Voting begins for 1st phase of Gujarat Assembly polls; 89 seats up for grabs, 788 candidates in fray
Ahmedabad, Dec 1 (PTI) Polling began at 8 am on Thursday for the first phase of Gujarat Assembly elections in 89 out of the total 182 seats across 19 districts of Saurashtra-Kutch region and southern parts of the state to decide the fate of 788 candidates. The voting is being held across 14,382 polling stations, […]
Kashmir, Ladakh under deep freeze; Srinagar records minus 2.1°C
Srinagar, Dec 1: There was no let up in freezing cold conditions in Kashmir Valley and Ladakh as Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, equaled the second coldest night recorded so far this season at minus 2.1°C. A meteorological department official here said that amidst mist this morning, Srinagar recorded a low of minus 2.1°C […]
Effective handling of complaints, grievances is fundamental to accountability: Lt Guv
JAMMU, NOV 30: Effective handling of complaints and grievances is fundamental to accountability and prompt resolution of public concerns in a timely & cost-effective way, said the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha while interacting with people during the latest edition of “LG’s Mulaqaat”- Live Public Grievance Hearing programme, at the Civil Secretariat today. The Lt Governor […]
Hit by low occupancy, Bharat Gaurav train fares likely to be slashed by 20-30 pc
New Delhi, Nov 30 (PTI) The fares of the Bharat Gaurav trains are likely to be slashed by 20-30 per cent after low occupancy forced the IRCTC to cancel at least two of its special tour packages, sources said here. A final decision is yet to be taken. The Railways’ nod to the Indian Railway […]
DySP suspended for ‘accepting’ bribe
Srinagar, Nov 30: Government on Wednesday placed under suspension with effect from November 11 a deputy superintendent of the Crime Branch who was caught by Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000 from a man to settle a property dispute in his favour earlier this month. “In terms of Rule 31(2) […]
Army busts terror hideout in Surankote Poonch
Poonch, Nov 30: Police and army recovered two AK rifles and a pistol along with ammunition besides five grenades from a terrorist hideout in Poonch district, officials said. “Based on intelligence inputs about the presence of a cache of ‘warlike’ stores, an operation was launched by Indian Army and JKP in the upper reaches of […]
International Border in Jammu frontier incident free, safe: BSF-IG
Jammu, Nov 30 (PTI) The International Border in the Jammu frontier is incident free and safe despite infiltration attempts from across the border, a senior Border Security Force (BSF) official said on Wednesday. Drone activity has also largely decreased in Jammu and the majority of weapons and other materials dropped from unmanned aerial vehicles have […]
Suicide blast targeting police truck kills 3, injures over 20 in Pakistan
Islamabad/Karachi, Nov 30 (PTI) A suicide bomber from the banned Pakistani Taliban blew himself up near a patrolling police truck carrying security personnel to protect polio workers in the country’s restive Balochistan province on Wednesday, killing at least three people and injuring 23 others, including 20 security personnel, police said. The attacker targeted the paramilitary […]
Promote technical, medical and law education in mother tongue for better understanding: Shah to states
Ahmedabad, Nov 30 (PTI) Senior BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah has stressed that states should promote education in Hindi or regional languages in technical, medical and law fields so that the country can utilise the talent of non-English speaking students. Underlining the importance of education in Hindi and regional languages, Shah said […]
China to have 1,500 nuclear warheads by 2035: Pentagon report
Washington, Nov 30 (PTI) China is expanding its nuclear force and is likely to have a stockpile of about 1,500 warheads by 2035, up from the current estimated number of 400, the Pentagon has said in a report that notes that Beijing aims to expand its national power through both domestic and foreign policy initiatives. […]