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October 14, 2015 8:26 PM

Army jawan killed while trying to foil infiltration bid

An army jawan was killed today in gunbattle with terrorists as the army foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. Defence spokesman S N Acharya said, army personnel observed a suspicious movement along the LoC in Krishnagati sector at around 3 PM a...

October 14, 2015 8:24 PM

Central victim compensation fund set up with Rs 200 crore

The government has introduced the Central Victim Compensation Fund to support and supplement the existing victim compensation schemes notified by States and Union Territories. The fund with an initial corpus of 200 crore rupees will help provide assistance to victims of various crimes especially sex...

October 14, 2015 8:24 PM

PM terms Dadri lynching, opposition to Ghulam Ali concert as unfortunate

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that he or his party BJP does not support incidents like the lynching of Mohd. Akhlaq at Dadri in Uttar Pradesh on beef rumours or even the cancellation of proposed musical programme of Pakistani Gazal singer Ghulam Ali.<br/><br/>In an interview to a...

October 14, 2015 8:22 PM

Coal Scam: Court frames charges against ex coal secy H C Gupta, 5 others

A special court today framed charges against former coal secretary H C Gupta and five others in a coal scam case pertaining to alleged irregularities in allocation of a coal block in Madhya Pradesh to an accused firm.<br/><br/>Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar put the six on trial for al...

October 14, 2015 8:18 PM

JD(U), RJD, Cong meet CEC demanding removal of cut-outs of PM, Amit Shah

A delegation of Janta Dal United, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Congress today met the Chief Election Commissioner in New Delhi. <br/><br/>The delegation requested the removal of cut-outs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah from Patna airports, appealing for vote...

October 14, 2015 8:18 PM

Govt trying hard to contain surge in pulses prices

The government today said it is trying hard to contain prices by increasing availability via imports and urged consumers to wait for some time to see results. Replying to a query on rising pulses prices, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said there is a shortfall in production. <br/><br/&g...

October 14, 2015 8:17 PM

Court awards 2 yrs jail to two persons in DD corruption case

Two persons, including a woman, have been sentenced by a court here to two years imprisonment in a corruption case for showing undue favour to private firms in telecast of programmes on Doordarshan during 1996-1999. <br/><br/>Special CBI Judge Sanjay Garg awarded the jail term to 60-year...

October 14, 2015 8:17 PM

Campaigning for 2nd phase of Bihar election, polling on Friday

The hustle and bustle of campaigning for the second phase of poll in 32 assembly seats in Bihar ended this evening. The 32 seats are spread across six naxal-hit districts-- Jehanabad, Arwal, Gaya, Rohtas, Kaimur and Aurangabad.<br/><br/>The Election Commission has cut short the time for ...

October 14, 2015 8:10 PM

BJP says SC's observation nails Bhatt political connections

BJP today said the Supreme Court's observation that attempts were made through politics and activism to influence the proceedings on Gujarat riots, has vindicated its stand that Congress patronized groups and selected bureaucrats were trying to defame the Gujarat government and Prime Minister N...

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