Terrorists Encountered in Kashmir; one Jawan martyred

Terrorists Encountered in Kashmir; one Jawan martyred

Sunday, 07 July 2024 | Pioneer News Service | Jammu

A jawan of the Indian Army on Saturday was martyred during an encounter with a group of heavily armed terrorists in the South Kashmir district of Kulgam. Till the time of filing the report, the security forces were engaged with the terrorists at two locations in the valley. According to a spokesman...

Scrapping NEET-UG not rational: Centre to SC

Scrapping NEET-UG not rational: Centre to SC

Saturday, 06 July 2024 | Rajesh Kumar | New Delhi

Amid the growing clamour for cancellation of the controversy-ridden NEET-UG, 2024 exam over alleged malpractices, the Ministry of Education and the National Testing Agency told the Supreme Court on Friday that scrapping it would be “counter productive”, not rational and "seriously jeopardise" lakhs of honest candidates in the absence of...

Hemant Soren back in saddle

Friday, 05 July 2024 | PNS | Ranchi/New Delhi

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) executive president Hemant Soren on Thursday took oath as  the 13th Chief Minister of Jharkhand, a day after Champai Soren stepped down from the post months ahead of the Assembly election. He was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor C P Radhakrishnan at the...

Victims rue medical neglect

Friday, 05 July 2024 | Saumya Shukla | Hathras

n Relatives of those injured in the tragic stampede incident at a ‘satsang sabha’ led by self-styled godman Narayan Saakar Hari, also known as ‘Bhole Baba’, have voiced their grievances at the Sikandrarao district hospital in Hathras. They complained of inadequate medical treatment for the injured, with many patients being discharged...

Hathras stampede site reeks of death, destruction

Hathras stampede site reeks of death, destruction

Friday, 05 July 2024 | Saumya Shukla | Hathras

A teddy bear, a few lunch boxes, slippers and handbags lying on the ground at the spot where the Hathras stampede tragedy unfolded on Tuesday continue to tell of the horrors of the day when devotion to a self-styled godman Narayan Saakar Hari alias ‘Bhole Baba’ turned into a ghastly...

Naidu bats for raise in Andhra’s Central aid

Friday, 05 July 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Ahead of the full annual Budget of third tenure of BJP-led NDA Government at the Centre, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national Capital on Thursday and described their discussions on key development issues concerning the State as “constructive”. Naidu’s assertion has come...

CBI files first FIR under new laws in Capital

Friday, 05 July 2024 | PNS | New Delhi

The CBI has registered its first FIR under newly enforced Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) against two Delhi Police officers for allegedly demanding `10 lakh bribe to help the release of a person lodged in Tihar Jail. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) has replaced the British era Indian Penal Code (IPC). The...

BJP vs Cong over Rahul’s ‘incorrect’ remarks in LS

Friday, 05 July 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

A day after the Centre on Thursday said any MP trying to mislead Parliament will not get away easily and the “rules will get them”, a war of words between the ruling BJP and the Opposition Congress escalated. This comes after the Congress wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla,...

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