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For first time, Pak admits it's ready with battlefield nukes

Pakistan ramped up its nuclear sabre-rattling ahead of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif 's meeting with President Barack Obama on Wednesday , saying its development and deployment of tactical battle-field nuclear weapons (or mininukes) was only aimed at deterring any conventional Indian attack through New Delhi's socalled `Cold Start' doctrine.

In a bold rationalization of Pakistan's offensive nuclear posture, the country's foreign secretary Aizaz Chaudhury told Pakistani journalists ahead of the Obama-Sharif meeting that India had moved cantonments to the Pakistan border and created a gap in the conventional capabilities of the two countries through its Cold Start doctrine, and that has forced Pakistan to developed short-range nuclear weapons to deter any possible Indian attack.

Ex-HC judge is Delhi's new Lokayukta

Delhi got its new Lokayukta on Tuesday , nearly two years after the key antigraft post fell vacant leading to a huge backlog.

At a meeting convened by the lieutenant governor, the name of Justice (Retired) Reva Khetrapal as the next Lokayukta was unanimously agreed upon by other participants, including chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Justice of Delhi high court G Rohini and leader of the opposition Vijender Gupta.

Fogging not effective, affects health: CSE

With over 12,500 dengue cases being reported in Delhi, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Tuesday claimed that fogging was “not effective“ in fighting the vector-borne disease and is “harmful“ as the gas contains “95%“ diesel.

472 schools must refund excess fees

All 472 private unaided schools identified by the Justice Anil Dev Singh Committee on fee review have been directed to return within 15 days excess fees charged and submit compliance reports. The committee, through eight interim reports, identified these schools as having overcharged parents on the pretext of implementing recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission while not doing the same. The committee was established on the instructions of the high court and HC had accepted the eight reports. The reports had also recommended measures for redress.

Through an October 20 circular, the directorate of education, Delhi, has “directed“ these 472 school “to comply with the said reports within a period of 15 days and to submit compliance report to the district authorities“.