White House petition on 1984 anti-Sikh violence gains support
byWashington: A White House petition seeking recognition of the November 1984 anti-Sikh violence in India as “genocide” has crossed the threshold of 25,000 signatures for…
Law & Policy
ITBP moving out of Chamba, State Police incapable of guarding borders
byChamba: The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), that incurs huge expenditure every year to safeguard the 226 kilometer long border between Jammu and Himachal in…
Odisha villagers, tribals hold anti-Vedanta meet
byBhubaneswar: Hundreds of villagers, including tribal men and women Thursday held a meeting in Odisha’s Kalahandi district to reiterate their strong opposition to Vedanta’s alumina…
Prime Minister directs fast-tracking transport projects
byNew Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked for fast-tracking major railway, road and port projects whose slow development could become the biggest “game stopper”…
Rights groups name 500 people for ‘rights violations’ in J&K
bySrinagar: Rights groups here Thursday released the names of 500 people, including 235 army personnel and 31 pro-government militants, for their alleged involvement in incidents…
Farmers’ protest in UP for toll free travel spreads
byLucknow: The protests by famers in Uttar Pradesh led by the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), seeking free access at all toll bridges in the state,…
Snow Leopard Skin Recovered in Uttarakhand
byDehra Dun: The recovery of a skin of snow leopard from two persons (one managed to give the slip), by a team of the…
Akali leader arrested for killing police official
byAmritsar: A leader of Punjab’s ruling Shiromani Akali Dal and an accomplice were arrested today for allegedly killing a police official who had objected to…
`Educate girls’ is mantra for development: Shashi Tharoor
byNew Delhi: If you educate a girl, you educate an entire community, union Minister of State for Human Resource Development (HRD) Shashi Tharoor said while…
Court: Provide list of people enjoying Punjab Police security cover
byChandigarh:The Punjab and Haryana High Court today asked the Punjab government to furnish a list of people enjoying police protection outside the state, along…