Wayanad landslide toll touches 344 with 206 missing, rescue op enters 5th day
Wayanad, Aug 3 (IANS) As rescue operations entered the fifth day on Saturday, the toll in Kerala’s worst natural calamity touched 344 with 206 people still missing after the massive landslides and floods at Wayanad. The over 1,500-strong rescue team comprising personnel from all the Defence forces, NDRF, SDRF, police, fire service and volunteers began […]
K’taka BJP Prez seeks divine blessings ahead of anti-corruption march today
Bengaluru, Aug 3 (IANS) Karnataka BJP President B. Y. Vijayendra took blessings of goddess Chamundeshwari at Mysuru ahead of the seven-day ‘padayatra’ set to begin on Saturday, from the outskirts of Bengaluru to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s native place. Vijayendra has said that his party along with the NDA ally JD-S, will begin the seven-day padayatra […]
Over 4.85L had ‘Darshan’ at Amarnath cave shrine in 35 days
Jammu, Aug 3 (IANS) As more than 4.85 lakh pilgrims already performed the annual Amarnath Yatra during the last 35 days, a small batch of 991 Yatris left for the Valley on Saturday, officials said. The number of pilgrims going to the Amarnath cave shrine appears to have already peaked as more than 4.85 lakh […]
Cybercrime crackdown in Ahmedabad in 2024: 101 cases, 155 arrests, Rs 170 mn recovered
Ahmedabad, Aug 3 (IANS) The Cyber Crime police station in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad has recorded 101 cases of cybercrime this year, officials said. Officials shared the data on Friday that 155 accused were arrested as of now in 2024 and the police recovered nearly Rs 170 million for the victims of online fraud. Ahmedabad City Police […]
K’taka: BJP to begin padyatra today from B’luru to CM Siddaramaiah’s native place
Bengaluru, Aug 3 (IANS) Karnataka BJP President B.Y. Vijayendra has said that his party along with the NDA ally JD (S), will begin a seven-day ‘padayatra’ on Saturday from Bengaluru till Mysuru, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s native place, to fight against the corruption cases involving the Congress-led state government. Speaking at a press conference at the […]
Congress deceived Telangana’s unemployed youth, says BRS
Hyderabad, Aug 3 (IANS) The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has alleged that the Congress deceived the unemployed youth of Telangana and demanded that party leader Rahul Gandhi apologise to them for failing to fulfill the promise to provide two lakh jobs after completing one year of being in power in the state. BRS Working President […]
Over 10K illegal immigrants detected in Manipur in last 5 years: CM Biren Singh
Imphal, Aug 3 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Friday said that 10,675 illegal immigrants, mostly Myanmarese, were detected in the state in the last five years. Replying to the queries of the MLAs in the Assembly, the Chief Minister said that the Free Movement regime (FMR) has been kept under suspension since […]
Mizoram CM urges Amit Shah to hold talks to resolve Manipur ethnic crisis
New Delhi/Aizawl, Aug 3 (IANS) Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma held a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and urged him to hold talks with the tribal leaders of the Kuki-Zo community in Manipur, as part of the efforts to resolve the ethnic crisis prevailing in the neighbouring state, officials said. An official of the […]
Increase surveillance of anti-national elements: IGP Kashmir
Srinagar, Aug 3 (IANS) Inspector General of Police, Kashmir Zone, V.K. Birdi chaired a review meeting on Friday with senior officers from different security wings to discuss the recent developments and current challenges as well as measures to counter these, a police statement said. “IGP Kashmir emphasised the need to review and enhance the security […]
Case filed over morphed videos of Telangana ministers
Hyderabad, Aug 3 (IANS) A police case has been registered in connection with morphed videos of Telangana ministers Danasari Anasuya alias Seethakka and Ponnam Prabhakar. On a complaint by Congress leader and lawyer Tejavath Venkata Naik, Cyber Crime Police registered a case on Friday and took up investigation. The complainant alleged that some individuals morphed […]
