Kashmir, 29/5: The Army on Saturday detected and destroyed a landmine in a forward village near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The landmine, in a rusted condition, was detected by the Army troops during patrolling in Malikpur village of Mendhar sector, the officials said. They…
Patna, 19/8: Amid a buzz that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar may emerge as the opposition’s prime ministerial candidate, his party Janata Dal (United) said on Friday if other parties want so, then this is an option. JD(U) president Lalan Singh said Kumar’s main focus is on uniting opposition parties to take on…
Ahmedabad, 15/11: A consignment of 700 kg methamphetamine (meth) was seized in a joint operation of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Gujarat police’s Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) and Indian Navy on Friday in a mid sea operation. This is said to be the biggest seizure of meth, a highly addictive party drug, off Gujarat coast. NCB said…
New Delhi, 1/12:Petrol-Diesel can be cheaper in Delhi as compared to Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. The cabinet meeting of the Delhi government has been kept at 11:30 am today. Kejriwal government can take a decision on reducing VAT on petrol in the meeting. At present, petrol in Delhi is costlier by Rs 8 to 9…
Haryana, 29/1 (AO Bureau): In view of the Farmer Protest, the BJP government of Haryana has banned Internet services in 15 districts of the state with immediate effect. The districts where this ban has been imposed include Ambala, Yamunanagar, Kurukshetra, Karnal, Kaithal, Panipat, Hisar, Jind, Rohtak, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri, Fatehabad, Rewari, and Sirsa. In these…
New Delhi, 1/12: The Press Information Bureau’s fact check unit has busted nine YouTube channels allegedly spreading fake news and misinformation in India, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said on Friday. These nine YouTube channels identified by the PIB’s fact check unit are ‘Bharat Ekta News’, ‘Bajrang Education’, ‘Bj News’, ‘Sansani Live TV’, ‘GVT…
Karnal, 6/9: The police has already become alert after the announcement of siege of farmers’ Mahapanchayat and ‘mini secretariat’ in Karnal. The Karnal administration has implemented Section-144 in the district a day before the ‘mini secretariat’ encirclement. The gathering of people has been banned since Monday. Officials said that the district administration has banned the…
Subarnapur, 7/10: Today, i.e., on (07.10.2024,) a short while ago, Sri Jitendra Kumar Padhy, Executive Engineer (EE), Tel Irrigation Division, Subarnapur has been apprehended by Odisha Vigilance for demand and acceptance of bribe of Rs.46,000/- ( Rupees Forty Six Thousand ) from a Contractor (complainant) in his office chamber, for clearing his pending bills.The entire…
Rajkot, 2/4: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday expressed optimism about India’s eventual permanent membership in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), saying it is inevitable but emphasised the need for heightened efforts in this regard. Addressing intellectuals in Gujarat’s Rajkot city, the External Affairs Minister stressed that diligent work is essential to secure…
New Delhi, 27/1 (AO bureau ) Gold-silver rates have seen a decline today. On the Multi Commodity Exchange this morning, the future trade-in gold fell by Rs 297.00 to trade at the level of Rs 48,846.00 on the Multi Commodity Exchange. Apart from this, the futures trade of silver was trading at Rs 66,130.00 level…
