Day: September 12, 2019

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Rajasthan Hindi academy to honour 200 authors

8:36 pm September 12, 2019

Jaipur: The Rajasthan Hindi Granth Academy will honour 200 authors at its golden jubilee celebrations on September 14. Minister of State for Higher Education Bhanwar Singh Bhati on Thursday told reporters that the academy would hold the celebrations on Hindi Day at the Birla auditorium. This was the first such academy in the country which […]

DDCA renames Feroz Shah Kotla as Arun Jaitley stadium

8:32 pm September 12, 2019

New Delhi: The Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) on Thursday renamed the Feroz Shah Kotla as Arun Jaitley stadium in memory of the late politician-cum-sports-administrator. In a glittering function, Home Minister Amit Shah digitally inaugurated the renamed Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium in presence of late finance minister’s family. DDCA also unveiled a new pavilion […]

Govt has special strategy for PoK: Gen V K Singh

8:28 pm September 12, 2019

Gwalior (MP): Union minister General V K Singh (retd) said here on Thursday that the Union government has a “special strategy” for Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK). However, such things are not discussed in public, Gen Singh told reporters here. He was replying to a question about Army Chief Bipin Rawat’s statement that the forces were […]

Stray dog attacks child in Kerala

8:23 pm September 12, 2019

Kozhikode (Ker): A two-year old boy suffered injuries when a stray dog mauled him while he was playing outside his house at Olavanna in the district on Thursday. The child was dragged by the dog for some distance, his mother said, adding it later let him off after she and neighbours who heard his cries, […]

Cop quits, frustrated over rigours of police job being impediment for his marriage

8:15 pm September 12, 2019

Hyderabad: A 29-year old police constable here has submitted his resignation citing difficulties in getting married after a prospective bride turned down a proposal on the grounds that his job required long and irregular working hours and lacked career growth. S Pratap, an engineering graduate, who joined the force five years ago and is presently […]