5 J&K Poll Officers Suspended for Dereliction of Duty
The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday suspended five election officers in Kishtwar district for dereliction of duties, officials said.
The suspended Returning Officer and Assistant Returning officers failed to report for training programmes held in connection with the recently-announced panchayat by-election, they added.
(Source: PTI)
Stabbing Reported in London at Mosque
Police were called to a mosque near London’s Regents Park at 3:10 pm (local time) to reports of a stabbing. A man, in his 70s, was found injured. His condition has been assessed as non life-threatening. A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
(Source: ANI)
Trump Ally Roger Stone to Be Sentenced as Case Roils DoJ
Roger Stone, a staunch ally of President Donald Trump, faces sentencing Thursday on his convictions for witness tampering and lying to Congress.
The action in federal court comes amid Trump's unrelenting defense of his longtime confidant that has led to a mini-revolt inside the Justice Department and allegations the president has interfered in the case.
(Source: AP)
IED Blast Partially Damages Coke Kiln in Meghalaya
Proscribed outfit Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) on Thursday triggered an IED blast at a coke kiln in Meghalaya's West Khasi Hills district partially damaging the facility, police said.
However, no casualties were reported in the incident, a police officer said.
(Source: PTI)
Pro-Left Student Bodies Retain Control in JU
Pro-Left student bodies retained their hold in two of the three faculties of the Jadavpur University, where results were declared on Thursday.
Counting of votes has been held up in another faculty where the SFI was leading before counting of votes was stopped there due to a technical reason, a university official said.
(Source: PTI)