Tamil Nadu, J&K share a timeless bond: Lt Guv

Attends Vitasta Festival at Kalakshetra Foundation in Chennai

CHENNAI: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today attended and addressed the Vitasta Festival at Kalakshetra Foundation in Chennai. Addressing the gathering, the Lt Governor said that the 4-day festival is the biggest celebration of J&K’s culture, literary legacy, cuisine, arts & music and the spirit of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat. Events like Vitasta in Chennai open […]

Four of family found dead in Ramban

Banihal: A couple and their two daughters were found dead Saturday inside their house in the Ramban district in a case of suspected asphyxiation, officials said. Chain Singh (67), his wife Shankri Devi (62) and their daughters Sonika Devi (40) and Tesha Devi (30) were found unconscious at their mud house in the snow-bound Sandrot […]

Complaints against social media firms: Govt notifies grievances appellate committees

New Delhi: The Centre has notified three grievances appellate committees that will address users’ complaints against social media and other internet-based platforms. According to the notification, each of the three GACs (grievances appellate committees) will have a chairperson, two whole-time members from different government entities and retired senior executives from the industry for a term […]

Jan 30 rally in Kashmir not for building platform for 2024 LS polls: Jairam

Srinagar: The Congress’ rally in Kashmir on January 30 after the Bharat Jodo Yatra ends is “not a coalition building exercise” or to build a platform for the 2024 general elections, party general secretary Jairam Ramesh said. To a question at a press conference on whether some opposition leaders such as that of the Samajwadi […]

UN General Assembly president’s 3-day India visit begins today

New Delhi: President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Csaba Korosi will arrive in India on a three-day visit on Sunday, during which he is expected to discuss with his Indian interlocutors ways to deal with various challenges facing the globe. It will be Korosi’s first bilateral visit to any country since he assumed […]

Police detain protesting daily-wagers, physical teachers in Jammu

Jammu: Scores of daily wage workers and physical teachers were briefly detained here on Saturday after they staged a protest to press for their demands, officials said. While the daily wage workers have been demanding regularization of their services and release of pending wages, physical teachers are seeking reduction in their probationary period from seven […]

Attempts being made to create differences among people: PM Modi

Says 'Mantra of unity' is ultimate antidote

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday strongly cautioned against efforts to sow differences and create chasm amongst people in the country on one pretext or the other and said such attempts will not succeed. Addressing an NCC rally at the Cariappa Ground in Delhi Cantonment, Modi said the mantra of unity was the […]

After 33 years ‘Pathaan’ draws huge crowd to Sgr cinema hall

Srinagar: People of Kashmir are queuing up to watch Shah Rukh Khan-starrer “Pathaan”, making it the first film to have houseful shows in 33 years in the Valley. The cinema halls reopened in Kashmir last year after being shut for three decades due to threats and attacks by militants. Vikas Dhar, owner of Kashmir’s only […]

MeT issues ‘yellow’ warning for heavy snowfall in JK

Srinagar: As the 40-day harsh winter period, Chilla-i-Kalan, nears to an end, the weather department on Saturday issued a yellow warning for heavy snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir on January 30. A meteorological department official here said that light snow and rain was expected at scattered places in the next 24 hours. On January 30, […]