A man was arrested Sunday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district for murdering his eight-year-old daughter, police said.
The man, who slit the girl’s throat, was arrested from Dharna (Mendhar) village in Poonch, a senior police officer told IANS here.
“Preliminary investigations indicate the accused slit the throat of his daughter with a sharp edged weapon. The exact motive of the murder is being established,” the officer said.
(IANS)
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Ministers K E Krishna Murthy and N Chinna Rajappa today met Governor ESL Narasimhan and submitted a letter protesting the formation of Telangana State Council for Higher Education.
“The Deputy Chief Ministers alleged in the letter that the Telangana Government Order (GO) forming the Council is blatantly illegal and inimical to the interests of innocent students whose academic schedule and future education prospects will be affected for no fault of theirs,” a release from the Advisor (Communications) to AP government said.
Former Indian Olympic Association (IOA) chief Vijay Kumar Malhotra Sunday demanded strict actions against IOA secretary general Rajeev Mehta, who was arrested in Glasgow for driving without a valid license and under the influence.
Malhotra said the news was disturbing and it has shamed Indian athletes, who put on an inspiring show at the 2014 Commonwealth Games winning 64 medals.
To facilitate maintenance of track and bridges, the Palani-Dindigul-Palani passenger would be temporarily cancelled on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays for three months.
The cancellation would be from August 4 to Nov 3, a Railways press release said here today.
A protest rally was organised here Sunday calling for an end to Israeli military action in Gaza and urging the Indian government to play an assertive role on the issue.
Parliamentarians, legislators, writers, poets, social activists, intellectuals, artists, journalists and other people, including women, from cross section of the society took part in the protest march that went around the capital city Agartala of Left-ruled Tripura.
As many as 12 of the 45 persons on a Kasi Pilgrimage from Nellore and Prakasam district have taken ill with food poisoning after they ate at a hotel near the Howrah Railway station.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu directed the Chief Secretary and other officials at Delhi to monitor help and medicare to the pilgrims. While the 12 sick persons have been admitted to Apollo Hospital at Kolkatta, one other pilgrim has been admitted at the Marwadi Hospital, near Howrah.
The CPI-M Sunday said it will take action, including expulsion, against at least 1,000 of its members in West Bengal for not working for the party in the recent Lok Sabha polls.
Communist Party of India-Marxist’s (CPI-M) North 24 Parganas district committee secretary Gautam Deb also said the party will be taking a host of initiatives, including organising 1,000 road-shows and meetings as well as constituting strong social media teams across the district, with an eye to the 2016 assembly polls.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief , Arvind Kejriwal today claimed that the more the BJP delays holding elections in the national capital, the better would be the prospect for his party to clinch more seats.
The Islamic State (IS) militants Sunday seized Iraq’s largest dam near Mosul, along with many nearby towns, in fierce clashes with the Kurdish forces in northern Nineveh province of the country.
Dozens of militants seized a strategically located dam on the Tigris River, 70 km north of Nineveh’s capital Mosul, without fighting with the Kurdish security forces, known as Peshmerga, who were controlling the area, Xinhua reported citing a source as saying.
Women literary figures bagged the lion’s share of Maharashtra State Gujarati Sahitya Academy Awards (MSGSAA) for Gujarati literature published during 2013, an official said here Sunday.
MSGSAA executive president Hemraj Shah, announcing the prestigious awards, said that of the nine awards in various categories, women bagged seven.
The awards shall be presented at a function here Aug 24 on the occasion of World Gujarati Day.
The Chunilal Madia Award for Best Novel went to Jitendra Dave for his work “Udayachal No Surya”, Shah said.
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal Sunday said his party will start a door-to-door campaign seeking people’s support for holding fresh elections in Delhi, if Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung does not dissolve the assembly within a week.
“We are giving a week’s time to the Lt. Governor and BJP government to dissolve Delhi assembly, otherwise the Aaam Aadmi Party will launch a door-to-door signature campaign asking people for fresh elections,” Kejriwal said at Jantar Mantar in the heart of the city.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar will meet party workers tomorrow at BJP headquarters here as part of the series of meetings by Union Ministers to hear grievances and get feedback from them to ensure better government-party coordination.
Javadekar, who is also the Minister of State for Environment will be at the party headquarters between 4.00 PM and 6.00 PM as part of the ‘Sahyog Programme’ to help redress grievances of party workers and public and also seek feedback them.
Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao ordered Chief Secretary Rajiv Sharma to make arrangements to celebrate first Independence Day Celebrations after the formation of Telangana State at Golconda Fort.
The Chief Minister requested the Chief Secretary, DGP and other higher officials to visit the site and oversee the arrangements at Golconda Fort. It is decided to exhibit the tableau on history of Telangana and Cultural grandeur of Telangana.
The Chief Minister welcomed suggestions and advices from the intellectuals of Telangana State. (INN)
Militants with the Islamic State extremist group today seized two small towns in northern Iraq after driving out Kurdish security forces, further expanding the territories under their control, officials and residents said.
The fresh gains by the Sunni extremist militants have forced thousands of residents to flee from the religiously mixed towns of Zumar and Sinjar, toward the northern self-ruled Kurdish region, the United Nations said. Some of them were trapped in an open rugged area, it added.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu has appealed to the opposition parties for their cooperation in passing the ‘The Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2008 in the Rajya Sabha.
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiran Rijiju said that the Centre was keen on modernisation of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).
Speaking to media persons after the Dikshant Parade at National Industrial Security Academy (NISA) at Shamirpet here on Sunday, the union minister said that CISF has been playing a kery role in providing security to airports, nuclear establishments, major dams, national institutions and also during incidents of communal riots. He said that the Centre would strengthen the agency further.
Making the first bilateral visit by an Indian prime minister in 17 years, Narendra Modi Sunday pledged not to interfere in Nepal’s internal affairs, announced a $1-billion line of credit and said New Delhi was determined to forge a new relationship with the Himalayan nation.
After wide-ranging talks with his Nepalese counterpart Sushil Koirala soon after arriving here on a two-day visit, Modi won millions of hearts by speaking in Nepali briefly during his 50-minute address to parliament where MPs repeatedly applauded him.
India faces complex and manifold challenges in its way to achieving its rightful place in the world with problems like terrorism and Left wing extremism persistently threatening to disrupt development and progress, union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju said Sunday.
Rijiju was addressing the passing out parade at National Industrial Security Academy (NISA), the premier training institute of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) at Hakimpet on the outskirts of Hyderabad.
For differently-abled Mumbaikar Neha P. Naik, her “dinner date” with the Obamas in the White House was like “a dream come true” and she will always cherish memories of the humbleness and courtesy of the US president and the grace of the first lady.
Ever since she returned home from Washington early Sunday, the joyful Neha and her parents, Prakash and Asha, simply can’t stop talking about the mega-experience of her life.
Cyberabad Police has formed three special teams to nab the leader of a fake currency gang and its other members wanted in connection with the killing of a police constable and injuring a sub-inspector in neighbouring Ranga Reddy district on Friday, police said today.
“Three special parties are continuing their hunt to catch Yellam Goud and other members of fake currency racketeers,” Assistant Commissioner of Police (Petbasheerabad Division) M Srinivasa Rao told PTI.
The death toll in Maharashtra’s worst-ever landslide in Pune district’s Malin village climbed to 103 Sunday with another 21 bodies recovered from the debris in the past 24 hours, while another 130 villagers were still trapped or missing, an official said Sunday.
Teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and other agencies have rescued 23 people till now, including the youngest – a three-month old boy Rudra – from under the muck and debris, said NDRF chief commandant Alok Avasthy.
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhara Rao congratulated Parupalli Kashyap on his spectacular victory in the Commonwealth Games Badminton finals and winning a Gold Medal for India.
The Chief Minister, in a congratulatory message to the player, said that the Hyderabad born Kashyap should win in future in more and more such international games and should bring laurels to the nation. He said that under his training at the Gopichand Badminton Academy many more players of his caliber would grow in future to bring name and fame to the Telangana state and country. (INN)
Heavy rain in an Odisha town has forced thousands of people to take shelter in relief camps after rain water flooded streets and homes Sunday, an official said.
“The district headquarters town of Sambalpur, about 320 km from state capital Bhubaneswar, and its nearby areas received 380 mm rain, probably the highest any place recorded in the state this rainy season,” district emergency officer N.R. Das told IANS.
“The rainwater flooded roads and low-lying areas of the town after heavy downpour.
Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao Sunday congratulated shuttler Parupalli Kashyap for winning a gold medal for India in the Commonwealth Games.
The chief minister, in a congratulatory message, wished that Hyderabad-born Kashyap wins more events in future and bring laurels to the nation, said a statement from the chief minister’s office.
KCR, as Rao is popularly known, hoped that under his training at the Gopichand Badminton Academy, many more players of his calibre would grow in future to bring name and fame to Telangana and the country.
(IANS)
Filmmaker Vikramaditya Motwane, whose last film “Lootera” won critics’ hearts, says he feels bad for the movie’s lead actress Sonakshi Sinha as she didn’t bag awards.
“‘Lootera’ was a learning experience for me. The film had recovered its money, but it had mixed response. As far as awards are concerned, I am feeling bad for Sonakshi as her performance was outstanding and she deserved an award for it. However, the nominations were decided by the jury members,” said Motwane.