All is not well with INDIA alliance: Omar Abdullah
Srinagar, Oct 30 (PTI): Amid a tussle between the Congress and Samajwadi Party over seat sharing for the Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Monday said the situation within the opposition INDIA alliance was not good. “All is not well with INDIA alliance. Some internal squabbles, which should not have been […]
Insurers to provide details of basic features of policy to customers from Jan 1, 2024
New Delhi, Oct 30 (PTI) Insurance companies will have to provide basic features of a policy like sum assured, what the policy covers as well as exclusions, and claim procedure, to policyholders in a prescribed format from January 1, for easy understanding of terms and conditions. The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) […]
We need an integrated, collective approach to deal with corruption: Lt Guv Sinha
SRINAGAR, OCT 30: An ‘Integrity Pledge’ was given to the officers, SSF Personnel and staff of Raj Bhavan, and Administrative Secretaries and Deputy Commissioners (through virtual mode) at Civil Secretariat on the occasion of the Vigilance Awareness Week. The Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha read out the Integrity Pledge and administered the oath to officers and […]
India records 19 new Covid cases
New Delhi, Oct 30 (PTI) India has logged 19 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have been recorded at 256, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll was recorded at 5,33,293, the data updated at 8 am stated. The country’s Covid case tally is 4.50 crore (4,50,01,268). The […]
Migrant worker shot dead in Pulwama village in south Kashmir
Srinagar, Oct 30: A migrant labourer was shot dead by terrorists in Nowpora village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, officials said. They said that the man identified as Mukesh Kumar of UP was shot at by terrorists in Nowpora. The officials said that soon after the labourer was rushed to a nearby hospital where he […]
Security forces have to be cautious as threats remain: JK-DGP
Srinagar, Oct 30: Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh Monday said that police can’t take things lightly and have to remain cautious as threats continue to remain still. He was referring to the attack on a police official at Eidgah area of Srinagar on Sunday. “One of our officers was playing with other officials […]
Three kg heroin, 4 cartridges recovered near Pak border in Punjab’s Tarn Taran
Chandigarh, Oct 30 (PTI) Nearly three kilograms of heroin along with four cartridges have been recovered from a field near the International Border in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district, a Border Security Force official said on Monday. The BSF troops along with the Punjab Police conducted a search operation on the outskirts of Kalash Havelian village […]
Simple blood test can help diagnose bipolar disorder more accurately: Study
New Delhi, Oct 30 (PTI) Researchers have developed a simple blood test that in combination with an online psychiatric assessment provides an improved diagnosis of bipolar disorder. The team at the University of Cambridge in the UK found that the blood test on its own could diagnose up to 30 per cent of patients with […]
AP train Accident: Toll rises to 13 while 50 injured
Visakhapatnam, Oct 30 (PTI) The number of casualties in the train accident on the Howrah-Chennai line in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh rose to 13 while 50 people were injured, Superintendent of Police M Deepika said on Monday. Officials of the East Coast Railway (ECR) said that at around 7 pm on Sunday, the Palasa […]
Infiltration bid foiled in Kupwara north Kashmir, one terrorist killed
Srinagar, Oct 30 (PTI) Security forces have foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district by killing a terrorist, officials said on Monday. The infiltration bid in Jumagund area of the Keran sector was foiled on Sunday night. The militant’s body was recovered during a search in the […]