The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued directions for the handling and storage of Symbol Loading Units (SLU) in compliance with the Supreme Court Order. The Commission has directed all Chief Electoral Officers to create the necessary infrastructure and provisions to implement the new protocols for handling and storage of SLUs. Last week, the
Delhi Police Special Cell has registered a case in the matter about a bomb threat email received by several schools in Delhi and NCR today. The Police said that an investigation is underway into the matter. Earlier, the Union Home Ministry termed emails regarding bomb threats to different schools as a hoax call. The Ministry
In IPL cricket, Chennai Super Kings will face Punjab Kings at M A Chidambaram stadium in Chennai this evening. Currently, CSK stand fourth in the points table, while Kings are at the eighth spot. Tomorrow, Sunrisers Hyderabad will take on Rajasthan Royals at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. The match will start
In Badminton, Indian men’s team is facing Indonesia in the quarter-finals of the Thomas Cup in Chengdu, China. The match between the duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty against Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Bagas Maulana is underway. In the first group match, H S Prannoy defeated Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 13-21, 21-12, 21-12 to
In Jammu and Kashmir, the security agencies have widened the ambit of the search operation in Udhampur and Kathua district to track down two groups of terrorists involved in the killing of a village defence guard in Udhampur district. Akashvani Jammu Correspondent reports that a Village Defence Guard (VDG) was killed in a brief encounter
Congress today alleged that in the last ten years, the wage rate in the country has not been increased. While quoting Labour Bureau data, senior party leader Jairam Ramesh told media in New Delhi that the real wage rate has declined in the second term of the Modi government. He said that during the tenure
In Haryana, a BJP candidate from Ambala Loksabha constituency Ms Banto Kataria wife of former Union Minister Late Rattan Lal Kataria today filed her nomination papers at Ambala. She filed her nomination papers in the presence of Union Cabinet Minister and Senior BJP leader Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, Ambala City
Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor today assumed charge as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Training Command. He was commissioned into the Fighter stream of the Indian Air Force on the 06th of December 1986. A Qualified Flying Instructor and a Fighter Combat Leader, he has more than 34 hundred hours of flying experience. In recognition of his meritorious
In Jammu and Kashmir, the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH44) was today reopened for light motor vehicles (LMVs) after remaining closed for the past two days following multiple landslides triggered by heavy rains in Ramban district. Akashvani Jammu Correspondent reports that heavy motor vehicles are not allowed to ply on the highway for the time being
The Centre has increased the children’s education allowance and hostel subsidy for its employees. This change comes after the dearness allowance reached 50 per cent in January this year. The latest order from the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Training follows a 2018 directive, saying that the allowance and subsidy will increase by 25