New Delhi: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Thursday debarred 14 user fee collection agencies for irregular activities at toll plazas. ‘Performance Securities’ worth over Rs. 100 crore of the defaulting agencies have been forfeited and are being encashed for breach of the contract. According to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, raids.
Jaipur: Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday in his scathing attack at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab over the detention of protesting farmers at the Shambhu border, said that AAP and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have “no faith” in democracy. Speaking with the reporters on the detention of farmer leader.
In a significant breakthrough against insurgency, security forces on Thursday eliminated 22 Maoists in two separate operations conducted in the Bijapur and Kanker districts of Chhattisgarh.
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh): Security forces successfully neutralized two Naxalites during an encounter in the forested region near the Bijapur-Dantewada border, according to police reports on Thursday. Unfortunately, one personnel from the Bijapur District Reserve Guard lost his life during the operation. Authorities have recovered weapons and ammunition, and the encounter and search operations are ongoing in.
Dhaka: Bangladesh has reached out to India to arrange a meeting between its Chief Adviser, Muhammad Yunus, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Bangkok during the first week of April. Both leaders are expected to be in Thailand from April 2-4 for the sixth BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok. Md Touhid Hossain, Foreign Affairs Adviser.
Jaipur: At least six people were killed when a heavy trailer truck carrying ash overturned and fell on a car in the Deshnok police station area of Bikaner, Rajasthan, late Wednesday night, officials reported on Thursday. The incident occurred when the car, traveling from Bikaner to Nokha, was overtaken by the trailer truck, which was.
New Delhi: Delhi’s Karkardooma court has framed charges against eight individuals for the murder of an auto driver, Babbu, during the North East Delhi riots. The incident occurred on February 25, 2020, in the Khajuri Khas area, when Babbu got caught in stone-pelting between two communal groups at Khajuri Chowk. He was attacked by one.
Washington: Tahawwur Rana, a key accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, has filed a request with the US Supreme Court Chief Justice, John Roberts, to halt his extradition to India. This request follows the rejection of his review petition earlier this month by US Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan. The application has been scheduled.
Sanaa: The United States has launched another round of airstrikes on Yemen, hitting the capital city of Sanaa and other provinces, resulting in at least nine injuries, including seven women and two children. The strikes targeted a building under construction in the Geraf neighborhood, damaging nearby residential structures and injuring civilians who were sheltering in.
New Delhi: The internet was shut down at the Shambhu and Khanauri borders in Punjab following the detention of prominent farmer leaders, Jagjit Singh Dallewal and Sarwan Singh Pandher. This action came after talks between the Centre and farmer representatives failed to reach a resolution, prompting farmers to head towards the Shambhu border to continue.
Haryana: Security has been increased at the Haryana-Punjab Shambhu Border after Haryana Police removed concrete barricades early Thursday to ease farmers’ movement, who had been protesting for their various demands. The police used bulldozers to dismantle the barricades at the border. On Wednesday evening, Punjab Police cleared the protesting farmers from the site. Patiala Senior.
