Indian Army chief General Deepak Kapoor Monday informed the defence ministry of the action to be taken against the two top generals indicted in a land scam in Sukhna Cantonment in West Bengal.
‘The army chief has informed the action he will be taking against those indicted in the court of inquiry into the scam,’ Defence [...]
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Indian Army chief General Deepak Kapoor will take a decision on the punishment for Lt. Gen. Awadesh Prakash, who was indicted in a land scam in Sukhna Cantonment in West Bengal, before Prakash retires Jan 31, an official said Thursday.
The court of inquiry report has been sent to Gen. Kapoor [...]
Lahore, Dec.31 (ANI): After obtaining a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) 12 Pakistani cricketers have sent their names for auction for the third edition of the Indian Premier League’s (IPL).
The players name have not [...]
Gwalior, Dec 30 (ANI): Administrative authorities in Gwalior devised unique tactics to force locals to cough up their dues.
The authorities in the state’s Gwalior-Chambal region have decided to cancel gun licenses of all those who have huge amounts of electricity dues pending against [...]
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) On the day media reports spoke of a Court of Inquiry (CoI)recommending action against four senior Indian Army officers for their role in a land scam in Sukhna cantonment in West Bengal, the army Wednesday only acknowledged that the inquiry had concluded.
‘The Court of Inquiry has been completed and received [...]
Islamabad, Dec. 22 (ANI): Internal strife between Pakistan’s Water and Power Ministry and the administration of occupied Kashmir is hampering development work of the region.
A shocking tale of shoddy work on the part of Pakistan’s bureaucracy came to light when it was revealed that a controversy between the Pakistan occupied Kashmir’s (POK) government and [...]
Karachi, Dec. 18 (ANI): Pakistan speedster Mohammad Sami has obtained a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL).
“I received NOC from ICL today and despatched it to the Pakistan Cricket Board,” The Dawn quoted Sami, as saying.
After middle order batsman Mohammad [...]
Bhopal, Dec 11 (IANS) The administration in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior-Chambal region has decided to cancel the gun licences of those who have large amounts of power dues outstanding, an official said Friday.
‘People of Chambal consider guns as their pride. Loss of gun is considered as loss of respect. The decision has been taken to recover [...]
Mumbai, Dec 11 (ANI): Indian Premier League (IPL) Commissioner Lalit Modi has said that Pakistan players under contract with IPL clubs need to go through the auction process, to play in the 2010 season.
Talking to reporters here on Thursday, Modi said: “There is an auction coming up on January 19. If there are spots [...]
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Indian Army chief General Deepak Kapoor Wednesday said he was yet to get a report of a court of inquiry which has indicted two senior-ranking generals in a land deal.
‘I will get it once it is finalized by the presiding officer. Once the court of inquiry is finalized, it goes [...]
Kolkata, Dec.1 (ANI): The Eastern Command of the Indian Army on Tuesday appealed to the media to exercise restraint in reporting on the Sukna Land issue, involving some officers.
In a statement, the Eastern Army Command said: “Certain media reports have appeared regarding ongoing Court of [...]
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Minister of State for Defence M.M. Pallam Raju Tuesday vowed to take ‘fitting action’ against the senior army generals indicted by an army court.
Speaking to reporters in the parliament complex, Raju said: ‘We had ordered the inquiry into the case. Now that the findings have come, appropriate action will be [...]
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) An army court of enquiry has indicted a serving Lieutenant General in a land scam in Darjeeling in West Bengal, an official said Monday.
The court of enquiry, which concluded Saturday, was constituted to look into allegations of subverting rules to give a no-objection certificate to an educational institution to open [...]
Karachi, Nov 27 (IANS) The Pakistani government will take its time before granting a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to its hockey team to play in the World Cup in India because of security-related issues.
Sources said Friday that Pakistani authorities will review security arrangements in New Delhi, which will host the 12-nation World Cup Feb 28 [...]
Islamabad, Nov.24 (ANI): ‘Forgotten’ Pakistan speedster Mohammad Sami is frustrated with the Indian Cricket League (ICL) and has blamed the rebel league of not paying his dues despite several reminders.
Sami, who once headed Pakistan’s pace attack along with Shoaib Akhtar, blamed the ICL for delaying his payments unnecessarily.
“They (ICL) have not paid me the final [...]
Karachi, Nov 17 (IANS) Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) chief operating officer Wasim Bari Tuesday rejected reports that the country’s leading players have already been cleared to play in the third edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Bari said the concerned authorities are in the process of making a decision on IPL, adding that the matter [...]
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) The Indian Premier League (IPL) is facing opposition from within over its decision to re-auction players after three editions in 2011.
The IPL during its three-day workshop in Bangkok that concluded Monday took some important decisions, including the re-auction of all players for the fourth season. But some influential members of [...]
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) The capital’s cultural display hub at Siri Fort is going to shut down for four months for a makeover. The centre with four auditoriums is going to undergo renovation for the approaching Commonwealth Games next year.
‘Siri Fort is going to be closed for renovation from Dec 1 to April 30 [...]
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) The defence ministry Thursday ordered an inquiry into an alleged land scam in Darjeeling in West Bengal involving two lieutenant generals – including the designated deputy chief of army staff.
‘The defence minister (A.K. Antony) has ordered inquiry into the alleged land scam,’ a senior defence ministry official said without divulging [...]
Panaji, Oct 13 (IANS) Nearly 300 students enrolled over the last three years at the International Institute of Advanced Studies (IIAS), a tourism oriented management institute here, have been left high and dry without their degrees.
In his complaint submitted to the Panaji police station Constancio Vas, along with nearly 50 other parents of students [...]
Wellington, Oct. 12 (ANI): New Zealand allrounder Jacob Oram has reportedly decided to retire from the Test cricket in order to prolong his one-day and Twenty20 cricket career.
Oram, who wants remain injury free to perform well in the shorter versions of the game, may make an [...]
Johannesburg, Sep.24 (ANI): Pakistan opener Imran Nazir got a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) from the International Cricket Council (ICC) only hours before the ICC Champions Trophy match against West Indies, as the apex cricketing authority had first denied allowing Nazir to take the field.
Sources privy to the Pakistani dressing room said that Nazir was given emergency [...]
Sydney, Sep 18 (ANI): The Indian Premier League would be benefited after Andrew Flintoff rejected the ECB contract, said Chennai Super Kings, the team the England all rounder plays for in the IPL.
Chennai Super Kings manager VB Chandrasekhar said [...]
Melbourne, Sep.16 (ANI): New Zealand wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum has inadvertently jeopardised England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff’s future in the Indian Premier League.
An amendment to the tournament laws was made just two weeks ago in order to prevent players from trying to become free agents by rejecting contracts from their national boards in order to play in [...]
Lahore, Sep.4 (ANI): Another Pakistan batsman Imran Farhat has parted ways with the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL).
Farhat has handed over a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), saying he longer is affiliated with the ICL.
“Imran Farhat came to me to give ICL’s NOC and the PCB will adopt the same [...]
Lahore, Aug.14 (ANI): After middle order batsman Mohammad Yousuf and bowlers Rana Naved-ul- Hassan and Abdul Razzaq, another Pakistani batsman, Imran Farhat has decided to quit the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL) to facilitate his come back in [...]
Lahore, Aug.13 (ANI): Pakistan blind cricket team has been refused visas by the British High Commission in Islamabad.
According to a press release of the Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC), the British High Commission denied giving visas to the blind cricketers following which their tour to England was cancelled.
“With utter disappointment, the PBCC would like [...]
