Day: May 29, 2019

Houses near lake demolished in Ghaziabad

Houses near lake demolished in Ghaziabad

11:33 pm May 29, 2019

Ghaziabad: The district administration of Ghaziabad and the municipal corporation bulldozed alleged illegally-constructed houses near Arthala lake on Wednesday, officials said. Nine fully-constructed and six semi-constructed buildings, and boundary walls of four plots were demolished in the joint operation at Balaji Vihar colony. These houses, which were constructed on government land, were illegally sold to […]

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India criticises lack of transparency in functioning of UNSC's Sanctions Committees

Pakistan arrest six JeM members on charges of terror funding

11:29 pm May 29, 2019

Lahore: Six members of the Masood Azhar-led Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) have been arrested for allegedly collecting funds for the proscribed terror group, amid a pressure from the global community on Pakistan to curb terror financing. The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of the Punjab Police said Wednesday it has intensified crackdown on terrorism financing and arrested six […]

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Sri Lanka signs port deal with India, Japan

Sri Lanka signs port deal with India, Japan

11:24 pm May 29, 2019

Colombo: Sri Lanka has signed a deal with India and Japan to develop a deep-sea container terminal here amid increasing forays by China which has taken a strategic port on a 99-year lease that has worried New Delhi. The three countries will jointly build the East Container Terminal at the Port of Colombo. High Commissioner […]

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Indian embassy in Netherlands to start printing passports

Man held with fake passport at IGI airport

11:20 pm May 29, 2019

New Delhi: A man was apprehended by CISF personnel at the Delhi airport for allegedly possessing a fake passport to travel to Canada, an official said Wednesday. Ahmedabad resident Jaimin Patel was intercepted late Tuesday night as he was roaming suspiciously in the Terminal-3 building of the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), he said. “He […]

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Income tax official gets four-year jail in graft case

11:14 pm May 29, 2019

Jaipur: A CBI court here on Wednesday awarded four-year rigorous imprisonment with Rs 20,000 fine to an income tax inspector in a bribery case. The CBI had registered a case against Income Tax Inspector Mukesh Kumar Meena in December 2015 for demanding bribe to settle a complaint related to tax evasion. A trap was laid […]

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