coal scam: ec attaches assets of ex-coal min
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Monday attached properties worth Rs2 crore of former Minister of State for Coal Dasari Narayana Rao in connection with its money laundering probe in the coal block allocation scam.
sc rejects Goa mla’s plea in assault case
New Delhi: A Goa legislator, convicted of abusing and slapping a junior engineer as a Minister in his cabin in 2006, would have to undergo a six-month jail term, with the Supreme Court on Monday dismissing his appeal against the verdict of the Bombay High Court in the case. A Bench of justices FMI Kalifulla and Shiva Kirti Singh dismissed the special leave petition of Francisco Xavier Pacheco, now a Goa Vikas Party MlA from Nuvem Assembly seat, against the July 17, 2014 High Court verdict.
now swachchh everest mission for indian army
New Delhi: An Indian Army team is embarking on a challenging journey to scale the highest mountain in the world in order to mark 50 years of the first ascent of the Mount Everest by India, along with an added mission to cleanse the region. The soldiers will not only climb the highest and the fourth-highest mountain in the world — the Mount Everest and Mount lhotse — but also clean the region by bringing down non-biodegradable waste.