Category: India

Sacrifice of soldiers cannot become political tool: Oppn accuse BJP of using surgical strike ahead of 2019 Polls

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The Congress on Thursday accused the BJP of using the September 2016 surgical strike for political gains, inviting strong reaction from the ruling party which charged its principal rival with lowering the morale of armed forces. The political fight between the two parties erupted a day after some private TV news channels aired the video of the strike that the Indian Army carried out on militant launch-pads across the line of control in a retaliatory action shortly after the attack on an army base in Uri in September 2016. It…

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Ahead of Eid-Uz-Zuha (Bakra Eid), Govt backs campaign against animal sacrifice

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The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) is launching a campaign to crack down on the slaughter of animals for sacrifice, ahead of the Muslim festival of Bakrid, or Eid al-Adha (festival of sacrifice), which will be celebrated on August 21-22. Volunteers of the agency will watch out for and report any instances of cruelty to animals. “If anyone does animal sacrifice, that is punishable, no animal is exempted.” said SP Gupta, chairman of the board, a statutory advisory body under the union environment ministry. “People are not aware, they…

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Soz’s claims on Independent Kashmir ‘Cheap Gimmick’ to sell book: Congress

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The Congress today dismissed the claims of party leader and former union minister Saifuddin Soz on the choice of Kashmiris as stray remarks and “cheap gimmick” to sell his forthcoming book and said the party’s Jammu and Kashmir unit will take appropriate action. In his book, Soz has said that “independence” is the first choice of Kashmiris as he supported former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s assessment in this regard. “Musharraf had explained that if Kashmiris were given a chance to exercise their free will, they would prefer to be independent.…

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History will never forgive BJP for its greed in Kashmir: Shiv Sena

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Shiv Sena in an editorial in its mouthpiece Saamana said the situation had never deteriorated to this extent in Kashmir, rivers of blood had never flown so extensively and never had so many jawans lost their lives before. The Shiv Sena on Thursday charged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) opted out of power in Jammu and Kashmir after spreading anarchy, and said history will never forgive the party for its “greed”. When the BJP failed to check terrorism and violence in the northern state it pinned blame on the People’s…

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Kejriwal attacks Modi govt, sit-in protest at LG Baijal’s office enters 3rd day

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Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government of using senior civil servants to scuttle his work, commenting as his sit-in protestat lieutenant governor Anil Baijal’s office entered its third day. “Aren’t IAS officers merely tools being used by Modi govt to scuttle good work being done by Del govt (sic)? Is it possible for IAS officers to return to work without green signal from PMO?” said Kejriwal on Twitter about his allegation that civil servants of the Indian Administrative Service are not cooperating with…

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Work for Hindus who voted for me, not Muslims: Karnataka BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil to Corporators

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A purported video of former Union minister and BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal instructing corporators to work only for Hindus, who have voted for him, and not for Muslims, has gone viral on social media. “I had called all corporators and have told them that they should work for Hindus and not Muslims…who have voted for me in Bijapur,” Yatnal is purportedly heard saying in the video, to which the crowd responded by saying “Hindus”. “I had said no to Muslims initially…I had instructed my people that those with topi…

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Like Shimla, threat of water crisis looms over many hill stations, metro cities

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Shimla, a summer-getaway for many, has been facing a water crisis for 14 days now, with residents urging tourists to stay away and protests erupting over inequitable distribution of water in different parts of the city. According to experts, several hill stations and metro cities could face a similar crisis within a decade and the warning signs may start showing in the next three or four years. “Cities like Bangalore and Delhi depend on groundwater. But, with increasing population and the natural sources of water — Yamuna in the case…

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VHP leader Pravin Togadia’s associate offers Rs 2 lakh reward for thrashing Salman Khan

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The Agra unit chief of former Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s international president Pravin Togadia’s new organisation Hindu Hi Aage, Govind Parashar on Thursday declared a reward of Rs two lakh for anyone who thrashes Bollywood actor Salman Khan in public. He accused Khan of hurting Hindu sentiments by naming a movie made by his production house as Loveratri, which he alleged, was deliberately scheduled for release during the Hindu festival Navratri. Parashar and other activists of the organisation reached Bhagwan Talkies crossing on Thursday and burnt posters of Salman Khan’s movies.…

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As water crisis worsens tourists asked to stay away from shimla

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Tourists have been asked to stay away from Shimla until the hill station tides over its debilitating water crisis. The appeal, sent out by residents and environmentalists through the social media, comes amid road-rokos and clashes between police and residents in the otherwise peaceful town as its water resources are stretched to the limit. The Himachal high court has also tried to address the situation through a temporary ban on construction activities and washing of cars, besides a directive against according preferential treatment to VIPs such as ministers, bureaucrats and…

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