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SENSATIONAL DISCLOSURE

India carried out Surgical Strike 14 km deep into Pak, brought back bodies, reveals Arun Shourie

30.07.17 - PT Bureau

IN A SENSATIONAL DISCLOSURE, former Union Minister and now a strong critic of Narendra Modi government, Arun Shourie has said he had "personal knowledge” that Indian army conducted a surgical strike 14 kilometres inside Pakistan during Atal Bihari Vajpayee regime, killed 10-15 persons and brought ...

No more blankets in AC coaches as railways faces CAG heat

29.07.17 - team pt

Indian Railways will discontinue providing blankets in their air-conditioned (AC) coaches after an inspection from the Comptroller Accounts General (CAG) criticised it on cleanliness and hygiene, according to a Business Standard report.

Instead, the Railways is set to increase the average temperature of AC coaches from ...

Game of polls

Fearing more defections, Congress flies over 40 Gujrat MLAs to Bengaluru

29.07.17 - team pt

Rattled over its six MLAs submitting their resignations ahead of upcoming Rajya Sabha elections on August 8, with one more likely to leave soon, the Gujarat Congress flew off over 40 of its remaining MLAs to Bengaluru in party-ruled Karnataka on Friday night.

"All our Gujarat ...

Defamation Drama

Kejriwal used abusive words far worse than 'Crook': Ram Jethmalani in letter to Jaitley

28.07.17 - TEAM PT

Days after quitting as Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's counsel in the defamation cases filed against him by Union minister Arun Jaitley, senior advocate Ram Jethmalani has fired a fresh salvo at his erstwhile client, saying the CM has asked him to use abusive words ...

Sasikala jail perk row

Apologise or face Rs 50 crore defamation suit, DIG Roopa told

27.07.17 - team pt

Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Roopa was on Thursday served with a legal notice by transferred Karnataka Director General of Police (DGP) HN Satyanarayana Rao, who asked her to either apologise for the controversial report on the alleged special treatment being given to AIADMK (Amma) leader ...

Modi welcomes decision

Nitish Kumar quits as Bihar CM, says 'Conscience pricked me'

26.07.17 - TEAM PT

Nitish Kumar has resigned as the chief minister of Bihar. The Janata Dal (United) leader submitted his resignation to Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi on Wednesday.

He cited irreconcilable differences with ally RJD on the issue of corruption charges against his deputy Tejashwi Yadav for his decision.

"In the ...

Army Colonel serves legal notice over withdrawal of free rations

25.07.17 - TEAM PT

A senior Army officer has served a legal notice to the Union government protesting against the alleged withdrawal of free ration to Army officers in peace areas and sought restoration of the benefit within 60 days.

Col Mukul Dev, Deputy Judge Advocate General, HQ 12 Corps, ...

Delhi cop suspended for masturbating before women constables, touching them inappropriately

25.07.17 - TEAM PT

A Delhi Police constable was allegedly caught masturbating in front of a female constable in the mess of a police training centre in Jharoda Kalan in south west Delhi. The incident was then reported by the woman officer who informed her seniors on Saturday night.

The police ...

8 dead as building collapses in Mumbai’s Ghatkopar, 30 feared trapped

25.07.17 - TEAM PT

A four-storied building located in Mumbai’s Ghatkopar area collapsed this morning, killing at least eight people. According to reports, the incident took place at around 10.40am at Damodar Park on Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg. The building housed a nursing home on the ground floor and ...

Nithari killings: Pandher, Surinder Koli get death penalty in Pinki Sarkar murder case

24.07.17 - team pt

A special CBI court on Monday sentenced to death businessman Moninder Singh Pandher and his domestic help Surinder Koli in one of the sensational Nithari killings cases.

Pandher and Koli were found guilty of rape, murder and abduction by special judge Pawan Kumar in the killing ...

Railways food 'Unsuitable for human consumption', says CAG report

22.07.17 - team pt

If a recent audit report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) is anything to go by, then one should watch out for what one consumes while travelling on an Indian train.

The report on the Indian Railways’ catering services, has claimed that food items "unsuitable ...

Army jawans thrash J&K cops inside police station in Kashmir

22.07.17 - team pt

An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) and six personnel of the Jammu and Kashmir Police were injured after they were allegedly thrashed by armymen in Ganderbal following an altercation on Friday night.

According to the police, over 30 personnel of the Army’s 24 Rashtriya Rifles in civvies were ...

TOTAL TRANSPARENCY: Journalists get Rs 500 bribe in media kit

22.07.17 - PT Bureau

BHUBANESWAR: FINALLY, a political party seems to have decided to adopt transparency in its dealings with the media. As a result, journalists in Odisha found Rs 500 currency notes in their media kits when they went to cover an event of the National Highway Authority ...

L-G Kiran Bedi tweets poster that shows her as Hitler, allegedly made by Congress

21.07.17 - TEAM PT

Kiran Bedi, the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, this morning tweeted a series of posters lampooning her. The former police officer is Hitler and Goddess Kali in these posters, which have apparently been taken out by members of the ruling Congress.

The posters were reportedly printed for ...

Taking action against cow vigilantism is a State subject, Centre tells Supreme Court

21.07.17 - TEAM PT

The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that while it is against "cow vigilantism by private persons", any action against such people has to be taken by States and not the Centre.

A bench headed by justice Dipak Misra was hearing three public interest litigation ...

Jaitley gives no Prasad of GST exemption to Amarinder

20.07.17 - PT Bureau

NEW DELHI: Forced by the incessant pressure from the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) and the opposition Akali Dal, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today took up the issue of GST on langar and prasad in his meeting with Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, and ...

Around 30 killed, 9 injured as bus falls into Gorge near rampur in Himachal Pradesh

20.07.17 - TEAM PT

As many as 30 persons were killed and several others injured when a private bus proceeding towards Solan from Reckong Peo in Kinnaur district skidded off the road and rolled down into a 300 metre gorge at Khaneri near Rampur in Shimla district on Thursday ...

Three Dead, Several Missing After Cloudburst in Jammu & Kashmir's Doda

20.07.17 - TEAM PT

Three people have been killed and several houses and shops destroyed as flash floods followed by a cloudburst wreaked havoc in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir in the early hours today.

The cloudburst took place around 2 am today at Thatri town of the district, ...

PM Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat' raked in Rs 10 crore profit for All India Radio

19.07.17 - TEAM PT

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's monthly radio address 'Mann Ki Baat' has generated revenue of about Rs. 10 crore for the All India Radio (AIR) in the last two financial years, the Lok Sabha was informed today.

In 2016-17, the revenue was to the tune of ...

China is our enemy, not Pakistan: Mulayam Singh Yadav in Parliament

19.07.17 - TEAM PT

The Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav on Wednesday said that China is India’s enemy and not Pakistan. He made this statement during the proceedings of the Lok Sabha at the Monsoon Session of Parliament on Wednesday when the Doklam standoff issue was raised. "Pakistan ...

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Monthly Archives: JULY 2017

Rattled over its six MLAs submitting their resignations ahead of upcoming Rajya Sabha elections on August 8, with one more likely to leave soon, the Gujarat Congress flew off over 40 of its remaining MLAs to Bengaluru in party-ruled Karnataka on Friday night. "All our Gujarat ...

Days after quitting as Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's counsel in the defamation cases filed against him by Union minister Arun Jaitley, senior advocate Ram Jethmalani has fired a fresh salvo at his erstwhile client, saying the CM has asked him to use abusive words ...

Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Roopa was on Thursday served with a legal notice by transferred Karnataka Director General of Police (DGP) HN Satyanarayana Rao, who asked her to either apologise for the controversial report on the alleged special treatment being given to AIADMK (Amma) leader ...

A senior Army officer has served a legal notice to the Union government protesting against the alleged withdrawal of free ration to Army officers in peace areas and sought restoration of the benefit within 60 days.Col Mukul Dev, Deputy Judge Advocate General, HQ 12 Corps, ...

A Delhi Police constable was allegedly caught masturbating in front of a female constable in the mess of a police training centre in Jharoda Kalan in south west Delhi. The incident was then reported by the woman officer who informed her seniors on Saturday night.The police ...

A four-storied building located in Mumbai’s Ghatkopar area collapsed this morning, killing at least eight people. According to reports, the incident took place at around 10.40am at Damodar Park on Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg. The building housed a nursing home on the ground floor and ...

A special CBI court on Monday sentenced to death businessman Moninder Singh Pandher and his domestic help Surinder Koli in one of the sensational Nithari killings cases. Pandher and Koli were found guilty of rape, murder and abduction by special judge Pawan Kumar in the killing ...

If a recent audit report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) is anything to go by, then one should watch out for what one consumes while travelling on an Indian train. The report on the Indian Railways’ catering services, has claimed that food items "unsuitable ...

An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) and six personnel of the Jammu and Kashmir Police were injured after they were allegedly thrashed by armymen in Ganderbal following an altercation on Friday night. According to the police, over 30 personnel of the Army’s 24 Rashtriya Rifles in civvies were ...

BHUBANESWAR: FINALLY, a political party seems to have decided to adopt transparency in its dealings with the media. As a result, journalists in Odisha found Rs 500 currency notes in their media kits when they went to cover an event of the National Highway Authority ...

Kiran Bedi, the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, this morning tweeted a series of posters lampooning her. The former police officer is Hitler and Goddess Kali in these posters, which have apparently been taken out by members of the ruling Congress.The posters were reportedly printed for ...

The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that while it is against "cow vigilantism by private persons", any action against such people has to be taken by States and not the Centre. A bench headed by justice Dipak Misra was hearing three public interest litigation ...

NEW DELHI: Forced by the incessant pressure from the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) and the opposition Akali Dal, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today took up the issue of GST on langar and prasad in his meeting with Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, and ...

As many as 30 persons were killed and several others injured when a private bus proceeding towards Solan from Reckong Peo in Kinnaur district skidded off the road and rolled down into a 300 metre gorge at Khaneri near Rampur in Shimla district on Thursday ...

Three people have been killed and several houses and shops destroyed as flash floods followed by a cloudburst wreaked havoc in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir in the early hours today.The cloudburst took place around 2 am today at Thatri town of the district, ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's monthly radio address 'Mann Ki Baat' has generated revenue of about Rs. 10 crore for the All India Radio (AIR) in the last two financial years, the Lok Sabha was informed today. In 2016-17, the revenue was to the tune of ...

The Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav on Wednesday said that China is India’s enemy and not Pakistan. He made this statement during the proceedings of the Lok Sabha at the Monsoon Session of Parliament on Wednesday when the Doklam standoff issue was raised. "Pakistan ...

Rattled over its six MLAs submitting their resignations ahead of upcoming Rajya Sabha elections on August 8, with one more likely to leave soon, the Gujarat Congress flew off over 40 of its remaining MLAs to Bengaluru in party-ruled Karnataka on Friday night.

"All our Gujarat ...

A senior Army officer has served a legal notice to the Union government protesting against the alleged withdrawal of free ration to Army officers in peace areas and sought restoration of the benefit within 60 days.

Col Mukul Dev, Deputy Judge Advocate General, HQ 12 Corps, ...

A Delhi Police constable was allegedly caught masturbating in front of a female constable in the mess of a police training centre in Jharoda Kalan in south west Delhi. The incident was then reported by the woman officer who informed her seniors on Saturday night.

The police ...

A special CBI court on Monday sentenced to death businessman Moninder Singh Pandher and his domestic help Surinder Koli in one of the sensational Nithari killings cases.

Pandher and Koli were found guilty of rape, murder and abduction by special judge Pawan Kumar in the killing ...

If a recent audit report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) is anything to go by, then one should watch out for what one consumes while travelling on an Indian train.

The report on the Indian Railways’ catering services, has claimed that food items "unsuitable ...

An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) and six personnel of the Jammu and Kashmir Police were injured after they were allegedly thrashed by armymen in Ganderbal following an altercation on Friday night.

According to the police, over 30 personnel of the Army’s 24 Rashtriya Rifles in civvies were ...

Kiran Bedi, the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, this morning tweeted a series of posters lampooning her. The former police officer is Hitler and Goddess Kali in these posters, which have apparently been taken out by members of the ruling Congress.

The posters were reportedly printed for ...

The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that while it is against "cow vigilantism by private persons", any action against such people has to be taken by States and not the Centre.

A bench headed by justice Dipak Misra was hearing three public interest litigation ...

Three people have been killed and several houses and shops destroyed as flash floods followed by a cloudburst wreaked havoc in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir in the early hours today.

The cloudburst took place around 2 am today at Thatri town of the district, ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's monthly radio address 'Mann Ki Baat' has generated revenue of about Rs. 10 crore for the All India Radio (AIR) in the last two financial years, the Lok Sabha was informed today.

In 2016-17, the revenue was to the tune of ...