BJP hits campaign trail in J&K, eyes all five LS seats
Srinagar, Jan 27 (PTI) The BJP has hit the campaign trail in Jammu and Kashmir with the aim of winning all five Lok Sabha seats in the Union Territory, senior party leader Ashok Kaul said on Saturday. “We have started the work for the forthcoming elections. The party has appointed Dr Nirmal Singh as the […]
Cross border terror module busted in Kupwara, 5 LeT associates held: Police
Srinagar, Jan 27: Cross Border terror module involved in smuggling of arms and ammunition was busted in north Kashmir’s Kupwara by arresting five terror associates in besides recovering arms and ammunition, police said Saturday. In a statement, issued here a spokesperson said that acting on credible information Police along with 9 Para Field Regiment busted […]
LS polls: BJP appoints election in-charges, co-in-charges for 23 states, UTs
New Delhi, Jan 27 (PTI) The BJP on Saturday appointed election in-charges and co-in-charges for 23 states and Union territories in view of the Lok Sabha polls this year. BJP national general secretary Vinod Tawde has been made the election in-charge for Bihar, while BJP Rajya Sabha member and former Jharkhand unit chief Deepak Prakash […]
India records 159 new COVID-19 infections, active case tally 1,623
New Delhi, Jan 27 (PTI) India has registered a single-day rise of 159 new COVID-19 infections and the count of active cases of the disease stands at 1,623 in the country, the Union health ministry said on Saturday. One fatality due to the infection was reported in Kerala in a span of 24 hours, according […]
Terror financing: ED files charge-sheet against Hizbul terrorists in Kashmir
New Delhi, Jan 27 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday said it has filed a money laundering charge-sheet in connection with a terror financing case in Kashmir and has named some Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists in the complaint. The prosecution complaint (charge-sheet) was filed before a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Srinagar […]
Weapons, ammo, heroin seized in BSF-STF joint operation, 2 held
Chandigarh, Jan 27 (PTI) Two people were arrested and weapons and ammunition seized from their possession in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district in a joint operation by the Border Security Force and the state’s Special Task Force, officials said on Saturday. Acting on specific information, BSF and STF personnel conducted a raid on a house in Gurdaspur’s […]
MeT predicts rains, snow in JK as night temp drops
Srinagar, Jan 27: Amid forecast for isolated to scattered precipitation in next 24 hours and fairly widespread moderate to light rain and snow for subsequent two days, night temperature recorded a drop but hovered above normal in most parts of Jammu and Kashmir except in twin capitals of Srinagar and Jammu on Saturday. A meteorological […]
Forest fire along LoC triggers landmine blasts in Poonch
Mendhar/Jammu, Jan 27 (PTI) A forest fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district triggered explosions in several landmines on Friday night, official sources said. The fire occurred this evening in Balnoi and Krishnagati sectors of the district, prompting army, locals and forest officials to launch an operation to contain […]
Conspiracy to topple Delhi govt, 7 AAP MLAs offered Rs 25 crore to quit party: CM Kejriwal
New Delhi, Jan 27 (PTI) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday claimed that the BJP has offered Rs 25 crore each to seven of its MLAs in Delhi to quit the party while also threatening to topple the Kejriwal government. The Delhi BJP, however, rubbished the allegation and challenged AAP to name the MLAs […]
2024 LS polls: 96 crore citizens, including 47 crore women, eligible to cast vote
New Delhi, Jan 26 (PTI) Over 96 crore people, including 47 crore women, are eligible to cast vote in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, for which more than 12 lakh polling booths would be set up across India. Over 1.73 crore of those eligible to vote are in the age group of 18 to 19 […]
