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Gambhir tweets old letter, leaves Kejriwal ‘red faced’

10/27/2022 11:38:58 PM

Agencies New Delhi, Oct 27: Cricketer turned politician, Gautam Gambhir, left the Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal embarrassed on Thursday after he tweeted his old letter to him about Ghazipur landfill row. Gambhir, who is also Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) east Delhi MP accused Kejriwal of caring about the site only before the Delhi Municipal Corporation (MCD) elections. Gambhir said that he visited the Ghazipur landfill mountain “eight times since 2019” and despite asking the chief minister to come there “again and again”, he did not. “Chunav mendak aasman dekh kar nikalte hain, takhlife dekh kar nahin (Electoral frogs come out looking at the sky, not seeing people's pain...

Kejriwal blew Rs 490 cr on ads amid Covid: Congress

10/27/2022 11:38:48 PM

Agencies New Delhi, Oct 27: Congress on Thursday accused Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of blowing away Rs 490 crore on advertisements in 17 months during COVID-19 pandemic. 'Ye chhota recharge bahut chatur hai', the Congress wrote on twitter. "Kejriwal blew 490 crores on advertisements in just 17 months amid the Corona epidemic," a tweet on Congress' official Twitter handle read. "Ads, ads and just ads. This is the model of Kejriwal. Don't work, promote too much. Manage the media, it's done," another tweet by Congress read. The Congress further accused the media of never asking questions posed by the public from Arvind Kejriwal during his press conferences. Earlier this ye...

Kejriwal trying to befool Hindus to get votes in Gujarat elections

10/27/2022 11:38:40 PM

Agencies Chandigarh, Oct 27: The demand of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to print pictures of Hindu Gods has evoked a strong reaction from cross sections of the society. After brazenly pursuing anti-Hindu policies, Kejriwal took a U-turn and is trying to project himself as a Hindu leader because his party is facing the wrath of the people in Gujarat. Punjab’s Leader of the Opposition (LoP), Partap Singh Bajwa on Thursday lambasted Arvind Kejriwal for brazenly indulging in divisive agenda to attain his political ambitions. Bajwa said by asking the union government to print pictures of Gods and Goddesses on the currency notes, Kejriwal's only...

Kejriwal banned crackers on Diwali just to hurt sentiments of Hindus

Pollution level was worst in Delhi before Diwali

10/27/2022 11:38:32 PM

Agencies New Delhi, Oct 27: On the one hand convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal is trying to project himself as pro-Hindu to get votes in Gujarat assembly elections while on the other hand he is brazenly pursuing anti-Hindu agenda. The decision of the Delhi Government to impose a ban on cracks on the auspicious occasion of Diwali was aimed at hurting the sentiments of the Hindus because pollution was already the worst even before Deepawali. Instead of taking some preventive steps to check pollution in the Union capital, Arvind Kejriwal rather imposed a ban on crackers just to hurt the sentiments of Hindus in Delhi because the core agenda of hi...

In Kashmir, Rajnath talks of "goal to reach" PoK's Gilgit-Baltistan

10/27/2022 11:38:12 PM

Early Times Report Srinagar, Oct 27: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today said Pakistan is committing atrocities against people in its occupied Kashmir and will have to bear its consequences. Hinting at retrieving Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), the minister said the goal of overall development in the twin Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh will be achieved "after reaching Gilgit and Baltistan" -- parts of PoK. "We have just begun our journey of development in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. We will achieve our goal when we reach Gilgit and Baltistan," Singh said addressing the 'Shaurya Diwas' event -- enactment of landing at Srinagar by Indian Air Force on this day in ...

34% reduction in terror incidents after Art 370 abrogation in J&K : Amit Shah

10/27/2022 11:38:02 PM

Agencies New Delhi, Oct 27: Union Home and Cooperation Minister, Shri Amit Shah said that after the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir on August 5, 2019, a new beginning of peace and progress has begun there. He said that compared to 37 months before August 5, 2019, there has been a 34 percent reduction in terrorist incidents and a 54 percent reduction in deaths amongst security forces in the 37 months after August 5, 2019. He said that the government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has followed a zero-tolerance policy against terrorism and the NIA and other agencies are being strengthened to achieve a decisive victory over it. Shah informed that be...

Police foil terror plan in Jammu

Recover 18 detonators near railway station

10/27/2022 11:37:55 PM

Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 27: Police foiled a plan of terrorists to possibly trigger an IED blast and recovered 18 detonators near the Jammu railway station here, officials said. Police were alerted after an abandoned bag was found in an 'nallah' (drain) near the taxi stand, they said. A police team rushed to the spot and took possession of the bag. It contained 18 detonators, some wires and around 500 grams wax-type material packed in two boxes, Senior Superintendent of Police (Railways) Arif Rishu told reporters. "We are investigating it (whether it was a fabricated IED). There is no powder like material, only a wax-type material. It was not a ready IED as detonators were in ...

Terrorist killed in Kulgam encounter

10/27/2022 11:37:47 PM

Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Oct 27: An unidentified militant was killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Sunday, police said. An encounter broke out between militants and security forces in the Asthan Marg area of Kulgam in which one terrorist was killed, a police official said. He said the identity and group affiliation of the slain ultra is being ascertained. The search operation in the area is still in progress, the official added....

Soldier injured in Baramulla encounter succumbs

10/27/2022 11:37:40 PM

Early Times Report Srinagar, Oct 27: An army soldier who was injured in an encounter in Baramulla district yesterday, succumbed to his injuries at a Srinagar hospital on Thursday, officials said. Quoting an official, news agency reported that the army man of 52 Rashtriya Rifles had suffered bullet injuries during an encounter in Wanseeran Taripora yesterday. He said that the injured soldier was evacuated to a hospital in Srinagar, where he succumbed. Meanwhile, northern army commander Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi & all ranks of northern command paid their tributes. “Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi, ArmyCdrNC & all ranks of NorthernComd convey heartfelt condolences on the sad demise of Rifleman Ku...

Re-elect BJP in Himachal for development to continue: Anurag Thakur

10/27/2022 11:37:34 PM

Agencies Hamirpur (HP), Oct 27: Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday urged the people of Himachal Pradesh to vote the BJP again to power for development to continue in the hilly state. The wheel of development in the state should continue. So it is very important to bring back the BJP government, he said. Thakur was addressing public meetings at Chamboh, Jauh Badhani and Mundkhar villages of the Bhoranj assembly constituency. The Union Information and Broadcasting Minister said the double-engine governments of the BJP at the Centre and the state had provided a tension-free environment to the people across the country and Himachal Pradesh. Thakur counted various "achievements"...