Jammu and Kashmir: Advisor Khan chairs 28th AGM of WDC
Apr 07, 2021, at 10:29 pm
Srinagar: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan today convened 28th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of J&K Women’s Development Corporation (WDC).
Jammu And Kashmir: Comm FDA inspects Food Processing Units at Anantnag
Apr 07, 2021, at 10:23 pm
Srinagar: Commissioner, Food & Drug Administration, J&K, Shakeel-ul Rehman along with food safety team Anatanag, today conducted inspection of various processing units and Food Sale Establishments including M/S Arafh& M/S Kanwal spices manufacturing units at Anantnag.
Jammu and Kashmir: DDC chairpersons placed above MPs, MLAs in status
Apr 07, 2021, at 10:02 pm
Srinagar: Government today issued fresh “warrant of precedence” placing Chairpersons of District Development Councils (DDC) with in their respective territorial jurisdictions, above MPs, MLAs and Chief Secretary and Vice Chairpersons equivalent to Administrative Secretaries within their respective jurisdictions in Jammu and Kashmir.
Russian foreign minister in two-day Pakistan visit
Apr 07, 2021, at 09:39 pm
Moscow: Russia Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reached Pakistan for a two-day visit, the first in the last nine years, reported Dawn. He will today hold discussions with Pakistan military and civilian leaders on Afghanistan, bilateral ties, and economic cooperation among other issues.
Jammu and Kashmir: LG Manoj Sinha launches Public Works Online System
Apr 07, 2021, at 09:30 pm
Srinagar: Taking a major leap towards strengthening the e-Governance structure and bringing transparency in the system, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today launched JK Public Works Online Management, Monitoring and Accounting System (JKPW-OMMAS), besides two apps- “Hamari Sadak” & “Tameer Taraqqi” of J&K Public Works (R&B) department.
Masks mandatory inside car even while driving alone, orders Delhi High Court
Apr 07, 2021, at 07:30 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday ruled masks are mandatory inside a car even while driving alone, amid the massive spike in Covid-19 daily cases.
Rahul Gandhi bats for vaccines for all amid massive Covid-19 spike
Apr 07, 2021, at 05:39 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday spoke in favour of the Covid-19 vaccination drive for all Indians at a time the country is witnessing massive spike in daily cases.
Apr 07, 2021, at 05:30 pm
Kolkata: In the triangular fight for West Bengal, Sanjukta Morcha-supported Indian National Congress (INC) candidate in Sreerampore Assembly seat in Hooghly district, Alok Banerjee, has set his focus is on two major issues of the state- unemployment and daily struggle of the lower-middle-class and poor people, which are mostly "unhighlighted" by the two derby sides- Trinamool Congress and BJP.
Mask mandatory even if one is driving alone in car, rules Delhi High Court
Apr 07, 2021, at 04:29 pm
Apr 07, 2021, at 03:51 pm
Kathmandu: Nepal Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali has said Kathmandu and New Delhi have agreed to carry out a joint study on construction activities underway in and around the Mahakali River in Darchula district.
Bangladesh ferry tragedy: India mourns loss of lives
Apr 07, 2021, at 03:26 pm
New Delhi: India on Monday condoled the death of more than 20 people as a ferry sunk in a river near the Bangladesh capital Dhaka.
11th India-China military level talks on LAC likely on April 9
Apr 07, 2021, at 04:35 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The 11th round of India-China military-level talks will take place on April 9 in which issues like friction at Gogra-Hot Springs, restoring the pre-April 2020 status quo ante, long-standing patrolling issues at Depsang Bulge due to friction in the area during the 2013 stand-off with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) are likely to be discussed, a Hindustan Times report said referring sources.
Apr 07, 2021, at 03:45 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Polling across 475 assembly constituencies in four states and one union territory of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Assam and West Bengal were conducted on Tuesday amid high vigil and live monitoring as well as webcasting of more than 50 pct booths.
India hosts first meeting of BRICS Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
Apr 07, 2021, at 02:23 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India hosted a meeting of BRICS Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors virtually on Tuesday.
Prakash Javadekar and US envoy John Kerry discuss climate finance, joint research
Apr 07, 2021, at 01:54 am
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: India's Environment and Climate Change Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday held an “engaging and fruitful discussion” with US climate envoy John Kerry, who is on a three-day visit to the Asian country.
Apr 07, 2021, at 01:35 am
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: India and Russia on Tuesday agreed on investing more in each other's economy and launch additional production of Russian military equipment in India during a meeting of Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in "comprehensive and productive" talks here.
Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana appointed as Chief Justice of India
Apr 07, 2021, at 12:01 am
Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana has been appointed as the Chief Justice of India, officials said on Tuesday.
BJP workers forcibly occupying polling booths and attacking TMC activists: Mamata Banerjee
Apr 06, 2021, at 10:55 pm
Alipurduar/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday claimed that the BJP workers were forcibly occupying polling booths and attacking TMC activists.
Assembly Polls: Narendra Modi coins "Chalo Paltai" slogan in Bengal, slams Mamata Banerjee
Apr 06, 2021, at 09:40 pm
Cooch Behar/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday coined the slogan "Chalo Paltai" (let us make the change) to target CM Mamata Banerjee and her government as he participated in yet another poll rally in West Bengal where the third phase of the high-voltage Assembly polls is currently on.
Jammu and Kashmir: Security forces launch CASO in Shopian
Apr 06, 2021, at 09:35 pm
Shopian,Jammu&Kashmir/UNI: Security forces on Tuesday launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in a village located within the South Kashmir district of Shopian.
US: Family of 6 found dead in Texas in apparent murder-suicide
Apr 06, 2021, at 08:52 pm
Austin/Sputnik: Six family members were found dead in the suburban Dallas,Texas, in what appears to be a murder-suicide committed by two brothers, NBC-DFW news broadcaster reported on Tuesday citing the local police.
Dozens of far-flung, remote areas again cutoff in North Kashmir due to snowfall and rain
Apr 06, 2021, at 08:28 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Traffic to dozens of far-flung and remote villages, including border towns of Keran, Karnah and Tangdhar, were suspended on Tuesday in North Kashmir as a precautionary measure following fresh snowfall and rain.
Australian High Commissioner to India in New Delhi Barry O'Farrell takes Covid-19 vaccine shot
Apr 06, 2021, at 08:25 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Australian High Commissioner to India in New Delhi, Barry O'Farrell, took the Covid-19 vaccine shot here on Tuesday.
Night curfew imposed in Delhi to contain Covid-19 pandemic
Apr 06, 2021, at 07:33 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Delhi government has imposed night curfew from 10 pm to 5 am with an immediate effect till Apr 30 to check the rising number of Covid-19 cases here.
People of UT will reject communal forces : V Narayanasamy
Apr 06, 2021, at 03:36 pm
Puducherry/UNI: Former Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy on Tuesday said that the people of Union Territory will reject communal forces.
Assam voting in third and final phase today
Apr 06, 2021, at 03:23 pm
Guwahati/UNI: Voting for the third and final phase of Assam elections commenced at 7 am today with voters queuing up many polling centres to cast their votes at the crack of the dawn.
Ex-Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa's close-aide Sasikala's name not in voter's list, did not vote
Apr 06, 2021, at 02:55 pm
Chennai/UNI: As Tamil Nadu started exercising the democratic duty to elect its 16th Assembly, V K Sasikala, a close-aide of late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, could not cast her ballot as her name has been ‘removed’ from the voters list, even as single phase polling began at 0700 hrs on Tuesday morning.
Tamil Nadu: Single phase polling begins amid tight security
Apr 06, 2021, at 02:40 pm
Chennai/UNI: An estimated 6.29 crore electorate are expected to cast their ballots as the single phase polling in one of the most fiercely contested polling to elect the 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly began at 0700 hrs on Tuesday, apart from the bypoll to the Kanyakumari Lok Sabha seat.
Assembly polls underway in Puducherry
Apr 06, 2021, at 02:14 pm
Puducherry/UNI: Polling began in the Union Territory of Puducherry at 0700 hours on Tuesday, amid tight security.
Assembly election in Kerala: Single phase polling begins
Apr 06, 2021, at 02:09 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Voting began for 140 Assembly constituencies in Kerala at 0700 hours on Tuesday, amid tight security.