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BJP denies horse-trading
Shimla: Reacting sharply to the charge of horse-trading in elections of Mayor and Deputy Mayor of the Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC) leveled by Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, the BJP today said that it only guarded its councilors from poaching by the ruling party.
Police officer lynched outside mosque in Srinagar
A deputy superintendent of police was stripped naked and stoned to death by an irate mob after he allegedly opened fire at a group of people, who caught him clicking pictures near a mosque in downtown area in the early hours today. The police officer identified as Mohammed Ayoub Pandit was on duty when the mob attacked him, a police spokesman said
Slight rise in mercury in Delhi, 75 pc humidity
Traces of rainfall were recorded in few parts of the national capital today, even as the minimum temperature settled at 26.6 degrees Celsius, two notches below the normal
PSLV-C38 blasts off with 31 satellites onboard
ISRO's workhorse rocket PSLV-38 today blasted off from the spaceport here carrying the Cartosat-2 series satellite - a dedicated satellite for the defence forces - along with 30 co-passenger satellites. The total weight of all the satellites carried on-board the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle is about 955 kg
Indo-Pak matters have to be resolved bilaterally: MEA
India today affirmed that bilateral issues between India and Pakistan will have to be decided "bilaterally", reacting to suggestions by UN chief Antonio Guteress that he is engaged in bringing about a dialogue between the two neighbours. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Gopal Bagley told reporters he was aware of the remarks made by Guteress that he has raised the issue during his meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif
2,000 more soldiers going to South Kashmir as reinforcements
Two additional Army battalions -- about 2,000 men -- have started moving into four troubled South Kashmir districts, being described as the new "ground zero" because of increased militant activity, officials said. With the presence of additional forces in Kulgam, Anantnag, Shopian and Pulwama, some army camps in Shopian and Pulwama would be revived, they said
Nepal attaches high importance to its relations with China:PM
Nepal attaches high importance to its relations with China and will not allow the country's soil to be used for any anti-China activities, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said. Deuba who met Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Kong Xuanyou yesterday said Nepal highly appreciated China's non- interference in its internal affairs and the Communist country's support for and understanding of its constitutional process as well as China's long-term assistance for its socio-economic development
Three LeT men, one civilian killed in Kashmir
Security forces dealt a severe blow to the militant group, Lashker-e-Taiba, when they killed three of its members early today after a six-hour encounter, which triggered protests that led to the death of a civilian the police described as a "chronic stone pelter". The civilian, Tawseef Hassan Wani (28), was killed when the forces tried to quell the protests directed against them after the encounter. A police official said he was leading a mob
NGT asks Himachal to expedite Manali-Rohtang ropeway project
In a bid to smoothen traffic on the Manali-Rohtang road, the National Green Tribunal has directed the Himachal Pradesh government to expedite the ropeway project on this route without any delay
Kovind meets Vajpayee to seek his blessings
NDA's presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind today met former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to seek his blessings. Kovind was accompanied by his wife during the meeting at Vajpayee's residence