* India has created space history by successfully placing its low-cost Mars spacecraft in orbit around the Red Planet in its very first attempt, catapulting the country into an elite club of three nations. * To ascertain the ground situation in the flood affected areas of Jammu and Kashmir, Supreme Court has formulated a five- member Committee headed by Senior Registrar, which would inspect all the affected area in the light of various directions passed by the Apex Court and submit its report. * The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed the Insurance Companies to pay interim relief to the claimants who suffered huge losses due to floods in Jammu and Kashmir, claiming over 280 lives and destroying property worth thousands of crores of rupees. * The Government has issued a fresh warning to the employees, who have not resumed duties till date, to report back at their respective places of posting immediately failing which they will be treated as absent from duties and necessary action as warranted under rules will be taken against them. * Government has decided to run a special Srinagar-Muzaff arabad bus service on Friday to facilitate trans-Line of Control (LoC) travel of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) passengers stranded due to floods in Kashmir. * Nearly 20 days after worst ever floods and rains struck the Kashmir Valley, as many as 246 persons remained missing even as the 24×7 Connect Centre of the State Government has traced 342 persons so far. * A French tourist held captive in North Africa by a group aligned with the Islamic State is seen beheaded in a video circulated Wednesday, according to SITE Intelligence, which tracks jihadi groups. * An unstoppable Kolkata Knight Riders stretched their winning streak to a record 12 after the reigning IPL champions edged past Perth Scorchers by 3 wickets to all but confirm their semi-final spot in the Oppo Champions League Twenty20, on Wednesday.
Posted on: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 04:14:36 +0000
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