Priyanka flays govt over furlough to Chautala after BJP-JJP deal
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday took a pot shot at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government over the release of Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) chief Dushyant Chautala’s father Ajay Chautala from Tijar Jail on a two-week furlough, saying the “system to clean corruption charges are on”.
Three judges of high court sworn in
Chandigarh, Oct 26 (IANS) Chief justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court Justice Ravi Shanker Jha on Saturday administered oath of office to three judges of the high court.
Jaish threat on Diwali: Unprecedented security in Delhi, other metros alerted
By Sanjeev Kumar Singh Chauhan
New Delhi 26 October (IANS) Amid terror threat from Pakistan-based militant outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), unprecedented security arrangements have been made at ‘places of higher footfalls’ in the national capital on the eve of Diwali.
Navy to merge functions of workforce to tide over crisis
By Ayaskant Das
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Indian Navy, the leanest of the three armed forces of the country, is contemplating restructuring its organizational setup to cater to the advancements in its military and technical systems.
Rousing welcome to Cong leader Shivakumar in Karnataka (Lead)
Bengaluru, Oct 26 (IANS) Congress leader D.K. Shivakumar, 57, returned to a rousing welcome at the city airport on Saturday, nearly two months after he flew to Delhi on being summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case, a party official said.
Militants trying to damage infrastructure in Kashmir: DGP
Srinagar, Oct 26 (IANS) Militants are trying to damage infrastructure facilities like water and electricity supplies in the Kashmir Valley, J&K Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh said on Saturday.
Kerala Police probe 7 deaths in a family
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 26 (IANS) Close on the heels of the ‘Jolly’ family murder trail, the Kerala Police have initiated probe into deaths of seven members of a family, here, with a distant relative on the probe team’s radar as accused.
Old warhorses rise to bring back sparkle to Cong fortunes
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Despite poll pundits almost writing the Congress off after the Lok Sabha drubbing and the long-drawn drama over Rahul Gandhi’s resignation, the grand old party has made a striking turnaround in Haryana and Maharashtra elections, thanks to the old guards who under Ahmed Patel have revived some of its sparkle on Diwali.
Punjab CM for ending impasse over Prakash Purb celebrations
Chandigarh, Oct 26 (IANS) To break the impasse on joint celebrations of the 550th Prakash Purb of Guru Nanak Dev, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday proposed that the SGPC should join the state government’s November 12 event, to be attended by the President.
Dushyant, the rising force among Haryana’s Jats
By Vishal Gulati
Chandigarh, Oct 26 (IANS) Towering and energetic Dushyant Chautala (31), a business administration graduate from California State University, on Saturday emerged as the rising force among the Jats, who comprise 28 per cent of Haryana’s population.
Odisha govt asks collectors to assess damage due to rain
Bhubaneswar, Oct 26 (IANS) The Odisha government on Saturday asked the district collectors to assess the damages caused to private properties due to heavy rainfall during October 23-25.
Plea against exploitation of youth in name of jobs in hotels
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) A petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court alleging that uneducated and unemployed youths are being exploited in the name of jobs at high-end hotels.
Gurugram police seize banned firecrackers, 1 held
Gurugram, Oct 26 (IANS) The Crime Branch of the Gurugram Police has arrested a man after a large amount of illegal firecrackers with a market value of over Rs one lakh were seized from his possession at DLF Phase 3 area on Saturday.
ICICI Bank’s Q2 net profit down 28% to Rs 655 cr
Mumbai, Oct 26 (IANS) ICICI Bank has reported a 27.94 per cent decline in standalone net profit for the second quarter of 2019-20. The bank’s net profit in Q2 declined to Rs 655 crore from Rs 909 crore in the year-ago quarter.
Navy to assess condition of grounded naphtha tanker
Panaji, Oct 26 (IANS) A joint operation, involving multiple agencies including an Indian Navy helicopter team, is underway to assess the precarious condition of a naphtha gas carrying tanker, which ran aground off the shores near Panaji earlier this week.
Asiya had key role in cinemas’ closure in Valley: NIA
By Ananya Bhatnagar & Amiya Kumar Kushwaha
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Dukhtaran-e-Millat chief Asiya Andrabi had played a major role in closure of cinemas in Kashmir Valley, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) said in a charge-sheet filed in the terror funding case.
Dushyant is like child, says estranged legislator uncle
Chandigarh, Oct 26 (IANS) Haryana Deputy Chief Minister-designate Dushyant Chautala is like a child and his support to the BJP government is unconditional, newly elected Independent legislator Ranjit Singh Chautala said on Saturday.
Cyclonic storm ‘Kyarr’ may hit Diwali in Karnataka
Bengaluru, Oct 26 (IANS) The cyclonic storm Kyarr may dampen Diwali festivities as the weather office has forecast heavy rains and gusty winds in Karnataka on Sunday.
Telangana RTC begins talks with striking employees
Hyderabad, Oct 26 (IANS) With the indefinite strike by the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) employees entering its 22nd day on Saturday, the Corporation management has started talks with its employee leaders to break the impasse.
Khattar to take oath as CM on Sunday, Dushyant his deputy (2nd Ld)
Chandigarh, Oct 26 (IANS) BJP leader Manohar Lal Khattar and Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) leader Dushyant Chautala will take oath as the Chief Minister and the Deputy Chief Minister, respectively, of Haryana on Sunday.
Security guards stab two men to death in Delhi, one held
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) A security guard was arrested for allegedly stabbing two men to death following an altercation in outer Delhi’s Swaroop Nagar area, police said on Saturday.
Convict Ajay Chautala given furlough for 2 weeks
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) A day after Dushyant Chautala clinched an alliance with Manohar Lal Khattar to form the new government in Haryana, his father Ajay Chautala, who has been lodged in Tihar Jail in a corruption case, was given furlough for two weeks.
Celebrations turn into mourning for LoC family
By Zaffar Iqbal
Srinagar, Oct(26) There is an eerie silence at Gundishut village in Karnah, Kupwara, near the Line of Control (LoC), some 200 km from Srinagar, a week after Pakistan resorted to intense shelling of Indian defence positions and civilian areas in the area.
Immediate payment of dues may cripple 5G bids by telcos: Fitch
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Any immediate payment of dues by telcos following the Supreme Court order on adjusted gross revenue (AGR) would leave them with limited financial flexibility to bid for 5G spectrum thus delaying its auction, Fitch Ratings has said.
‘Pak High Commission organising function for Hurriyat leaders’
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA), in its latest supplementary chargesheet filed in a terror funding case, said that the Pakistan High Commission here had organised a function and meeting where it invited Hurriyat leaders and gave them instructions on how to use funds in illegal activities.
