Gurdaspur : Health Minister Brahm Mohindra has written to Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, highlighting three main issues concerning the Gurdaspur parliamentary seat. The development follows the CM’s direction to the minister to identify problems in the border area. The minister claimed the rapid closure of industrial units in Batala, waterlogged villages of Dinanagar and Pathankot’s railway […]
Mumbai, October 9 : Social activist and anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare is building a new team as part of an effort to re-launch his agitation for the appointment of an effective Lokpal. According to sources close to Hazare, several non-government organisations and right-to-information activists from different parts of the country are in touch with the veteran […]
Chandigarh : The shortage of funds has crippled the campaign of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). While the state unit is struggling to keep things moving, the central leadership has virtually deserted the party. A senior leader, who wished not to be named, said they had recently approached the Delhi leadership to provide them some […]
New Delhi, October 9 : Words such as ‘Hindu’ and ‘Muslim’ in names of universities–Banaras Hindu University and Aligarh Muslim University–do not reflect their secular character and should be dropped, a UGC panel has recommended. The panel was formed to probe the alleged irregularities in 10 central universities and the recommendations have been made in […]
Gandhinagar, October 9 : The Gujarat High Court on Monday commuted death sentence given by trial court to 11 convicts in 2002 Godhra train carnage case to life imprisonment. The high court also upheld the life sentence awarded by the special SIT court to 20 others in the case.The HC directed the government and railways […]