Day: October 17, 2018

Taking exception to Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu’s reported comments that he can relate to Pakistan more than South India, BJP’s Tamilnadu unit Tuesday staged a protest here demanding action against the Congress leader for drawing such comparisons.

Nearly 300 students of a government high school here Tuesday boycotted classes and staged a dharna demanding immediate opening of a recently built railway under bridge at a level crossing, which would help them avoid a two-km detour.

Accusing Pakistan of trying to destablise India by sending terrorists across the border, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said security forces in Jammu and Kashmir have been asked not to fire first, but to retaliate without counting the bullets, if provoked.

The Centre was giving special treatment to Andhra Pradesh as it was fully committed to the state’s comprehensive development but the Chandrababu Naidu government was still making a fuss in the name of special category status, said Union Minister Rajnath Singh.

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao Tuesday assured Rs 1 lakh farm loan waiver, besides increasing assistance under the Rytu Bandhu scheme to Rs 10,000 per annum from the current Rs 8,000 if the TRS was voted to power once again.