Author: Agencies
SASARAM (BIHAR): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said the whole country now knows that the Election Commission is “stealing” elections in collusion with the BJP and asserted that the INDIA bloc will not let them succeed in their “conspiracy” to steal Bihar Assembly polls by voter additions and deletions through the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. Addressing the gathering here at the launch event of his 1,300 km ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ covering over 20 districts in Bihar, Gandhi said while he was asked to submit an affidavit after his press conference exposing “vote chori”, no such demand was…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated two major National Highway projects, the Delhi section of the Dwarka Expressway and the Urban Extension Road-II (UER-II), in Delhi on Sunday. The projects–the Delhi section of the Dwarka Expressway and the Urban Extension Road-II (UER-II)–have been developed under the Government’s comprehensive plan to decongest the capital, with the objective of greatly improving connectivity, cutting travel time, and reducing traffic in Delhi and its surrounding areas. These initiatives reflect Prime Minister Modi’s vision of creating world-class infrastructure that enhances ease of living and ensures seamless mobility. The 10.1 km long Delhi section of…
KATHUA: The Army on Sunday deployed helicopters and several columns in the cloudburst-hit Jodh Ghati village of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, officials said. The calamity struck the village and Janglote amid heavy overnight rains, leaving seven persons dead. Several army columns were inducted into the operation in the affected areas to rescue stranded people and evacuate the injured to hospitals, the officials said. An Army helicopter deployed for rescue operations in Ghatti airlifted 15 people to hospital, they added. The Dhruv helicopters airlifted injured to a hospital in Pathankot in Punjab. Troops from Rising Star Corps are working on…
JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday announced ex-gratia assistance to the families of the deceased from the CM’s relief fund, in addition to SDRF support. In a post shared on X by the Office of Chief Minister, Abdullah said the assistance is aimed at providing immediate relief and supporting the affected families in rebuilding their lives. Seven members of four families, including five children, were killed and six others injured in two separate incidents of cloudburst and landslide in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir early Sunday. “The chief minister, expressing deep concern for the lives…
JAMMU: Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh on Sunday said the civilian administration, military and paramilitary forces have swung into action to carry out rescue and relief operations in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district where four persons have died in a cloudburst. The cloudburst struck a remote village in Kathua district, leaving four persons dead and six others injured. The cloudburst hit Jod Ghati village of Rajbagh during the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, snapping access to the village and causing damage to land and property, they said. “Spoke to SSP Kathua Sh. Shobhit Saxena after receiving information about a…
JAMMU: Railway authorities on Sunday Suspended train services between Udhampur and Pathankot sections until further notice due to continuous heavy rainfall and flood conditions. An official said that due to continuous heavy rainfall it has been decided to suspend services till further notice between Udhampur and Pathankot. The suspension is a result of heavy, non-stop rain for the last 10 hours, which has made the tracks unsafe for operation, official said. This measure has been taken for the safety and security of all passengers, official said.
KISHTWAR: Amid overcast conditions, the search operation to trace those missing in the cloudburst in this remote village of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district entered the fourth day on Sunday with rescuers hopeful of clearing a major impact spot during the day, officials said. Army engineers, meanwhile, have started working on a bailey bridge to restore connectivity to the village and the Machail Mata shrine and further intensify the rescue efforts. Cloudburst struck Chisoti, the last motorable village en route to the Machail Mata temple, on August 14, killing 60 persons and leaving 80 others missing, while 167 persons were…
GURUGRAM: Three bike-borne attackers sprayed over two dozen rounds outside YouTuber Elvish Yadav’s residence in Sector 57 of Gurugram early Sunday morning, police said. Yadav was not at home when the incident happened around 5.30 am. However, some family members were inside but no one was injured in the attack, they said. After getting information, a police team reached the spot and collected forensic evidence, and are scanning CCTV footage from the area. A senior police officer said that an FIR will be registered soon as per the complaint of the family. The attackers shot more than two dozen rounds…
JAMMIU: The Army held a core group meeting to review the security situation in the Jammu region at the Nagrota-based White Knight Corps, officials said on Sunday. At the meeting held late Saturday, Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma complimented the synergy between various security agencies in the region. “Lt Gen Pratik Sharma, Army Commander, Northern Command, chaired a Core Group Security Review meeting at Nagrota with senior officials of the Army, Police, CRPF and other security agencies,” the Northern Command said on X.
KATHUA: After eight years of silence, eight-year-old Akshay Sharma from a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district has finally found his voice, thanks to the efforts of an Army doctor. Born with a cleft lip and palate, Akshay underwent a surgery at the age of three but was still unable to speak. His parents, who work as civilian labourers with the Indian Army, could not afford further treatment and had almost given up hope of hearing their son speak. “Their hope was revived when Captain Saurabh Salunkhe, an Army doctor serving in the area, met Akshay,” defence PRO Lieutenant…