PM slams RJD in Bihar poll rally
Sasaram, Oct 23 (PTI) Launching his campaign for the Bihar assembly polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday invoked the alleged reign of “crime” and ‘loot” during the 15-year rule of the RJD, as he sought people’s vote for the NDA to ensure the state’s continuous journey towards “development”. In his first rally in the […]
PM “insulted” soldiers when he said nobody intruded into Ladakh: Rahul
Hisua (Bihar), Oct 23 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Friday again accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of having “insulted” the soldiers with his comment that nobody had intruded into Indian territory in Ladakh, and demanded that he tell the country when will the Chinese “be thrown out”. Addressing his first rally during the Bihar assembly […]
Govt plans special immunisation programme for COVID-19 vaccine
New Delhi, Oct 23 (PTI) The coronavirus vaccine, once available, will be distributed under a special COVID-19 immunisation programme with the Centre procuring the doses directly and making it available for priority groups, official sources said. According to them, the Centre will procure the vaccine directly to make it available to the priority groups free-of-charge […]
Pak’s anti-corruption body approves fresh case against Nawaz Sharif
Islamabad, Oct 23 (PTI) Pakistan’s anti-corruption body has approved a new case against deposed premier Nawaz Sharif, days after Prime Minister Imran Khan urged the authorities to dispose of major graft cases quickly. Sharif, the 70-year-old supremo of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) who was ousted from power in 2017 by the Supreme Court on […]
Locals block road against erratic power supply, stage protest
Budgam, Oct 23: Irate over the erratic power supply, locals from Chadoora area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district blocked road and disrupted traffic movement for hours on Friday. Sources said that frequent power cuts have been taking place in several villages of Chadoora town for the past few days and repeated appeals by the locals […]
Woman’s semi-decomposed body found
Banihal, Oct 23: The body of a woman from Banihal who was missing from last week of September was found in a decomposed state in Banihal town of Ramban district on Friday morning. The woman identified as 38-year-old Misra Begum, wife of Irshad Ahmad Mir of Bankoot area was found in a decomposed state in […]
COVID-19: India records 54,366 new infections, 690 deaths
New Delhi, Oct 23 (PTI) COVID-19 recoveries in India have crossed 69 lakh, while the number of coronavirus infections reported in a span of 24 hours remained below 60,000 for the fifth consecutive day as the country’s caseload rose to 77,61,312, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. A total of 54,366 new […]
Two killed in road mishap on Mughal road
Poonch, Oct 23: The driver and the conductor of a tanker were killed Friday in an accident on Mughal Road, which connects Kashmir Valley with Poonch, officials said. They said that the tanker bearing registration number (JK02CH 2595) was on way to Jammu from Kashmir Valley when it met with an accident at Poshana on […]
ACB arrests NGO director for embezzling funds under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
Jammu, Oct 23 (PTI) The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday night arrested a director of an NGO for allegations of fraud, corruption and embezzlement of public money worth over Rs 38 lakh under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan in Jammu, officials said. A joint surprise check was conducted by the ACB to look into the […]
COVID-19 vaccine ready, coming within weeks: Trump
Washington, Oct 23 (PTI) US President Donald Trump on Thursday said that a COVID-19 vaccine is “ready” and going to be announced “within weeks” to combat the deadly disease that has killed over 223,000 Americans, as he debated with his Democratic challenger Joe Biden for the final time before the presidential election. The debate, just […]