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MP incident should not be seen in isolation: Hooda
Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today said the farmer unrest in Mandsaur 'should not be seen in isolation' as there is anger among cultivators because the BJP retracted on its poll promise to implement the Swaminathan Commission report. "When hard working farmers, who meet the food needs of this nation, ask for their due, they are fired at and five of them are killed, in police firing, in Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh
38 militants killed, 22 infiltration bids foiled along LoC in 2017: Army
Thirty-eight armed militants have been killed as the Army foiled a total of 22 infiltration bids along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir this year. According to the Army, infiltration attempts have been foiled at Gurez, Machhil, Naugam and Uri sectors in the last 48 hours, in which seven armed intruders have been eliminated
Cong raises NH-74 scam in Ukd assembly, attacks the Centre
The multi-crore national highway scam rocked the Uttarakhad Assembly as the budget session commenced today, with the opposition Congress demanding suspension of business listed for the day to hold a debate on the Centre's alleged reluctance to order a CBI probe into the case
Seven militants killed as four Pak aided infiltration bids foiled in 48 hours
Srinagar: Three militants and a jawan were killed along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Naugam sector in north Kashmir's Kupwara district today, as the Army foiled yet another infiltration attempt. According to the Army, four infiltration bids, aided by Pakistani forces, have been thwarted along the LoC in north Kashmir in the last 48 hours, in which seven militants were killed while a jawan also lost his life.
Upset over power cuts, ex-judge shoots at power line workers
Irked over frequent power cuts, a former judge allegedly opened fire at Haryana electricity board workers while they were fixing the transmission line outside his house here, police said today
Fire breaks out in Chandni Chowk
New Delhi: A fire broke out in a three-storey building located behind Gurudwara Sis Ganj in Chandni Chowk here this afternoon.
Farmer ends life, says don't cremate me till CM meets demands
Pune: Amid the ongoing agitation by farmers in Maharashtra, a cultivator allegedly committed suicide at a village in Solapur district, leaving behind a note purportedly stating that he should not be cremated till the chief minister visits his place and meets their demands. Dhanaji Jadhav, 45, hung himself from a tree near his house at Veet village in Karmala tehsil last night, Solapur Collector Rajendra Bhosale said today.
Modi only interested in waiving loans of rich: Rahul
Naya Gaon: Prime Minister Narendra Modi can waive loans of the country's rich but can't do the same for farmers, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said today just before he was detained by police here. Lashing out at Centre and the Madhya Pradesh government, he said both Modi and Chief Minister Shivraj Chouhan were responsible for the deaths of farmers in Mandsaur. He told reporters that Modi could waive loans worth Rs 1.50 lakh crore of the rich but not for farmers.
Eight people killed in Himachal Pradesh wall collapse
Baddi: Eight people, including four children, were killed on Wednesday after a boundary wall of a factory collapsed amid a storm on their makeshift homes in Himachal Pradesh's Baddi town, officials said.
Army major dies en route Vaishnodevi shrine after fall from pony
Jammu: A major-rank Army officer today died en route the cave shrine of Mata Vaishnodevi after falling from a pony in Trikuta hills of Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district. "Major Pardeep Singh was on its way to cave shrine when he fell down from a pony near Indarprasth on Adhkuwari stretch in the district today," SSP Reasi Tahir Bhat said.