Tag: Pal
First Round Of Municipal Polls End Amid Jammu-Kashmir Divide, 56.7 Per Cent Votes
Jammu and Kashmir held its first municipal polls in 13 long years on Monday amid a visible Jammu-Kashmir divide, with voters largely boycotting the contest in the Kashmir Valley but taking part with enthusiasm in Jammu and Ladakh regions.....
Cyclone Titli Crosses Odisha, Andhra: Home Ministry
Very severe cyclonic storm Titli, which is being referred to as a Category 2 hurricane, made an early morning landfall in Odisha's Gopalpur before crossing the Andhra Pradesh coast on Thursday, a Home Ministry statement said.....
Municipal Polls End Peacefully In J&K
The fourth and final phase of municipal polls ended peacefully in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday with a dismal 4 per cent voting in Srinagar district and an equally poor 11.3 per cent voter turnout in neighbouring Ganderbal district.....
Gunmen Kill BJP State Secretary, Brother In Kishtwar
Unidentified gunmen on Thursday shot dead senior Bharatiya Janata Party () leader and party's state secretary Anil Parihar and his brother in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Jashmir.....
US Journalist Slams Akbar's 'consensual' Statement
A US journalist, who has accused former Union Minister M.J. Akbar of raping her 23 years ago, on Saturday slammed his statement where he said that they had a "consensual relationship", saying that it wasn't.....
Gehlot, Pilot In Delhi As Rahul To Pick New Rajasthan CM
Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and state Congress chief Sachin Pilot reached New Delhi on Thursday to meet party President Rahul Gandhi, who will finalize the name of the new Chief Minister. ....
'Benami' Flats Booked For Re 1 Per Sq.ft In Amrapali Projects, SC Told
A court-appointed auditors informed the Supreme Court that posh flats which were part of Amrapali Group were booked on sums as low as Re 1, Rs 5 and Rs 11 per sq.ft in the name of over 500 people.....
Anna Launches Hunger Strike For Lokpal, Lokayuktas
Veteran activist Kisan Baburao Hazare alias Anna Hazare on Wednesday launched a fresh hunger strike at his Ralegan-Siddhi village seeking Lokpal and Lokayuktas as promised by the government.....
Notice To Prashant Bhushan On Contempt Plea
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to advocate Prashant Bhushan on a contempt plea filed by Attorney General K.K. Venugopal and the Centre saying that Bhushan tweeted that the AG "fabricated" minutes of a selection panel meeting on the appointment of then acting CBI Director M. Nageswara Rao that was cleared by the panel.....
ED Questions Kochhars, Dhoot
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday questioned former ICICI bank CEO Chanda Kochhar, her husband Deepak Kochhar and Videocon Group promoter Venugopal Dhoot in connection with an ongoing probe into alleged irregularities and corrupt practices in sanctioning a Rs 1,875 crore loan by the bank to the corporate group, the agency said.....
