One soldier killed, 4 injured as terrorists spray bullets on IAF convoy ahead of Lok Sabha polls in J&K
Jammu: One soldier was killed and four were injured as terrorists ambushed an Indian Air Force (IAF) convoy in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district Saturday, three weeks ahead of polling in Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency. Poonch is part of Anantnag-Rajouri parliamentary constituency which goes to polls in the sixth phase...
Read moreLS polls: PM Modi to hold roadshow in Ayodhya, Nadda to launch BJP manifesto in Bhubaneswar
New Delhi: On the last day of campaigning before the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday will address public meetings in Uttar Pradesh's Etawah and Dhaurahra (Sitapur). He will also visit Ayodhya to offer prayers at the Ram temple followed by a roadshow. The Prime Minister will hold his first public meeting of the day in Etawah at around 2:45pm and then in Dhaurahra at...
Read moreAttack on IAF convoy in Poonch: Operation to flush out terrorists enters second day
Jammu: The operation to track down the terrorists behind the attack on an Indian Air Force (IAF) convoy in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district entered its second day Sunday. Five IAF personnel were injured in the attack Saturday evening near Shahsitar in the district's Surankote area and one of them succumbed to injuries at a military hospital, officials said. They said a well-coordinated joint operation by the army and police is...
Read moreNo need to capture PoK by force; its people will themselves want to join India: Rajnath Singh
New Delhi: India will never give up its claim on Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir (PoK) but it won't have to capture it with force because its people, on their own, would want to be part of India after seeing the development in Kashmir, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said. In an exclusive interview with PTI, Singh asserted that the ground situation has improved significantly in Jammu and Kashmir and that a time will come...
Read moreTrudeau touts Canada as ‘rule-of-law country’ after arrest of three Indians in Nijjar murder case
Toronto: Canada is a ‘rule-of-law country’ with a strong and independent justice system and a fundamental commitment to protect its citizens, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said, a day after three Indian nationals were charged with the murder of Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Nijjar, a Canadian citizen, was shot dead outside a gurdwara in Surrey, British Columbia, June 18, 2023. Karan Brar, 22, Kamalpreet Singh, 22, and Karanpreet Singh, 28,...
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LS polls: PM Modi to hold roadshow in Ayodhya, Nadda to launch BJP manifesto in Bhubaneswar
New Delhi: On the last day of campaigning before the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday will address public meetings in Uttar Pradesh's Etawah and Dhaurahra (Sitapur). He will also visit Ayodhya to offer prayers at the Ram temple followed by a roadshow. The Prime Minister will hold his first public...
Attack on IAF convoy in Poonch: Operation to flush out terrorists enters second day
Jammu: The operation to track down the terrorists behind the attack on an Indian Air Force (IAF) convoy in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district entered its second day Sunday. Five IAF personnel were injured in the attack Saturday evening near Shahsitar in the district's Surankote area and one of them succumbed to injuries at a military hospital,...
No need to capture PoK by force; its people will themselves want to join India: Rajnath Singh
New Delhi: India will never give up its claim on Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir (PoK) but it won't have to capture it with force because its people, on their own, would want to be part of India after seeing the development in Kashmir, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said. In an exclusive interview with PTI, Singh asserted that the ground...
Trudeau touts Canada as ‘rule-of-law country’ after arrest of three Indians in Nijjar murder case
Toronto: Canada is a ‘rule-of-law country’ with a strong and independent justice system and a fundamental commitment to protect its citizens, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said, a day after three Indian nationals were charged with the murder of Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Nijjar, a Canadian citizen, was shot dead outside a gurdwara in Surrey, British...
Job fraud: Sarpanch’s kin enlisted as labourers under MGNREGS
Naugaon: Irregularities continue to plague the implementation of Centre-sponsored Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) which aims to provide work to labourers in their own areas and check the migration problem. As per sources, a woman sarpanch in Jagatsinghpur district was found to have enrolled the names of three of her family members as labourers...
Two boys drown, another rescued at Takera dam
Rourkela: Two youths drowned while another had a close shave while taking a bath in Takera dam on Brahmani river under Raghunathpali police limits near Rourkela, Saturday. According to reports, three boys -- Zareeb Khan, 19, Rajkumar Mahato, 19, and Bhabesh Prasad, 19 -- had been to the Tarkera dam to take a bath at around 1pm...
Forces on high alert as Maoist posters resurface
Rourkela: Maoist posters were Saturday found pasted on a tree and the wall of a school building barely a kilometre away from Odisha border in neighbouring Jharkhand. The posters were found in Rela village under Goelkera PS limits. In the two posters written in ‘Sadri’, the local dialect, the ultras have threatened the politicians and industrialists of...
Odisha youth kills mother over delay in serving food
Patana: In a shocking incident, a youth allegedly killed his mother over a trivial issue at Bhalupahadi Sahi of Khireitangiri panchayat under Patana block in Odisha’s Keonjhar district Friday night. The deceased was identified as Gouri Naik, 54, wife of Ishwar Chandra Naik, and the accused as her son Surendra Naik. Surendra as usual returned home in...
Three including court staff arrested for job fraud
Keonjhar: Keonjhar police Saturday arrested three persons including a court employee on charge of defrauding several jobless youths over Rs20 lakh on the pretext of providing them employment. The accused persons were identified as Tulu Mallik, 35, of Marala village under Gop police limits in Puri district; Jibanananda Samal, 40, and Jashwant Samal, 28, from Khathiasara village...
Horoscope May 5: Success is on cards for Aries, cheerful and colourful day for Taurus
Aries: The yogis have finally succeeded in impressing you. Was it a stint in an Art of Living course? Ganesha gives you the thumbs-up and suggests you join that music or dance class you have been wanting to. Generally a nice day, and success is on the cards. Taurus: Today is a day of closure. You may...