‘We Spent ₹40L To Send Him To US Via Dunki Route’ Gurdaspur: The family of trucker Jashanpreet Singh, who smashed into multiple vehicles, allegedly under the influence of drugs, and killed at least three people in California, is numb with shock and disbelief.“He was an ‘Amritdhari (baptized Sikh)’ who never took drugs or alcohol. He…
Bhopal/Gwalior: Could Madhya Pradesh’s carbide gun-triggered tragedy have been avoided if early action of two alert cops in Gwalior and Bhopal were taken seriously and replicated across the state? On Oct 18 – days before Diwali – a cop in Gwalior, alarmed by the open sale of carbide guns, had on his own lodged an…
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JAMMU: A court in Katra town of J&K’s Reasi district has asked police to submit an action taken report (ATR) over a complaint seeking an FIR against Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) officials for alleged criminal negligence that resulted in the deaths of 34 pilgrims en route to the cave shrine in a…
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief ministerSiddaramaiah on Friday dismissed reports that his son Yathindra Siddaramaiah had named a successor, saying the remarks were “twisted” and that Yathindra had merely spoken about principles.“I spoke to him (Yathindra) and asked what exactly he had said. He told me he spoke only about principles and did…
Charred remains of a Hyderabad-bound private bus that caught fire after a collision with a two-wheeler, near Chinnatekur in Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh. NEW DELHI: The blaze that engulfed a passenger bus in Andhra Pradesh in the wee hours of Friday was sparked when a motorcycle came under the vehicle and was dragged along, leading…
Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal will attend religious congregations on Saturday to mark the beginning of a series of events commemorating the 350th martyrdom anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur.The Punjab government will perform an ‘ardas’ (prayer) at Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib in Delhi on October 25 to begin the…
NEW DELHI: Recognising local communities as custodians of India’s rich biological heritage, the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), which regulates access to the country’s biological resources, has shared monetary benefits generated out of use of such resources by commercial entities, with local communities in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh for pursuing conservation-related activities.Though the released amount of…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Friday slammed the United Nations, accusing the global body of paying only “lip service” to international peace and security while failing to act decisively against terrorism. Speaking at an event marking the UN’s 80th anniversary in New Delhi, he said the organisation’s credibility had been undermined by…
NEW DELHI: The ruling National Conference (NC) won three Rajya Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) registered victory at one seat.Choudhary Mohammad Ramzan was declared the winner in the first seat and Sajad Kichloo in the second seat, the party said in a statement.It added that NC…
