Indian Sub-continent

Lakhimpur Kheri (UP), Oct 11 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh Police on Monday got three-day remand of Union minister Ajay Mishra's son Ashish in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case.

Eight people, including four farmers, were killed in the violence on October 3.

"Police had demanded a 14-day remand of Ashish. They have got three-day remand from October 12 to 15," senior prosecution officer (SPO) SP Yadav told reporters.

The remand will end on October 15 morning.

Mumbai, Oct 11 (PTI) The rupee slid by 37 paise to close at a 15-month low of 75.36 against the US dollar on Monday as crude oil zoomed towards seven-year high and the greenback hardened in the overseas markets.

The Indian currency for the first time this year settled below the 75 level as fears of high import bill due to costlier crude oil and forex outflows due to firming US bond yields weighed on the local unit. The rupee had fallen by 20 paise to end at 74.99 on Friday.

Sultanpur (UP), Oct 11 (PTI) Days after failing to find a place in the BJP national executive committee, MP Maneka Gandhi on Monday said she is satisfied to be in the party for 20 years and that her non-inclusion in the panel does not reduce her stature.

New Delhi, Oct 11 (PTI) Cases of harassment and murder of RTI applicants are increasing across the country, and the biggest challenge in the upcoming years is to ensure their protection, according to a new report on the status of the implementation of the RTI Act.

New Delhi, Oct 11 (PTI) The CPI(M) on Monday hit out at the government over the sale of Air India to the Tatas, claiming that it was a "gift" to the group from the Centre and a "daylight highway robbery" of national assets.

Addressing a press conference here, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury alleged that the airline's burden of Rs 46,262 crore will be left with the people of the country.

New Delhi, Oct 11 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday held a meeting with Power Minister R K Singh and Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi amid reports of the ongoing coal shortage in the country, officials said.

During the hour-long meeting, the three ministers were believed to have discussed the availability of coal to power plants and the current power demands.

Lucknow, Oct 11 (PTI) The leave of all Uttar Pradesh Police personnel has been cancelled till October 18 in view of the upcoming festivals and programmes scheduled by farmers' body Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), officials said on Monday.

"Due to festivals and programmes of SKM, all leave till October 18 are being cancelled," an order issued by Additional Director General, Law and Order, Prashant Kumar on Sunday said.

"In case of any unavoidable reasons, the police headquarters will sanction/permit leave, the order added.

Kanpur: Some schools claim of imparting quality education through the English medium continuously remind the parents of the monthly or quarterly fee.

The messages start coming every day. It looks like a daily obligation. 

It appears the schools have started the e-care system for informing about the fee deposit only. They rely more on the fiscal value than the teaching value. 

New Delhi, Oct 11 (PTI) The South Delhi Municipal Corporation has implemented a new license policy for spa and massage centres under which cross-gender massage will not be allowed in such facilities, the civic body said in a statement on Monday.

According to the statement, the civic agency has framed and implemented general and technical guidelines in connection with issuing licence for spas and massage centres.

Jammu, Oct 11 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday launched its first "tourist village" project in the mountainous belt of Panchari in Udhampur district for development of tourism.

Divisional Commissioner of Jammu Raghav Langer launched the tourist village at Panchari under the tourism development programme launched by Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha.

Langer said 75 villages in the union territory will be developed as model tourist villages.