Bengaluru, March 9 (IANS) The Congress-led government in Karnataka on Monday announced that it will develop localities and allot sites to retired soldiers across the state this year. Minister for Revenue Krishna Byre Gowda made the announcement on the floor of the Legislative Assembly while responding to a question raised by BJP MLA B.P. Harish.Minister Gowda said: “This year, across the state, the pending applications of retired soldiers will be considered. The government will develop localit…
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Washington, March 5 (IANS) More than 108,000 US soldiers are deployed or forward positioned across 160 countries, senior American military leaders told lawmakers, underscoring the global scale of US military operations even as Washington fights an ongoing conflict with Iran and confronts rising security threats from China and Russia. Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness on Wednesday (local time), top Pentagon officials said American forces remain capable of susta…
Chandigarh, Feb 20 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, on the first day of the Budget session here on Friday, said the government has dissolved Housing Board Haryana and merged it into the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran to enhance efficiency, provide better housing facilities and strengthen urban planning integration. CM Saini said the functions of the Housing Board, Haryana and Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran were largely identical. He assured that the interests of all employees…
Mumbai, Jan 3 (IANS) Bollywood actor Sunny Deol, who attended the song launch ‘Ghar Kab Aaoge’ from the upcoming film ‘Border 2’, has shared that he did ‘Border’ because of his father, legendary actor Dharmendra. On Friday, the actor attended the song launch in Jaisalmer, and touched upon a lesser known moment of inspiration.He told the media, “I did ‘Border’ because when I saw my father’s film ‘Haqeeqat’. I liked it a lot. I was very young then. When I became an actor, I d…