New Delhi, Aug 15 (PTI) The BJP-led NDA government is working to meet people's aspirations in its second term after addressing their needs in the last five years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, asserting it has prepared a blueprint for India in the 21st century.
Kanpur: Attending a programme in the city on Wednesday, the famous Bollywood actor Gulshan Grover lauded the city's present-day improved traffic system here. He said it was not as properly managed a few years ago when he had last visited the city as it looked presently.
Terming the business city as historical, he added that jam on the road was no longer bothering the denizens now. It was a big change now, he added.
More than 1.300 people, including the entire leadership of all the political parties, with 3 former chief ministers, have now been arrested in the Indian-administered Kashmir.
Cut off from the outside world by a complete communications blockade, locals in Srinagar told The Independent they no longer recognise their city, transformed into a maze of barbed wire barricades since the government moved to strip Kashmir of its autonomy.
KANPUR: So far we used to notice garbage stuffed lanes, spots and defiled places where rainwater enters and creates havoc. But the waterlogging into the garbage disposal plant at Bhau Singh area has created devastation. Pandu river's water has entered the plant thereby stopping the manure making process.
In the absence of proper drainage, the stagnant water causes an unbearable stench to the villagers of Sarai Meeta, Baduapur, Bhau Singh and other adjoining areas. They were facing much trouble in bearing the putrefying garbage stench reac hing their nose.
Kolkata, Aug 14 (PTI) Disposal of seized cattle at the Indo-Bangla frontier has become a major challenge for the BSF as it is causing health hazards for the troopers at the border outposts, a senior BSF official said on Wednesday.
The BSF has seized around 19000 cattle since January this year while they were being smuggled to Bangladesh for possible slaughter, officials said.
ISLAMABAD, Aug 14 (APP): President Dr Arif Alvi Wednesday reiterating Pakistan’s unflinching support to the Kashmiris in their just struggle to self-determination, said that India’s regressive decision to alter the special status of Kashmir as a disputed territory and its attempt to tamper with IOK’s demographics was unacceptable.
Jaipur, Aug 14 (PTI) An Alwar court on Wednesday acquitted all six accused in the lynching of Pehlu Khan, killed two years ago by a mob that set upon him while he was transporting cows.
The Additional Judicial Magistrate acquitted the six men, giving them benefit of the doubt, according to a lawyer.
Pehlu Khan (55), his two sons and a few others were transporting cows when they were allegedly stopped and thrashed by a mob near Behror in Alwar district on April 1, 2017.
MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 14 (APP): Declaring himself as an ambassador for raising the Kashmir issue at international fora, Prime Minister Imran Khan Wednesday sternly warned of stronger response from Pakistan in case of any misadventure by Modi led government across the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).
He said wars were no solution to the issues, but in case it was imposed upon Pakistan, it would evoke a stronger response entailing serious consequences. The whole nation and its armed forces were ready to respond to any Indian aggression or miscalculation, he added.
Lucknow, Aug 14 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh police has issued directives barring an "spill-over" of religious activities, like offering of 'namaz' and 'aarti', on roads in the state, citing hindrance to movement of traffic.
Palanpur, Aug 14; GANASHAKTI: Congress leader Hardik Patel, two party MLAs and around 27 of their supporters were on Wednesday detained while they were on way to Palanpur district jail in Gujarat to meet sacked IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, police said.
Bhatt, who was in June awarded life sentence in a custodial death case, is currently lodged at the Palanpur district jail.
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