Govt adopting 3R approach to minimise accumulated waste: Kashmir LG
Jul 18, 2021, at 04:29 am
Jammu: In a step aimed at better solid waste management processes and environmental sustainability in J&K and to facilitate easy segregation, disposal and processing of waste generated in Jammu city, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Friday inaugurated the material recovery facility at Bandurakh, Jammu.
Kashmir: Kulgam gets Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre
Jul 18, 2021, at 04:27 am
Kulgam: Jammu and Kashmir High Court Judge and Executive Chairman J&K Legal Services Authority, Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey along with Justice Sanjay Dhar, Administrative Judge District Kulgam, today visited Kulgam where they jointly inaugurated an Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre (ADRC).
DC Srinagar inspects upgradation works at PHC Batamaloo
Jul 18, 2021, at 04:22 am
Srinagar: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad today visited Primary Health Centre Batamaloo and took stock of its functioning.
Kashmir Chief Secretary for physical verification of works, projects under District Capex
Jul 18, 2021, at 04:18 am
Jammu: J&K Finance department has scheduled two weeks from August 2 to 15 as “pace setting weeks” for physical verification of the works or projects under District Capital
India receives 2 of the 24 MH-60R multi-role helicopters from US
Jul 18, 2021, at 04:08 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Navy has received two MH-60R multi-role helicopters from the US in a ceremony held at a naval air station in San Diego on Friday, officials said.
Mumbai airport receives hoax call about explosives on plane
Jul 18, 2021, at 03:48 am
Mumbai/IBNS: The security at Mumbai international airport was beefed up after authorities received a call, alerting them about the presence of explosives in a Dubai-Mumbai flight, Mumbai Police said.
People must be educated about danger of 3rd wave: Kashmir LG
Jul 18, 2021, at 03:43 am
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today interacted with Senior Officials, Deputy Commissioners and SPs to discuss Covid related situation in the UT.
Trainer aircraft crashes in MP's Sagar, no casualties
Jul 18, 2021, at 03:35 am
Sagar(M.P.) /IBNS: A trainer aircraft crashed after deviating from the runway in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar. The only occupant of the aircraft - a trainee pilot - managed to escape unharmed, officials said.
Farmers knock down barricades at protest against sedition laws in Haryana
Jul 18, 2021, at 02:52 am
Sirsa/IBNS: Farmers ran over barricades during a protest demonstration against the arrests and sedition case in connection with the alleged assault of Haryana Assembly's deputy speaker Ranbir Gangwa.
Assam starts 2-day drive to burn in public drugs worth crores of rupees
Jul 18, 2021, at 02:05 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma attended a programme organized by Assam Police to dispose of drugs, seized during its operation to make "Drugs Mukta Assam" at Karbi Anglong Sports Association Playground, 5th Mile, Diphu on Saturday
Punjab: Amrinder Singh approves Sidhu's elevation but wants upper hand in state matters
Jul 18, 2021, at 01:34 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amrinder Singh has agreed to rebel Congress leader Navjot Sidhu's promotion as the head of the state party unit, ending a week-long internal crisis that almost threatened to derail Congress's 2022 Assembly poll campaign.
Jammu: LG Manoj Sinha inaugurates Peerkho-Mahamaya ropeway
Jul 17, 2021, at 10:47 pm
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha recently inaugurated the much-awaited 1.18 km long Peerkho-Mahamaya section of Jammu Ropeway, a step taken to enhance the tourism sector in the Union Territory.
Jammu and Kashmir: Development activities going on in border villages in Nowshera
Jul 17, 2021, at 10:41 pm
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district is witnessing several development projects going on in border villages close to LoC in Nowshera sub-division.
Kolkata: Truck plunges into Santragachi lake, driver, helper go missing
Jul 17, 2021, at 10:31 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A truck plunged nearly 50 ft off a rail over bridge (ROB) into a lake at Santragachi in Kolkata's twin city Howrah on Saturday early morning, reports said.
IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar says 78 terrorists neutralized in Valley in 2021
Jul 17, 2021, at 09:59 pm
Srinagar: IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar has said as many as 78 terrorists have been neutralized in Jammu and Kashmir in 2021.
West Bengal minister Sadhan Pande hospitalised in critical condition
Jul 17, 2021, at 08:42 pm
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Minister for Consumer Affairs, Self Help Group and Self-Employment Sadhan Pande has been admitted to a city hospital as he is down with pneumonia.
Parliament: VP Naidu calls all-party meet of RS floor leaders ahead of Monsoon session
Jul 17, 2021, at 08:38 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu has convened a meeting of all floor leaders of the House on Saturday evening ahead of the Monsoon session of Parliament.
Sharad Pawar meets PM Modi amid strains in Maha Vikas Aghadi govt
Jul 17, 2021, at 07:08 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar Saturday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here at a time the Maharashtra government, of which his party is a key entity, is facing trouble.
Karnataka BJP crisis: CM BS Yediyurappa offers to quit, say sources
Jul 17, 2021, at 06:48 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: In a new twist to the Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) crisis, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has offered to step down citing his illness, media reports said quoting sources.
11 dead in Madhya Pradesh well tragedy; PM Modi expresses 'anguish', announces aid for victims' kin
Jul 17, 2021, at 06:03 am
Vidisha/IBNS: Eleven bodies were recovered till the end of the relief and rescue operation in Madhya Pradesh's Vidisha district where 30 people had fallen into an approximately 50-feet-deep well while trying to save a boy.
Jul 17, 2021, at 05:13 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia along with Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan on Friday virtually flagged off eight new routes bolstering the aerial connectivity from Madhya Pradesh to Maharashtra and Gujarat.
Amarinder Singh writes to Sonia Gandhi against Navjot Singh Sidhu's possible promotion plan
Jul 17, 2021, at 04:47 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After Navjot Singh Sidhu met Sonia Gandhi on Friday over the party's infighting in Punjab, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has written to the Congress President expressing his reservations on the cricketer-turned-politician's suggested elevation, media reports said.
India, Bangladesh discuss expanding multifaceted cooperation, connectivity, Rohingya issues
Jul 17, 2021, at 03:51 am
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Bangladesh counterpart AK Abdul Momen discussed bilateral and regional connectivity, the vaccine situation, and expanding multifaceted cooperation, while emphasizing on resuming the activities of various joint mechanisms after the Covid scenario improves in both countries, during a meeting on the sidelines of a conference in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Assam’s first female Finance Minister Ajanta Neog tables Rs 566 crore state budget
Jul 17, 2021, at 03:11 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam’s first female Finance Minister Ajanta Neog on Friday presented a Rs 566 crore state budget for 2021-22 in the assembly, with no new tax proposals.
'Those afraid within the party, run to RSS; we don't need you': Rahul Gandhi's message to dissidents
Jul 17, 2021, at 02:29 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the party needs fearless leaders and those who feel afraid within the party should be shown the door.
Yogi Adityanath govt turned UP into one of ‘leading states’ in country: JP Nadda
Jul 17, 2021, at 01:34 am
Lucknow/UNI: Crediting the Yogi Adityanath government with turning Uttar Pradesh into one of the “leading states” in the country, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda on Friday exhorted party leaders and workers to ensure that welfare schemes and programmes reach people.
Supreme Court quashes PIL seeking approval for herbal concoction claimed to cure COVID-19
Jul 17, 2021, at 01:07 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a public interest litigation petition that sought directions to allow the supply of a herbal concoction medicine in Andhra Pradesh, which is claimed to "miraculously" cure COVID-19.
Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria visits Thiruvananthapuram
Jul 16, 2021, at 11:14 pm
Thiruvananthapuram: Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria PVSM AVSM VM ADC, CAS visited Thiruvananthapuram on July 15 and 16 July 2021 for Southern Air Command (SAC) Commanders' Conference.
Corona is not over, pictures of post unlocking behaviour worrisome: PM Modi
Jul 16, 2021, at 09:39 pm
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi interacted with CMs of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha, Maharashtra and Kerala to discuss Covid related situation.
Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui killed in Afghanistan clashes
Jul 16, 2021, at 07:14 pm
Kandahar/IBNS: India's Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Danish Siddiqui has been killed in clashes between Taliban and government forces in Afghanistan's Kandahar city.