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New Delhi, January 15 Army Chief General Manoj Pande on Sunday said a ‘strong defence posture’ was being maintained along theLine of Actual Control (LAC) and added, “We are ready to tackle any contingency”. The LAC is the un-demarcated de-facto boundary with China along the Himalayan ridgeline. He…

New Delhi, January 15 President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday extended greetings on Army Day, and said soldiers have always pushed the frontiers of valour besides acting as saviours in times of calamities. “I salute all brave soldiers of Indian Army and their families on this occasion,” she said. Army Day…

Deepkamal Kaur Jalandhar, January 14 Congress MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary, who died after suffering a cardiac arrest during the Bharat Jodo Yatra, will be cremated at his native Dhaliwal village in Jalandhar district on Sunday. The 76-year-old two-time MP died on Saturday in Punjab’s Phillaur. The yatra was suspended for…

Deepkamal Kaur Jalandhar, January 14 The Bharat Jodo Yatra will resume on a sombre note from Lyallpur Khalsa College in Jalandhar on Sunday afternoon as a mark of respect for Jalandhar MP Chaudhary Santokh Singh, who passed away marching with Rahul Gandhi in Phillaur on Saturday. There will be no…

Aditi TandonNew Delhi, January 14Ruling BJP’s ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh is learnt to have urged the government to pay attention to the problems of the middle class in the Union Budget: 2023-24 to be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1.The Sangh is said to have underlined…

New Delhi, January 14Amid widespread media coverage of the ISRO data on the ground subsidence at Joshimath in Uttarakhand, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a gag order to the government authorities and scientific departments not to share details with the media till a conclusion is drawn.An office…

Jupinderjit SinghChandigarh, January 14Pilfer, adulterate, pay commission to officials. Sell high-quality wheat and rice in the market and supply low-quality to kids for the mid-day meal scheme. This has been happening at every step of wheat and rice procurement, stocking and distribution under the Food Corporation of India (FCI) in…

New Delhi, January 14 Temperatures in Delhi-NCR are likely to dip from Sunday, the India Meteorological Department has predicted, as cold northeasterly winds from the snow-covered mountains have already started blowing towards the plains. The western disturbance, which had brought reprieve from a cold spell in large swathes of north…

Satya Prakash New Delhi, January 14 Should religious and linguistic minorities be identified on the basis of their population in a state or union territory? The Centre has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court detailing the stand taken by various states and UTs on the contentious issue after holding…

New Delhi, January 14 The Special Cell of Delhi Police have recovered a body, which was chopped into three pieces, from Bhalswa drain in North Delhi after two suspects, Naushad and Jagjit Singh, who were arrested under stringent anti-terror law (UAPA) gave information in this regard, officials said. The…

Chennai, January 14 India’s counter response to terrorism emanating from Pakistan and to aggressive cross-border skirmish with China displayed that the nation will not be coerced by anybody, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday. He added that the country will do everything to ensure its security. The Balakot…

Chandigarh, January 14Deputy commissioners of Ferozepur and Mohali were among 10 IAS officers who were transferred by the Punjab government on Saturday.Rajesh Dhiman has been appointed as Deputy Commissioner, Ferozepur, replacing Amrit Singh who has been given the charge of Director, Tourism and Cultural Affairs and in addition chief executive…

Mohali, January 14 An absconding gangster was caught after a police encounter on Saturday in Dhakoli area of Zirakpur, located in close vicinity of Chandigarh. Police said the gangster, identified as Yuvraj Singh, alias Jora, was the main accused in the Phillaur shoot-out incident where a police constable, Kuldip Singh…

Srinagar, January 14 Three avalanches hit Ganderbal and Bandipora districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, but there was no loss of life, officials said. They said avalanche warnings have been issued for 12 districts of the Union Territory following moderate to heavy snowfall on Friday. Two simultaneous avalanches hit…

IANS New Delhi, January 14 A man was dragged on a car’s bonnet in the west Delhi area, the police said on Saturday, adding that they suspect it to be a road rage incident but police teams are probing the incident from all angles. Police said that the accused driver…