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New Delhi, October 4 Amid a debate on the freebies, the Election Commission on Tuesday proposed amending the model code to ask political parties to provide authentic information to voters on the financial viability of their poll promises. In a letter to all recognised national and state parties, the Election…

ANI Brussels [Belgium], October 4 Common charger for mobile devices will soon be a reality as the European parliament on Tuesday passed a new law requiring USB Type-C to be the single charger for all mobile phones and tablets from 2024, a press release by the EU Parliament read. …

Uttarkashi (U’khand), October 4 Ten mountaineers have been killed in avalanche in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district, said Nehru Institute of Mountaineering Principal Amit Bisht. An avalanche at Draupadi Ka Danda peak in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district had trapped 29 mountaineers from the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering on Tuesday. Eight mountaineers were rescued…

Uttarkashi (U’khand), October 4 Ten mountaineers were killed in an avalanche at Mount Draupadi Ka Danda – II peak in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district on Tuesday, officials said. A team of 34 trainee mountaineers and seven instructors from the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM) was caught in an avalanche while…

Uttarkashi, October 4 Ten bodies were spotted after a 41-member team from the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering was trapped when an avalanche struck at Mount Draupadi Ka Danda-2 peak in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district on Tuesday, its principal said. However, the State Disaster Management Authority has confirmed four deaths. The disaster…

Chandigarh/Amritsar, October 4 The Amritsar rural police busted an ISI-backed narco-terror module and arrested its main operative after recovering arms and explosives from his possession, DGP Gaurav Yadav said here on Tuesday. The module is being jointly operated by Canada-based gangster Lakhbir Singh alias Landa, Pakistan-based gangster Harvinder Singh Rinda…

Arjun Sharma Jammu, October 4 Soon after the arrest of Yasir Ahmed, the accused in the murder of DG Prisons HK Lohia, it has come to the fore that the former was not in the right frame of mind. A personal diary of the accused that has been seized by…

ANI Dehradun, October 4 As many as 28 people are feared trapped in an avalanche that hit Draupadi’s Danda-2 mountain peak in Uttarakhand, chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said on Tuesday. Rescue operations are underway to rescue the trapped, all trainees of the Nehru Mountaineering Institute of Uttarkashi. According…

Arjun Sharma Jammu, October 4 In a major announcement that was awaited by the Pahari community of Jammu and Kashmir, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday announced that the community would get reservation. He said “it will not affect the reservation for Gujjar and Bakerwal community under the Scheduled…

Chandigarh, October 4 The Border Security Force (BSF) troops opened fire at a drone from Pakistan along the International Border in Punjab’s Gurdaspur sector on Tuesday, officials said. The BSF troops heard a buzzing sound of the flying object in the early hours and opened fire, officials said. Search operation…

Ravi Dhaliwal Dera Baba Nanak, October 4 The Border Security Force (BSF) and Punjab Police launched a joint search operation after a Pakistani drone hovered above Abbad village here late on Monday night. The flying object made five forays into the Indian territory till 3 am. In all, 37 rounds…

Chandigarh, October 4 Rumours are rife in Uttarakhand about the identity of the “VIP” whom Ankita Bhandari was under pressure to offer “special services”. Vanantara resort where Ankita Bhandari worked as a receptionist ndash; owned by Pulkit Arya, son of local BJP leader Vinod Arya, in Pauri district’s Yamkeshwar block…

Jammu, October 4 Jammu and Kashmir’s Director-General (Prisons) Hemant K Lohia was found murdered at his house here, police said, asserting that his domestic help had emerged as the main suspect in the case. Director General of Police Dilbag Singh described the incident as “extremely unfortunate” saying a manhunt had…

Jammu, October 4 Police on Tuesday said initial investigation into the murder of Jammu and Kashmir’s Director General (Prisons) Hemant Kumar Lohia here did not point towards the terror angle as efforts are on to arrest his domestic help who has emerged as the main suspect in the case. Lohia…

Jammu, October 4 Police on Tuesday said initial investigation into the murder of Jammu and Kashmir’s Director General (Prisons) Hemant Kumar Lohia here did not point towards the terror angle. The domestic help, who has emerged as the main suspect, has been arrested and is being questioned, police said. He…