Amarnath Yatra flagged off from Jammu
The first batch of 4603 pilgrims embarked on the 'spiritual' journey under 'unprecedented' security cover from Jammu-based yatri niwas in the wee hours of Friday. The convoy of the pilgrims, comprising 231 light and heavy motor vehicles, was flagged off by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha soon after performing traditional prayers at...
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Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi met Speaker Om Birla on Thursday and voiced his displeasure over the reference to Emergency made by the chair, saying it was "clearly political" and could have been avoided. It was a courtesy call during which Gandhi also raised the issue of...
Haryana Governor, family meet Modi
Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatraya along with his family members on Wednesday had a courtesy meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Parliament House. The Governor presented an idol of 'Virat Swaroop' of Lord Shri Krishna to Prime Minister Modi on the occasion. Governor Dattatraya extended his heartfelt congratulations and best wishes...
Indian Army remembers Manekshaw
It has been 16 years since Field Marshal S H F J Manekshaw left the scenic Nilgiri and this world for his rendezvous with the Maker. The Station Headquarters, Wellington, home to the Defence Services Staff College and the elite Madras Regimental Centre organized a wreath laying ceremony on Thursday morning...
First batch of Amarnath pilgrims reach Jammu
Undeterred by recent incidents of terrorist violence across the Jammu region, several hundred pilgrims from different parts of the country on Thursday checked in at the Jammu-based Yatri niwas before embarking on this year's Amarnath yatra early Friday morning. The first batch of pilgrims was accorded a red carpet welcome...
12 Opp MPs found guilty of misconduct in last House Session
The Privileges Committee of the Rajya Sabha on Thursday held 12 Opposition MPs, including the AAP's Sanjay Singh, guilty of misconduct for disrupting House proceedings last August and cautioned them to desist from such behaviour in future. In the report tabled in the Upper House of Parliament on Thursday, the privileges...
No saffron or red, only blue for Govt buildings, WB officials directed
More confident than ever before with a resounding victory in the recently concluded general elections Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday directed her administration to ensure that no public or government property was painted in red or saffron colours and that only the “sky-blue colour which has been used...
MVA to decide on CM face later: Uddhav
Within hours after his party’s MP and spokesperson Sanjay Raut made an out-of-turn statement projecting him as the “CM face” of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray resorted to “damage-control” exercise by saying that the Opposition MVA would announce its Chief Ministerial candidate for the...
