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NIA court on Wednesday awarded life imprisonment to Yasin Malik in a terror funding case. New Delhi: India on Friday slammed OIC-IPHRC for its criticism of judgement in the terror funding case involving Yasin Malik and said the organisation has implicitly expressed support for the terrorist activities. India urged the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) … Read more
Punjab: Further investigation is underway, probe body said. (Representational) Chandigarh: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Friday said it has booked 17 people, including two ‘sarpanches’ and a junior engineer, for allegedly misappropriating panchayat funds to the tune of Rs 6.66 crore. A Punjab Vigilance Bureau spokesman said the funds were received in lieu of acquisition … Read more
Maharashtra State Nurses Association had earlier called for a two-day strike. (Representational) Mumbai: Over 15,000 nurses of state-run hospitals in Maharashtra will go on indefinite strike from Saturday to protest against the state government’s decision to outsource recruitment of nurses to a private agency, their association said. The Maharashtra State Nurses Association (MSNA) had earlier … Read more
Delhi BJP chief had urged Centre to test the national capital’s water quality. New Delhi: Two days after the Delhi BJP chief urged the Centre to test the national capital’s water quality, DJB vice-chairman Saurabh Bharadwaj on Friday said the exercise should cover Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh as well. Addressing a … Read more
India has stepped up pressure on utilities to increase imports in recent days New Delhi: India is expected to face a wider coal shortage during the quarter ending September over expectations of higher power demand, an internal power ministry presentation seen by Reuters showed, worsening risks of widespread power outages. The country expects local coal … Read more