New Delhi : Doubts have arisen over the whereabouts of 39 missing Indians, taken captive by Islamic militants three years ago, following media reports that the Badush prison in Iraq where they were believed to have been lodged had been reduced to rubble. Six days ago, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had told kin of the […]
Srinagar, July 23 : A militant was on Sunday killed as the Army foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Machil sector in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Troops guarding the LoC noticed suspicious movement along the LoC and immediately challenged the intruders.In the ensuing firefight, one militant was killed. “An infiltration bid […]
Darjeeling (WB), July 23 : The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) is preparing for a prolonged “underground armed movement” for a separate state and has “hired Maoists” from neighbouring countries as mercenaries to train its cadres, according to senior West Bengal government officials. “We have inputs from intelligence agencies that Maoists from neighbouring countries have been […]
Chandigarh : The Centre has approved Rs 806.28 crore for the state’s National Health Mission programme for 2017-18, which is 35 per cent more than the sum of Rs 595 crore allocated for 2016-17.Of the budget allocation, 60 per cent of the share is provided by the Centre and the rest by the state government. The […]
Amritsar : With the Centre and the state government making no move for GST exemption on purchases made to run community kitchen at the Golden Temple, the SGPC has approached the members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha to support the cause. In an advisory note to Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, SGPC president Kirpal Singh […]