Manipur to increase monthly pension for retired journalists
Imphal (PTI) The Information and Public Relation Minister of Manipur Th Bishwajit Singh Saturday said the process to increase the monthly pension for retired journalists and ex-gratia for families of the deceased scribes is underway. A cabinet memo regarding this has been prepared as well, Singh said in the assembly, while responding to a query raised […]
Sitharaman meets Wing Commander Abhinandan
New Delhi(PTI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Saturday met Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman and conveyed to him that the entire nation is proud of his courage and determination, officials said. During the meeting at a medical facility of the Indian Air Force, Varthaman is understood to have explained to Sitharaman details about his nearly 60 hour stay […]
PM Modi to launch Kalashnikov rifles unit in Amethi
New Delhi, (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Amethi, the parliamentary constituency of Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, on Sunday to launch a Kalashnikov rifles manufacturing facility. During his visit, the PM will unveil several other development projects for Amethi and the region, a statement from his office said. At Kauhar in Amethi, the PM […]
Muneer Khan appointed as State Information Comissioner
Srinagar: Governor Jammu and Kashmir Satya Pal Malik on Saturday appointed Muneer Ahmad Khan, ADGP Law and Order State information commissioner. General Adminstration Department passed the orders of the posting on March 2. According to the order Khan, presently Security, Law and Order, Home gaurds, Civil Defence, SDRF as State Informatio Commissioner in the […]
Govt issues alert to enhance security at all airports
New Delhi, (PTI) The government on Saturday issued an “alert” for all airports and airlines in the country, asking them to “enhance the existing security measures”, as it has received intelligence inputs in the aftermath of the Pulwama attack and subsequent developments. The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) issued the alert and marked it to […]
KU scores 51st rank in QS India University Rankings -2019
Srinagar: The University of Kashmir has scored 51st rank among the universities and higher education institutions assessed in the QS India University Rankings 2019. According to the latest report of 2019 released by QS University of Kashmir is ranked at 51st position in the list which has been topped by IIT –Bombay. The Indian Institute of Science […]
Wing Commander Abhinandan undergoes ‘cooling down’ process
New Delhi,(PTI) Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who was brought to Delhi after Pakistan released him through the Attari-Wagah border late Friday night, underwent a series of medical tests as part of a “cooling down” process, officials said. Early Saturday morning, Varthaman met his immediate family members as well as several top officials of the Indian Air […]
Srinagar-Jammu highway closed for traffic after fresh landslides
Banihal: The Srinagar-Jammu highway was closed for traffic on Saturday after fresh landslide near Pantiyal in Ramban district of Jammu, officials said. Earlier, traffic was allowed to ply from Jammu to Srinagar on the highway despite fresh snowfall and rains. An official said that hundreds of vehicles were left stranded on the highway following […]
J-K Guv expresses grief over loss of lives in Majalta road accident
Jammu,(PTI) : Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik Saturday expressed grief over the death of six people and injuries to 31 others in a road accident in Udhampur district. In a condolence message, the governor conveyed his sympathies to the bereaved families and prayed for peace to the departed souls, a spokesman of the […]
Hold polls to make India strong, not to fulfil a family’s wish to make prince PM: Shah
Umaria (MP) (PTI): Polls should be held to make India and its economy strong, to give Pakistan a befitting reply and not to fulfil a family’s wish to make its “prince” the prime minister, BJP chief Amit Shah said on Saturday in a veiled attack on Congress and its president Rahul Gandhi. Shah, while addressing the […]
