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Announces Rs. 2 Crore as financial assistance to their families Expressing profound grief and sorrow over the death of three cops in a road accident near Hoshiarpur, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Wednesday announced Rs 2 crore as financial assistance to their families.   In a statement, the Chief Minister said that it is unfortunate that these cops had lost their lives in a road mishap adding that this is a huge loss for the state in general and for the aggrieved families of the cops in particular. He said that out of this Rs 2 crore,…

      On the auspicious occasion of parkash purab of Sri Guru Gobind Singh ji, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann handed over recruitment letters to 461 youth and exhorted them to follow the footsteps of Dashmesh pitaah to dispense justice to people.   Addressing the gathering here at Municipal Bhawan during a function to give job letters, the Chief Minister said that the great Sikh guru had taught us to fight against tyranny, injustice and oppression. He said that on this sacred day all of us must take a pledge to discharge our duty with utmost sincerity, dedication…

  Unfazed by threats of some radical forces to his life, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Wednesday categorically said that he is the custodian of peace, progress and prosperity of the state and such intermediation cannot stop him from this noble task.   Interacting with the media persons here on the sidelines of a function to hand over job letters to youth, the Chief Minister said that such threats are a natural outcome of the zero tolerance policy adopted by the state government to foil the nefarious designs of anti-Punjab forces. He said that these people are…

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has issued a stay on the arrest of Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS), Rahul Srivastava, and his wife, who are accused in a rape case involving a female student. The stay is effective until Wednesday. The student, in her FIR filed on January 6 with the Gomti Nagar Extension police station in Lucknow, claimed that she sought help from the ASP and his wife for her UPSC preparations, alleging that she was raped in 2019. The division bench of Justices Rajan Roy and Narendra Kumar Johari passed the order…

In a notable achievement, Indian teenager Praggnanandhaa secured victory over the reigning World Champion, Ding Liren, in the fourth round of the Tata Steel Masters held in Wijk aan Zee on Tuesday. This win propelled Praggnanandhaa to the position of India's top-ranked chess player in FIDE's live ratings, surpassing five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand. Pragg now holds a rating of 2748.3, while Anand is at 2748 (FIDE publishes ratings at the beginning of each month). Playing with the black pieces, Praggnanandhaa maintained an advantageous position on the board from the outset. This victory marked his first in four rounds at…

The expert committee led by former Principal Scientific Advisor Prof K Vijay Raghavan has recommended the establishment of a high-level body, termed the Defence Technology Council, overseen by the Prime Minister and with the Defence Minister and National Security Advisor as Vice Presidents. This council would play a crucial role in determining the country's defence technology roadmap, overseeing major projects, and ensuring their execution. Additionally, an executive committee chaired by the Chief of Defence Staff and comprising the Principal Scientific Advisor, three service chiefs, vice chiefs, and representatives from academia and industry, is proposed. The committee, formed last year to…

Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia inaugurated the first Air India Express flights connecting Ayodhya to Bengaluru and Ayodhya to Kolkata, just days before the Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha event. Yogi Adityanath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, received the boarding pass for the inaugural Kolkata to Ayodhya flight in Lucknow. During the inauguration event, Minister Scindia highlighted the significant development occurring in Uttar Pradesh under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, noting the state's substantial population compared to the US and Europe. Chief Minister Adityanath, joining via video conference, mentioned the establishment of new airports and the presence of four…

The harsh cold and fog in the national capital are causing significant disruptions to transportation, affecting over 170 flights and delaying 20 trains on Wednesday. Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport in Delhi saw delays for approximately 120 flights, including international departures and arrivals, as well as domestic departures and arrivals. Additionally, 53 flights were canceled on Wednesday due to fog and operational issues, according to data from the Delhi Airport Flight Information Display System (FIDS) recorded until 8 am. Meanwhile, around 20 passenger trains heading to Delhi experienced delays, with trains such as Puri-Nizamuddin Purushottam Express and Hyderabad-New Delhi being…

Pakistan has strongly condemned Iran's airstrikes on a terrorist group in Balochistan, labeling it as an `unprovoked violation` of its airspace. The strikes resulted in the tragic deaths of two children and injuries to three girls, according to a statement from Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The ministry emphasized the complete unacceptability of the violation of Pakistan's sovereignty and warned of serious consequences. Despite existing communication channels between the two nations, Pakistan expressed deep concern over the incident. Strong protests have been lodged with the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Iranian Charge d'affaires has been summoned to convey…