient security forces, the Commission is of the considered view that […]