Hyderabad, Feb 2 (UNI) A major fire broke out in the cellar of a building near Kishan Bagh X Road in Old City during the early hours of Sunday. Upon receiving information, the police, five fire tenders, and Kishan Bagh Corporator rushed to the spot and initiated rescue operations. The police successfully evacuated the residents,…
Srinagar, Feb 2 (UNI) Kashmir plains lashed by intermittent rains while some higher reaches including tourist destinations of Gulmarg and Pahalgam received yet another light spell of snowfall overnight, officials said. Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, and other parts of the valley received light intermittent rainfall during the intervening night of Saturday…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (UNI) Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully conducted three successive flight-trials of Very Short-Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) from Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha. These tests were carried out against high-speed targets flying at very low altitude, a Defence Ministry statement said on Saturday. During all the three…
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…
