India capable of meeting all challenges: PM Modi
New Delhi, Jan 28 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that India showed last year that it is capable of taking all steps to meet challenges, be it from coronavirus or at its borders. Addressing a rally of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) here, Modi said India has shown its capabilities on all […]
MeT predicts wet spell from February 2 as Valley shivers
Srinagar, Jan 27: The Meteorological Department has predicted a wet spell on February 2 and 3 in the Valley and a spell of light snowfall in higher reaches on January 31 and February 1. Deputy Director MeT, Mukhtar Ahmad said the weather will remain dry till January 31, after which there is “possibility of a […]
US rules out any compromise with China on IP, SCS for climate change
Washington, Jan 28 (PTI) The Biden administration has ruled out any compromise with China on issues like theft of intellectual property and South China Sea for arriving at a deal on the existential issue of climate change. The US has serious differences with China on some very important issues, Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Change […]
Khalilzad told to continue with Afghan peace talks: Blinken
Washington, Jan 28 (PTI) The Biden Administration has asked Zalmay Khalilzad, who served as a Special US Representative for Afghan reconciliation under the previous Trump Administration, to continue with his peace talks, a top American diplomat said on Wednesday. At the same time, the Biden Administration has started the process of reviewing the peace deal […]
CBI quizzes former minister Lal Singh in land encroachment case
Jammu, Jan 28 (PTI) The CBI has quizzed former Jammu and Kashmir minister Lal Singh in connection with its probe into encroachment on a huge tract of government land, officials said. Singh, when contacted, declined to comment. The minister was called for questioning recently in connection with the probe in the land grab case, they […]
Low-intensity quake of magnitude 2.8 hits Delhi
New Delhi, Jan 28 (PTI) A low-intensity earthquake of magnitude 2.8 hit Delhi on Thursday morning, the National Centre for Seismology said. The epicenter of the earthquake was West Delhi and it occurred at a depth of 15 kilometres at 9.17 am.
After ten months jail inmates meet their families
Jammu: The joy of nine-year-old Mohammad Hussain knew no bounds as he accompanied his mother to meet his father lodged at a jail here, as authorities on Wednesday resumed ‘Mulaqat’ after a gap of over 10 months due to coronavirus-driven restrictions. Mulaqat’ facility allows prisoners to meet their family members. Hussain joined several other families […]
Soldier killed, 3 injured in IED blast
Srinagar: A soldier was killed and three others were injured in an IED explosion triggered by militants in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday, police said. Four soldiers of an Army patrol team sustained splinter injuries in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast inside an abandoned building of a school at Subhanpora in Kulgam district, […]
Lt Guv holds public Mulaqaat
Says government making administrative system transparent
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Wednesday held the 4th run of LG’s Mulaqaat- Live Public Grievance Hearing here at Civil Secretariat. The move is aimed at bringing reforms in public grievance redressal mechanism making it more robust and responsive. During the two-hour long live interactive programme, the Lt Governor interacted with as many as 22 […]
