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| Prez Murmu pays tributes To Mahatma Gandhi At Rajghat | | | |
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New Delhi, Oct 2: President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on their birth anniversary on Sunday.
Both President Murmu and Vice-President Dhankhar visited Rajghat, the final resting place of Gandhi, and later Vijay Ghat, the memorial of Shastri, in Delhi.
Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary is observed globally as the International Day of Non-Violence, underlining his philosophy of non-violence to achieve social or political change. Several events are held in India and worldwide to mark the occasion.
Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tributes to the Mahatma and... | |
| | | | PM Modi pays tributes to Mahatma Gandhi, Lal Bahadur Shastri | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, Oct 2: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary, and urged everyone to purchase khadi and handicrafts products as a tribute to him. He also fondly remembered India’s second Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, whose birth anniversary also falls on October 2, noting that he is admired across the country for his simplicity and decisiveness.
The Prime Minister visited the Raj Ghat and the Vijay Ghat, memorials to Gandhi and Shastri, respectively, to pay tributes to them.
In tributes to Gandhi, Prime Minister Modi tweeted, “Paying homage to Mahatma Gandhi on Gandhi Jayanti . This Gandhi Jayanti is even more special... | |
| | | | Policeman martyred, CRPF jawan injured in Pulwama terror attack | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 2: A local policeman was martyred and a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper injured on Sunday in a terror attack in J&K’s Pulwama district.
Jammu and Kashmir Police said on its Twitter page, “Militants fired upon joint naka party of CRPF & Police at Pinglana, #Pulwama. In this #militant attack, 01 Police personnel got #martyred & 01 CRPF personnel got injured. Reinforcement sent. Area being #cordoned. Further details shall follow”.
After the terrorist attack, reinforcements have been sent in. The area has been cordoned off and an operation has been started to nab the attackers.
The security forces have intensified operations against the milit... | |
| | | | Lashkar terrorist killed in Shopian encounter | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 2: A Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist was killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, police said.
The terrorist was identified as Naseer Ahmad Bhat of the Nowpora area of Shopian, they said.
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Baskuchan area of the south Kashmir district after receiving specific input about the presence of terrorists there, a police official said.
He said as the forces were conducting searches in the area, the terrorists fired at them.
The forces retaliated and an encounter ensued in which a local LeT terrorist was killed, the official said.
Additional Dir... | |
| | | | Female doctors write against boss in Sheep Husbandry Ganderbal | | | |
Early Times Report
Ganderbal, Oct 2: While the Union government led by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi continues to empower woman or naari shakti across the country, two female doctors have shot a letter to the government against their “boss” in the Sheep Husbandary Department in Ganderbal district for his allegedly improper behavior and “ill intentions” towards them here.
The letter accessed by the Early Times is addressed to the Additional Chief Secretary, Animal, Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir.
The letter “Ill-intentioned, prejudicial and biased approach” of the official(name and designation withheld) posted in Ganderbal district against two female... | |
| | | | IAF to formally induct indigenously built light combat helicopter today | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, Oct 2: The Indian Air Force (IAF) will induct on Monday the first batch of indigenously developed light combat helicopter (LCH), in a boost to its combat prowess as the multi-role platform is capable of firing a range of missiles and other weapons.
The LCH, developed by state-run aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), has been primarily designed for deployment in high-altitude regions.
It will be inducted into the IAF inventory at a ceremony in Jodhpur in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari, officials said on Sunday.
The 5.8-tonne twin-engine helicopter has already completed various wea... | |
| | | | India to add 80 airports in next 4-5 years | | | |
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New Delhi, Oct 2: The country is likely to add nearly 80 airports in the next four to five years, the aviation regulator has said, adding that aerodromes meanwhile need to fulfil certain requirements to start the operation of flights.
In the last eight years, the number of airports in the country has increased from 74 to 141, and as per the Ministry of Civil Aviation, this will grow up to 220 in the next four to five years.
The Civil Aviation Ministry has given 'in-principle' approval for setting up of 21 greenfield airports across the country, including Mopa in Goa; Navi Mumbai, Shirdi and Sindhudurg in Maharashtra; Kalaburagi, Vijayapura, Hassan and Shivamogga in Karnata... | |
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