CJI backs collegium, says it hasn’t failed
Govt introduces Bill in Lok Sabha to replace the system with judicial appointments commission
New Delhi, August 11
The government today introduced the National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill-2014 in the Lok Sabha, hours after Chief Justice of India (CJI) RM Lodha strongly defended the collegium system of appointment of Supreme Court and High Court judges.

(CJI) RM Lodha

Focus on security, power as Modi arrives in J-K today
Srinagar, August 11
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has chosen to visit Jammu and Kashmir for a second time in five weeks, underscoring the importance that he accords to this sensitive state bordering Pakistan and China, where overall development and security of borders and the hinterland figure on his priority list.

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Will ensure return, rehab of Kashmiri Pandits: Rajnath
Central govt earmarks Rs 500 crore for migrants
New Delhi, August 11
Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said the return and rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits to their homeland was a national issue for the government and the Centre had earmarked Rs 500 crore for this purpose.
BJP MP Anurag Thakur speaks in the Lok Sabha on Monday. PTI 

Modi to inaugurate 2 power projects in Ladakh today
Prime Minister will address rally in Leh, lay foundation stone of Leh-Kargil-Srinagar transmission line 
Jammu, August 11
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate two hydel power projects — the Chutak hydropower project in Kargil and the Nimoo Bazgo project in Leh — during his maiden visit to Ladakh, the cold desert of the country, on Tuesday.

Rare Ladakh shrub to help soldiers combat radiation? 
Leh, August 11
A hardy mountain shrub found in the upper reaches of the Himalayas could well become the soldier’s weapon to combat the adverse effects of radiation in a nuclear contaminated battlefield. Ongoing research by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has revealed that the plant, Rhodiola, has certain radioactive properties that can absorb radiation.

19th Prem Bhatia Memorial Lecture
India needs speedy growth, reforms: Ninan
New Delhi, August 11
Eminent journalist and Business Standard chairman TN Ninan today said rapid economic growth was vital for India to reduce poverty, improve health and education standards, boost national security and ensure a social safety net for all.