Rijiju pays tribute to police martyrs
New Delhi: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday paid tribute to the police martyrs at a special function organised by the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) here at the national police memorial. In the programme ‘An Ode to Martyrs’, organised by the ITBP, women commando contingent, ski contingent, regular contingent and para troopers saluted the memorial through a march past while a women band presented a special display.
Virus that killed lions under control
New Delhi: The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that spread of canine distemper virus, which led to the death of several lions in Gujarat’s Gir sanctuary recently, was now “fully under control”. A bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur, S Abdul Nazeer and Deepak Gupta expressed concern over the deaths and questioned the “reluctance” in shifting lions from Gir to other places like Kuno wildlife sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh.
Tell China, Tibet is core issue: Sangay to India
New Delhi: India should convey to China that Tibet is a “core issue” for it and seek “genuine autonomy” for Tibetans, Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) President Lobsang Sangay said Monday. Releasing a flagship trilingual report titled ‘Tibet was never a part of China but the middle way approach remains a viable solution’, he called for a dialogue between the CTA and the Chinese government to find a way forward.
Acquire encroached land fast: SC to Delhi
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday asked the Delhi Government’s forest department to expedite the process of taking over around 32,237 bigha land which has been encroached. The forest department told a bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur that they have not yet received the survey map from the revenue department but they would start the process of demarcation of such land.