In a tragic incident, a boat carrying school children capsized in the Jhelum river in the Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir on April 16. The Jhelum boat accident killed 4 people. The Srinagar Administration has launched a rescue operation in the area. A State Disaster Response Force team was also deployed. At least six persons including four children have died. Meanwhile, 4 bodies have been recovered, while others are missing. The boat which has capsized was ferrying children from Gandbal to Batwara in Srinagar. Continuous rains over last two days have led to an increase in the water levels of several water bodies, including Jhelum. Watch video
25 April,2024 12:52 PM IST
Rescue and search is operation underway in Ganderbal Nowgam area of Srinagar. 3 people are still missing in the boat capsizing incident that occurred in the Jhelum River yesterday. According to DC Srinagar, Six bodies have been found so far. Officials said that the rescue operation continued till 11 pm last night but was halted due to darkness and heavy water flow in the river Jhelum. On 16th of April, in a tragic accident a boat carrying school children overturned in the Jhelum river in the Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir. The Srinagar Administration had launched a rescue operation in the area. A State Disaster Response Force team was also deployed. At least six persons including four children were found dead. 4 bodies were recovered, while others were missing. Continuous rains over last two days led to an increase in the water levels of several water bodies, including Jhelum.
17 April,2024 12:08 PM IST
Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam was expelled from the party on April 04. Addressing a press conference in Mumbai, Sanjay Nirupam lashed out at Congress leadership and said, “I made an announcement yesterday and sent my resignation to Mallikarjun Kharge at around 10:40. I think right after they made this decision (to expel me from the party)...Congress party is a completely scattered party and the leaders of the party have also said that its ideology is directionless."Further, he said, "Earlier there used to be one power centre in the Congress party... but now there are five power centres in the Congress party and all five have their own lobbies which keep clashing with each other...In these five centres, first is Sonia Gandhi, second is Rahul Gandhi, third is Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, fourth is Mallikarjun Kharge and last is Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal ji... all of them are doing politics in their own way..."
04 April,2024 04:25 PM IST
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Union Home Minister Amit Shah took part in the Holi celebrations in Ahmedabad on March 25. Notably, Holi is a celebration of liveliness, joy, familial ties and close bonds. Holi festival marks the beginning of spring after a long winter season. “I want to extend my greetings to all citizens of the country on Holi. Holi festival has been celebrated here for many years. In a way, Holi is the symbol of the triumph of truth over lies…This is a festival of equality too. When everyone gets covered in colours, neither their clothes nor faces are clear and neither the forward nor the backward are seen. Today, the entire country is celebrating Holi. My greetings to all citizens of the country…For Lord Ram devotees across the world, this is a special Holi…. Today Raghuvir is playing Holi in Awadh. It is a matter of great joy for us…,” said Amit Shah
26 March,2024 09:36 AM IST
Following the arrest of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal by ED in the Excise Policy Case, opposition leaders reacted to the arrest and slammed Bharatiya Janata Party for being behind the arrest and for targeting the I-N-D-I-A Alliance. On ED arrests Delhi CM and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal in the Excise policy case, Saravanan Annadurai, DMK spokesperson says, "It is on expected lines... He (PM Modi) wants to divert the attention of the common man from the mega scam, the biggest loot, the extortion racket that the BJP has run (Electoral Bond). That is why this arrest has been made. The High Court questioned the ED that what is the evidence that they had got to go behind Arvind Kejriwal. They (ED) sought time in the Court and now come knocking at his doors. We hope the Supreme Court will intervene to ensure that the democracy prevails,” said Saravanan Annadurai “This is vindictive politics ahead of Lok Sabha elections. BJP knows it is losing from every state that is why it is targeting non-BJP parties and leaders and pressuring them by using Central Agencies," said Kunal Ghosh. The ED arrived at Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s residence on March 21.
22 March,2024 12:32 PM IST
BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad on March 05 slammed DMK leader A Raja and alleged that he called for India’s Balkanisation in his viral speech. In his address, the MP said, “To organize this press conference became necessary because it seems INDIA bloc have formed the habit of defaming the identity of Bharat and hearting Indian sentiments have become their political agenda.” Pointing to Deputy General Secretary of DMK A. Raja’s speech where he mentioned India as a sub-continent he fumingly said, “This is a Maoist ideology for your knowledge.”
05 March,2024 05:56 PM IST
PM Modi is currently on a two-day visit to West Bengal ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha election. During his address in Krishnanagar, Narendra Modi strongly criticized the TMC-led government in West Bengal. He attacked the administration of exploiting women as a means to secure votes and asserted that the people of the state are dissatisfied with the governance under the TMC. On Sandeshkhali incident, he said that in West Bengal, criminals seem to have the authority to decide whether they will face arrest, highlighting a perceived lack of action from the police. Watch video to know what he said.
02 March,2024 03:03 PM IST
Katrina Kaif describes how both Vicky Kaushal and her have managed to bring their big families, from very different backgrounds, together. "Their parents have done an incredible job of bringing up Vicky and Sunny," she says. Catch Kaif talk about films, families, and friendships on the new episode of Mid-day's unscripted series Sit With Hitlist.
02 March,2024 12:00 AM IST
Where are the songs, where is the scale, wondered Katrina Kaif when she was offered New York. But working with Kabir Khan turned out to be a transformative experience. On the new episode of Mid-day's Sit With Hitlist, the actor looks back at one of her most definitive films, and some that did not materialise, like her character as the fourth girl in Bachna Ae Haseeno, which got cut even before the film was made. Watch the full intervew on March 2
01 March,2024 12:00 AM IST
On 27th of February, at 2 pm, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar presented the interim budget for the state for the financial year 2024-25.On day 1 of the budget session of the state assembly, the government had tabled supplementary demands worth Rs 8,609 crore, including Rs 1,438.78 crore for the repayment of outstanding loans related to Mumbai, Nagpur and Pune metros. Pawar had tabled the supplementary demands after the council.The government had tabled supplementary demands worth Rs 55, 520.77 crore in the winter session last year. Let's take a look at the key highlights of Maharashtra budget 2024. Watch video.
27 February,2024 05:45 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
