Bhubaneswar:The first meeting of the the high-level committee to examine and make recommendations for holding simultaneous polls will be held on September 23, said former president Ram Nath Kovind, who heads it. The government on September 2 notified the eight-member committee to examine and make recommendations for holding simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha, state assemblies,…
Srinagar: Three terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces near the Line of Control (LoC) in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said. The encounter broke out in the Hathlanga forward area in Uri sector of the north Kashmir district. A search operation is underway in the area, they said….
A major and a colonel of the Rashtriya Rifles and a deputy superintendent of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) police were martyred while fighting the Pakistan-sponsored terrorists in Anantnag earlier this week. However, our forces were quick to take revenge by killing two Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists but the bizarre demand for holding talks with Pakistan has come…
Colombo: Shubman Gill’s brilliant 121 and Axar Patel’s rearguard 42 — went in vain as India lost by six runs against Bangladesh in an inconsequential Super 4 match of the Asia Cup match here on Friday. Before this match, India and Sri Lankan had already sealed their places in Sunday’s final here. Sent into bat,…
New Delhi: The government on Friday hiked special additional excise duty (SAED) on crude petroleum to Rs 10,000 per tonne with effect from September 16. In the last fortnightly review on September 1, windfall tax on domestically produced crude oil was set at Rs 6,700/tonne. Besides, the SAED or duty on export of diesel will be…
Srinagar: Drones have been pressed into service to pinpoint the location of terrorists who have taken positions in the forest area on a hilly terrain in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said on Friday as the operation to flush out the ultras entered the third day. Additional Director General of Police (Kashmir) Vijay Kumar…
Kancheepuram: The DMK government’s flagship Rs 1,000 monthly financial assistance scheme for women was rolled out here on Friday by Chief Minister M K Stalin on the birth anniversary of Dravidian icon C N Annadurai. Stalin launched the scheme here saying it is a recognition of women’s hard work and distributed bank debit cards to several…
Hyderabad: State Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Friday virtually inaugurated nine new medical colleges at various locations in the state, as part of the government’s stated aim of opening at least one such institution in every district of the state. The new medical colleges are located in the districts of Kamareddy, Karimnagar, Khammam, Kumram…
Hyderabad: The first meeting of the reconstituted Congress Working Committee under Mallikarjun Kharge’s presidency will be held here on Saturday during which the party’s top brass will deliberate on evolving a strategy for upcoming assembly polls in five states and the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Sources said the Committee is likely to also hold discussions on…
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday told the Supreme Court it will extend by 10 days the date of summons issued to BRS leader K Kavitha in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy case. The agency had issued the summons asking Kavitha to appear before it on Friday. Additional Solicitor General (ASG) S V…
