Day: August 5, 2019

Oppn slams Shah; BJP says riots were pre-planned, blames anti-CAA protests

Amit Shah moves resolution on Kashmir in Lok Sabha

7:01 pm August 5, 2019

New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday moved a resolution in the Lok Sabha for bringing a bill to reorganise the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. Moving the resolution following the President’s order abrogating Article 370, Shah sought the permission of the House to […]

LS takes up Surrogacy bill

6:55 pm August 5, 2019

New Delhi: Stating that in the recent years India has unfortunately emerged as the hub for surrogacy, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday said the bill which seeks to ban commercial surrogacy was “the need of the hour”. Moving the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019 in the Lok Sabha for consideration and passage, Vardhan said that […]

Red sanders worth Rs 2 crore seized, 5 held

Red sanders worth Rs 5 crore seized in Tirupur, six held

6:52 pm August 5, 2019

Coimbatore: Over 11 tonnes of red sanders worth Rs five crore was seized from a truck and a godown in nearby Tirupur, and six people were arrested in this connection, police said on Monday. Acting on a tip-off, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials here, carried out a raid at a private godown near Tirupur […]

Oppn plans march to Vijay Chowk in solidarity with suspended RS MPs

LS passes Transgender persons protection of rights bill

6:47 pm August 5, 2019

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Monday passed a bill which provides a mechanism for social, economic and educational empowerment of transgenders. The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2019 was passed by a voice vote amid noisy protests by some opposition parties over Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury not being allowed to speak on […]

Indian Army inducted 364 women officers in 2019

Army deployed in Jammu as precautionary measure

6:44 pm August 5, 2019

Jammu: Six columns of the Army has been deployed in Jammu city on Monday to maintain law and order after the Centre revoked Article 370, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir. A police officer said the Army personnel were deployed in sensitive localities of the city as a precautionary measure. Six columns of […]