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Haryana minister Anil Vij wins from Ambala Cantonment

Chandigarh, Oct 24 : Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij won from his stronghold Ambala Cantonment seat defeating his nearest rival Chitra Sarwara, an Independent candidate. Vij, a senior BJP leader and five-time MLA from the constituency, defeated Sarwara by a margin of 20,165 votes, according to the result declared […]

People did not like arrogance of power: Pawar

Mumbai, Oct 24 : With trends suggesting that the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance is falling well short of its target of winning 220 assembly seats in Maharashtra, NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday said the message was that people did not like “the arrogance of power”. The people, however, have […]

BJP candidate wins Balha seat

Bahraich (UP), Oct 24 :BJP’s Saroj Sonekar on Thursday won the Balha (R) Assembly seat by defeating Samajwadi Party candidate Kiran Bharti Sonekar won by a margin of 46,487 votes. The BJP has retained the seat. PTI

Over 20 Indian cormorant chicks die during tree felling

Jabalpur (MP), Oct 24 : A case has been registered against a contractor for negligence after more than 20 Indian cormorant chicks died during tree felling at the BSNL office campus here. Some fifty other newly-born birds of the Indian cormorant species — also called Indian shag — were […]

UP govt to continue with services of home guards

Lucknow, Oct 24 : The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday decided to continue with the services of all home guards personnel who were removed from duty. “In view of the coming festival season, the present arrangement of deployment of home guards will continue as before,” a government order issued […]

Man shot dead in Rajasthan’s Churu district

Bikaner, Oct 24 : A man was shot dead by unknown persons in Rajasthan’s Churu district on Thursday, officials said. The man, identified as Bhim Saran, was walking near his house at Bukansar Chota village when the accused fired at him. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where […]

UP bypolls: BJP, ally improve lead; ahead in 8 seats

Lucknow, Oct 24 : The ruling BJP and ally Apna Dal (S) improved their leads and are ahead in eight places as counting progressed in 11 Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday. The BJP is now leading in seven seats and ally Apna Dal (S) in one. The […]

Online registration for Kartarpur pilgrimage starts

Dera Baba Nanak (Punjab), Oct 24 : Online registration of devotees began on Thursday after India and Pakistan signed an agreement to operationalise the Kartarpur Corridor to allow Sikh pilgrims to visit the holy Darbar Sahib in that country. For registration of pilgrims, online portal (prakashpurb550.mha.gov.in) has gone live […]

Former TMC leader Sovan Chatterjee questioned by CBI in

Kolkata, Oct 24 : Former TMC leader Sovan Chatterjee, who recently joined the BJP, was being questioned by CBI on Thursday in connection with the multi-crore Saradha scam, sources in the central agency said. Chatterjee, a former Mayor of Kolkata, was accompanied by his friend Baisakhi Banerjee to the […]

Normal life remains affected in Kashmir

Srinagar, Oct 24 : Normal life remained affected in the Kashmir Valley for the 81st consecutive day on Thursday with main markets shut and public transport off the roads, officials said. Main markets and other business establishments were shut across the Valley, even as some shops opened for a […]

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