“This should be done at the earliest in the public interest,” said a bench of Justices R F Nariman and S Ravindra Bhat. The bench asked the petitioner, Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay, and the poll panel to work it out in a week’s time.

The government will send two messages to the passport holders, first nine months before the passport is to expire, and the second reminder will be sent seven months before the expiry date of the passport. T

Under the Loknayak Jaiprakash Narayan Samman Nidhi Rule, which was repealed on January 23, people who spent three months in jail under MISA provisions during the Emergency were being given Rs 10,000 per month.

Known as the rice bowl of Tamil Nadu, the Cauvery region witnessed massive projects two years ago over the Centre’s decision to launch a hydrocarbon project in the region by drilling about 341 wells to hunt for hydrocarbon reserves.

In Srinagar, Pokhriyal says will not allow varsities to become centre of politics

The theme for the first edition of the Sagarmatha Sambaad, scheduled from April 2-4, is ‘Climate Change, Mountains and the Future of Humanity’, Nepal Foreign minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali told a group of visiting Indian reporters.

Earlier, Gandhi’s portrait was prominently displayed on the Indian side of the border facing Pakistan, while the Pakistani side has the photograph of Mohammad Ali Jinnah on display.

The abolition or creation of Legislative Councils in states is carried out through a law passed by Parliament at the request of a resolution passed by the respective state Assembly.

Nitish Kumar struck back saying Varma was free to chart his future and “go wherever he wants”.

“Republic Day is coming is coming and there has been tradition that many detainees are released on January 26. In the country, even convicts get relief on the occasion,’’ Democratic Party (Nationalist) president Ghulam Hassan Mir said in Jammu.

After taking stock of the district’s development scenario, Prasad urged officials to “create opportunities” for creative people and the youth, as J&K is craving development.

The A-G said Lord Mountbatten’s letters from the archives “show that he was trying to coax the Kashmiris to join Pakistan”, perhaps to protect British interests, adding that the King was against this.

The child of a tailor (Munnavar Pasha) and homemaker (Tahseen Banu), Tasneem is a former student of the city’s Maharani’s Science College for Women.

Chief Secretary Temjen Toy has announced that the state government is considering diverting a part of the salary given to government employees in order to develop infrastructure.

“These limited rights will continue the tradition of a good democracy so that no need for comments by any court arises,” said the Lok Sabha Speaker.

The SAD is part of the ruling NDA and Sukhbir’s wife and SAD leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal is a Union Minister.

Senior advocate Sanjay Parikh read out statements of Constituent Assembly members, including Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, to highlight the intention of the framers of the Constitution on the continuity of Article 370.

The commission will now have to submit its report by July 31. Set up on October 2, 2017, the commission is headed by Justice G Rohini (retired).

At the meeting, Prime Minister interacted with Union secretaries of various ministries and chief secretaries of the states and UTs through the PRAGATI initiative, it added.