Poonch (J-K), Sep 19 (ANI): Indian Army detonated nine live mortar shells of 120mm on Sep 18. Army officials destroyed mortal shells in Sandote, Basoni and Balakote villages in Poonch district. The operation was undertaken swiftly by the disposal team, ensuring no threat to life and property.
Prayagraj (UP), Sep 19 (ANI): Flood like-situation continued in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj after water level of rivers Ganga and Yamuna continued to rise due to heavy downpour in the region. Incessant rains have led to a flood-like situation in the region with villages near the bank of Ganga river being partially submerged in water. Schools located in Prayagraj city will remain closed for three days starting September 19 in view of the developing situation. As many as 210 people were moved into relief camps near Ganganagar village in the district on Sunday after water flooded into a few villages as rivers continue to swell owing to heavy rainfall in the region.
Noida (UP)/Delhi, Sep 19 (ANI): Daily commuters in Delhi-NCR may face hardships on Thursday (September 19) as the United Front of Transport Association (UFTA) has called for a strike against various provisions of the amended Motor Vehicle (MV) Act, including the steep hike in penalties for various traffic-related offences. Many schools in Noida are closed today and office-goers could face difficulties in getting public transport.
Mumbai, Sep 19 (ANI): Reacting to Shiv Sena leader Diwakar Raote's statement predicting break up with the BJP if the latter fails to give 144 of 288 seats for upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections, Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut said, "If 50-50 seat sharing formula was decided upon before Amit Shah and Chief Minister, then his statement isn't wrong. Chunaav saath ladenge, kyun nahi ladenge."
Bengaluru, Sep 19 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh flies in flying suit in the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas, in Bengaluru on September 19. The Light Combat Tejas took off from the Air force station in Banguluru. He is the first ever Defence Minister who will be flying in the indigenous LCA.
Joint Base Lewis McChord (USA): American Army band playing Indian National Anthem during the Exercise 'Yudh Abhyas 2019' at Joint Base Lewis, McChord. A joint military exercise, 'Yudh Abhyas 2019' between India and the US is hosted alternatively between two countries. This is the 15th edition of 'Yudh Abhyas'.
Bengaluru, Sep 19 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to fly in the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas, in Bengaluru on September 19. He will fly in twin seat version of the Tejas combat aircraft. The Tejas is an Indian single-engine, delta wing, multirole light fighter designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) and Hindustan Aeronautical Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force and Indian Navy.
Indore (MP), Sep 19 (ANI): A man was arrested by Indore Police on Wednesday (September 18) for running an illegal factory making fake medicines to boost buffalo milk productivity in Dwarakapuri. Acting on a tip-off, the police team busted the factory operated by Bhimsi Bhai, a 34-year-old resident from Gujarat. Soon after this, police called drug department for the investigation of medicines found in large quantity in the illegal factory. As many as 4,000 bottles of medicines, 16 bottles of phenyl, 3 acidic acid canes, 300 l tanker and packaging materials were seized by the police, Drug Inspector Dharmesh Bagoliya said.
Shivamogga (Karnataka), Sep 19 (ANI): A man has given triple talaq to his wife through WhatsApp voice message from Dubai. Her wife resides in Karnataka's Shivamogga. Later, the victim lodged a complaint in women's police station Shivamogga. After that her husband forced her to withdraw the complaint and stop sending money. "I don't accept this divorce. I have registered a case. Police said that they can't do anything as my husband stays in Dubai," said Victim.
Rampur (UP), Sep 19 (ANI): A woman and her three month old daughter allegedly burnt alive by her in-laws in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur. Deceased's relative claimed that in-laws kill their daughter over demand for dowry. However, police has registered the case. Superintendent of police, Ajay Sharma said, "Investigation will be done on the basis of circumstantial evidence. Efforts are on to nab the accused."
Karachi (Pakistan), Sep 19 (ANI): Members of Hindu community staged protest at Teen Talwar, Karachi against the alleged murder of a Sindhi Hindu girl, Namrita Chandani. Namrita was found with a rope tied to her neck in Larkana, Sindh.
Shimla (HP), Sep 19 (ANI): The protest by students of National Law University (NLU) over the exponential rise in college fee has entered day three. Atleast 400 students took part in the protest. Students have decided to continue the strike until their demands are met.
New Delhi, Sep 19 (ANI): Pinterest has added a new feature to its platform, allowing users to 'react' to a pin in a Group Board. As Engadget reports, more reactions have been added to make it easier for group members to express their views on a certain idea. The reactions include a pair of clapping hands and a thumbs down option. There's also a new sorting feature that allows you to sort pins by 'Most Reactions' and 'Most Comments'.
Bathinda (Punjab), Sep 19 (ANI): Meet this inspirational Traffic police personnel, Gurbkhs Singh from Punjab's Bathinda. He fills the potholes on the roads. Singh carries mud and interlocking tiles to fill them. He believes that service to mankind is the biggest act of devotion and that's why he is doing it.
New Delhi, Sep 19 (ANI): While childhood trauma is known to have poor impact on a woman's midlife health, a new study has uncovered the reason behind it and found that these females are more likely to have their first child both earlier in life and outside of marriage - factors associated with poorer health later in life. These results suggest that early trauma - such as the death of a parent, physical abuse or emotional neglect - may affect young people's decision-making in ways that they can't entirely control. Previous research has shown that childhood trauma is strongly associated with multiple health risks, including cancer, diabetes, stroke and early death, Williams said. The researchers examined data on how old each participant was when she first gave birth and whether she was married, cohabiting or neither. Finally, participants rated their health at or near age 40. Findings showed that each additional childhood trauma experienced by the participants was associated with earlier
Noida (UP), Sep 19 (ANI): Transport associations in Noida have called for a strike to protest against the steep hike in penalties for road traffic violations under the newly amended Motor Vehicles Act. Transport associations in Delhi will also go on a strike.
Mumbai, Sep 18 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Wednesday in Mumbai said that few political parties have asked about voting through ballot paper ahead of Maharashtra Assembly elections. We have told them it is not possible, its history now. While addressing a press conference, he said, "Some political parties have said that elections should be scheduled after Diwali. Few political parties have asked about voting through ballot paper. We have told them it is not possible, its history now. Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) cannot be tampered. EVMs can malfunction but cannot be tampered."
New Delhi, Sep 18 (ANI): West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee in Delhi said that her meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi went well. They had discussions over changing the name of 'West Bengal'. While speaking to the media, she said, "The meeting with Prime Minister was good. We discussed changing the name of West Bengal to 'Bangla'. He has promised to do something about the matter." West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 18.
New Delhi, Sep 18 (ANI): Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on Wednesday said that submissions in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case are likely to be completed by October 18. While speaking to ANI, BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain said, "No delay will happen on Ayodhya case now. This is the time for the judgement, whole country wants this decision to come as soon as possible. The decision of the SC will be accepted by everyone."
Rajouri (JandK), Sep 18 (ANI): Fire and Emergency services, Jammu and Kashmir launched a joint exercise in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri. They launched an operation on fire fighting in emergency situations. It was launched by Fire and Emergency services, Jammu and Kashmir Police and Army. It was a three day joint exercise which concluded on September 18 in Rajouri.