HC REJECTS LALU PRASAD BAIL PLEA IN FODDER CASES

RANCHI: The Jharkhand high court on Thursday rejected the bail petition of RJD president Lalu Prasad in three cases of the multicrore fodder scam. Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh turned down the bail plea of Yadav, CBI lawyer Rajeev Sinha said. The same court had on January 4 reserved its order on the RJD supremo’s bail plea after hearing arguments of his counsel Kapil Sibal and that of the CBI.

Yadav is currently lodged in a paying ward of the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS).

Rahul picks up low-profile Rathore as PCC chief

SHIMLA: Just ahead of Lok sabha polls, All India Congress committee president Rahul Gandhi picked up low- profile grassroot leader Kuldeep Rathore to lead party’s state unit in Himachal. Rathore who hails from Kumarsain succeeded Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu’s whose tenure ended last year. Changes in Himachal Pradesh Congress committee is being seen as Rahul Gandhi’s delicate balancing act to strike peace amongst warring factions in Himachal which party believed proved detrimental in assembly elections in 2017.

Army rescues 150 tourists stranded in north Sikkim

KOLKATA: The Army has rescued 150 tourists stranded in north Sikkim due to heavy snowfall, an official said Thursday. The tourists, including 11 children and 34 women, were stuck at Lachung valley following heavy snowfall Wednesday. Troops of Trishakti Corps launched quick

PTI External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj with her Nepali counterpart Pradeep Kumar Gyawali in New Delhi on Thursday. Both agreed to convene the 5th meet of the Joint Commission at foreign minister level in Kathmandu at the earliest.