More than 450,000 government employees of Jammu and Kashmir Saturday began a four-day strike demanding payment of arrears due to them as per the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission.
The strike paralysed work in almost all government offices across the state, though essential services like hospitals, public health engineering and power supply continued to operate.
“This [...] Continue reading 450,000 employees strike work in Jammu and Kashmir
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‘The Hills’ star Heidi Montag has taken to her Twitter.com page to say that she wants to be the next Lara Croft after actress Angelina Jolie.
Montag, 23, made the statement on March 31 after actress Megan Fox reportedly turned down an offer for the part.
“I want to be the blonde tomb raider,” the New York [...] Continue reading Heidi Montag wants to be the next Lara Croft
The 28-year-old alliance between the main opposition Congress and the tribal Indigenous Nationalist Party of Tripura (INPT) ended Saturday with both parties deciding to contest next month’s Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) election separately.
For the ruling Left Front, regaining the constitutional body appears to be a virtual cakewalk as the Congress, the INPT, [...] Continue reading Congress, alliance partner to contest Tripura council polls alone
Kevin Pietersen’s knock (66 off 44 balls) against Kings XI Punjab was his first half-century in Indian Premier League (IPL).
Pietersen, who was playing his first match for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) this season, was adjdged the Man of the Match after RCB beat Kings Xi Punjab by six wickets Friday night.
Other statistical highlights of the [...] Continue reading Pietersen scores his first IPL half-century
Melody queen Lata Mangeshkar will sing a specially-composed patriotic song May 1 at a celebration organised by the Shiv Sena to mark the golden jubilee of Maharashtra’s formation.
Making the announcement, Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray told mediapersons here Saturday that the song would be composed and set to music by well-known music director Anil Mohile.
“He [...] Continue reading Lata Mangeshkar to sing for Shiv Sena on Maharashtra Day