Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification as Lok Sabha member revoked
New Delhi, Aug 7 (PTI) The Lok Sabha membership of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was restored on Monday. The Lok Sabha Secretariat issued a notification announcing that his disqualification has been revoked and his membership restored. Gandhi was disqualified as a Lok Sabha member on March 23 after a Gujarat court convicted him in a […]
ISRO successfully performs orbit reduction manoeuvre, brings Chandrayaan-3 closer to moon
Bengaluru, Aug 7 (PTI) The Indian Space Research Organisation on Sunday said it has successfully carried out the orbit reduction manoeuvre of India’s third moon mission Chandrayaan-3, a day after inserting it into the lunar orbit. The space agency said it will carry out the next such operation on August 9. “The spacecraft successfully underwent […]
Army foils infiltration bid in Poonch; one terrorist killed
Poonch/Jammu, Aug 7 (PTI) A terrorist was gunned down in a gunfight as Army troops guarding the Line of Control (LoC) on Monday scuttled an infiltration attempt from across the border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said. The alert troops in Degwar sector noticed the movement of some terrorists attempting to sneak into […]
30 killed, nearly 100 injured in train accident in Pakistan
Karachi, Aug 6 (PTI) At least 30 people were killed and nearly 100 others injured on Sunday when several compartments of an express train derailed in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, in the latest rail disaster to hit the country. The Hazara Express train travelling from Karachi to Rawalpindi derailed in Nawabshah district near the Sarhari […]
Street violence has fully ended, says LG Manoj Sinha; Assemby polls ‘for EC to decide’
Srinagar, Aug 6 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Sunday that the era of separatist and terror organisations disrupting normal life in the Valley on Pakistan’s prodding has been relegated to pages of history, and development and peace are the buzzword here four years after the abrogation of Article 370. In […]
PM Modi lays foundation stone for redevelopment of 508 railway stations
New Delhi, Aug 6 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday laid the foundation stone for redevelopment of 508 railway stations across the country via video conferencing. These 508 stations are spread across 27 states and union territories, including 55 each in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, 49 in Bihar, 44 in Maharashtra, 37 in West […]
Infiltration bid foiled along LoC in Kupwara
Srinagar, Aug 6 (PTI) The Army on Sunday foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, killing one terrorist, police said. “Army & Kupwara police in a joint #operation foiled an #infilitration bid by neutralising a #terrorist on #LoC in Amrohi area of #Tangdhar Sector. Incriminating materials, […]
Terrorist arrested by UP ATS from Anantnag
Lucknow, Aug 6 (PTI) The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of the Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested a Hizbul Mujahideen-affiliated terrorist from Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir. In a statement issued here on Sunday, the ATS said that its team went to Jammu and Kashmir and with the help of the local police arrested Firdous Ahmad Dar […]
Encounter in Rajouri enters second day; people advised to stay away
Rajouri/Jammu, Aug 6 (PTI) An encounter between terrorists and security forces in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district entered the second day on Sunday, with police advising people to stay at a distance of two kilometres for their safety. Jammu-based Army PRO Lt Col Suneel Bartwal said two to three terrorists are believed […]
Manipur reports fresh violence, 15 houses torched, 1 person shot
Imphal, Aug 6 (PTI) Fifteen houses were set on fire in Manipur’s Imphal West district where fresh violence broke out, officials said on Sunday. The incident happened on Saturday evening at Langol Games village as a mob went on a rampage, they said. Security personnel fired several rounds of tear gas shells to disperse the […]