Prayagraj, Feb 1 (UNI) Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar took a holy dip at Triveni Sangam as part of Maha Kumbh here on Saturday. He described the experience as a ‘life-blessing moment’. Accompanied by his wife and family, the Vice President arrived in Prayagraj by helicopter, where he was warmly welcomed by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister…
Bijapur, Feb 1 (UNI) Eight Maoists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Saturday, police said. The bodies of all the slain Naxals have been recovered. The encounter took place in the forest of Todka. On receiving information about the presence of Maoists, a team of DRG, STF, CoBRA…
Jammu, Feb 1 (UNI) Former Chief Minister and National Conference President Farooq Abdullah on Saturday stated that the restoration of promised statehood to Jammu and Kashmir will give momentum to the ongoing development activities in the region. “The restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir will help the democratically elected government in addressing the concerns,”…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (UNI) Hurriyat Conference Chairman and Kashmir’s Chief Cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq have proposed the formation of Inter-Community Committee (ICC) to bridge the gap between the communities that will ensure the safe return of Kashmiri Pandits to the valley. Mirwaiz proposed the forming of ICC to a delegation of Kashmiri Pandits represented…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (UNI) Indian industry on Saturday hailed the Union Budget 2025-26 saying the Government has made a strong effort to address the immediate challenges being faced by the economy, particularly on the consumption front by presenting a “Bold” budget giving significant relief to individual tax payers while maintaining the fiscal deficit at…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (UNI) Senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday slammed the Union Budget saying “BJP is wooing the tax paying middle class, Bihar electorate” and “just soothing words for the rest of India”. Addressing a press conference here, Chidambaram along with party leader Gaurav Gogoi said, “The government…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (UNI) Reiterating his charge that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was working for a few rich people only, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged that the aim of his government’s budget was to benefit just 25 billionaires at the cost of the common people. Addressing a public…
Kadapa, Feb 1 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr Chandrababu Naidu, on Saturday made a promise to complete the Godavari-Banakacherla project with the Centre’s cooperation and supply water to every acre in Rayalaseema besides extending all kinds of incentives for commercial crops in the region. Had the TDP come to power again in 2019, the…
Jammu, Jan 31 (UNI) Panic gripped among the border dwellers after landmines exploded due to forest fire along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. Official sources said that fire broke out in Dhari Dabsi forests in Mendhar and Sona Gali area in Mankote sectors of Poonch and triggered the explosion…
Srinagar, Feb 1 (UNI) The higher reaches of the Kashmir Valley as well as some plains experienced a fresh light to moderate snowfall on Saturday, officials said. Most parts of Jammu and Kashmir also received rainfall overnight, the Meteorological Department Srinagar said. The MeT office said tourist destinations of Pahalgam in south Kashmir received 11.2cm…
