Ashwini Vaishnaw takes charge of Railway Ministry

Jul 08, 2021, at 06:26 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Ashwini Vaishnaw took charge as the country's Railway Minister on Thursday, a day after the Cabinet expansion.

Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh passes away

Jul 08, 2021, at 04:58 pm

Shimla/UNI: Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and Congress leader Virbhadra Singh, who was ailing for the last three months, passed away at Indira Gandhi Medical College Hospital Shimla on early Thursday morning.

Jammu and Kashmir: Four militants killed in 2 separate encounters

Jul 08, 2021, at 01:58 pm

Srinagar/UNI: Four militants were killed in two separate encounters with security forces in the twin south Kashmir districts of Pulwama and Kulgam on Thursday.

Amit Shah to head newly created Ministry of Cooperation along with Home Affairs

Jul 08, 2021, at 06:06 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Amit Shah, the number two in Prime Minister Narendra Modi Cabinet, will now head the newly-set up Ministry of Cooperation in addition to his current Home Affairs portfolio.

LG rolls out sustainable development fellowship for engineering, management, other J&K graduates

Jul 08, 2021, at 04:57 am

Srinagar/IBNS: With the aim of transforming the overall delivery structure of government programmes, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Monday rolled out the ‘Lieutenant Governor’s Sustainable Development Fellowship (LGSDF)’ for the engineering, management and other graduates of J&K.

PM Modi cabinet reshuffle: Check out who's got what

Jul 08, 2021, at 04:56 am

New Delhi/IBNS: With 43 new ministers being inducted in the Narendra Modi government as part of a major Union Cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday, several important portfolios got new faces including health, law, Information and Technology as well as railways.

J&K: Indian tricolour hoisted at Government office complex

Jul 08, 2021, at 04:55 am

Srinagar/IBNS: As a part of an initiative of the government to fly the tricolour on all government buildings in J&K,  a flag hoisting ceremony was held here during which the tricolour was raised on a government office complex at Bemina, on Monday.

Lt Governor launches Golf Training Academy in Kashmir

Jul 08, 2021, at 04:53 am

Srinagar/IBNS: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha on Monday launched the Golf Training Academy at the Kashmir Golf Club here for promoting and strengthening the sports ecosystem in the Union Territory.

Kashmir: DIET Baramulla starts online 'Subject Training' for teachers

Jul 08, 2021, at 04:50 am

Baramulla/IBNS: District Institute of Education and Trainings (DIET), Baramulla has started online training to update the teaching staff comprising of masters and teachers in the school education department.

DHS Kashmir visits SDH Charar-e-Sharief and Pakherpora

Jul 08, 2021, at 04:48 am

Srinagar/IBNS: Director Health Services Kashmir, Mushtaq Ahmed Rather Monday visited Sub-District Hospital  (SDH) Charar-e-Sharief and Pakherpora to take stock of the healthcare arrangements there.

New Industrial Policy 2021-30 | J&K Tourism Department holds workshop for tourism stakeholders

Jul 08, 2021, at 04:45 am

Srinagar/IBNS: J&K Tourism Department on Tuesday held a hand-holding session for the tourism stakeholders in which technical experts from the Industries & Commerce Department apprised them about the incentives under New Industrial Policy 2021-30.

Srinagar: Advisor Baseer Khan meets deputations at Civil Secretariat

Jul 08, 2021, at 04:43 am

Srinagar/IBNS: Several deputations and individuals Monday called on Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan at the Civil Secretariat here and apprised him of their grievances and demands.

Workshop on Artificial Intelligence begins at NIT Srinagar

Jul 08, 2021, at 04:40 am

Srinagar/IBNS: A week-long virtual workshop on 'Artificial Intelligence (AI) Solution for Optimum Utilization of Power and Energy' began at the National Institute of Technology, (NIT) Srinagar on Monday, and the inaugural session was attended by more than 150 participants from across the country.

Courts resume physical hearing after 3 months in Jammu and Kashmir

Jul 08, 2021, at 04:38 am

Srinagar/IBNS: J&K High Court, as well as District and Subordinate Courts and Tribunals, resumed physical hearing from Tuesday.

Delimitation Commission arrives on 4-day J&K visit

Jul 08, 2021, at 04:36 am

Srinagar/IBNS: The Delimitation Commission led by Justice (retd) Ranjana Prakash Desai will arrive here on a four-day visit on Tuesday to interact with political leaders and civil society groups, among others, to gather first-hand inputs to carve out new constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.

J&K is close to my heart: Manoj Sinha

Jul 08, 2021, at 04:33 am

Srinagar/IBNS: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Tuesday said that Jammu and Kashmir is close to his heart and that the well-being of all the citizens was his first and foremost duty and mission.

Kashmir: Rehabilitation of nomadic children kickstarted at Tashloo

Jul 08, 2021, at 04:23 am

Shopian: As part of the Government's ambitious programme, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Shopian  Mushtaq Ahmed Simnani today kick-started the Nomads rehabilitation programme by distributing books and other stationery items among the Nomadic children. He was accompanied by the Chief Education  Officer and Tehsildar Shopian.

Develop tourist infrastructure in Tangmarg region to supplement Gulmarg, Kashmir: Qayoom Wani

Jul 08, 2021, at 04:03 am

Srinagar/IBNS: Former trade union leader and Chairman Jammu and Kashmir Civil Society Forum Abdul  Qayoom Wani today alleged that the successive regimes have failed to tap the potential of the Tangmarg region to supplement the tourist resort of Gulmarg.

Administration orders opening of parks in Srinagar with rider

Jul 08, 2021, at 04:00 am

Srinagar: Authorities on Tuesday ordered reopening of all paid and unpaid parks in the summer capital on weekdays except Saturdays and Sundays for visitors who are either vaccinated or carrying a valid negative RT-PCR within 48 hours.

Srinagar sees 70 per cent dip in active Covid cases in a month

Jul 08, 2021, at 03:57 am

Srinagar/IBNS: Signifying the downward trend of Covid infection cases in the summer capital, the district has witnessed a decline of over 70 per cent in active positive cases in the last month.

Seminar on Srinagar’s heritage conservation, contemporary urban development held

Jul 08, 2021, at 03:53 am

Srinagar/IBNS: A workshop ‘My city My ideas: Creating an enabling environment for heritage conservation and contemporary urban development’ in Srinagar was organised by Srinagar Smart City Limited (SSCL)  in collaboration with Srinagar Municipal Corporation here.

J&K LG Calls for capacity building of teachers

Jul 08, 2021, at 03:49 am

Srinagar/IBNS:  Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday called for constituting the 'Educational Reforms Committee of Teachers' at various levels for developing scientific temper in students, besides providing them with quality education.

J&K LG launches online services of Amarnath Shrine Board

Jul 08, 2021, at 03:46 am

Srinagar/IBNS: In order to provide a personal experience to the devotees of Shri Amarnathji, Lieutenant  Governor Manoj Sinha today launched various online services of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board.

PM Modi congratulates new ministers who took oath as part of major cabinet reshuffle

Jul 08, 2021, at 03:45 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated all new ministers who took oath on Wednesday as a part of cabinet expansion and reshuffle.

J&K LG reviews functioning of Public Works Department

Jul 08, 2021, at 03:43 am

Srinagar/IBNS: In order to strengthen the road network across J&K, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today set the target of 8,000 km of road length for the Public Works (R&B) Department.

BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia takes oath in PM Modi's Cabinet 2.0

Jul 08, 2021, at 02:12 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Sixteen months after joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday took oath as minister in the Narendra Modi government 2.0.

BJP launches three day long agitation in Odisha, demands CBI probe into PMAY scam

Jul 08, 2021, at 01:10 am

Bhubaneswar/UNI: The Odisha unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday launched three-day long agitation across the state in protest against irregularities in the allotment of pucca houses to ineligible beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY).

Narendra Modi's Cabinet reshuffle: 43 new Ministers take oath

Jul 07, 2021, at 11:54 pm

New Delhi: In a major reshuffle of the PM Narendra Modi-led Cabinet, 43 new ministers took oath on Wednesday.

Narendra Modi's Cabinet reshuffle: Prakash Javadekar, Ravi Shankar Prasad quit

Jul 07, 2021, at 11:24 pm

New Delhi:  Senior Union Ministers Prakash Javadekar and Ravi Shankar Prasad have quit their positions, just ahead of a crucial reshuffle of PM Narendra Modi-led Cabinet on Wednesday.

Three militants held in Nagaland's Phek, arms-ammu recovered

Jul 07, 2021, at 10:51 pm

Guwahati: Security forces apprehended three militants of NSCN-K and NNC (NPGN) and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition in Nagaland's Phek district.