JAMMU: Security forces on Thursday launched a massive cordon-and-search operation in the forests of Chatroo in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district to track and kill terrorists, a day after an Agniveer sustained minor injuries in a brief gunfight with ultras in the area.Official sources said a joint team of the Army, J&K Police and Special…
Lucknow: Minister-in-charge for Lucknow Suresh Khanna on Thursday directed officials to fast-track city’s development work as well as improve civic management, including streetlights, night sweeping and creation of parking spaces.During a review meeting held at the municipal corporation headquarters, Khanna, who is also minister for finance and parliamentary affairs, directed officials to ensure strict implementation…
Lucknow: Not just particulate matter like PM 10 and PM 2.5, but gaseous harmful pollutants like sulphur dioxide, ammonia, and nitrogen dioxide are also making the city’s air toxic. According to the live air monitoring conducted by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) stations, the presence of five gaseous pollutants was found in six different localities.At…
Lucknow: The history of Awadh, from the arrival of the Nawabs until the 1857 First War of Independence, is being re-lived every evening these days with the recent revival of the light and sound show at the historic Residency. Organised by the tourism department every evening from 6 pm, the 45-minute show also tells the…
If there is non-disclosure of a previous conviction by a candidate, a voter is deprived of making an informed and advised choice, SC said NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that non-disclosure of conviction in a minor offence, even if overturned by higher courts, in a nomination form would lead to disqualification of an…
A meeting at Lodara decided on a fine of Rs 51,000 and social boycott of families that flout the ban on alcohol at weddings and ‘mundan’ ceremonies DEHRADUN/UTTARKASHI: Villages in Uttarakhand’s Garhwal region have begun enforcing new wedding norms – limiting women to wearing only three gold ornaments and banning alcohol – as part of…
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) on Thursday presented its suggestions to a Parliamentary panel reviewing proposed changes to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), aimed at strengthening and streamlining the insolvency resolution framework.The Select Committee of Parliament, headed by BJP MP Baijayant Panda, is examining the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill,…
Quinton de Kock (Pic credit: Cricket SA) South Africa produced a clinical display to level the three-match ODI series against Pakistan with a commanding 8-wicket victory in the second encounter at Faisalabad’s Iqbal Stadium on Thursday. Chasing a challenging 270, the Proteas made light work of Pakistan’s total, led by Quinton de Kock’s unbeaten 123,…
NEW DELHI: The first phase of the Bihar assembly elections on Thursday recorded the state’s highest-ever voter turnout, with 64.66 per cent of 3.75 crore electors exercising their franchise across 121 constituencies. The Election Commission said polling concluded peacefully “in a festive mood with the highest-ever voter turnout of 64.66 per cent in the history…
The average long-term US mortgage rate rose slightly this week, snapping a four-week decline that had brought borrowing costs to their lowest level in over a year, AP reported.Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said on Thursday that the average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage ticked up to 6.22% from 6.17% a week earlier. A year…
