Indian mountaineers create history

Indian mountaineers create history

Tuesday, 29 October 2024 | Pioneer News Service | Dehradun

A team of 20 mountaineers led by Colonel Anshuman Bhadauria has created history, scaling 11 previously unscaled and unnamed peaks in the border region of Mana in eight days. Colonel Bhadauria is the principal of Uttarkashi-based Nehru Institute of Mountaineering. The team planned its ascent overcoming harsh weather, high winds, snow and...

Dhananjay Munde faces Maratha challenge in Parli elections

Tuesday, 29 October 2024 | PTI | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

Maharashtra agriculture minister Dhananjay Munde will have to effectively counter the Maratha vote consolidation in Parli assembly segment, the hometown of late Gopinath Munde which interestingly won't have a BJP nominee in the fray after decades. Elections to Maharashtra assembly will be held on November 20 and votes will be counted...

Pappu Yadav seeks enhanced security from Amit Shah on threat call from Bishnoi gang

Tuesday, 29 October 2024 | Pioneer News Service | PATNA

Bihar Lok Sabha MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav has written to Home Minister Amit Shah, seeking enhanced security in view of a "threatening call from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang". The Purnea MP shared with the media his two-page letter to Shah, copies of which have been marked to the...

Mahila congress chief demands legal action against Irfan Ansari

Tuesday, 29 October 2024 | Pioneer News Service | RANCHI/ nEW DELHI

Mahila Congress chief Alka Lamba on Monday condemned the alleged derogatory remarks by her party leader and Jharkhand minister Irfan Ansari against BJP's Sita Soren and demanded legal action over the matter. She said that the Congress governments in various states have made strict laws for crimes against women. Soren, who is...

UP CM meets custody death victim's family

Tuesday, 29 October 2024 | Pioneer News Service | lucknow

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday met the family members of trader Mohit Pandey, who died in police custody due to alleged assault, and announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh for them, officials said. The government will also take care of the education expenses of the children...

Sangh parivar rallies behind BJP for victory in UP By-elections

Tuesday, 29 October 2024 | Biswajeet Banerjee | Lucknow

As the crucial by-elections for nine assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh approach, the Sangh Parivar has mobilised its cadre to ensure a decisive victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Booth-wise teams of RSS workers have been activated in the respective constituencies, working discreetly yet determinedly to lay the groundwork...

Cocaine seized in police raid on BRS leader’s brother-in-law farmhouse

Monday, 28 October 2024 | Pioneer News Service | Hyderabad

Police raided a farmhouse allegedly belonging to a senior BRS leader’s brother-in-law and booked one person, who tested positive for cocaine at the party organised there. Leaders of the ruling Congress in Telangana on Sunday said the party was held at the farmhouse of Raj Pakala, brother-in-law of the BRS...

Udhayanidhi Stalin breaks DMK tradition with deepavali greetings

Monday, 28 October 2024 | PTI | chennai

In a rare departure from the DMK’s traditions, party leader and Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister minister Udhayanidhi Stalin has extended his Deepavali greetings to those “who have faith,” remarks that drew sarcastic response from opposition BJP. The BJP has been targeting the DMK for not wishing people on Hindu festivals,...

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