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Encounter in Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir (Representational Image)Read Time: 2minutes
Five LeT terrorists were gunned down by security forces in the Samno area of Kulgam District in Jammu and Kashmir. Kashmir Zone Police said the operation is in its final stage, with forces sanitizing the place.
Cyclonic storm ‘Midhili’ is expected to cross the Bangladesh coast near Khepupra on November 17 night. IMD has warned that coastal regions of Odisha and West Bengal will receive heavy rains.
Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh voted today to elect a new government. Elections in MP for 230 seats concluded in a Single phase today with 71.16% voter turnout. Chhattisgarh, on the other hand, which voted for 70 seats in Phase I, registered a 67.34% turnout.
Speaking on the appeal made by India to secure the release of eight ex-navy officials who were awarded the death penalty in Qatar, MEA Spokesperson Aridam Bagchi urged people not to speculate, considering the sensitive nature of the case. However, he said India is hopeful of a “positive outcome.”
The death toll in the Kalamassery blasts at the Jehovah’s Witnesses convention has now gone up to six. Praveen (26) of Malayatoor breathed his last at a private hospital on Friday. His sister Lubina (12) died on October 30, and his mother Saly Pradeep (45) on November 11.
Canadian Trade Minister Mary Ng said trade talks with India won’t resume unless New Delhi cooperates with the murder probe of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Trade between India and Canada stands at $8.1 billion as of 2022-23.
Kiren Rijiju, Minister of Earth Sciences, will attend the oath-taking of Maldives President-elect Mohamed Muizzu on November 17. Muizzu, during his election campaign, had vouched that he would remove Indian troops from Maldives.
The Haryana government’s law mandating 75% reservation for state residents in private-sector jobs has been declared ‘unconstitutional’ by the Haryana High Court. The act was passed by the Haryana government in November 2020.
