Arab-dominated East Jerusalem witnessed largest clashes in years with nearly a dozen people injured Thursday as Palestinians clashed with the Israeli police Thursday over the murder of a teenager.
The clashes ensued after the mutilated body of Mohammed Abu Khdair, a 17-year-old from the city’s Shuafat neighbourhood abducted Wednesday morning, was found dumped in a forest outside the city, Al Jazeera reported.
In a late development, Goa’s Leader of Opposition Pratapsing Rane and his legislator son Vishwajeet were Thursday booked by police for allegedly accepting crores of rupees to facilitate permissions for an iron ore mining lease.
The FIR was filed by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) which is probing a Rs.35,000 crore illegal mining scam in which top politicians, bureaucrats and mining magnates are involved.
The Supreme Court Thursday asked market regulator SEBI to respond to Sahara group’s plead to permit it to sell its three overseas hotels to mobilise Rs.10,000 crore as a part repayment of investors money raised by its two companies – a condition for the release of jailed group chief Subrata Roy and two directors.
The second cut-off list for admissions to Delhi University undergraduate programme was released Thursday, with only a slight decrease in percentages and some colleges even declaring admissions closed.
Besides honours course in geography, Kirori Mal College closed admissions for all other courses. The cut-off for geography only seen a decrease of 0.75 percent.
In Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC), admissions are only open for B.Com honours and there has been a decrease of 0.25 percent in its cut-off. The admission for economics honours and other course offered at SRCC were closed.
Here’s a unique initiative to ensure that the poorest of the poor get the best possible medicare without depending on the government. Some 400,000 households in a Bihar district have been urged to donate Rs.10 each to ensure that the poor get financial help in case of a medical emergency.
The initiative could yield at least Rs.20 lakh at a conservative estimate, an official said.
Launched by the administration of Kaimur district and the Red Cross, the response so far has been tremendous, with thousands contributing in the past few days.
The Narendra Modi-led government will initiate measures to turn-around the Highways sector in 2 years time by garnering funds to the tune of Rs one lakh crore in a year, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said here today.
“I will prepare a blue print for road sector reforms in a month. I will arrange funds to the tune of Rs one lakh crore in a year… The results will be out in two years,” Gadkari said at a conclave on Budget Aaj Tak today.
As many as 31 air conditioners and 25 heaters were among a number of electrical appliances installed in the official bungalow of Sheila Dikshit in Delhi when she was Chief Minister.
An official response to an RTI query said Dikshit’s residence on 3-Motilal Nehru Marg, which has now been allotted to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, had at least 31 air conditioners, 15 desert coolers, 25 heaters, 16 air purifiers, 12 geysers among others.
Ahead of maiden visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to J&K after being voted to power at the Centre, BJP today demanded grant of tourist city status to Jammu city considering the fact that it is the only city in North India where more than 10 million pilgrims including tourists, come every year.
The Hyderabad District Fee Regulatory Committee comprising District Collector Mukesh KUmar Meena and and DEO A Subba Reddy has taken action against 100 schools in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad.
AP State Haj Committee Special Officer Prof S A Shukoor has announced that 93 Haj pilgrims under Waiting List have been provisionally selected against cancellation for Haj 2014.
Earlier, 200 Haj Pilgrims under Waiting were selected for the Haj 2014. He requested the selected pilgrims to pay their full Haj amount per head as per their category of accommodation within ten days in the Account of Haj Committee of India in the SBI through Core Banking. The pilgrims should obtain their Bank reference Numbers before making the payment, as the number has to be quoted on the Bank Challan.
Former minister Dr P Shankar Rao on Thursday requested Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao to withdraw cases filed against him by the then Kiran Kumar Reddy Government.
Telangana Home Minister Nayani Narasimha Reddy expressed confidence that the model of London and New York City Police could be replicated in Hyderabad.
Sunni insurgents Thursday forced all 46 Indian women nurses to move out of a hospital in Iraq where they had been holed up, injuring three of them, and were taking them to Mosul city, officials said. The nurses were being treated well.
According to a source close to Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, a Indian male nurse in Iraq was keeping the chief minister informed of all developments concerning the women, all of whom hail from Kerala, since he was in contact with them.
Charging the TDP Government with misusing of official machinery to win over numbers in the civic body elections, YSR Congress has said it is only to boast that they could get seats despite not implementing the poll promises but in reality people are vexed with the policies of the ruling party.
Even as protests and calls for his arrest continue to gain ground, Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Paul – facing the heat over his rape and violence remarks – Thursday found an unlikely ally in President Pranab Mukherjee’s son Abhijit.
On the other hand, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hit out at her detractors claiming “small matters were getting highlighted”.
Mukherjee junior, a Congress MP from Jangipur, dubbed Paul’s remarks as “slip of tongue” and asserted the matter should not be dragged any further.
On June 24, 2014 on receipt of the credible information about the movements of notorious criminals viz. Mohammed Imran and his own brother Mohammed Amer (22) under suspicious circumstances near his residence Asif Residency, Towlichowki, Hyderabad, the Special Police Team headed by DI, Chikkadpally Sri. P. Balavanthaiah, conducted a raid on their hideout at 7 Tombs, Golkonda and the criminals noticed the movements of the Police and to evade the imminent arrest, Mohammed Imran jumped from the 4th floor of Asif Residency, while his elder brother Mohammed Amer managed to escape from the hide out.
West Zone Task Team, Hyderabad received credible information that some persons are playing 3 cards gambling which is a game of chance at Flat No.407, My home mount views Apartments, beside Ganapathi Complex, Navodaya colony, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, and using the premises as common gaming house.
a 40 year old man killed allegedly by his brother at Neredmet on Wednesday night.
The TRS Government will seek Rs 600 crore from the Centre for conducting a comprehensive land survey in the State, Deputy Chief Minister Mahmood Ali has said.
Speaking to mediapersons at the Secretariat here on Thursday, Mahmood Ali said he had directed the officials concerned to submit a derailed report on the assigned lands and other lands available in 10 Telangana districts. A land bank with all details will help the government take up welfare schemes, he opined.
Governor ESL Narasimhan today clarified that during President’s Rule he has not taken any decision on barricade construction between two Secretariats of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
The Governor denied reports found in a section of the media that a decision has been taken by him on barricades during President’s rule. In a press communiqué, the Rajbhavan has denied the reports and said, “No such decision was taken nor any instructions were issued by the Governor during President’s rule”.
A delegation from Telangana led by Bandaru Dattatreya, MP and former Union Minister, G. Kishan Reddy, MLA and Telangana BJP president and Chandra Shekhar, National Executive Member met Minister of State (Independent charge) for Petroleum & Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan here today to discuss the issue of CNG/PNG expansion, provision of Natural gas for gas-based Power Plants and exploring the possibility of new gas based Power Plants and Fertilizer Plants. (NSS)
Telangana Irrigation Minister T Harish Rao today condemned the comments of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu that Telangana Government was resorting to provocative actions and statements.
The TRS government was marching ahead with the goal of transforming backward Telangana into Bangaru Telangana, Karimnagar MP Vinod has said.
Speaking on the occasion of party leader Ravinder Reddy being elected Mayor of Karimnagar, Vinod said efforts were on to make Karimnagar as one of the best cities in the country. He exuded confidence that they would achieve their goal under the leadership of Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhara Rao.
Telangana Congress Chief Ponnala Lakshmaiah today flayed the TRS Government for violating Constitutional norms with regard to conducting election to Council Chairman’s post.
AP Minister Devineni Umamaheshwara Rao today said there was no need to make drinking water an issue.
Speaking to mediapersons on Thursday, Devineni said the Telangana government has decided to take the issue of release of another 3.4 tmcft of water from Nagarjunasagar project to Krishna delta for drinking water needs to the CWC.
The minister said the water was released on the direction of Krishna River Board and it was being used for drinking water purpose only. He also refuted the allegations that the water was being used for irrigation in Krishna Delta. (NSS)