Security intensified in Kathua ahead of counting for Udhampur LS seat, 10k staff to be deployed
Jammu, June 1 (PTI) Security was intensified in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district ahead of the June 4 vote counting for the Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency. The Udhampur-Doda parliamentary constituency saw a 68.27 percent voter turnout on April 19, with 11,07,821 of the 16,23,195 eligible voters casting their ballots. The election will determine the fate […]
Let’s make our democracy more vibrant and participative: PM Modi tells voters
New Delhi, Jun 1 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged people to vote in large numbers as polling for the last phase of Lok Sabha elections began. “Together, let’s make our democracy more vibrant and participative,” the prime minister said on X. Polling is being held in 57 seats, including in all constituencies […]
ATF price cut 6.5%, commercial LPG by Rs 69
New Delhi, Jun 1 (PTI) Jet fuel or ATF price on Saturday was reduced by a steep 6.5 per cent and that of commercial LPG used by hotels and restaurants by Rs 69 per 19-kg cylinder on declining international oil prices. Aviation turbine fuel (ATF) price was cut by Rs 6,673.87 per kilolitre, or 6.5 […]
LS polls phase 7: Approximate voter turnout 11.31 pc in 57 constituencies of 8 states
New Delhi, Jun 1 (PTI) In the seventh and final phase of the general election on Saturday, polling is being held for 57 constituencies spread across seven states and the Union Territory of Chandigarh, including Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a third consecutive term in the Lok Sabha. […]
Srinagar Airport operations halted for an hour after bomb threat
Srinagar, May 31 (PTI) Flight operations at the Srinagar International Airport had to be halted for an hour on Friday after a bomb threat as the authorities took preventive measures, officials said. The Air Traffic Control (ATC) at the Srinagar Airport received a bomb threat on an Air Vistara flight from New Delhi, prompting a […]
Police books two notorious drug smugglers under PIT NDPS Act
Srinagar, May 31: Police booked two notorious drug smugglers under PIT NDPS Act in Baramulla in north Kashmir after obtaining formal detention orders from competent authority, a police spokesman said Friday. He said that the notorious drug smugglers identified as Ehtisham ud Din Khan son of Late Bahsir Ahmad resident of Gousia Mohalla Ladoora Watergam […]
Avian influenza: Centre asks states to be vigilant
NEW DELHI, May 31 (PTI): The Centre has asked all states to be vigilant for any unusual deaths amongst the domestic birds and poultry, and share the information with the Animal Husbandry Department immediately so that public health action can be initiated as per the national action plan for Avian influenza. A joint advisory issued […]
Final phase of Lok Sabha polls in 57 seats on Saturday, PM Modi in fray
VARANASI/CHANDIGARH May 31 (PTI): Fifty-seven seats across seven states and the Union territory of Chandigarh will go to polls in the seventh and final phase of Lok Sabha elections on Saturday that include Varanasi, from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a third consecutive term. Polling is scheduled in all 13 seats of Punjab […]
DGCA issues show cause notice to Air India for inordinate flight delays
NEW DELHI, May 31 (PTI): Aviation watchdog DGCA on Friday issued a show cause notice to Air India for inordinate delay of at least two international flights and failure to take due care of passengers. The show cause notice also comes at a time when passengers of a San Francisco-bound Air India flight from the […]
Security forces launch search for terrorists in Poonch
Poonch/Jammu, May 31 (PTI) Security forces and police launched a cordon-and-search operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Friday following reports of movement of suspected terrorists, officials said. They said there were intelligence inputs about suspicious movement in the Dera Ki Gali-Bafliaz area of the district. According to sources, around three armed men were […]