Himachal Pradesh assembly polls: Voting across 68 constituencies begins
Shimla, Nov 12 (PTI) Voting for the crucial Himachal Pradesh elections began on Saturday at 8 am on a slow note after officials conducted a mock poll at all booths to check EVMs. More than 55 lakh voters in the hill state will decide the fate of 412 candidates in 68 assembly constituencies. Twenty four […]
Trump files lawsuit to avoid Jan. 6 committee subpoena
Washington, Nov 12 (AP) Former President Donald Trump is suing the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol to avoid cooperating with a subpoena requiring him to testify. The suit filed Friday evening contends that, while former presidents have voluntarily agreed to provide testimony or documents in response to congressional subpoenas […]
PM Modi to inaugurate slew of projects in AP, T’gana
Amaravati/Hyderabad, Nov 12 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch thousands of crores of rupees worth initiatives and projects in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on Saturday. Among those proposed were inauguration of the Rs 26,000 crore expansion and modernisation of HPCL’s petroleum refinery, first phase of the new green campus of Indian Institute of Management […]
Active Covid cases in country dip to 12,553
New Delhi, Nov 12 (PTI) India saw a single day rise of 833 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,46,65,643, while the active cases declined to 12,553, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The death toll has climbed to 5,30,528 with eight fatalities which includes three […]
Four LeT terror associates arrested in Awantipora: Police
Srinagar, Nov 11: Police on Friday claimed to have arrested four terror associates of Lashkar-i-Toiba outfit along with arms and ammunition in south Kashmir’s Awantipora. Police said that they have arrested three LeT Associates, identifying them as Karamat-ul-lah Reshi son of Mehraj-ud-din Reshi and Suhail Bashir Ganai son of Bashir Ahmad Ganai, both residents of […]
Govt orders strict adherence to biometric attendance, seeks daily ATR from DDOs
Srinagar, Nov 11: The government on Friday directed strict adherence to biometric attendance in its offices, PSUs, Institutions and Corporations and asked Drawing and Disbursing Officers (DDOs) to furnish daily Action Taken Report (ATR) in this regard to General Administration Department. “In terms of Government Order No. 650-JK(GAD) of 2022 dated 02.06.2022, instructions were issued […]
Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: SC orders release of convicts Nalini, Ravichandran serving life sentence
New Delhi, Nov 11 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Friday ordered premature release of Nalini Sriharan and R P Ravichandran serving life sentence in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. Both of them had moved the top court seeking premature release. A bench of Justices B R Gavai and B V Nagarathna said the judgement of […]
Govt believes in speed and scale, unlike previous regimes, says PM Modi
Bengaluru, Nov 11 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said his government believes speed as India’s aspiration and scale as its strength. He also stressed that along with physical infrastructure, social infrastructure needs to be strengthened “Earlier governments believed speed is a luxury and scale a risk, but we changed it, we believe speed […]
Dravid rested for NZ tour, Laxman to coach India
Adelaide, Nov 11 (PTI) National Cricket Academy head VVS Laxman will be India’s acting head coach for the upcoming tour of New Zealand as the Rahul Dravid-led coaching staff has been given a break post the team’s exit from the T20 World Cup. India is slated to play six white-ball games in New Zealand, including […]
Mercury plunges in JK as MeT predicts dry weather
Srinagar, Nov 11: Amid forecast for “mainly dry weather” in the next 24 hours, mercury recorded a drop in Jammu and Kashmir with the famous Pahalgam resort recording a low of minus 4.2°C on Friday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of 3.°C against 4.7°C on the previous night. The […]