Militants killed three policemen in two separate attacks in Srinagar on Monday. Hizbul Mujahideen has claimed responsibility for both the attacks. “Militants fired at the personal security guard of a protected person in Tengpora area of Srinagar city,” a senior police officer said. “The injured policeman later succumbed to bullet injuries. The militants also snatched the service rifle of the […]
» Read moreFive—time world champion M C Mary Kom and Asian Games bronze—medallist L Sarita Devi failed to qualify for the Olympics after they went down in their respective second round bouts of the AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships here today. Mary Kom (51kg), who was a bronze—medallist at the 2012 London Olympics, lost 0—2 to Germany’s Azize Nimani, while Sarita (60kg) […]
» Read moreThe Left Democratic Front (LDF), to be headed by CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Pinarayi Vijayan, would be sworn in on Wednesday, May 25. Talking to reporters after a surprise visit to the Cantonment House, the official residence of Leader of the Opposition in the outgoing Assembly and CPI (M) veteran V.S. Achuthanandan a short while ago, Mr. Vijayan said the […]
» Read moreThe Guntur Government General Hospital (GGH) has become the first hospital in the government sector to perform heart transplantation in the Telugu States. It is also the first heart transplantation performed in A.P. after bifurcation. Teams of doctors of the GGH transplanted the heart of a truck driver to a car driver. By some quirk of fate, both the donor […]
» Read morePrime Minister Narendra Modi assured Sri Lanka of all help in dealing with the devastation caused by cyclone ‘Roanu’ even as India is dispatching two Navy ships and an Air Force transport aircraft to Colombo with relief material to assist its southern neighbour. “We stand resolutely to help the Government and people of Sri Lanka. Assistance being rushed on emergency […]
» Read moreThe CPI (M) leadership has picked party Polit Bureau member Pinarayi Vijayan as Chief Minister. The CPI (M) State secretariat took the formal decision to make Mr. Vijayan the party’s Chief Minister nominee in the presence of party general secretary Sitaram Yechury and Polit Bureau member Prakash Karat. Mr. Yechury and Mr. Karat held a brief consultation with party veteran V.S. […]
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