Jammu and Kashmir: LG Manoj Sinha assures parties of smooth campaign
Nov 21, 2020, at 10:52 pm
Srinagar: Lt Governor Manoj Sinha Friday assured political parties of ensuring smooth campaign for the upcoming local body elections and said the polls would go a long way in strengthening panchayati raj institutions in J&K.
Jammu and Kashmir: Urs of Peer Dastageer Sahib (RA) being observed amid COVID guidelines
Nov 21, 2020, at 10:48 pm
Srinagar: The annual Urs of Sheikh Syed Abdul Qadir Jeelani (RA), popularly known as Peer Dastageer Sahib (RA) is being observed here with enthusiasm. During the 11-day-long Urs, which began on Monday, the devotees throng the Dastageer Sahib (RA) Shrine located at Khanyar.
Delay in settlement of pension: J&K HC imposes interest penalty
Nov 21, 2020, at 10:46 pm
Srinagar: Underscoring that pensioner or retiree benefits become the principal source of sustenance to an employee after his retirement, the High Court has ruled that delay in settlement and disbursement of pension has to be visited with the penalty of payment of interest.
Jammu and Kashmir: SKUAST conducts Scientific Rice Production programme at Khudwani
Nov 21, 2020, at 10:42 pm
Srinagar: A Seed/input distribution cum one day training programme on Scientific Rice Production (SRP) Technologies under Tribal Sub Plan-Rice of All India Coordinated Research Project on Rice (AICRIP-Rice), was conducted here at Mountain Research Centre for Field Crops (MRCFC) Khudwani, SKUAST Kashmir on Thursday.
France expresses interests to explore collaboration opportunities in Jammu and Kashmir
Nov 21, 2020, at 10:36 pm
Srinagar: France has expressed desire to explore opportunities of collaboration in tourism and other potential sectors in the northeastern region and Jammu and Kashmir.
On mission Tamil Nadu, Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrives to a rousing reception
Nov 21, 2020, at 10:32 pm
Chennai/UNI: Ahead of the Assembly elections, which is due in 4-5 months times, Senior BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived here on Saturday on a two-day visit to the city and was accorded a rousing reception at the airport.
Mumbai: Two minors apprehended for raping three-yr-old girl
Nov 21, 2020, at 10:27 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Two minor boys were apprehended for allegedly raping a three-year-old girl, police said on Saturday.
Nov 21, 2020, at 08:43 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India on Saturday summoned a Pakistan High Commission official and lodged a strong protest at the attempted terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir on November 19 which was reportedly planned by Pak-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM).
Comedian Bharti Singh, husband taken by NCB for questioning
Nov 21, 2020, at 08:27 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Comedian Bharti Singh's house was searched by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Saturday and she along with her husband Harsh Limbachiyaa have been taken for questioning by the agency, said media reports.
Kashmir: Soldier killed, another injured as Pakistan shells forward posts on LoC in Rajouri
Nov 21, 2020, at 06:01 pm
Jammu/UNI: One soldier was killed while another suffered injuries as Pakistan yet again violated the ceasefire by firing unprovoked along the Line of Control in Laam area of Nowshera sector of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.
INS Airavat arrives in South Sudan
Nov 21, 2020, at 02:47 pm
New Delhi/UNI: In continuation of the ongoing humanitarian mission ‘Sagar-II’, Indian Naval Ship Airavat arrived at Port of Mombasa in Kenya on Friday.
Celebrating Mujib Borsho: Special edition wristwatches released by High Commission of India
Nov 21, 2020, at 02:40 pm
Dhaka: A limited series of Special Edition wristwatches designed and commissioned by High Commission of India were unveiled on Nov 17 by Bangladesh Minister for Road Transport and Bridges and General Secretary of Awami League Obaidul Quader and High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswami.
PM Modi holds meeting to review India's Covid vaccination strategy
Nov 21, 2020, at 05:22 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a virtual meeting with top officials including those from the centre's think-tank NITI Aayog on India's strategy for developing a COVID-19 vaccine and the way forward.
Delhi riots: Umar Khalid's judicial custody extended till Nov 23
Nov 21, 2020, at 04:54 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A Delhi court Friday extended the judicial custody of former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid and JNU student Sharjeel Imam in connection with cases related to north east Delhi riots that broke out in February this year, said media reports.
Nov 21, 2020, at 04:23 am
New Delhi/Kathmandu/IBNS: Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla will meet Prime Minister of Nepal KP Sharma Oli on November 26 as scheduled earlier during his two-day visit to the Himalayan nation to strengthen people-to-people cooperation between the two neighbours, said a media report.
After Kapil Sibal's remarks, Sonia Gandhi names 4 'dissenters' as members to key panels
Nov 21, 2020, at 03:56 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Days after Kapil Sibal made remarks raising doubts on the leadership of Congress following the party's debacle in the recently held Bihar elections, president Sonia Gandhi has included four members of the 'dissenting camp' in three committees set up to keep her informed on matters relating to national security, foreign affairs and the economy.
67th All India Cooperative week concludes in Shillong
Nov 21, 2020, at 02:07 am
Shillong/IBNS: The week-long celebration of the 67th All India Cooperative Week culminated on Friday at Yojana Bhavan, Main Secretariat in Meghalaya’s capital city Shillong.
Nov 21, 2020, at 01:53 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra government is mulling temporary suspension of trains and flights from Delhi in view of the spike in coronavirus cases in the national capital, said media reports.
Congress urges postponement of local body elections in Arunachal
Nov 21, 2020, at 01:49 am
Itanagar/UNI: Opposition Congress in Arunachal Pradesh which has been vehemently opposing State Election Commission's (SEC) decision to hold the Panchayat and Municipal polls simultaneously on Dec 22 amid Covid-19 pandemic, on Friday urged the Commission for postponement of the same till the arrival of the vaccine.
Article 370 is not sub judice, no power on Earth can bring it back: BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain
Nov 20, 2020, at 11:30 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Claiming that the matter involving revocation of Article 370 is not sub judice, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National spokesperson Syed Shahnawaz Hussain on Friday said that no power on earth can bring it back.
Jammu and Kashmir: DG BSF flags off special cycle expedition
Nov 20, 2020, at 11:21 pm
Srinagar: Rakesh Asthana, Director General of Border Security Force (BSF), recently flagged off a special cycle expedition from Kashmir to Kanyakumari.
PM Narendra Modi, his Bhutanese counterpart launch RuPay Phase 2 in Bhutan
Nov 20, 2020, at 11:12 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bhutanese counterpart Lyonchhen Dr Lotay Tshering on Friday virtually launched Phase-2 of the RuPay card allowing Bhutanese card holders access to RuPay network in India.
Virtual Meet: Outreach programme connects international buyers with J&K saffron producers
Nov 20, 2020, at 11:05 pm
Srinagar: The Consulate General of India, New York in association with the Jammu and Kashmir Trade Promotion Organisation (JKTPO) and US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) recently organized a virtual conference to connect international buyers with saffron buyers of Jammu and Kashmir.
Jammu and Kashmir: Major tragedy averted, IED found near mosque in Kulgam defused
Nov 20, 2020, at 10:51 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces on Friday averted a major tragedy when they detected and defused a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted near a mosque in south Kashmir district of Kulgam, official sources said.
Two Mizoram districts awarded Swachhata Puraskar
Nov 20, 2020, at 10:47 pm
Aizawl/IBNS : Among 20 districts selected from across the country, two districts from Mizoram named Kolasib and Serchhip were awarded Swachhata Puraskar award in the function organized to observe World Toilet Day 2020 by Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti on Thursday.
Nov 20, 2020, at 10:32 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Finance minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma said the Congress party is now playing very dirty politics in the country from Jammu & Kashmir to Assam and it has now become a big threat to the nation.
COVID-19: Haryana closes all schools till Nov 30
Nov 20, 2020, at 10:25 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: Haryana government on Friday announced closure of all government and private schools in the state till November 30 as dozens of students in some schools were found infected with Covid-19.
Assam Rifles officials conduct COVID-19 awareness camp in Nagaland’s Peren
Nov 20, 2020, at 10:19 pm
Kohima/IBNS: Jalukie Battalion of Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (N) recently conducted a COVID-19 awareness campaign at Old Chalkot village in Nagaland’s Peren district.
Centre declares roads connecting Majuli as National Highway
Nov 20, 2020, at 10:06 pm
Guwahati/IBNS : The centre has declared the roads connecting the existing National Highway-715 near Jorhat with Kamalabari Ghat in Majuli in Assam as National Highways (NH) 715K under National Highways Act, 1956.
Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij becomes first volunteer of Covaxin third phase trial
Nov 20, 2020, at 09:57 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Friday became the first volunteer for the third phase trial of potential Covaxin vaccine against COVID-19 as he was administered the dose at Civil Hospital, Ambala.