Haryana Assembly passes Jat quota Bill
Chandigarh: The Haryana Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a Bill to provide reservation to Jats and five other communities in Government jobs and educational institutions, ahead of the April 3 deadline set by the Jat community which had launched a violent agitation last month in the State. While the ruling BJP and Indian National lok Dal (INlD) legislators were present in the Assembly when the Bill was passed, the Congress legislators did not attend the session as they were demanding revoking the suspension of their three MlAs.
satellite phone talks set alarm bell ringing
Kutch/New Delhi: Security agencies have detected a series of phone conversations between a location in Gujarat and Pakistan in a Thuraya satellite phone, setting alarm bell ringing in the Home Ministry. The agencies have tracked multiple sets of conversations in the Kutch region of Gujarat close to the border and are trying to ascertain the precise location of the other end in Pakistan, official sources said.
Kom gets honorary Doctor of letters degree
Shillong: Five-time world boxing champion and Olympic medallist MC Mary Kom and the UPSC's first woman chairperson Rose Millian Bathew Kharbuli were on Tuesday conferred honorary Doctor of letters degrees by the North Eastern Hill University here in Meghalaya. Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani presented the degrees. Kharbuli was given the degree in recognition of her invaluable contribution in teaching, public administration and towards society at large.
‘Killed Asaram's doc as he was blackmailing’
Rajkot: Asaram Bapu's alleged henchman Kartik Haldar on Tuesday said he killed the self-styled godman's personal doctor, one of the three key witnesses in rape cases against the jailed religious leader, because he blackmailed him and demanded a huge amount of money to keep mum. Haldar was arrested from Raipur in Chhatisgarh in a joint operation by ATS and Crime Branch unit of city police earlier this month.
RlYs to upgrade amenities at 400 stations
New Delhi: In order to provide better passenger amenities, railways has firmed up plans to redevelop 400 major stations with private participation. The redevelopment of station envisages facilities like shopping complex, foreign exchange kiosk, eatery, book stall, PCOs/FAX booth, medicine and variety store, budget hotel (subject to availability) and adequate parking lot. The entire cost of station redevelopment is to be met by leveraging commercial development of land and air space in and around the stations, said a senior Railway Ministry official.
Review petition on Art of living's event filed in NGT
New Delhi: Days after the National Green Tribunal allowed the three-day cultural extravaganza of Art of living on the flood plains of Yamuna here citing delay by petitioners, a fresh plea has been filed before it seeking a review of its order. The green panel on March 9 had refused to prohibit the 'World Culture Festival' held under the patronage of spiritual guru Ravishankar but slapped a fine of Rs five crore on his Art of living (AOl) foundation for damaging biodiversity and aquatic life of Yamuna. The plea filed by Manoj Mishra of Yamuna Jiye Abhiyaan has challenged the NGT order which had dismissed his petition on the ground of "delay and laches on the part of the applicant in approaching the Tribunal."