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Bajaj, addressing Shah at an event on Saturday where the home minister was the chief guest, had said that people were afraid to criticise the government as they don't have the confidence that it will be appreciated.

A Japanese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said his government looked at the situation in Kashmir very carefully and that it was aware of 'longstanding differences' of views on the issue.

The pro-talk faction, which comprises almost all the top rebel leaders who founded the group in 1979, initiated a dialogue with the Centre in 2010.

The Leh district of the new UT of Ladakh include the areas of the districts of Gilgit, Gilgit Wazarat, Chilhas and Tribal Territory of 1947, in addition to the remaining areas of Leh and Ladakh districts of 1947, after carving out the Kargil District.

The man had has taken the 17-year-old girl’s contact number a few days ago and had been sending her objectionable pictures ever since.

Laxminarayan Nayak was ill for some time, his family said. He had represented Khajuraho Lok Sabha seat from 1997 -1980. Before that, he was elected as MLA from Niwari assembly seat in 1957.

Officials said Rajnath Singh and Taro Kono deliberated on key facets of Indo-Japan defence and security cooperation as well as reviewed the evolving security scenario in the Indo-Pacific region.

Two days before his death, the victim had gone to school wearing short pants, which the teachers found inappropriate and objected to.

At present, there is a complete ban by the National Green Tribunal on disinfectant fumigation inside a plane when passengers are on-board.

The suspected killing of the unidentified woman was reported from the same area — Shamshabad — where the woman veterinarian was raped and killed by four on November 27.

Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar alleged the Delhi government failed to fulfil 67 of the 70 promises made by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the run-up to the 2015 Assembly polls.

Minister of State for Agriculture Parshottam Rupala said that despite there not being any provisions, Department of the government has taken up a number of programmes to improve the condition of farmers.

The MPs, most of them belonging to the Congress and from the Northeast, said civil society organisations of the region are also opposing the Bill.

After the second-quarter numbers revealed that GDP had fallen to 4.5%, Congress' Randeep Surjewala said that the state of the economy is in a virtual 'free-fall'.

India and Sri Lanka in 2015 had also decided to partner a strategic oil storage facility in Trincomalee. This was collaboration between Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) and the Sri Lankan unit of Indian Oil Corp.

Spike is a fourth generation missile which can engage any target with precision at ranges up to 4 km, the officials said.