Polling begins for 90 Assembly seats in Haryana
CHANDIGARH, Oct 5 (PTI): Polling for 90 Assembly seats in Haryana began Saturday morning amid tight security, with Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker among the early voters. Top leaders in the fray are CM Saini, Congress leaders Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Vinesh Phogat, and JJP’s […]
Infiltration bid foiled at LoC in Kupwara, 2 terrorists killed
SRINAGAR, Oct 5 (PTI): Two terrorists were killed as security forces foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, the Indian Army said on Saturday. “Two terrorists have been eliminated by the security forces in the ongoing operation,” the army’s Srinagar-based Chinar Corps said. The Corps had earlier […]
NIA conducts multi-state searches in terror case
NEW DELHI, Oct 5 (PTI): The National Investigation Agency on Saturday conducted searches at 22 locations across states as part of its probe against Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists’ outfit, officials said. Searches were underway in Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra , Uttar Pradesh, Assam, and Delhi, they said.
Jaishankar to travel to Pakistan to attend SCO summit
NEW DELHI, Oct 4 (PTI): India on Friday announced that External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will travel to Pakistan to attend a conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in mid-October. It will be for the first time in nearly nine years that India’s external affairs minister will travel to Pakistan even as the ties […]
JK Polls: All preparations set for Counting of Votes at SKICC-Centaur for 8 ACs of Srinagar
SRINAGAR OCT 04:- Ahead of Counting of votes of Eight 8 Assembly Constituencies of Srinagar District for General Elections to Legislative Assembly-2024, the District Election Officer(DEO) Srinagar, Dr. Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat today visited SKICC-Centaur to review the arrangements being made for the seamless Counting process. The DEO also took stock of the security measures made […]
Rajnath pitches for greater role of private sector in defence production
NEW DELHI, Oct 4 (PTI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said at least 50 per cent of the country’s total defence production should come through the participation of the private sector. Addressing an event by the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers (SIDM) here, he said the Russia-Ukraine war proved that the importance of a […]
Right to live with dignity extends even to incarcerated: SC
New Delhi, Oct 4 (PTI) “Right to live with dignity extends even to incarcerated” and its denial to the prisoners is a “relic of the colonizers and pre-colonial mechanisms,” the Supreme Court has said. The observations were made by a bench comprising Chief Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj […]
BJP will form govt in J & K and Haryana, says Chouhan
Bhopal, Oct 4 (PTI) Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday expressed confidence that the BJP will form a government in Jammu and Kashmir as well as in Haryana after the assembly elections. He also said that although elections have not been declared in Jharkhand, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s ongoing ‘Parivartan Yatra’ in that state […]
Baseless accusations: NC on rumours of post-poll alliance with BJP in JK
Srinagar, Oct 4 (PTI) The National Conference (NC) on Friday said it was not in touch with any political party other than INDIA bloc constituents for government formation in Jammu and Kashmir. The party’s clarification came amid speculation that it was engaged in backchannel deliberations with the BJP for government formation in the union territory. […]
Will lay down law on high courts revoking orders dictated in open courts: SC
New Delhi, Oct 4 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Friday said it will lay down the law on the issue of high courts revoking orders dictated in open courts after the top court came across a case in which the Madras HC quashed a money laundering case against a former IPS officer and later modified […]