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ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) is all charged up to observe ‘Thanksgiving Day’ over the disqualification of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Islamabad’s Parade Ground on Sunday. The opposition party is energetic to celebrate the Supreme Court verdict on Panama case which came in their favour i.e. the disqualification …
Read More »Nawaz sharif vacates PM House, departs for Murree
Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif vacated the Prime Minister’s House on Sunday and departed for Murree along with members of the Sharif family. The former premier, his wife Kulsum Nawaz, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and his son-in-law Captain Safdar vacated the PM House two days after a five-member bench …
Read More »66-year-old lady doctor found murdered at her home in Hoshiarpur
66-year-old lady doctor found murdered at her homeA doctor was allegedly killed at her residence in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, police said on Saturday. The body of Manju Sharma (66) was found with injury marks on her head and face at her residence-cum-nursing home yesterday, Sub Inspector Naresh Kumar said. Also read: …
Read More »Five arrested for attack on Mumbai lawyer who represented Madhur Bhandarkar
The police have arrested five people for attacking special public prosecutor Manohar Kandalkar, who represented filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar in a murder conspiracy case, in which accused Preeti Jain was convicted. The mastermind is still at large and his motive is not known yet. The mastermind had allegedly paid them Rs …
Read More »Govt collected more than ₹2.35 lakh crore as cesses in 2016-17
Government collected more than two lakh 35,000 crore rupees last fiscal by way of a host of cesses, including those on education, Swachh Bharat and Krishi Kalyan. Minister of State for Finance Santosh Kumar Gangwar said this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha yesterday. He said the …
Read More »About 6,000 people evacuated as river embankment breaches in Odisha
The Odisha government evacuated about 6,000 people after an embankment of Brahmani river breached in Jajpur district. Rescue operation is also on in Dhenkanal and Kendrapara districts where fresh areas have been inundated. Jajpur district collector and other officials are monitoring the rescue and evacuation operation. Five boats have been …
Read More »Congress says PM’S ‘Mann Ki Baat’ did not address questions in minds of people regarding corruption & unemployment
Congress today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Mann Ki Baat address did not address the questions in the minds of people regarding corruption and unemployment. Talking to media in New Delhi, party spokesperson Pawan Khera said Mann Ki Baat address has complete disconnect with what people are thinking. He …
Read More »EC seeks report from Gujarat govt over Congress’ allegation of effecting defection of its MLAs by BJP The Election Commission has sought an enquiry report from the Gujarat Government over Congress’ allegation of effecting defection of its MLAs by BJP. The Poll panel has asked the State Chief Secretary to submit its report by 5 PM tomorrow. The Commission has also asked the State government to ensure proper security to all the MLAs and their family members. A Congress delegation led by senior party leader Ghulam Nabi Azad met the Election Commission last evening in New Delhi and alleged that BJP government is misusing power and authority ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections in Gujarat. They asked the Commission to constitute a high powered committee to enquire into the charges of money and muscle power to engineer defection of Congress MLAs. Meanwhile in a bid to protect its MLAs in Gujarat from any form of horse trading ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections, the Congress leadership flew more than 40 MLAs from Gujarat to a private resort in Bengaluru on Saturday. AIR correspondent reports that te MLAs arrived in two batches and were taken to a private resort near Ramanagara. They were escorted by party MP D.K.Suresh, who is overseeing the arrangements. He said, that the Congress MLAs from Gujarat came to Karnataka for rest and tourist purpose. This operation is being monitored by AICC General Secretary incharge of Karnataka K.C Venugopal. Meanwhile Karnataka Energy Minister D.K Sivakumar met Gujarat MLAs at the resort.
The Election Commission has sought an enquiry report from the Gujarat Government over Congress’ allegation of effecting defection of its MLAs by BJP. The Poll panel has asked the State Chief Secretary to submit its report by 5 PM tomorrow. The Commission has also asked the State government to ensure …
Read More »J&K: Two terrorists killed in encounter with security forces in Pulwama
In Jammu and Kashmir, two terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district today. Official sources said, the encounter broke out after security forces launched a search operation at village Tahab early this morning. The search operation was launched following a specific information about the …
Read More »PM Modi urges nation to work relentlessly towards making a new India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today urged the nation to come together and work relentlessly towards making a new India. In his Mann Ki Baat programme on All India Radio, Mr Modi said, in this month of August, the people should resolve to eradicate social evils like filth, poverty, corruption, terrorism, …
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