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SC issues notice to Centre, Uttarakhand on relief work
The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the Centre and Uttarakhand government on a PIL seeking fair distribution of aid and compensation to people affected in natural disaster in the state.
SC restrains govts from taking action on hawkers
In a breather to urban street vendors and hawkers, the Supreme Court has restrained all states and Union Territories from taking any action against them and directed the governments to implement the 2009 national policy for their regulation.
Pak hopeful of meeting
Pakistan expects normalisation of ties with India in the coming days with the “almost certain” meeting of Prime Ministers Nawaz Sharif and Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly summit.
Vitori’s five-wkt haul gives Zims the edge
Left-arm fast bowler Brian Vitori took his first five-wicket haul in Test cricket on Thursday, as Zimbabwe secured a 64-run first innings lead over Pakistan on the third day of the second Test at Harare Sports Club.
Curfew relaxed for 12 hours in Muzaffarnagar
With calm prevailing in riot-hit areas of Muzaffarnagar, the administration today eased curfew for 12 hours in the district.
‘Power in all Howrah villages soon’
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that very soon every village in Howrah district will have electricity. “Rural electrification has been a big success story. In Howrah, power has been taken to 99.94 per cent villages. We are confident that very soon we will achieve the 100 per cent figure,” she added.
Rupee falls 12 paise to 63.50 against dollar
The rupee surrendered initial gains Thursday and fell for the first time in six days, dropping 12 paise to close at 63.50 against the dollar on fresh demand for the US currency from importers.
`487cr fund to help victims
Six months after the finance minister announced a `1,000 crore “Nirbhaya fund” for the safety and empowerment of women, the women and child development (WCD) ministry seems to have made a headway.
North Korea said to restart plutonium reactor
North Korea appears to have restarted a reactor that produces plutonium, making good on threats to boost its stockpile of nuclear weapons, US analysts said.
‘Divine’ rock to be part of temple?
Kedarnath temple may don a new look as locals find divine intervention in the huge rock which fell at the temple site protecting the shrine and many devoteed who hid behind it when the June calamity h
