Sikh activists on Monday protested outside the Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB) office here against the DSSSB chairman and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
They were against the board’s decision of preventing Sikh candidates from wearing ‘kirpan’ and ‘kara’ in the examination.
The activists were led by DSGMC president Manjinder Singh Sirsa and general secretary Harmeet Singh Kalka.
A paratrooper, who was involved in the Indian Army’s surgical strikes inside Pakistan-occupied Kashmir last year, on Friday described the daring action as “just another operation” for the special forces albeit on a larger scale.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday accused suspended Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar of giving ‘supari’ (contract) while on a visit to Pakistan to get him “removed” from the way to ensure peace between India and the neighbouring country.
The government on Friday extended the deadline for mandatory linking of PAN with Aadhaar by three months to March 31, 2018.
Terming the incident as "shocking and shameful", Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today urged Lt Governor Anil Baijal to intervene and take action against local policemen who were allegedly colluding with those running the racket.
Kumbh Mela, considered the world's largest congregation of religious pilgrims, joins new elements from Botswana, Colombia, Venezuela, Mongolia, Morocco, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates on the list.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday banned the bursting of crackers on New Year’s Eve and on January 1, as well as during weddings or other celebratory functions in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh.