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Final Phase Of Assembly Polls In Jammu And Kashmir Today: 10 Points

Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday October 01, 2024

Jammu and Kashmir will vote in the third and last phase of assembly polls today, and pick representatives for 40 of its 90 constituencies. Of the 40 constituencies, 24 come under the Jammu division and the rest are in Kashmir.

2 Teenage Girls Die After Being Hit By Train In UP: Cops

Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 01, 2024, Sultanpur, UP

Two teenage girls died on Monday after being hit by a train on the Lucknow-Varanasi route, police said.

3 Workers Die Of Suffocation Inside Diesel Chamber In UP Factory: Cops

Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 01, 2024, Barabanki, UP

Three workers died of suffocation inside a diesel chamber of an animal feel manufacturing factory, a police official said.

YouTuber Arrested For Defamatory Content About Ex-Army Chief VK Singh

Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 01, 2024, Ghaziabad

The owner of a YouTube-based news portal has been arrested here for allegedly putting out defamatory content against former Army chief and former Union minister V K Singh, police said on Monday.

Delhi Police Detain Climate Activist Sonam Wangchuk, Supporters At Singhu Border

Asian News International | Tuesday October 01, 2024, New Delhi

Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and his supporters were detained by Delhi Police at the Singhu border on Monday night. Section 163 of the BNS has been imposed at Delhi borders, said Delhi Police.

J&K Set For Last Phase Of Polls, Over 39 Lakh Voters To Decide Fate Of 415

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday September 30, 2024, Srinagar/Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir is set for the third and final phase of Assembly elections on Tuesday, with 39.18 lakh voters eligible to decide the political fate of 415 candidates in 40 constituencies spread from the plains of Jammu to the mountains of Kashmir.

Ola Ordered To Pay Rs 5 Lakh Compensation In Sex Harassment Case Involving Cab Driver

Press Trust of India | Monday September 30, 2024, Bengaluru

The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed ANI Technologies, the parent company of OLA Cabs, to compensate a woman with Rs five lakh after she allegedly faced sexual harassment by one of their drivers during a trip in 2019.

56 Years After Air Force Plane Crash Over Rohtang Pass, 4 More Bodies Found

Press Trust of India | Monday September 30, 2024, New Delhi

More than 56 years after an AN-12 aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed over the Rohtang Pass in Himachal Pradesh, the bodies of four more victims were recovered, marking a significant success in one of India's longest-running search operations.

Rajasthan Teacher Arrested For Harassing, Showing Obscene Videos To Girls

Press Trust of India | Monday September 30, 2024, Jaipur

A government teacher has been arrested in Rajasthan's Tonk for allegedly molesting and showing obscene videos to the girls of class 5, police said on Monday.

AFSPA Extended In Manipur By 6 Months

Press Trust of India | Monday September 30, 2024, Imphal

The government on Monday extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) by another six months in Manipur excluding 19 police station areas falling under the Imphal valley and a region that shares its boundary with Assam.

India Issues Helpline Numbers For Citizens Stranded In Nepal Floods

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday September 30, 2024, Kathmandu

India on Monday issued helpline numbers for its citizens stranded in Nepal due to floods and landslides during the past few days.

After Case Against Siddaramaiah, Wife Offers To Return Controversial Plots

Reported by Nehal Kidwai,Pratibha Raman, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday September 30, 2024, Bengaluru

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's wife BM Parvathi has written to MUDA (Mysuru Urban Development Authority), offering to return the plots of land that are at the heart of the corruption cases against her family.

Poll Body Puts Army Officer's J&K Police Deputation On Hold Over Model Code

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday September 30, 2024

The Election Commission of India on Tuesday asked the Jammu and Kashmir government to explain why an order of deputation of an army officer to civil police was issued without the prior permission of the commission when the MCC is still in force.

93% Of Gen Z, Gen Alpha Shape Family Travel Plans In India: Report

Press Trust of India | Monday September 30, 2024, New Delhi

Family travel in India is increasingly guided by the preferences of Gen Alpha and Gen Z, revealed a new survey that found an overwhelming 93 per cent of young travellers are now actively contributing to their family's vacation planning.

'Sip Cow Urine For <i>Garba Pandal</i> Entry In Indore': BJP Leader's Remark Sparks Row

'Sip Cow Urine For Garba Pandal Entry In Indore': BJP Leader's Remark Sparks Row

Press Trust of India | Monday September 30, 2024, Indore

A BJP functionary from Indore district on Monday urged organisers to make people sip "gaumutra" (cow urine) before letting them in garba pandals during Navratri festival as a Hindu can never refuse this precondition.