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September 19, 2016 6:27 PM

Centre considering to increase reservation quota for Divyangs in govt jobs

The Central Government is considering bringing a bill to increase the reservation quota for Divyangs in government jobs. <br/><br/>While addressing the gathering of Divayangs and their assistance and social workers in Allahabad today, the Union Minister for State for Social Justice and E...

September 19, 2016 6:12 PM

Army institutes inquiry into Uri attack

Army today instituted an inquiry into one of the bloodiest attacks in years on its camp at Uri as preliminary investigations suggested the terrorists had entered the area at least a day before mounting the brazen assault.<br/><br/>Quoting official sources, news agency PTI reports that th...

September 19, 2016 6:12 PM

Uri attack: Another soldier succumbs to injuries, death toll rises to 18

In Jammu & Kashmir, another soldier injured in yesterday&apos;s deadly militant attack on army camp in north kashmir&apos;s Uri area of Baramulla, has succumbed taking the death toll of soldiers to 18. <br/><br/>Seventeen soldiers were killed and more than 20 other army personnel wer...

September 19, 2016 6:06 PM

SC grants six months to conclude trial in 2002 Naroda Gam riots

The Supreme Court today granted six more months to a lower court in Gujarat to conclude trial in the 2002 Naroda Gam riots case, one of the nine post-Godhra riots matters probed by the apex court-appointed SIT pertaining to the killing of eleven members of a community.<br/><br/>A bench o...

September 19, 2016 4:36 PM

Rlys to introduce Yatri Mitra Sewa to book wheelchair cum porter services

Railways has decided to introduce Yatri Mitra Sewa for enabling passengers to book wheelchair cum porter services. Yatri Mitra will provide Wheel chair cum porter services to Divyang and senior citizens. Railway Ministry in a release said, the service can be booked on IRCTC e-ticketing website and 1...

September 19, 2016 2:27 PM

Lone suspect in Infosys techie murder case commits suicide

The lone suspect in the murder case of Infosys techie Swathi in Chennai has allegedly committed suicide inside the Puzhal central prison this evening. He is reported to have caught hold of a live wire to end his life. <br/><br/>The gruesome murder of Swathi on June 24 at the Nungambakkam...

September 19, 2016 2:26 PM

Rajnath Singh chaired high level meet to take stock of Uri attack

Home Minister Rajnath Singh chaired a high level meet in New Delhi to take stock of the Uri attack and the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. <br/><br/>National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi, Defence Secretary G Mohan Kumar, Chiefs of Intelligence Agencies, Dire...

September 19, 2016 2:26 PM

India lodges strong protest against Pakistan at ongoing NAM Summit

India today said the terrorist attack in Uri in Kashmir has highlighted Pakistan's desire to use "poison" instead of dialogue as it lodged a strong protest against Islamabad at the NAM summit in Venezuela for its "mischievous" and "malignant" support to terror. Min...

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