Srinagar, Nov 27 (UNI) For the first time after Independence, the far off Gurez Valley in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district was successfully connected to the electricity grid on Sunday. The 30,000 population of the frontier region having high strategic importance for being close to the Line of Control (LoC) relied on diesel generator sets…
By BD Naraayannkar Hosur (Tamil Nadu), Nov 27 (UNI) Taking an indirect swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Union IT and Electronics Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday said that 99.2 percent of the mobile phones used in the country are made in India, and yet some Opposition leaders think that mobile phones are imported. “There…
Lucknow, Nov 27 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath emphasised on Monday that the sacrifice of the Sikh Gurus extended beyond the Khalsa Panth and was serving to protect both India and the faith. While addressing an event organised on the 554th Prakash Parv of Guru Nanak Dev Maharaj at the Gurudwara in Ashiyana,…
Bhubaneswar, Nov 27 (UNI) In a major political development in Odisha, former bureaucrat V Karthikeyan Pandian, who had served Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for more than 12 years as his private secretary, formally joined the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday. Pandian went to Naveen Niwas, sought the blessings of BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik, and…
Srinagar, Nov 27 (UNI) The birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji was celebrated with religious fervour and gaiety in Kashmir valley on Monday. The largest function was held at the Gurudwara Chatti Patshahi in Rainawari Srinagar where a large number of Sikhs including men, women and children thronged to pay obeisance despite cold weather…
Srinagar, Nov 27 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police R R Swain on Monday said ‘the war against militancy was not fully over and it will continue even if the security forces have to suffer some losses at times’. The Police Chief was talking to reporters after paying obeisance at the Gurudwara Chatti…
New Delhi, Nov 27 (UNI) The Special Cell of Delhi police arrested two sharpshooters from East Delhi’s Mayur Vihar after an encounter in which one accused sustained gunshot injury on his right leg, police said on Monday. Both the accused were tasked to assassinate a singer for which they made an attempt in October this…
Tirumala, Nov 27 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers to Lord Venkateswara Swamy in the famous hill shrine here on Monday. Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) authorities and priests received Modi with the traditional ‘Isti kapal’ honours on his arrival at the main temple complex and led him to the sanctum sanctorum. The PM offered…
By BD Naraayannkar Thiruvananthapuram, (UNI) India took a 2-0 lead over Australia in the 5-match T20I series after defeating the visitors by 44 runs in the second match at the Greenfield International Stadium here on Sunday. Sent into bat, India scored a massive 235/4 with the help of fifties by top-order batsmen and a blistering…
Panaji, Nov 27 (UNI) Bollywood actress Rani Mukherjee has said that she always tried to portray Indian women as strong characters. “Outside India, films and their characters are viewed as windows towards our Indian culture,” she added. Emphasizing the importance of commitment to one’s craft, the accomplished actress asserted, “It is important to always stand…
