Jammu, Aug 29 : Talks between a Jammu and Kashmir Governor’s panel and Amarnath Sangharsh Samiti was put off for the second consecutive day on Friday as the normal life remained paralysed in the Jammu region in response to the continuing bandh over the issue.
“The meeting has again been deferred today in view of the illness of Chairman of the Governor''s panel and Adviser S S Bloeria,” Sri Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti
(SAYSS) spokesperson Narinder Singh said.
New Delhi, Aug. 29 : The Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) today claimed that over 50 persons, mainly Christians, have been killed since the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) activists launched an attack on Christians last week.
It said that the deaths followed the murder of four of VHP members, including 90-year-old Laxmananda Saraswati by unidentified gunmen on August 23, 2008.
New Delhi, August 29 : The Government of India has decided to provide assistance to raise ten CoBRA Battalions (Commando Battalions for Resolute Action) in the Central Reserve Police Force to combat the growing Left-wing extremism in the country.
Each of these Battalions will have 1057 personnel. And in next three years, more than 10,000 strong force of Commandos will be available. For effective and immediate response, these Battalions will be located in the main theatres of action in the affected States.
New Delhi, Aug. 29 : Activists of People for Ethical Treatment of Animal (PETA) staged a protest outside Central Zoo Authority (CZA) in the Capital on Thursday.
There were just two members representing PETA, who wanted to draw attention and express fury at the recent incidents in which a leopard died in the zoo and two bears were killed by poachers for their bile inside the Rangapahar wildlife sanctuary in Nagaland.
New Delhi - India on Friday carried out one of the biggest evacuation operations in its history, rescuing nearly 1 million people marooned in the flood-hit eastern state of Bihar, officials said.
The floods came when heavy monsoon rains caused the Kosi River to breach its banks as it entered the state from Nepal in the north and change its course. At least 57 people have died in the floods.
More than 3.5 million people have been displaced by the floods, nearly 2 million of them in the five worst-affected districts of Madhepura, Saharsa, Supaul, Araria and Katihar.
New Delhi, Aug. 29 : The Monsoon has traditionally been a lean season for tourism in India and now it’s time to change this perception. This was the overriding thought at the National Seminar on Monsoon Tourism, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), here today.
Leena Nandan, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, said that the ministry is working with States to develop promotional packages for monsoon season, and added that these packages will be announced soon.
Jammu, Aug 29 : Talks between a Jammu and Kashmir Governor’s panel and Amarnath Sangharsh Samiti was put off for the second consecutive day on Friday as the normal life remained paralysed in the Jammu region in response to the continuing bandh over the issue.
New Delhi, Aug. 29 : The Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) today claimed that over 50 persons, mainly Christians, have been killed since the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) activists launched an attack on Christians last week.
New Delhi, August 29 : The Government of India has decided to provide assistance to raise ten CoBRA Battalions (Commando Battalions for Resolute Action) in the Central Reserve Police Force to combat the growing Left-wing extremism in the country.
New Delhi, Aug. 29 : Activists of People for Ethical Treatment of Animal (PETA) staged a protest outside Central Zoo Authority (CZA) in the Capital on Thursday.
New Delhi, Aug. 29 : The Monsoon has traditionally been a lean season for tourism in India and now it’s time to change this perception. This was the overriding thought at the National Seminar on Monsoon Tourism, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), here today.
