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Centre must give Gurung security, says GJM

Bimal Gurung had called off the indefinite shutdown on its 104th day on September 26 in response to Mr Singh’s appeal.

02 Oct 2017 6:43 AM

The pilgrims are divided between the Hajj Committee of India and private Hajj operators. (Photo: AP)

New Haj policy this week, sea route may be revived

Saudi Arabia has increased the Hajj quota for India to 1.70 lakh for the coming Hajj.

02 Oct 2017 2:36 AM

Highly-placed sources have indicated that the Union power ministry may look into the possibility of declaring a village ‘fully electrified’ once all its households receive power supply.

Four crore rural houses yet to get power supply

This seems to be sending a misleading signal and therefore sources privy to developments said that a relook may soon be initiated.

25 Sep 2017 6:50 AM

Dams constructed under the project were of extremely poor quality and could not withstand water pressure.

Graft kills projects for parched areas

Names of dead people found in workers’ rolls, funds given for non-existent water bodies.

25 Sep 2017 4:44 AM

Maoists’ sympathisers hold a rally in their support in Malkangiri district.

Leaders blunt fight against Red terror

Funds in Odisha diverted to projects that were not high on priority.

25 Sep 2017 4:25 AM

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that as per valuations, the Jaipur property would fetch the Centre Rs 14 crore, Mysore Rs 7.45 crore and Itanagar Rs 3.89 crore. (Photo: PTI)

Centre to exit three ITDC hotels, merge presses

The five presses are to be redeveloped and modernised through monetisation of their surplus land.

21 Sep 2017 3:15 AM

SGNP parking lot project waits for civic body’s nod

The chief conservator and director of SGNP has demanded a plot of 0.99 hectares to set up a parking lot near the main gate at Kanheri.

16 Sep 2017 1:53 AM

Supreme Court of India (Photo: PTI/File)

Supreme Court to govt: What action against MPs over assets?

The Central Board of Direct Taxes had been taking action whenever it found there were unexplained known sources of income.

07 Sep 2017 1:25 AM

Assam offers a fit case for making changes to the AFSPA so that a state is disempowered from effecting AFSPA without the go-ahead of the Union government.

AFSPA for Assam wrong

Evidently, the Centre would have given due consideration to the state’s request to prolong AFSPA, and weighed all factors, before rejecting it.

02 Sep 2017 6:24 AM

It is significant that AFSPA was lifted from Punjab in 1997 and Tripura removed it in 2015, whereas Maoist-infested states like Jharkhand and Uttarakhand are handling law and order without using AFSPA.

AFSPA is extended in Assam six months

Security sources said that the Assam govt had extended its term through an executive order and informed all the security agencies operating.

01 Sep 2017 4:44 AM

While opposing the relaxation of the order, it was argued that Aadhaar was an invasion of privacy and a violation of basic human rights. (Representational Image)

Aadhaar linking deadline to be December 31: Centre

The CJI said that since the deadline was being extended till Dec 31, the petitions would be listed for final hearing in the first week of November.

31 Aug 2017 1:44 AM

Govt to Supreme Court: No dialogue with J&K separatists

Counsel for the association also said that it couldn’t have the dialogue when the government of India was not agreeing for it.

22 Aug 2017 4:04 AM

The applicant too would have to provide his/her Aadhaar number along with that of the spouse or parents of the deceased.

Aadhaar must to register deaths

The new regulation will not be applicable to the states of Jammu and Kashmir, Assam and Meghalaya.

05 Aug 2017 1:33 AM

Privacy too vague to be a right: Centre to Supreme Court

Two judgments of the apex court, in 1954 and 1962, have held that privacy is not a fundamental right.

27 Jul 2017 1:09 AM

Centre to Supreme Court: We don’t back cow vigilantism

The govt told the court that no vigilante group has any space in the country as per the procedures of law.

22 Jul 2017 5:07 AM

Security personnel patrol a road during GJM strike in Darjeeling. (Photo: AP)

MHA seeks report on Darjeeling from West Bengal

The ministry officials also claimed that it was the discretion of the Centre as to which paramilitary needs to be deployed.

04 Jul 2017 1:25 AM

Farmers protest by throwing tomatoes on National Highway-33 at Bundu near Ranchi for not getting a fair price for their produce. (Photo: PTI)

Loan Waiver is no free lunch

The 3 stakeholders here are farmers, governments and banks. Each of them has to look at this scheme from different angles.

02 Jul 2017 6:41 AM

Farmers' protest: Rahul leaves for Mandsaur; SP, collector transferred

The Centre has hit back at Gandhi for publicizing the entire matter through his visit, and branded it as a publicity stunt.

08 Jun 2017 9:18 AM

Administrative officials and the police patrol in the violence-hit Sabbirpur village of Saharanpur district. (Photo: AP)

NCM will visit Saharanpur for first-hand information

The former Maharashtra minister demanded a constitutional status for the commission.

01 Jun 2017 6:43 AM

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley arrving to address a press conference on the concluding day of 14th Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meet in Srinagar. (Photo: AP)

GST good but nitty gritty remains

Some quixotic aberrations have popped up already like guns attracting lesser tax than hybrid automobiles.

21 May 2017 12:08 AM

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