Parties try to soothe frayed nerves in J&K
Jammu: After escaping the flood fury and remaining absent from the ground zero, the leaders of the mainstream political parties in Jammu & Kashmir are now struggling to pitch their tents in the muddy waters in order to win the hearts and minds of the flood affected population. With a definite eye on the Assembly polls, the schedule of which is likely to be delayed in the aftermath of devastating floods, the politicians have been touring different constituencies both in J&K region and listening to the grievances of the people to soothe their frayed nerves.
5 TN fishermen held by Iranian Police
Chennai: The woes of Tamil Nadu fishermen know no end whether it be in Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea or the international waters. Hardly 24 hours after Karthikeyan, a fisherman from Ramanathapuram was shot dead by the national guards of the Qatar defence forces for trespassing into their territorial waters, security forces of Iran have arrested five fishermen from Kanyakumari who were fishing in the territorial waters of that country.
school holidays to reflect T culture
Hyderabad: Be it the school curriculum, festival celebrations or the school holidays, bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh seems to have left nothing untouched in Telangana. After ordering a review of Telugu text books to get rid of “Andhra style Telugu” and lessons on “Andhra literary figures”, the TRS Government has now decided to change the holiday structure to make them suitable for the new festival culture.
Goa BJP is gung ho about Swachh Bharat
Panaji: Goa is gung ho about PM Modi’s Swachh Bharat mission due to begin on October 2. The mission, however, is remarkably similar to similar campaign started by Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar more than 10 years ago, when he cancelled Gandhi Jayanti as a Government holiday and instead asked Government officials to shed the pen and wield the broom on that day.