Monday, February 18th, 2019
BJP and Shiv Sena set to announce alliance for 2019 Lok Sabha polls
The Shiv Sena was poised to formalise its alliance with the BJP for the Lok Sabha election due by May, after three years of sharp criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party. BJP president Amit Shah and Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray were expected to announce the tie-up at a joint press conference in Mumbai, following several rounds of talks, some of them behind closed doors. The reported seat formula According to sources, the two parties agreed to split Assembly seats in Maharashtra 50-50 for the state election dueRead More
Pulwama encounter: two Jaish militants killed, four soldiers and a civilian dead
Two militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday. Four army personnel, including a Major, and a civilian were also killed in the gunfight, which began early in the morning after a cordon-and-search operation led to an exchange of fire. Who was killed Police had not yet confirmed the militants’ identities, but IANS quoted defence ministry spokesperson Colonel Rajesh Kalia as saying that one of the two Jaish-e-Mohammed men was a top commander from Pakistan. Earlier reports had suggested that aRead More
CRPF to change convoy procedures in Kashmir after Pulwama attack, says DG
The Central Reserve Police Force will revise the standard operating procedures (SOPs) used to protect its convoys in Kashmir after the Pulwama attack, in which a suicide bomber blew up an explosives-laden vehicle next to a CRPF bus and killed 40 personnel, Director General R Bhatnagar said on Sunday. He was speaking to PTI after a two-day tour of the Valley following the February 14 attack, the deadliest on security forces in Jammu and Kashmir in three decades. What will change Bhatnagar said new features would be added to convoyRead More