New Delhi: Under pressure from its allies, the Opposition and the public over the steep hike in petrol price, the Congress has asked all its state governments to cut taxes on fuel prices. The move comes after the Opposition made it clear that it would launch nation-wide protests over Wednesday's Rs 7.50 hike in petrol price. If the Congress-ruled states follow the diktat, the states that are likely to benefit...
11:55 AM, May 24, 2012
Itanagar: Making it clear that there would be no compromise with Maoists trying to destabilise peace in the north east, Home Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday said state governments of the region have been asked to deal with the ultras with a firm hand. He said the Centre was alive to the situation created by such groups in the region and was taking concrete steps to curb them. "There will...
03:17 PM, May 12, 2012
Beijing: China has apparently acknowledged that it has discontinued its policy of issuing stapled visas to people from Jammu and Kashmir, suggesting that there have been no such cases in recent times. "Have you seen any such reports (of issuance of stapled visas to Kashmiris) in recent times?" Deputy Director General of China's Foreign Ministry Li Kexin said here, replying to a question on the issue. His remarks come ahead...
03:48 PM, Mar 23, 2012
Nagpur: Former Army Chief General VP Malik has observed that India must step up the vigil along the Chinese border in Arunachal Pradesh as its eastern neighbour might try to "forcefully occupy" Indian territories. "India should remain vigilant from evil designs of China which may forcibly occupy some of the territories in north west and in Arunachal Pradesh," he said. Malik was speaking at a function here last night. "India...
03:30 PM, Mar 15, 2012
New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jeichi is in Delhi on a two-day visit and will hold discussions with his Indian counterpart SM Krishna on Thursday. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said bilateral and international issues will be discussed as will the next month's BRICS summit, which will be attended by Chinese President Hu Jintao. Jeichi reached India on Wednesday and he will hold talks with the Indian leadership...
09:00 AM, Mar 01, 2012
New Delhi: China may resort to territorial grabs, including through a "major military offensive", especially in Arunachal Pradesh or Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir, and India should respond with "a strategy of quid pro quo", says a report by an independent group of Indian analysts. "Our frontiers with China have been mostly stable for some years now. However, China could assert its territorial claims (especially in the Arunachal sector or...
03:38 AM, Mar 01, 2012
New Delhi: China may resort to territorial grabs, including through a "major military offensive", especially in Arunachal Pradesh or Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir, and India should respond with "a strategy of quid pro quo", says a report by an independent group of Indian analysts. "Our frontiers with China have been mostly stable for some years now. However, China could assert its territorial claims (especially in the Arunachal sector or...
01:59 PM, Feb 29, 2012
New Delhi: Defence Minister AK Antony on Monday expressed surprise over the Chinese objection to his visit to Arunachal Pradesh, saying the state is an integral part of India. "I was surprised to read the Chinese reaction. It is very sad and highly objectionable. Arunachal Pradesh is an integral part of India. As the Defence Minister of India it is my duty to ensure that all the borders of India...
11:03 AM, Feb 27, 2012
New Delhi: A war of words has sparked between India and China over Union Defence Minister A K Antonys visit to Arunachal Pradesh. While the Chinese foreign ministry issued a statement asking India not to complicate the border issue, India hit back strongly. Antony had visited Arunachal to mark statehood celebrations, and China repeated its claims that all of Arunachal is its own, as part of southern Tibet. A statement...
12:15 AM, Feb 27, 2012
New Delhi: A day after China objected to Defence Minister A K Antony's visit to Arunachal Pradesh, India on Sunday reiterated that the state is its integral part and stressed that any Indian has the right to visit any part of Indian territory. Objecting to the Indian defence minister's visit to Arunachal Pradesh, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei Saturday had "asked India to work with China to maintain peace...
06:43 PM, Feb 26, 2012
Beijing: China has asked India to cooperate with Beijing in maintaining peace and stability in the border areas, its Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei made the remarks in response to a query on media reports that said Indian officials have pledged to guarantee "safety" of Arunachal Pradesh. China's stance on China-India border issues, including disputes regarding the eastern section, has been consistent and clear-cut, Xinhua...
08:28 AM, Feb 26, 2012
Dehradun: A student of Class IX of a government school has given birth to a baby girl in the hill town of Mussoorie, prompting the police to launch an investigation in the matter. The 16-year-old girl, who hails from Arunanchal Pradesh, was living in the hostel of the Central government-run school for Tibetans in Mussoorie and she gave birth to the baby at a hospital on Friday, where she was...
09:33 AM, Feb 25, 2012
Payi Gyadi turmed Citizen Journalist to expose how Arunachal Pradesh Health Minister Atum Welly's children secured government jobs on fake university degrees. ...
09:53 AM, Feb 02, 2012
New Delhi: Wing Commander Felix Patrick Pinto, an helicopter pilot of the Indian Air Force, who helped search for the fateful Pawan Hans helicopter of then Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu that had crashed in Tawang in April last year, was Wednesday named to receive Shaurya Chakra, the third highest peacetime gallantry medal. Pinto, a Mi-17 pilot, had also showed grit when he successfully steered a malfunctioning helicopters for...
09:30 AM, Jan 26, 2012
Itanagar: Nearly 75,000 devotees, including hundreds of sadhus from across the country, took a holy dip in Parshuram Kund in Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh on the occasion of Makar Sankranti on Sunday. Most of the pilgrims, from Nepal, Manipur, Maharastra, Rajasthan, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and various parts of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh made a beeline to the holy site since January 13 last, Lohit deputy commissioner R K Sharma...
12:10 PM, Jan 16, 2012
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