Breaking News January 24

Delhi residents shivered through a cold day on Monday with minimum temperature being recorded at 8 degree Celsius.According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), a maximum temperature of 14.8 degree Celsius, seven notches below the normal was recorded at the Safdarjung observatory.

The IMD says that a cold day is when the minimum temperature of a station is less than equal to 10 degrees Celsius for plains and less than equal to 0 degree Celsius for hilly areas. The maximum temperature on a 'cold day' should be at least 4.5 to 6.4 degrees Celsius below normal.

Enforcement Directorate seized assets including jewellery worth Rs 26.59 cr during search ops on 20th & 22nd Jan at the premises, bank lockers of Atlas Jewellery India Ltd under PMLA,2002 at three places in Mumbai, Bengaluru & Delhi in a cheating case

Two interstate arms suppliers of Neeraj Bawania and Tillu Tajpuria gang arrested and a total of 27 illegal firearms and a live cartridge recovered from their possession: Delhi Police Special Cell

The Border Security Force on Monday said that it has successfully recovered and seized three AK-47 Rifles, six 9MM pistols, 1071 ammunitions, 20 Hand Grenades, two IEDs and 17.3 kg Heroin worth around Rs 88 crore in different operational incidents during the year 2021 in J&K.

Holding an annual press conference at Srinagar, the BSF Inspector General Kashmir Raja Babu Singh said that the Kashmir Frontier has been manning the Line of Control (LoC) Kashmir Valley with full zeal and devotion.

"Despite many challenges, like inclement weather conditions, constrained living in bunkers, infiltration, danger of Border Action Team (BAT) of Pakistan, snipers, etc., to name a few, but valiant BSF Jawans guarding the LoC round the clock with utmost dedication and unflinching spirit and would continue its endeavour to safeguard the LoC from nefarious designs of Pakistan in maintaining active communication and coordination with all the stakeholders," Singh said.

About 104 to 135 militants are ready to sneak into the Indian side of the Line of Control (LoC), Raja Babu Singh, Inspector General (IG) of Border Security Force (BSF) said on Monday. The IG BSF said that post ceasefire agreement last year, the overall situation on Kashmir LoC remained peaceful, but the fresh intelligence inputs suggest that 104 to 135 militants are ready to sneak into this side.

"Some guides have crossed over to the other side of LoC to facilitate the infiltration of the waiting militants. Their movement is being tracked and their families are under constant watch of security agencies," the IG said while addressing the annual conference at the BSF headquarters in Humhama on the outskirts of Srinagar city.

The Gujarat government on Monday named an under-bridge in Rajkot after General Bipin Rawat to honour the country's first Chief of Defence Staff who died in a chopper crash in December. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel inaugurated the under-bridge located in Laxmi Nagar area virtually. 'In recent times, the head of all three wings of the armed forces, CDS General Bipin Rawat, lost his life in a tragedy. This bridge should be named CDS General Bipin Rawat Bridge,” Patel said.

BSF troops deployed on the India-Pakistan border in Jammu and Kashmir are on high alert following a threat of anti-social elements creating trouble on Republic Day, the force's Inspector General DK Boora said on Monday. The Border Security Force (BSF) had already announced two-week-long heightened vigilance along the border, he said. Boora said troops have begun anti-tunnel operations along the International Border (IB) in the Jammu frontier. "The BSF is ready to meet all challenges to foil any nefarious design. There is input that anti-national elements are likely to create trouble but we are on high alert along the border and in the hinterland (to foil their designs)," he said while speaking to reporters.

The South Central Railway (SCR) has cancelled 36 MMTS trains in Hyderabad on Monday due to operational reasons and maintenance activity. Nine services between Lingampalli and Hyderabad and nine services between Hyderabad and Lingampalli have been cancelled. The authorities have also cancelled eight service between Falaknuma and Lingampalli and eight services between Lingampalli and Falaknuma. One service between Secunderabad and Lingampalli and one service between Secunderabad and Lingampalli have also been cancelled. The SCR has cancelled MMTS trains almost every day during last one week due to operational reasons and track maintenance activity. Out of 79 service, 36 were cancelled on January 17. A total of 22 trains were cancelled on January 18 on Lingampalli-Hyderabad and Falaknuma-Lingampalli routes. SCR also cancelled 37 MMTS trains from January 19 to 23. Multi-Modal Transport Service (MMTS) connect twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad and outskirts. The popular suburban trains cater to the needs of intra-city and suburban commuters.

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Five people were killed and five were injured after a truck rammed into a car and two motorcycles on Pune-Ahmednagar road on Sunday evening, said Pune Rural Police officials. The incident took place at around 7 pm near Shikrapur, police said. The deceased include a couple who were travelling on one of the motorcycles.

Equity benchmark Sensex slumped over 200 points in opening trade on Monday, tracking losses in index majors Wipro, Bajaj Finserv and Infosys amid a largely negative trend in global markets. Besides, unabated foreign fund outflows also put pressure on domestic equities, traders said. The BSE gauge was trading 233.53 points or 0.40 per cent lower at 58,803.65 in early trade. Likewise, the Nifty fell 73.70 points or 0.42 per cent to 17,543.45.

Delhi Police has cracked the sensational molestation case of a PhD student of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and arrested the accused. The robbed mobile phone of the complainant and the two-wheelers used in the crime have been recovered from the possession of the accused Akshay Dolai (27), the police said. "On the intervening night of January 17-18, at 00:42 hours, a PCR call was received at PS Vasant Kunj North, regarding the JNU student molestation within the university Campus by one unknown person. The staff rushed to the spot and met the complainant who stated that while she was jogging at VC Residence Road, one scooty stopped in front of her and the rider tried to molest her," the police said.

The Rajasthan Police rescued 22 bovines being transported illegally in two vehicles in Bharatpur district, officials said. An exchange of fire also took place between the police and smugglers, they said. Following a tip-off, a police team tried to intercept two vehicles in Sikari area in the early hours of Sunday, but the smugglers opened fire. The police also fired in self defence. The smugglers, however, managed to flee, leaving behind the vehicles. A total of 25 animals, including six cows, were being smuggled in the vehicles. Three of the animals were found dead and the remaining were evacuated to a cow shelter, police said.

More than 6,600 litres of liquor worth Rs 32 lakh was seized on Sunday from a truck near Bajna on National Highway-2 falling under Highway Police Station, officials said. “Police have recovered 550 boxes containing a variety of liquor being brought from Delhi,” Senior Superintendent of Police Gaurav Grover said. According to police, the seizure was made during a joint operation of the Highway Police Station and Special Operations Group. The liquor was being smuggled in the container truck to Agra, police said. The driver of the truck -- 32-year-old Jogendra Singh from Jammu -- has been sent to judicial custody, they said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar (PMRBP) awardees today at 12 noon via video conferencing.
According to a press release by the Prime Minister's Office, digital certificates will be conferred on PMRBP awardees for the years 2022 and 2021 using Blockchain Technology. Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar is given as recognition to children residing in India, above the age of 5 years and not exceeding 18 years (as on August 31 of respective year) with exceptional abilities and outstanding achievement in 6 fields of innovation, scholastic achievements, sports, arts and culture, social service and bravery, which deserve recognition.