Battle against COVID-19: Delhi govt lifts time restrictions on markets
Aug 21, 2021, at 11:52 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi government has decided to relax restrictions on timings imposed on markets during the rise in Covid-19 cases next week onwards, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday.
Punjab police now foil major heroin smuggling bid through Indo-Pak border
Aug 21, 2021, at 10:49 pm
Amritsar/UNI: The Amritsar Rural Police foiled a major drug smuggling bid by Pakistan-based smugglers early this morning by recovering 39 packets of heroin, weighing 40.81 kg, in the Panjgraian Border Outpost (BOP) area of Amritsar worth about 200 crores in the international market.
Jammu and Kashmir: LG Manoj Sinha calls for multifold strategies to prevent 3rd wave
Aug 21, 2021, at 10:18 pm
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today chaired weekly meetings with Covid Task Force, SSPs, and reviewed the Covid response and containment measures of the Districts’ Administrations.
14 people arrested in Assam over supporting Taliban on social media
Aug 21, 2021, at 10:13 pm
Guwahati: At least 14 people, including three Maulanas and a student, have been arrested by the Assam police from across the state for alleged social media posts supporting the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.
Meghalaya police recover huge quantity of explosives from Assam vehicle
Aug 21, 2021, at 10:10 pm
Shillong: Meghalaya police recovered a huge quantity of explosives from a vehicle at Byrnihat area along Assam-Meghalaya border on Friday.
Afghanistan: IAF plane takes off from Kabul with around 90 Indians
Aug 21, 2021, at 09:41 pm
New Delhi/UNI: An aircraft of the Indian Air Force flew out from Kabul with around 90 Indians on Saturday as more evacuations to bring back Indians are being worked out, sources said.
Assam government distributes appointment letters to 767 candidates in education department
Aug 21, 2021, at 09:19 pm
Guwahati: Kick starting the process for providing government jobs to 1 lakh unemployed youths in the state, the Assam government distributed appointment letters to 767 candidates in different directorates of education department on regular and compassionate ground.
Over 150 people, mostly Indian citizens, abducted near Kabul airport, say reports
Aug 21, 2021, at 07:31 pm
Kabul/UNI: The Taliban has abducted over 150 people, mostly Indian nationals, from an area close to Hamid Karzai International Airport here in Afghanistan on Saturday morning, Afghan media said, quoting reliable sources, however, there was no official confirmation from New Delhi.
Prez Kovind, VP Naidu, PM Modi greet people on Onam
Aug 21, 2021, at 05:50 pm
New Delhi/UNI: President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday extended their greetings to the people on the occasion of Onam.
Momentous feat: PM Modi after world's first DNA based anti-COVID-19 vaccine ZyCov-D gets nod
Aug 21, 2021, at 04:36 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lauded the scientists after the world's first DNA based anti-COVID-19 vaccine, ZyCov-D, got approval for an emergency use in India.
Jammu and Kashmir: 3 JeM terrorists killed during encounter in Tral
Aug 21, 2021, at 02:17 pm
Srinagar: Three Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists were killed during an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Nagbaeran Tral region on Saturday, officials said.
Kashmir Police organise Independence Day celebration events at Budgam
Aug 21, 2021, at 06:35 am
Srinagar: As a part of celebrations of 75 years of independence, Police organised a mega feast (BadaKhana) functions at District Police Lines Budgam, Sub Divisions Khan Sahab, Charar-e-Sharief and Magam.
Pandurang K Pole chairs ninth 'Board of Directors' meeting of Srinagar Smart City Limited
Aug 21, 2021, at 06:27 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole today chaired the ninth 'Board of Directors' meeting of Srinagar Smart City Limited in Srinagar.
DDCRK constitutes Covid SOP monitoring teams in Srinagar
Aug 21, 2021, at 06:21 am
Srinagar/IBNS: In order to keep strong health surveillance amongst the general public on Covid appropriate behaviour in the summer capital, Divisional Covid 19 Control Room Kashmir (DCCRK ) constituted Covid Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs) monitoring teams for monitoring and implementation of preventive health measures in the fight against this dreadful disease.
PM initiated a new era of development in J&K: Amit Shah
Aug 21, 2021, at 06:05 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday, while hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi for initiating a new era of development in J&K, alleged that the previous governments deprived its citizens of the same for decades and only cared for their own families.
Parliamentary Committee on subordinate legislation completes Kashmir visit
Aug 21, 2021, at 06:00 am
Srinagar/IBNS: The Parliamentary committee on subordinate legislation headed by its Chairman Sardar Pratap Singh Bajwa on Thursday completed their four-day visit to Kashmir after meeting the electricity stakeholders of the country.
Like Banaras, J&K has always been a great centre of Sanskrit: Manoj Sinha
Aug 21, 2021, at 05:47 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday laid the foundation stone of the new building of Chudamani Sanskrit Sansthan, Basohli and unveiled the naming of Basohli Art Gallery- “SAHKI”.
IAF's special aircraft on standby to evacuate Indians from Kabul: Reports
Aug 21, 2021, at 05:36 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A C-17 transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) is on standby to fly to Kabul and bring home Indian nationals stuck in the war-torn Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover, media reports quoting sources have said.
'Time has come to rise above our compulsions': Sonia Gandhi tells oppositions to unite
Aug 21, 2021, at 03:04 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Time has come when the interests of the nation demand that all parties rise above "our compulsions", Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi said as she called out to opposition leaders to unite before the 2024 elections at a virtual meeting on Friday.
19 Opposition parties attend Sonia Gandhi's virtual meet
Aug 21, 2021, at 12:58 am
New Delhi/UNI: A virtual meeting called by Congress' interim president Sonia Gandhi was attended by 19 Opposition parties including the Trinamool Congress Party, sources said.
Jammu and Kashmir: HM hit squad member among 2 militants killed in Pulwama encounter
Aug 21, 2021, at 12:31 am
Srinagar/UNI: Two militants, including a member of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) hit squad responsible for civilian killings, were gunned down in an encounter with security forces in south Kashmir district of Pulwama on Friday.
Indian Army to repatriate 3 PoK boys detained on LoC in Poonch
Aug 21, 2021, at 12:10 am
Jammu/UNI: Indian Army will repatriate three boys from the Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, apprehended along Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Chhattisgarh: 2 ITBP personnel die during encounter against Maoists
Aug 20, 2021, at 11:20 pm
Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh/UNI: Two personnel of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police died during an approximately hour-long encounter against Maoists in Kariyameta area on Friday.
PSBs can attract Rs 25000 cr in deposits by empowering 40 cr low-income Indians : Report
Aug 20, 2021, at 10:39 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The public sector banks in India could attract approximately Rs 25,000 crores (250 billion) in deposits while financially empowering 40 crore (400 million) low-income Indians, according to a report.
Somnath an example to world, reign of terror does not last: PM Modi
Aug 20, 2021, at 07:02 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for several projects in Gujarat's Somnath, and said the Somnath temple, which was resurrected several times after being demolished, is an example that reign of terror does not last.
Sonia Gandhi to hold Opposition meeting today
Aug 20, 2021, at 05:33 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi will hold a virtual meeting with leaders of several top Opposition parties on Friday, and discuss the strategy to counter the BJP government after the Monsoon Session of Parliament saw a united Opposition cornering the government.
Kashmir: Two militants killed in ongoing Pulwama encounter
Aug 20, 2021, at 04:52 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Two militants were killed by security forces in an ongoing encounter in the south Kashmir district of Pulwama on Friday, police said.
S Jaishankar, Blinken hold 'productive' talks on Afghanistan
Aug 20, 2021, at 04:36 pm
Washington/New Delhi/UNI: India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held 'productive' talks on Afghanistan on Thursday and both sides agreed to continue their close coordination on the issue.
Narendra Modi pays tribute to Rajiv Gandhi on birth anniversary
Aug 20, 2021, at 03:21 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tribute to his predecessor Rajiv Gandhi on the latter's birth anniversary.
Jammu and Kashmir: One militant killed during encounter in Pulwama
Aug 20, 2021, at 02:30 pm
Srinagar: An unidentified militants was killed during an encounter with security forces in the south Kashmir district of Pulwama on Friday, police said.