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August 9, 2015 2:06 PM

Won't invite J&K Speaker to CPU as it compromises position: Pakistan

Pakistan Government says, it will not invite the speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly to the upcoming Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference as it would compromise its position on the Kashmir issue. Special Adviser to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on ForeignAffairs and National Security, Sartaj Az...

August 9, 2015 2:04 PM

Telcos initiate steps to curb call drops; submit report to DoT

To curb the menace of call drops, telecom operators have started taking steps such as adopting in-building solutions, installation of more sites as well as augmenting the radio frequency resources. Telecom operators have submitted their action taken report on reducing call drops to Department of Tel...

August 9, 2015 1:55 PM

PM Modi promises to consult northeastern states on Naga accord details

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised to consult North Eastern states in finalisation of the details of the peace accord signed with NSCN(IM) last week. This was stated by Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh in New Delhi yesterday after meeting with Prime Minister over the issue. According ...

August 9, 2015 1:51 PM

NIA arrests six accomplices of Pakistani terrorist Usman

In Jammu & Kashmir, police and National Investigation Agency (NIA) have taken in custody six persons for questioning in connection with the investigations after getting leads from arrested Pakistani militant Naved alias Usman Khan. Naved was captured after an attack on BSF in Udhampur on August ...

August 9, 2015 1:51 PM

Won't invite J&K Speaker to CPU as it compromises position: Pakistan

Pakistan Government says, it will not invite the speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly to the upcoming Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference as it would compromise its position on the Kashmir issue. Special Adviser to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on ForeignAffairs and National Security, Sartaj Az...

August 9, 2015 12:25 PM

Pakistan again violates ceasefire

After a day-long lull, Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire by resorting to heavy firing and mortar shelling on forward Indian posts along the LoC in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.Defence PRO Lt Col. Manish Mehta told AIR that Pakistani troops resorted to firing from automatic weapons and ...

August 9, 2015 12:25 PM

Parliamentary panel on Lokpal gets two months' extension

The Parliamentary committee examining the Lokpal Bill has got two months' extension till September. t is the second extension given to the panel after it could not finish its work by last month end.<br/><br/>The 31-member Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievan...

August 9, 2015 12:01 PM

NIA arrests six accomplices of Pakistani terrorist Usman

In Jammu & Kashmir, police and National Investigation Agency (NIA) have taken in custody six persons for questioning in connection with the investigations after getting leads from arrested Pakistani militant Naved alias Usman Khan. Naved was captured after an attack on BSF in Udhampur on August ...

August 9, 2015 12:01 PM

Dalit families on dharna 'convert' to Islam, VHP protests

Families from Hisar&apos;s Bhagana village, who have been protesting at Jantar Mantar for the past two years over alleged atrocities and rapes by the upper caste Jats, claimed to have converted to Islam at Jantar Mantar on Saturday. In view of that the VHP held a protest at Jantar Mantar and alleged...

August 9, 2015 11:54 AM

Amity team wins NASA space settlement design contest

A team of students from the Amity International School in Noida has won the prestigious 20th Annual International Space Settlement Design Competition, 2015, held at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA. The Amity team comprised 12 students from Class XI and X. The Amity team designed two...

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