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Two Army men killed in LoC ceasefire violation by Pak
Two Army jawans were killed today as Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire in the Keran sector of Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir, an Army official said here. The jawans were killed in the Pakistani firing, the official said while refusing to be identified. Earlier, the same official said that an Indian Army patrol party was ambushed and fired upon by the Pakistani troops, resulting in killing of two soldiers
PWD contracts: Court calls for report on threat to complainant
A special court today directed the Anti-Corruption Branch to file a report regarding threats received by a man who has filed a complaint accusing Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and others for alleged irregularities in the grant of contracts for roads and sewer lines. Special Judge Poonam Chaudhry asked the ACB's additional commissioner of police to verify and report regarding the threats allegedly given to the complainant. "Report be filed on the next date of hearing on July 31
Hry govt to set up ornamental fish hatchery in Jhajjar
The Haryana government has decided to set up a modern ornamental fish hatchery in Jhajjar district at a cost of Rs 13.68 crore. "This will be the first-of-its-kind project in the country," Agriculture and Fisheries minister Om Prakash Dhankar said here today
NGT stays construction activity at Delhi's Qutab Golf Course
The National Green Tribunal today imposed an interim stay on construction activities in Qutab Golf Course in South Delhi where five artificial lakes are being built allegedly by concretisation of pits
PM expresses anguish over flood situation NE, promises help
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today expressed anguish over the flood situation in various parts of the Northeast and promised all possible help from the Centre. He said he had asked Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju to personally supervise the rescue and relief operations and facilitate all possible help needed
Muslim man slapped during protest against attack on pilgrims
Hisar: A Muslim trader from UP was allegedly slapped by an unidentified person when he refused to raise 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' slogan during a protest by Bajrang Dal activists here against the attack on Amarnath pilgrims, police said today. The activists of the Dal took out a march near a mosque here yesterday to protest the attack on pilgrims in Kashmir Valley.
Cabinet approves creation of directors' post for 3 new AIIMS
The Union Cabinet today approved the creation of three posts of directors in the new AIIMS that will come up in Mangalagiri in Andhra Pradesh, Kalyani in West Bengal and Nagpur in Maharashtra
Sonia, Rahul dial Nitish after oppn picks Gopal Gandhi as VP
Congress president Sonia Gandhi today phoned Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to thank him for supporting Gopalkrishna Gandhi as the opposition's vice presidential candidate, JD(U) leader K C Tyagi said
Misa's husband appears before ED in money laundering case
RJD MP Misa Bharti's husband Shailesh Kumar today appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a Rs 8,000 crore money laundering case, officials said. Bharti, RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's daughter, had appeared before the central probe agency yesterday and was grilled for about eight hours. Kumar, who was summoned again today after he skipped the first date on Monday, will be confronted with the documents seized by the ED in the case and the statements given by his wife in relation to their finances and business transactions, officials said on the condition of anonymity
MACT awards Rs 24 lakh to kin of man killed in accident
The Thane Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) has awarded a compensation of Rs 24.09 lakh to the wife and other family members of a man who was killed in a road accident in 2014. Tribunal member and district judge K D Vadane observed that even though the driver of the tanker, which hit the man, did not possess a valid licence at the time of the accident, the insurance firm was liable to pay the compensation and recover it from the offending vehicle's owner