religious Teacher in Army ‘censured’
New Delhi: A Muslim religious teacher in the Army has triggered a controversy by claiming that he was censured for using the salutation ‘Jai Hind’ instead of ‘Ram, Ram’ and ‘Jai Mata Di’ but the force rubbished his claims. Subedar Ishrat Ali of 3 Rajputana Rifles has written letters to the President and National Commission for Minorities alleging that his commanding officer has served him a notice to him for using the salutation of Jai Hind in the unit instead of using “Ram, Ram” and “Jai Mata Di” - the official battalion slogans. The Army Headquarters said the maulvi has been served the notice for not using salutations of ‘Jai Mata Ki’ and ‘Ram Ram’ which are also the war cries of the battalion for over several decades of its history and are part of the tradition of the units.
Gadkari to visit flood-hit J&K areas
New Delhi: Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Rural Development, Drinking Water & Sanitation, Nitin Gadkari is expected to visit the flood affected areas of Jammu & Kashmir in the next few days for an on-the-spot survey of the damaged roads, especially the rural roads built under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY). With water levels receding in Kashmir valley, the centre has begun an assessment of the magnitude of the damage caused to the road network in the state by the unprecedented floods.
SP cautions PM against china’s troop policy
New Delhi: The Samajwadi Party on Thursday cautioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi against China’s “policy” of pushing troops and holding talks at the same time and said it was time New Delhi used force to push back Chinese troops which have entered Indian territory. The remarks by senior SP leader Ram Gopal Yadav came after Modi raised the issue of Chinese incursions with the visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Special varsity to back ganga cause
New Delhi: To give an impetus to the Ganga rejuvenation programme, the Ministry of Water Resources is considering setting up a dedicated university for the purpose. “I do not have a definite answer now. Many things we are thinking about and it is one of them,” Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti said.