Day: January 5, 2019

Intermediate first year girl student attempts suicide

Machilipatnam :  An intermediate first year girl student on Friday reportedly attempted suicide by jumping off the first floor of a building of a private college in Pedana town in Krishna district, police said. The girl, 16, a student of Vijayananda College, reportedly went to the first floor of […]

SAC approves first ever drug de-addiction policy for J-K

Jammu :  The State Administrative Council (SAC) which met here Friday under the chairmanship of Governor Satya Pal Malik accorded sanction to the first-ever drug de-addiction policy in Jammu and Kashmir, an official spokesman said. The policy lays out a comprehensive action plan for addressing the drug addiction issue […]

DU ad hoc teachers begin hunger strike

New Delhi :  A group of 20 ad hoc teachers of the Delhi University began a hunger strike Friday demanding same benefits as given to permanent teachers and the former’s immediate absorption. The teachers began their strike outside the Faculty of Arts. Aditya Narayan Misra, president, Academics for Action […]

Servant killed in drunken brawl, co-worker held

Muzaffarnagar :  A 26-year-old servant has been arrested for allegedly killing his co-worker during drunken brawl and dumping his body in Thanabhawan area of neighbouring Shamli district last month, police said Saturday. Pushpraj was arrested Friday and the body of the 28-year-old Vinod Kumar was recovered from Mudhbhar village […]

Heavy snowfall cuts off Kashmir from rest of country Advertisement

Srinagar :  Kashmir was cut off from the rest of the country on Saturday as both surface as well as aerial connectivity to the valley was disrupted due to heavy snowfall which threw life out of gear here. Most places in Kashmir, including plains of the valley, received moderate […]

No scam in Rafale deal; it will help Modi come back to power: Sitharaman in Lok Sabha

  New Delhi : In a fiery “point-by-point” rebuttal to Congress’s charges on the Rafale deal, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday accused it of spreading “falsehood” on the issue and said while the Bofors scam brought the party down, Rafale will help Prime Minister Narendra Modi retain power. […]

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