Today, Jammu-Srinagar 300 kms long National Highway, the only road connectivity with the Kashmir valley with the rest of country, continued to remain closed for the third consecutive day due to heavy rain and snowfall in the area was informed by police officials.
Today, Reserve Bank of India surprised markets by reducing the benchmark interest rate by 0.25 per cent to 7.5 per cent on the back of softening inflation and immediately after the Budget, the government’s commitment to continue the fiscal consolidation programme.
In Gandhinagar,Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel meets delegation led by Jackson Mandago, Governor of Uasin Gishu, Kenya and appraised them about Gujarat model of development.
Today Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel cancelled her International Women’s Day Program scheduled to be held on 8 March in Kutch in wake of Swine Flu cases.
Today in Gujarat 138 new cases of Swine Flu were registered with 45 in Ahmedabad, 23 in Surat, 11 in Kutch, 10 in Bhavnagar, 8 in Vadodara, 6 each in Rajkot-Banaskantha, 5 in Mehsana, 4 each in Amreli-Anand, 3 in Gandhinagar, 2 each in Valsad-Jamnagar-Sabarkantha-Junagadh-Patan, 1 each in Surendranagar-Morbi-Porbandar districts. Today’s death toll due to […]
Today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Rajya Sabha disapproved comments of Jammu and Kashmir CM Mufti Mohammad Sayeed giving credit to Pakistan, Hurriyat and militants for smooth conduct of Assembly polls, saying such a statement cannot be substantiated. “If somebody makes such a statement, we can never support it,” Modi said, referring to the controversial […]
Today, Home Minister Rajnath Singh took strong waiver to a British film maker interviewing December 16 gangrape convict Mukesh Singh in Tihar jail, and obtained a detailed report from the jail chief on the entire matter.
Today, in 2002 hit-and-run case to actor Salman Khan Mumbai Sessions Court rejected plea of the prosecution seeking a direction to Salman Khan to produce his driving licence to prove the charge that he was driving car at the time of mishap without valid papers. Special public prosecutor Pradeep Gharat argued that actor did not […]
Actress Sonam Kapoor, has been diagnosed with swine flu, is improving but will be under observation for a few days, after having shooting for Prem Ratan Dhan Payo in Gondal, Rajkot. She was then shifted to Mumbai’ Kokilaben Hospital, where she is currently being treated. Father Anil Kapoor said “She is much better now and […]
President has given his assent to the passing of the Maharashtra Animal Preservation (Amendment) Bill, 1995, that was drafted during the BJP-Shiv Sena rule.President had signed the Bill and sent it to Home Ministry, which then communicated to the Maharashtra Governor of the decision. Now, anyone found possessing beef or selling it can be fined […]
