Flight delay after ‘bomb threat’ at Ayodhya airport
Ayodhya (UP), Oct 15 (PTI) An Air India Express flight from Ayodhya to Bengaluru was delayed after a bomb threat, officials said on Tuesday. The plane came from Jaipur, Vinod Kumar, director of the Maharishi Valmiki International Airport, Ayodhya Dham, told PTI, confirming the emergency situation at the airport. The situation arose following a threat […]
SIA releases pictures of terrorists killed in 2023 Rajouri encounter for identification
Jammu, Oct 15 (PTI) The State Investigation Agency (SIA) of Jammu and Kashmir Police has released for identification the pictures of two terrorists killed in a gunbattle in Rajouri district in November 2023, officials said. The two terrorists were killed, along with five soldiers, during a fierce encounter in the Baajimaal area of the Kalakote […]
Several opposition MPs walk out of joint committee meeting on Waqf Bill
NEW DELHI, Oct 15 (PTI): Several opposition MPs on Tuesday walked out of a meeting of the joint committee on the Waqf Bill, alleging derogatory remarks against them by a BJP member. Opposition members, including Kalyan Banerjee, Gaurav Gogoi, A Raja, Mohamed Abdulla and Arvind Sawant, stormed out of the meeting of the parliamentary panel, […]
EC to announce schedule for Maharashtra, Jharkhand polls today
New Delhi, Oct 15 (PTI) The Election Commission (EC) will announce the schedule for the Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly polls on Tuesday. The poll panel has convened a press conference here at 3.30 pm to announce the details. While the term of the Maharashtra assembly ends on November 26, that of Jharkhand ends on January […]
SC refuses to stay ongoing polling for Punjab panchayat elections
New Delhi, Oct 15 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay the ongoing panchayat elections in Punjab, saying there will be “chaos” if courts start staying elections on polling day. The polling for panchayat elections began at 8 am on Tuesday in the state and the petitions, seeking a stay on them, were […]
Lt Guv invites CM-designate Omar Abdullah to take oath on Oct 16
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday invited National Conference leader Omar Abdullah to take oath as first chief minister of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir on October 16. This comes a day after the Centre revoked President’s rule in Jammu and Kashmir. In a letter to Abdullah, Sinha said, “I have received […]
