Former Congress state president Ganesh Godiyal gave his statement in front of the media today on the matter of Premchand Agarwal’s resignation. He said that his resignation was inevitable, it is the power of the people of entire Uttarakhand that he was forced to resign, but he said that some people are trying to give it a hilly and plain form, which is not right at all. He told those people that the people of Uttarakhand are not only angry with Premchand Agarwal, but are also as angry with Ritu Bhushan Khanduri, BJP state president Mahendra Bhatt and Chief Minister…
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According to the police, a woman originally from Berinag in Pithoragarh district and currently residing at Janpath Road Transit Camp gave a complaint to the police. In which she said that the wife of councillor Shivkumar Gangwar, resident of Transit Camp Shivnagar, is her friend and on March 14 at 4 pm, she along with her fellow tenant, a 17-year-old girl, had gone to meet the councillor’s wife on Holi. When they started returning home after celebrating Holi, the councillor also reached there. The woman alleges that during this time councillor Shivkumar Gangwar started making obscene gestures at her. He…
Mathura: A man disguised as a woman has set his married lover on fire inside her house here after she refused to leave with him, police said. As the woman’s neighbours rushed to her house after hearing her screams on Tuesday afternoon, the accused, Umesh (28), tried to escape by jumping from the terrace but sustained severe injuries, police said. Both Rekha (30), who suffered over 70 per cent burns, and Umesh are undergoing treatment at SN Medical College in Agra, they said. Rekha, a resident of Koh village, was alone at home watching TV when the incident occurred. Her…
In a recent statement, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi asserted that India and China should “support each other rather than undermine each other or undercut each other”, and that they “should work with each other rather than guard against each other”. On face value, the statement appears to indicate the positive momentum that India-China relations have witnessed since October 2024. After a gap of more than four years since the violent 2020 Galwan Clashes, New Delhi and Beijing have started to discuss ways to proceed ahead with border patrolling and disengagement. With this, China has also continued to reiterate that…
New Delhi: The Congress is on course for a second successive election defeat in Haryana. Counting Wednesday morning for municipal body polls show the ruling BJP is leading in, or has already won, the mayoral seat for nine of 10 civic bodies, including in Gurugram and Rohtak, the bastion of Bhupinder Hooda, one of the Congress’ senior-most state leaders. An independent candidate – Dr Inderjit Yadav, a rebel BJP leader – is ahead in the tenth, Manesar. In fairness, the Congress – which slumped to defeat in the Assembly election last year despite racing into a big early lead -…
Armed militants in Pakistan’s Balochistan region have attacked a train carrying more than 400 passengers and taken a number of them hostage, military sources told the BBC on Tuesday. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) fired at the Jaffar Express Train as it travelled from Quetta to Peshawar. The separatist group said it had bombed the track before storming the train in the remote Sibi district, claiming the train was under its control. At least 16 militants have been killed and 100 passengers were freed as of Wednesday morning, local media reported. The BBC has not been able to independently verify those…
A case of impersonation via “bib switch” has led to the banning of three runners who took part in the Athletics Federation of India-approved Apollo Tyres New Delhi Marathon held here last month. The allegation of cheating has been made against a sports quota railway employee who purportedly ran for the wife of a railway doctor and another participant. The organisers of the February 23 event, NEB Sports, in a communication accessed by The Indian Express, said that “running for someone else amounts to cheating” and the “race management team has taken strict action against them,” banning them for two years.…
Donald Trump to impose Tariffs: President Donald Trump’s decision to impose sweeping tariffs on steel and aluminium imports officially took effect on Wednesday, raising duties on all such imports to 25 per cent, up from the 10 per cent previously imposed on aluminium. This latest move is part of Trump’s ongoing efforts to reshape global trade and bolster domestic manufacturing. However, the escalation is likely to have far-reaching implications for global trade dynamics, particularly for countries like India, whose steel sector is already grappling with rising imports and fears of a market glut. Trump has removed all exemptions from the tariffs he enacted…
Students of Osmania University held a protest on Tuesday night after a razor blade was allegedly found in a curry served for dinner at the New Godavari hostel mess, Telangana Today reported. Students blocked the university’s main road, holding the curry vessel and plate while chanting slogans against the administration. They demanded vice chancellor Prof M Kumar address their concerns, as the incident follows previous reports of foreign objects in the food, including worms and glass pieces, the report added. Protesters claimed that finding a razor blade was not an isolated incident. They alleged that two days ago, worms were found in…
Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s internet service Starlink is all set to make a debut in the Indian market, with big telecom players such as Airtel and Reliance Jio partnering with SpaceX. In a statement on Wednesday, Reliance Jio announced its agreement with SpaceX to offer Starlink’s broadband internet services to its customers in India. The agreement is still subject to SpaceX receiving its own authorisations to sell Starlink in India. Reliance Jio said it will not only offer Starlink equipment in its retail outlets but will establish a mechanism to support customer service installation and activation. This came just a day after Bharti Airtel announced a…
Making a special appeal to people from across the country that they should hold winter destination weddings, school trips and business meetings in Uttarakhand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday (March 6, 2025) that the State should not have an ‘off-season’. Flagging off a trek and bike rally at Harsil under the winter tourism programme, the Prime Minister said winter tourism was a significant step in the direction of aiding and harnessing Uttarakhand’s economic potential. He said Uttarakhand provided opportunities for visitors to recharge and re-energise through yoga and Ayurveda and also appealed to universities, private schools, and colleges to…
The Press Club of India, the Indian Women Press Corps, and the Delhi Union of Journalists on Friday (March 7, 2025) condemned the arrest of journalist Sudhanshu Thapliyal in Kotdwar, Uttarakhand. They have demanded concrete measures to ensure the safety and protection of journalists in Uttarakhand, including withdrawal of the “false cases” registered against Mr. Thapliyal. “We are deeply concerned that dozens of journalists across the State are being threatened for speaking and writing the truth. Even the fundamental right to freedom of expression, as enshrined in the Constitution, is being curtailed on social media platforms,” they said in a joint…