• India
  • November 21, 2024
Chaos At Territorial Army Recruitment Rally At Pithoragarh Due To Huge Rush

Dehradun: Chaos erupted during a Territorial Army recruitment rally in Pithoragarh as a huge crowd of youths gathered there from neighbouring states due a sudden cancellation of a recruitment rally in Bihar’s Danapur, the Pithoragarh district administration said.   Pithoragarh District Magistrate Vinod Goswami said there was a lack of communication from the Army about the cancellation of the Danapur rally, that is why…

  • India
  • November 21, 2024
Rajasthan CM Watches ‘The Sabarmati Report’ At Theatre In Jaipur

Jaipur: Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma and his Cabinet colleagues on Thursday watched ‘The Sabarmati Report’ at a theatre here on Thursday. The film, directed by Dheeraj Saran, is based on the 2002 Godhra riots and was released in cinemas on November 15. It stars Vikrant Massey, Raashii Khanna and Ridhi Dogra in pivotal roles. On the occasion, Sharma said, “Back then (2002), lies…

  • India
  • November 21, 2024
EVMs Used in Mumbai Kept in 36 Strong Rooms, More Than 10,000 Security Personnel Guarding Centres

Mumbai: All EVMs and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) devices used in Mumbai during the Maharashtra polls have been stored in strong rooms, one each in the city’s 36 constituencies, the civic body said on Thursday. Elections to the 288-member state assembly were held in a single phase on Wednesday and votes will be counted on Saturday. About 10,000 personnel from the…

  • India
  • November 21, 2024
Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav Flags Off Vehicle Carrying Ujjain’s Mahakal Laddus To Nepal

Bhopal: In its attempt to further boost relations between India and Nepal, Madhya Pradesh on Thursday despatched 1.11 lakh laddus prepared at Ujjain’s Mahakaleshwar temple to Nepal. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav flagged off a vehicle carrying the laddus given by the Shri Mahakaleshwar Temple Management Committee for distribution during Shri Ram Janki Vivah Mahotsav in the Himalayan nation. “Chief Minister Mohan Yadav today…

  • India
  • November 21, 2024
India Has Never Embraced Expansionism, Stands Against Grabbing Others’ Resources: PM Modi in Guyana

Georgetown: India has never moved forward with the expansionist mindset and always stayed away from the feeling of grabbing others’ resources, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday. The prime minister’s comments during an address at a special session of the Parliament of Guyana came amid growing global concerns over China’s expansionist behaviour as well as conflicts arising out of territorial disputes. Modi,…

  • India
  • November 21, 2024
UP: 3 Women Killed, 4 Injured After Truck Hits Autorickshaw in Bulandshahr

Bulandshahr: In a tragic incident, at least three women were killed and four others were injured after a truck hit an autorickshaw in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr on Thursday. A senior police official confirmed the incident saying that a case has been registered and a probe has been initiated.  According to Dehat SHO Shailendra Pratap Singh, the incident took place when they were returning…

  • India
  • November 21, 2024
NHRC Issues Notice To Telangana Govt On Allegations of Police Harassment During Land Acquisition

New Delhi: The NHRC on Thursday said it has issued a notice to the Telangana government and the state’s police chief over complaints by the residents of a village in Vikarabad district alleging police harassment, physical abuse and implication in false criminal cases after they flagged a land acquisition in the area made without following “proper procedures”. Looking at the gravity of the…

  • India
  • November 21, 2024
‘Fake’ Retired IPS Officer Held for Threatening Ghaziabad DCP’s Staff

Ghaziabad: A man allegedly posing as a retired IPS officer and threatening the staff of a deputy commissioner of police (DCP) to end proceedings against his associate was on Thursday sent to 14 days judicial custody. Sahibabad police had arrested Anil Katiyal (68), who posed himself as a retired IPS officer of 1979 batch of Manipur cadre, and his associate Vinod Kapoor (69)…

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  • November 21, 2024
Preparations Complete For Counting Of Votes For Bypolls On 7 Assembly Seats In Rajasthan

Jaipur: All preparations have been completed for counting of votes for byelections on seven assembly seats in Rajasthan, a senior official said. The counting of votes will start at 8 am on Saturday. Rajasthan Chief Electoral Officer Naveen Mahajan said counting of votes will be undertaken at seven centres. A three-tier security arrangement has been made for this, he said. He said the result…

  • India
  • November 21, 2024
UP: 2 Nabbed in With Heroin Worth Rs 2 Cr

Ghazipur (UP): Two persons were arrested here on Thursday with heroin worth about Rs 2 crore in the international market, police said. Pyare Chowdhury and Ashok Kumar were arrested from Karmahari area when they were going somewhere on a motorbike, they said. Police recovered 915 gm heroin worth about Rs 2 crore in the international market, officials said here. While Chowdhury was resident…