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Villagers of ‘Trump’s village’ in Haryana to send Rakhis to US President
Munish Nagar: The US President Donald Trump never visited the village ‘Marora’ in Haryana but the craze for Trump led villagers to name it as “Trump’s village.”
Vice-presidential poll: 96.94 per cent polling till 3 pm
New Delhi: Voting began around 10 am on Saturday for the 15th Vice-Presidential election in which ruling NDA's candidate M Venkaiah Naidu is pitted in a straight contest with Opposition-backed Gopalkrishna Gandhi.
Landslide blocks Shimla-Kalka National Highway, hundreds of vehicles stranded
Shimla: The Shimla–Kalka National Highway (NH- 22) was blocked today following a massive landslide near Jabli between Parwanoo and Dharampur, bringing vehicular traffic to a halt. The landslide on the road where construction work was underway occurred around 3:00 AM last night and the road is still blocked.
Attack on my convoy carried out by BJP, RSS people: Rahul
New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today said the attack on his convoy in Gujarat was carried out by people from the BJP and the RSS. Gandhi yesterday faced protests in flood-hit Gujarat where alleged BJP supporters hurled a cement brick at his car and showed him black flags, forcing him to cut short his address at a gathering and leave in a huff. "Attack on me was carried out by the BJP RSS people. This is their, and PM Modi's, way of politics," he said.
3 injured in firing allegedly by Army personnel in J-K
Srinagar: Three persons were today injured when Army personnel allegedly opened fire at a group of stone- pelting youths in Bandipora district of Kashmir, police said.
3 LeT militants killed in encounter in Sopore
Srinagar: Three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants were today killed in an encounter with security forces in Sopore area of Baramulla district in Kashmir, police said. Security forces launched an operation following information about the presence of militants in Amargarh area of Sopore, a police official said.
Shinde rules out change in HPCC chief, CM
Shimla: While directing Virbhadra Singh and Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) president Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu to sink their differences and work unitedly, AICC General Secretary Sushil Kumar Shinde today made it amply clear that there will be no change either in the state Congress president or the Chief Minister.
HRTC to ply 50 electric vans, says Bali
Shimla: Even as the state government awaits the court approval for plying electric buses between Manali-Rohtang Pass, the Transport Department has decided to run 50 battery-operated electric vans in the state.
Four killed in HRTC building collapse
Shimla: Four persons were killed and six injured when a three-storeyed building of the Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) at the Theog Bus Stand collapsed this morning following heavy rain.