Authorities ready with zone-wise strategy The authorities in Kashmir on Monday geared up to meet any eventuality as the Meteorological Department forecast another spell of wet weather, a week after snowfall inflicted damage worth over Rs. 500 crore on the horticulture sector in the Valley. Sonum Lotus, Director, Meteorological Department, …
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‘Army aims to keep youth off militancy’
General Bipin Rawat says govt. has a clear-cut policy not to allow terrorists to create violence in J&K Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Monday said that the government’s policy in Jammu and Kashmir was that those triggering terrorism in the State should be neutralised, but the Army’s focus was …
Read More »‘Vote bank politics has failed’
People opt for development, says Modi; launches projects for Rs. 2,400 cr. in Varanasi The people of the country are taking decisions based on development and not “politics of vote bank”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Monday.At an official function in his Lok Sabha constituency, the Prime Minister …
Read More »Forecast of more snowfall worries farmers in Kashmir
Authorities ready with zone-wise strategy The authorities in Kashmir on Monday geared up to meet any eventuality as the Meteorological Department forecast another spell of wet weather, a week after snowfall inflicted damage worth over Rs. 500 crore on the horticulture sector in the Valley. Sonum Lotus, Director, Meteorological Department, …
Read More »Not possible to use biometrics to identify bodies, says UIDAI
‘Matching done on 1:1 basis and Aadhaar number is needed’ The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) told the Delhi High Court on Monday that it was technically not possible to match the fingerprints of an unidentified body with the biometrics of 120 crore people stored in its database. The …
Read More »Cyclone Gaja may skip Chennai, strike further south
Landfall likely on Thursday between Cuddalore and Pamban Cyclone Gaja is likely to cross the Tamil Nadu coast between Cuddalore district and Pamban, in Ramanathapuram district, in the forenoon of Thursday As on Monday evening, the cyclonic storm lay over the Bay of Bengal, about 720 km east-northeast of Chennai …
Read More »Heavy rain forecast in six districts
Cyclone Gaja gathers strength over Bay of Bengal The weather office has issued an yellow alert indicating isolated heavy rainfall for Kottayam, Idukki, and Palakkad districts on November 15 and 16 under the influence of cyclonic storm Gaja gathering strength over the Bay of Bengal. An orange alert indicating isolated …
Read More »No interference in Sabarimala rituals, govt tells HC
Tells HC that its concern is the security of pilgrims The State government has never interfered in the religious matters and rituals of the Sabarimala temple. But the security of pilgrims visiting the temple is the concern of the government and the police have to ensure that, the State government …
Read More »SC frowns on tardy CVC submission
Bench adjourns hearing on probe into accusations against exiled CBI chief A 24-hour delay by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) in filing its report on the inquiry against exiled CBI Director Alok Kumar Verma led the Supreme Court to adjourn Monday’s crucial hearing to November 16 (Friday). The report was …
Read More »Rafale deal not done in a hurry: Centre
Defence procurement procedure was fully followed, SC told The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) approved the procurement of the 36 Rafale jets well over a year after the Indo-French Joint Statement to acquire the aircraft “as quickly as possible” was issued, said a government note in the Supreme Court on …
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