14 BDC members elected unopposed in two Anantnag district’s blocks: DEO

Anantnag’s District Election Officer has said 14 candidates have been elected unopposed in two blocks of Bijbehara and Chittergul in Anantnag’s district.  The Anantnag’s DEO, entrusted with the task of reviewing election arrangements in the district, meanwhile, examined the preparations being made for the election of 57 BDC councillors from 14 blocks.  The electorates for … Read more

Sourav Ganguly set to take over as BCCI president

The BCCI elections were scheduled to be held on October 23 but with Sourav Ganguly being the only candidate to file his nomination for the top post of Indian cricket, he is set to be elected unopposed. October 14 is the deadline to file nominations for 5 office bearer’s posts up for grabs in the … Read more

Indian-origin Abhijit Banerjee among 3 to receive Economics Nobel

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has said that the research conducted by this year’s Laureates has considerably improved the  ability to fight global poverty. It added that they have introduced a new approach to obtaining reliable answers about the best ways to fight global poverty.  Abhijeet Banerjee, 58, was educated at the University of … Read more