Rahul Gandhi to address rally with mahagathbandhan partners
Ranchi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to address a rally here Saturday along with leaders of Mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in Jharkhand. Gandhi will speak at the partys Parivartan Ulgulan Maha Rally at the Morahbadi ground with leaders of JMM, JVM and RJD, JPCC spokesman Lal Kishore Nath Shahdeo […]
PM can’t do without PR; attacked us despite unity talk: Rahul
Dhule: Slamming Prime Minister Narendra Modi for criticising the Congress despite talking about the need for unity after the Pulwama attack, party chief Rahul Gandhi Friday said Modi can’t refrain from engaging in public relations exercise “even for five minutes”. Speaking at a rally in north Maharashtra’s Dhule district, the Congress chief also ridiculed industrialist […]
China says UN should discuss N Korea sanctions relief
Beijing: China called Friday for North Korean sanctions relief to be discussed at the UN Security Council after US President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un ended a summit without a deal. Beijing is the North’s main trade partner and sole major ally, but it has backed a raft of UN sanctions following Pyongyang’s repeated […]
Swaraj holds bilateral talks with counterparts from Bangladesh, Maldives
Abu Dhabi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Friday held bilateral talks with her counterparts from Bangladesh and the Maldives and exchanged views on the regional situation. After addressing the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting here, Swaraj held talks with Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid and her Bangladeshi counterpart AK Abdul Momen. Swaraj and Shahid […]
Skandan flags off new state of Art SRTC bus fleet
Jammu: Advisor to Governor, K Skandan today flagged of 16 new state of Art buses of Jammu and Kashmir State Road Transport Corporation (JKSRTC) from Tourist Receipt Centre (TRC), Jammu. It is pertinent to mention that with introduction of these state of Art modernized new buses to the already operating fleet of the JKSRTC, the […]
ADC Kishtwar reviews implementation of PM-SYM
Kishtwar: Additional Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar, Pawan Parihar, chaired a meeting of concerned district officers here to discuss the implementation of Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan scheme for unorganised workers. The concerned officers were directed by ADC to ensure sharing the list of all the eligible unorganised workers (Construction/labour Workers and Anganwadi/ASHA workers and casual labours) […]
Finally, IAF pilot returns home as PaK authorities hand him over
Wagah/Attari, Mar 1 (PTI) Indian Air Force Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman returned home from Pakistan on Friday to a hero’s welcome, two days after he was captured following a dogfight when his MiG 21 was shot down. Pakistani officials handed over Varthaman to Indian officials, including from the IAF, at the Attari-Wagah Border. However, the […]
SAC approves inclusion of 66 villages in the list of Backward Areas
JAMMU: The State Administrative Council (SAC) which met under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik approved inclusion of 66 villages in the list of Backward Areas, thereby fulfilling the long pending demand of these areas. Pertinent to mention that the Jammu and Kashmir State Commission for Backward Classes established under Jammu and Kashmir State […]
Absorption of 34 faculty members in the new GMCs by way of lateral entry approved
JAMMU: The State Administrative Council (SAC) which met under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik approved the proposal of the Health and Medical Education Department regarding one time absorption by way of lateral entry of 34 faculty members of Government Medical Colleges and Senior Consultants/Consultants of Health Department in the new Government Medical Colleges […]
21-year old youth killed, several others injured amid clashes near encounter site in Handwara
Srinagar, March 1: A 21-year-old civilian was killed and several others were injured in alleged government forces action near encounter site at Babagund, Langate in Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Reports said that the youth Waseem Ahmad Mir (21) son of Mohammad Akbar Mir of Zaloora suffered critical bullet wounds in his abdomen […]
