Category: NATIONAL NEWS

The Goa government today invoked the Goa Essential Services Maintenance Act against taxi operators who have decided on go on strike tomorrow. “The Government of Goa in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by sub section (1) of Section 3 of the Goa Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1988 (Goa Act 20 of 1989) and being satisfied that in the public interest it is necessary, has prohibited strike in any form in all transport services for the carriage of passengers or goods by land or water in the state of…

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Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has met representatives of construction and consultancy majors and discussed with them ways to expedite the implementation of projects including high-speed and dedicated freight corridors. Goyal met representatives from KEC International, Siemens, Larsen and Toubro, Systra MVA Consulting India Pvt Ltd, Tata Projects Ltd and Afcons Infrastructure in Delhi. The meeting yesterday was also attended by senior officials of the Railway Board, a ministry statement said. Chairing the meet, Goyal discussed with them the issues related to construction timelines for India’s first high- altitude rail projects,…

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In an olive green pilot’s G-suit and a helmet on her head, Nirmala Sitharaman today soared high on a Sukhoi-30 MKI jet, the first Indian woman defence minister to go on a sortie on the all-weather, long-range fighter. The supersonic jet took off from the Air Force station at Jodhpur, where one of the Sukhoi squadrons is based, at 1 pm, rose to a height of 8000 metres and broke the sound barrier. After a 45-minute flight on the India Air Force (IAF) s frontline jet over the Western sector…

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A Border Security Force jawan was today killed as Pakistani troops opened fire and shelled Indian positions along the International Border in R S Pura sector of Jammu. “BSF troops are giving a befitting reply,” Additional Deputy Commissioner of Jammu, Arun Manhas, said. A BSF personnel died in the heavy shelling. He has been identified as head constable Suresh. He was a native of Tamil Nadu. The firing and shelling on the Border Out Posts and civilian areas in RS Pura sector started at 2100 hours yesterday, a BSF official…

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The Jammu and Kashmir government will construct 14,460 bunkers at a cost of Rs 415.73 crore, within three kms along the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB) in the Jammu region, as the Centre had given its nod in this regard, it said today. In a written reply to a question from MLA Kamal Verma in the state Assembly, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said the Union home ministry had conveyed its sanction for the construction of the bunkers in the border districts of Jammu region. She said the…

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In a show of solidarity, journalists today boycotted a press meet to be addressed by Gujarat MLA and Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani here after he refused to talk in the presence of an English news channel. After a close door interaction with students and academicians, Mevani had agreed to a short media meet. As soon as the newsmen started getting ready for the event by arranging the microphones, Mevani asked the reporter of an English news channel to remove his equipment. The legislator made it clear that he will not…

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President Ram Nath Kovind today called for greater cooperation between India and Israel in countering terrorism and said a strong global response would defeat the menace in all its manifestations. Welcoming visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who called on Kovind today, the president said India-Israel security cooperation was defined by their common fight against terrorism. “This challenge is eating into the vitals of our society. Our counter terrorism cooperation is progressing well but we need to do more. We need to work together to develop a strong global response…

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The bonhomie between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his “good friend” Benjamin Netanyahu was on full display today when the leaders hugged and shook hands a number of times during their joint press event. While the visiting Israeli prime minister called Modi a “revolutionary leader” and used an endearment like “my friend Narendra”, Modi responded with great warmth, welcoming the guest in Hebrew. Netanyahu said he was willing to participate in a “yoga class” with his “friend Narendra”. “My friend Narendra…any time you want to do yoga a class with…

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Former Army chief General Shankar Roy Chowdhury and Air Chief Marshal (retd) Arup Raha today paid homage to those who made supreme sacrifice in the line of duty, marking the second Armed Forces Veterans’ Day. Lieutenant General Abhay Krishna, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Eastern Command, was the senior most serving officer to pay tributes at the wreath laying ceremony at Vijay Smarak, Fort William, here. Addressing the gathering, Lt Gen Krishna said that the shared values and ethos of the three services was a result of exemplary leadership and valuable…

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After being denied a seat in Parliament, senior AAP leader Kumar Vishwas finds that he is being increasingly isolated in the party, with its top brass turning a deaf ear to his plans for an electoral campaign in Rajasthan. A member of the Aam Aadmi Party said Vishwas, party in- charge for Rajasthan, had stopped campaigning in the state because of “lack of support” from the leadership. There had been no response from the party leadership to Vishwas’s demand that a bank account be opened to deposit donation money for…

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