J&K elections: BJP list of 44 candidates includes eight from Kashmir
Srinagar, Aug 26 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday issued its first list of 44 candidates for the Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir. The list includes eight candidates from Kashmir and 36 from the Jammu division. The 44 names are for all three phases — 15 for the first phase, 10 for […]
Pearls Group’s Nirmal Singh Bhangoo, accused in Rs 45,000 cr ponzi scam, dies
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Pearls Group’s founder Nirmal Singh Bhangoo, arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a massive Rs 45,000 crore ponzi scam impacting more than five crore investors, has passed away at a hospital here, according to multiple reports. As per reports, Bhangoo was admitted to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital […]
RG Kar probe: Three business entities named in CBI FIR
Kolkata, Aug 26 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is expanding its ambit of investigation in the financial irregularities at state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata by including names of three business entities in the first information report (FIR) filed in the matter. Sources said that the three new names included […]
PM Modi shares interaction video with ‘Lakhpati Didis’, highlights empowerment through SHGs
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi engaged with the ‘Lakhpati Didis’ of Maharashtra’s Jalgaon, praising their entrepreneurial spirit and the significant strides they have made towards financial independence and empowerment. In a video posted by PM Modi on X, the women, who are beneficiaries of various government schemes aimed at women’s welfare, […]
CM Vijayan to meet PM Modi on Tuesday over Wayanad rehabilitation project
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 26 (IANS) Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday in the national capital with a memorandum on the support and assistance from the Centre for the proposed Wayanad rehabilitation project. The CM will arrive in Delhi later in the day. The worst-ever natural disaster in a single place […]
Last-ditch effort to break stalemate over seat-sharing between Cong & NC in J&K
Srinagar, Aug 26 (IANS) Congress has rushed its senior leaders to Srinagar to discuss seat-sharing arrangements with the National Conference (NC) as a consensus on the issue has eluded the two parties so far. Congress sources said here that senior party leaders, including K.C. Venugopal and Salman Khurshid, will meet NC President Dr Farooq Abdullah […]
Knife attack during procession in Bihar’s Gopalganj, one killed
Patna, Aug 26 (IANS) One person was killed and another critically injured in a knife attack during the Mahaviri March procession in Bihar’s Gopalganj district, an official said. The incident occurred in Dharampur Parsa village, under the jurisdiction of Manjhagarh police station, around 11:30 p.m. on Sunday. Abhay Ranjan, the Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of […]
Nanded Congress MP Vasant B. Chavan passes away in Hyderabad hospital
Nanded (Maharashtra), Aug 26 (IANS) Veteran politician and Congress Lok Sabha MP from Nanded Vasant B. Chavan passed away at a private hospital after a prolonged illness, party leaders said here on Monday. Chavan, 70, was elected to the Lok Sabha in the 2024 general elections, trouncing the BJP’s sitting MP Prataprao Chikhalikar. He was […]
‘Imbibe teachings of Lord Shri Krishna’, Prez Murmu, PM Modi greet people on Janmashtami
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday extended their greetings on the auspicious festival of Krishna Janmashtami President Murmu said the teachings of Lord Krishna should be imbibed. In a post on the X, “I congratulate all the countrymen on the auspicious occasion […]
Pulwama in J&K gears up for Assembly elections
Srinagar, Aug 26 (IANS) Pulwama district, a key region in the electoral landscape of Jammu and Kashmir, is ready for the upcoming Assembly elections, which will take place there during the first phase. The district has registered a total of 4,07,637 voters, including 2,02,475 males, 2,05,141 females, and 21 transgenders across its four Assembly constituencies […]
