Development project spells doom for Manipur villages
2015-07-31
A multi-purpose dam to hit nearly 12,000 people in 11 villagesContinue Reading
Bangladesh, India exchange land in historic deal
2015-07-31
Dahala-Khagrabari: Bangladesh and India prepared on Friday to swap tiny areas of land, ending one of the world’s most intractable border disputes that has kept thousands of people in stateless limbo for nearly 70 years. Officials of two nations will hoist their respective national flags in 162 enclaves – 111 inContinue Reading
200 districts with high undernourished children identified
2015-07-31
New Delhi — The government has identified 200 districts with high extent of malnourishment in children under the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme. In a written reply in Rajya Sabha, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi said that Uttar Pradesh tops the list with as many as 41 districtsContinue Reading
NHRC issues notice to Karnataka government over farmers’ suicides
2015-07-31
Bengaluru: The National Human Rights Commission has expressed ‘grave’ concern over alleged farmers’ suicides in Mandya district of Karnataka over low payment by sugar mills and issued a notice to the state government seeking a reply within four weeks. Mandya, known as the ‘sugar bowl’ of Karnataka, has seen aContinue Reading
Goa politician seeks chief minister’s intervention in church case
2015-07-30
The case is related to a midnight raid on a church in 2012Continue Reading
Stephen’s principal meets University Grants Commission
2015-07-30
New Delhi : Against the backdrop St Stephen’s molestation row, the college’s principal Valson Thampu Thursday met senior University Grants Commission (UGC) officials and hailed their “support” for the institute. “I had a great time in UGC. My friends will be happy to know that officers overwhelmed me with their appreciationContinue Reading
Chinese churches given deadline to remove crosses
2015-07-30
Officials had ordered crosses on eight churches to be removed by September 20Continue Reading
Yakub Memon execution cruel, inhuman: Amnesty
2015-07-30
The execution of Yakub Memon marks another disheartening use of the death penalty in India, Amnesty International India said today. Yakub Abdul Razak Memon was executed by hanging this morning at the Nagpur Central jail. The 53-year-old was convicted for his involvement in a series of bomb blasts in MumbaiContinue Reading
Supreme Court rejects Yakub Memon’s mercy plea, all eyes on President
2015-07-29
New Delhi — The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the petition of Yakub Memon, the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts convict, rejecting his argument that correct procedure was not followed in his case. The apex court said there was no “legal fallacy” in the issuance of death warrant by theContinue Reading
Prices fall as Himachal farmers flood market with apples
2015-07-29
Government has launched an eviction drive triggering panic among farmersContinue Reading