Raipur, Dec 3 (UNI) Three personnel of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) were killed and another injured on Wednesday during a major anti-Naxal operation along the Bijapur–Dantewada border in South Chhattisgarh. The exchange of fire, which began around 9 a.m., has so far resulted in the recovery of twelve Maoist bodies from the encounter site,…
Buldhana, Dec 3 (UNI) Former state minister and senior political leader Bharat Rajabhau Bondre, widely known across Buldhana district as the “water-man”, passed away on Tuesday due to age-related ailments. He was 83. Bondre, a prominent figure in the political landscape of Chikhli constituency for several decades, served multiple terms as a legislator. He first…
New Delhi, Dec 3 (UNI) A massive political storm erupted on Wednesday as the Congress party launched a blistering attack on the BJP-led government over the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) directive mandating the pre-installation of the ‘Sanchar Saathi’ app on all new mobile phones. Congress leader Pawan Khera, Chairman of Media and Publicity for the…
Srinagar, Dec 3 (UNI) Kashmir experienced another freezing night as minimum temperatures continued to remain well below the freezing point, dipping 3 to 6 degrees across several parts of the Valley. The Meteorological Centre in Srinagar said the summer capital recorded a low of –4.4°C on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, around 3.2…
New Delhi, Dec 3 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Shimla Sub-Zonal Office, on Wednesday said it has attached two immovable properties worth Rs 2.58 crore in connection with an ongoing money laundering investigation. The case involves charges of bribery, corruption, forgery, and possession of disproportionate assets against Nishant Sareen, Assistant Drug Controller of Himachal Pradesh,…
Atul Krishan New Delhi (December 3 UNI): The national capital is under an extraordinary, multi-layered security cover ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two-day visit to India, beginning December 4. The high-profile visit comes exactly 25 days after a terror attack in Delhi near the Red Fort that had sent shockwaves across the nation. According…
Patna, Dec 3 (UNI) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was today recognised as the Leader of the Bihar Legislative Assembly while Tejaswi Prasad Yadav, a senior RJD member, has been accorded the status of Deputy Leader of the Lower House. Speaker Prem Kumar made this announcement during the pre lunch sitting of the house. Soon…
Shimla, (UNI) The India Meteorological Department (IMD), Shimla, has cautioned that Himachal Pradesh is heading into a prolonged dry spell accompanied by a sharp fall in minimum temperatures, conditions that heighten the risk of frost across mid and higher hills over the next one week. The advisory, issued in the latest Agromet Bulletin for the…
Mumbai, (UNI) In the municipal council and nagar panchayat elections held today across Maharashtra, despite reports of strained alliances, disputes, and clashes among party workers, voters showed remarkable enthusiasm. According to the state election office data, most regions crossed the 50 percent turnout mark, with some areas even touching 75 percent. Since these elections have…
Dharamshala, (UNI) The Bharatiya Janata Party legislative party, led by former Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition Jai Ram Thakur, raised slogans in the Assembly premises against the government’s anti-youth job trainee policy. All the MLAs reminded the government of its ten election guarantees and demanded its withdrawal, calling the job trainee policy anti-youth….
