In Jammu and Kashmir, Army in its efforts to maintain peace and stability in Mendhar and surrounding areas of frontier district Poonch has trained the Village Defence Guards (VDGs) in terms of weapon handling and firing. Akashvani Jammu Correspondent reports that during the training, weapons were inspected; cleaned and firing practice was carried out at
The filing of nominations has begun for the fifth phase of Lok Sabha election with the issuance of notification today. 49 Lok Sabha seats in six States and two Union Territories will be covered in this phase. 14 seats of Uttar Pradesh, 13 seats of Maharashtra, seven seats of West Bengal, five seats each of
TMC Chairperson and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has expressed concern over the cancellation of over 25,000 school jobs, terming it as gross injustice. During an election rally at the Medinipur Lok Sabha constituency in Paschim Medinipur district yesterday, she alleged that it was a deliberate tactic by the BJP to prevent these job
The compound mixed team of Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Abhishek Verma assured India of a fourth medal in the ongoing Archery World Cup, advancing into the final in Shanghai, China today. The world No. 2 Indians dropped just five points to prevail over their Mexican opponents Andrea Becerra and Lot Maximo Mendez Ortiz
India-South Korea Consultations on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation were held in Seoul today. External Affairs Ministry said the two sides discussed developments in the field of disarmament and non-proliferation rating to nuclear, chemical and biological domains. They also discussed regional non-proliferation issues, outer space security-related matters, conventional weapons including AI in the military domain and multilateral
Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur has requested the voters of all the seats in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections to exercise their right to vote. In a social media post, Mr. Thakur urged everyone to go and vote and ensure participation in building a strong and capable India.
The Supreme Court of India today rejected the pleas seeking 100 percent cross-verification of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) data with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) records. The verdict was delivered by a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta. Though the cases were reserved for orders on April 18, they were listed again
In Jammu and Kashmir, over 10.39 percent voter turnout was recorded in the initial two hours of polling in the 5-Jammu Parliamentary Constituency in a peaceful manner. Akashvani Jammu Correspondent reports that till 9 AM 13.53 percent polling was reported in 56-Gulabgarh (ST), 14.13 percent in 57-Reasi, 12.72 percent in 58-Mata Vaishno Devi, 1.53 percent
Brisk polling is being reported in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections today. Eighty-eight Parliamentary Constituencies spread over 12 States and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir are being covered in this phase. These include 20 seats in Kerala, 14 in Karnataka, 13 in Rajasthan, 8 each in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, 6
The Election Department of UT Chandigarh, in collaboration with Chandigarh’s Dev Samaj College for Women organized a sensitization and awareness program focussed on Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in the college premises in Sector 45. The program witnessed an enthusiastic turnout of more than a hundred students and faculty members. The session shed light on the