nishuthapar1

National Times bureau | The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has finally agreed to a hybrid model for the ICC Champions Trophy, putting an end to months of debate over the tournament’s venues. Under this arrangement, India will play all their matches in Dubai, while the rest of the games will be held in Pakistan. The decision came after the BCCI made it clear to the ICC that India wouldn’t travel to Pakistan due to political tensions and a lack of government clearance. The hybrid model isn’t new—it was used during last year’s Asia Cup, where only a handful of games…

Xyz

Amritsar | The Punjab Police have arrested two people after eight sophisticated pistols smuggled into the country from Pakistan were found in their possession, a top officer said on Saturday. They were held from Nurpur Padhri in Amritsar, Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said. In a major blow to illegal arms smuggling networks, Counter Intelligence, Amritsar apprehends 2 persons from Nurpur Padhri, near Gharinda, Amritsar while they were waiting for another operative to handover the weapon consignment smuggled from Pakistan, Yadav said in a post on X. A case under the Arms Act has been registered in Amritsar, police…

Chandigarh | A local court here convicted Aam Aadmi Party MLA from Delhi’s Mehrauli, Naresh Yadav in connection with the Malerkotla Quran sacrilege case. The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Parminder Singh Grewal is likely to announce the quantum of sentence on Saturday. In March, 2021, Yadav along with another accused, Nand Kishore, was acquitted by a local court as the police failed to prove their allegations. Two brothers , Vijay Kumar and Gaurav Kumar  were sentenced to two-year imprisonment with a fine of Rs 11,000. Mohammad Ashraf of Malerkotla had filed a CRA Criminal Appeals against acquittal…

Chandigarh | Deputy Chief Electoral Officer, Bharat Bhushan Bansal has retired today after 36 years of service from the office of CEO.  On the occasion of his retirement, Bansal was honored by the Office of the CEO, and his services were remembered. Chief Electoral Officer Sibin C and Additional Chief Electoral Officer Harish Nayar wished Bansal all the best for the future and prayed for his good health. Bharat Bhushan Bansal joined as a clerk in 1989 and retired as Deputy CEO, the highest post of departmental promotion.   During his service, Bansal has conducted 7 assembly elections, 10 Lok Sabha elections,…

Bhadradri Kothagudem | A young girl, Bhogi Sammakka. from Dammapeta village in Bhadradri Kothagudem district, has achieved the impressive feat of securing not one or two, but three government jobs, entirely through her self-preparation. Now, Sammakka is setting her sights higher, aspiring to become an Indian Administrative Service officer. Speaking to Private news , she said, My mother's name is Bhogi Ramana and my father's name is Bhogi Satyam. We are from Dammapeta village of Bhadradri Kothagudem district. My father is a Hamali worker and my mother is an Anganwadi teacher. Recently, I was selected as an English Junior lecturer…

New Delhi | Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is scheduled to visit her constituency Wayanad in Kerala on Saturday for the first time after taking oath as the member of Parliament. Priyanka will be accompanied by her brother and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi during her maiden visit as MP. Gandhis were seen leaving from their residences in the national capital earlier in the day. She will also address a joint public rally in Wayanad alongside other public engagements. LoP Rahul Gandhi and Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi ji are scheduled to attend a joint public…

Chennai | As Cyclone Fengal approaches the coastal districts of Tamil Nadu, many coastal areas have experienced changes in weather, including high tides and rainfall, the India Meteorological Department reported. According to the IMD, Cyclone Fengal is expected to hit the coastal area tomorrow evening. The weather department has issued warnings for North Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and the adjoining south Andhra Pradesh coasts. The IMD stated that the cyclonic storm Fengal, located over the southwest Bay of Bengal, moved north-northwestward at a speed of 7 km/h during the past six hours. As of 11:30 PM IST on November 29, it…

New Delhi | Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge called for harsh decisions in view of recent electoral setbacks faced by the party in Maharashtra and Haryana Assembly elections after 'encouraging' performance in the parliamentary elections. In the last parliamentary elections early this year, Congress won 99 seats after winning only 52 seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and 44 in the 2014 general elections. In his opening remarks at the Congress Working Committee meeting in New Delhi, Kharge also referred to questions being raised about whether the Election Commission of India was performing its constitutional duty. The CWC meeting at…

Bhubaneshwar | Launching a scathing attack on the Congress party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that those who consider power as their birthright have not been able to come to hold power at the Centre for the last decade. Addressing party workers in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, PM Modi accused the Congress of misleading the citizens of the country and said that out of anger, the party is busy plotting against the country. He urged the party workers to keep an eye on such situations and make people aware to expose their lies. PM Modi said, I have seen different colours of…