BJP leaders hold meeting on eve of LS poll counting
New Delhi: Senior BJP leaders, including Union ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh, held a meeting on Monday to discuss the party’s performance in the Lok Sabha polls and its preparation for the counting of votes scheduled to take place on June 4. The meeting, presided over by BJP chief J P Nadda, was also […]
Preparations underway at Cong HQ for counting day
New Delhi: Preparations were underway at the Congress headquarters here on Monday for the June 4 counting day with many supporters seeing them as arrangements for celebration of the INDIA bloc’s victory in the Lok Sabha polls despite exit polls suggesting otherwise. Tent-poles had been erected in the grounds of the Congress’ 24, Akbar Road […]
Sharp rally in markets makes investors richer by Rs 12.48 lakh crore in morning trade
New Delhi: Investors’ wealth jumped Rs 12.48 lakh crore in morning trade on Monday as the benchmark equity index Sensex hit its lifetime high after exit polls predicted a massive win for the BJP-led NDA in the Lok Sabha polls. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 2,777.58 points or 3.75 per cent to hit a record […]
India created world record with 64.2 cr people voting in LS polls: CEC Rajiv Kumar
NEW DELHI: India created a world record with 64.2 crore voters, including 31.2 crore women, participating in the Lok Sabha elections this year, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said on Monday. Addressing a press briefing, he said over 68,000 monitoring teams and 1.5 crore polling and security personnel were involved in the world’s largest electoral […]
Nine counting centres set up for five LS seats in J&K; one in Delhi
Srinagar/Jammu: With two days left for the declaration of results of the Lok Sabha polls, nine centres have been set up for counting votes in five Lok Sabha constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. In addition, one counting centre has also been set up in Delhi for the counting of Kashmiri migrant […]
People who acted as eyes and ears of Pak in the past queued up to vote this time: DGP Swain
Says participation of groups like Jamaat-e-Islami in electoral process reflects changing dynamics, offers hope Srinagar: People who kept “hisab-kitab” (accounts) and acted as eyes and ears of the “enemy” in the past took part in the electoral process this time as the Jammu and Kashmir administration and the police ensured a safe space free from […]
‘Launch pads across LoC active, around 70 terrorists waiting to infiltrate’
Srinagar: Around 60 to 70 terrorists are “active” on launch pads across the Line of Control (LoC) and its “degraded capability” has not stopped Pakistan from sending men and material to Jammu and Kashmir, according to Director General of Police Rashmi Ranjan Swain. Giving an overall assessment of the current security situation along the border […]
LS elections: Cong rejects exit poll predictions, says INDIA bloc will win all 5 seats in J&K
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Sunday rejected the exit poll predictions and exuded confidence that the INDIA bloc would win all five Lok Sabha seats in the union territory. Jammu and Kashmir Congress chief Vikar Rasool Wani said the exit polls were a “BJP-managed exercise” to hurt the morale of workers of opposition […]
2 dead, 16 injured as bus overturns in Jammu
Jammu: Two passengers were killed and 16 sustained injuries when a bus overturned in the Akhnoor sub-division here on Sunday, police said. A police official said the accident occurred near Kaleeth village in the evening after the driver lost control of the vehicle. Kewal Kumar and V Bhagat died on the spot, he said. The […]
Amul milk price hiked by Rs 2/litre across all variants with effect from June 3
Ahmedabad: The price of Amul milk across all variants has been hiked by Rs 2 per litre with effect from Monday in view of the increase in the overall cost of operation and production of milk, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) said. With this, the price of the Amul milk pouch will go up […]
