EVENING NEWS (Sponsored By Royal Yamaha Jammu) * Claiming that the BJP will form the next government in Jammu and Kashmir, party president Amit Shah today alleged that funds being sent from the Centre are not reaching to the people of the state. * Outlining his party’s vision for revival and development of the historic city of Srinagar, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed urged the Srinagarites to join his mission for ending the political uncertainty and economic deprivation plaguing Jammu and Kashmir. * India and Russia sign 16 agreements on oil, defence, atomic energy, and other sectors. * The recent spurt in strikes by militants in Jammu and Kashmir was aimed at disrupting the Assembly polls underway in the state, but those designs have been foiled by the people who have come out in large numbers to vote, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar told JLN. * They had all been affected by the deadly floods in the valley last September but Jammu and Kashmir cricket captain Parveez Rasool feels that it is the “adversities” that have made their team “mentally strong” to beat a champion side like Mumbai. * The night temperatures in the Kashmir Valley continued to drop Thursday, Srinagar recording it at 4.4 degrees Celsius below the freezing point, the lowest in the season so far. * Leader of Congress party in Lok Sabha will be included in a panel to select the chairperson and members of anti-corruption body Lokpal and an amendment Bill in this regard will be introduced during the ongoing session of the Parliament. * There is no proposal to hike the retirement age of central government employees from the present 60 to 62 years, Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh told Rajya Sabha today. * Defence Minister Manohar Parikkar today reviewed the security situation in poll-bound Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of a spurt in militant violence in state, including the deadly attack on an army camp in Uri that left 11 security personnel martyred. * BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj calls Nathuram Godse as much patriot as Mahatma Gandhi; Withdraws statement after opposition takes strong exception. * Issue of religious conversions in Agra rocks parliament; Government says freedom of religion cannot be allowed to be a license for converting; Opposition walk out over the issue; Home Ministry seeks report from Uttar Pradesh government. * Rupee plunges 31 paise, to a10-month low against the dollar. * In Champions Trophy Hockey, India to take on Pakistan in the semi-final of the Champions Trophy at Bhubaneshwar: Australia to meet Germany in the other semi-final.
Posted on: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 16:08:02 +0000
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