Lalu's return to the political forefront signifies the hold RJD chief exercises over public consciousness.
Voicing concern over recruitment of educated Kashmiri youths into terror outfits, a top army commander has said that eyes cannot be shut to the "tragedy" that "alienation and lack of opportunities" was driving local youngsters towards the gun and the Centre and the state government need to introspect to address these issues.
The scenic mountainous valley, which earlier bustled with presence of foreign tourists, now wear a deserted look. Kunal Dutt reports
Two men and a woman were on Sunday pulled out alive from under the rubble of their homes in Nepal
IT and tourism are the major areas in which Shanghai can cooperate with its sister city Mumbai.
In less than one minute, Yash Pal's life took a drastic turn as a mountain came crashing down devouring this hamlet following torrential rains and buried his family of six.
With the aim of giving special forces a technological edge over terrorists, Northern command headquarters had recently floated tenders for the purchase of high-tech multi-utility GPS wrist watches, defence sources said.
As part of moves to speedily build communication infrastructure on the Chinese frontier, the Indian Air Force has finalised plans to set up an another airstrip in Ladakh.
Over 30 snow mobiles were inducted into the Kargil-Siachen sector soon after the Kargil war, to give better mobility to the troops patrolling the Indo-Pak border, the sources said. Now, these snow mobiles have almost completed their effective utility period, they said, adding that was the reason why snow scooters were required.
Over 10,000 lives have been lost due to grenades, IEDs and landmines since 1990.
There are 54 PoWs of Jammu region in Pakistan and most of them were being held in Lahore, Peshawar and Kot Lakhpat jails in Pakistan.
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