India signs bilateral agreement with Saudi Govt on Haj 2023

Over 1,75000 pilgrims from India to perform pilgrimage this year

Srinagar: The Government of India (GoI) Monday signed a bilateral agreement with the Saudi Arabia kingdom for Haj 2023 after which it was announced that this year, over 1,75000 Indian pilgrims will perform the annual journey of Hajj. “Yes, the GoI signed a bilateral agreement with the Saudi Arabia kingdom for Haj 2023. This year, […]

LG to take salute at main R-Day function in Jammu

Decorate all offices, public places on the eve of Republic Day: CS to Administration

Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha will preside and take salute on the main Republic Day function at Jammu on January 26, officials said. In a communique, the General Administration Department has conveyed to the divisional commissioners of both Kashmir and Jammu divisions that Lieutenant Governor shall preside over the function and take salute on the […]

PM to hold pre-Budget meeting with economists, experts

New Delhi: Ahead of the Union Budget, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet economists and sectoral experts at NITI Aayog on Friday to discuss the state of the economy and measures to accelerate growth which is estimated to drop to 7 per cent, a senior government official said. The official further said that the meeting […]

Canada-based KTF activist designated as terrorist

New Delhi: Canada-based Aarshdeep Singh Gill, who has been involved in targeted killings, terror financing and extortion in Punjab, was on Monday designated as a terrorist by the government. The Union Home Ministry said in a notification that Gill alias Arsh Dala, who was born in Ludhiana but is currently based in Canada, is involved […]

‘Entry of foreign varsities in India will lead to healthy competition’: Private Universities

New Delhi: Foreign universities setting up their campuses in India will offer healthy competition to leading private universities in the country, according to several Vice Chancellors, even as they maintained that the “devil lies in the details.” The University Grants Commission (UGC) last week unveiled draft norms for allowing, for the first time, foreign universities […]

TTVP to uplift rural economy: Govt

SRINAGAR: The Government on Monday stated that the Tourist Tribal village programme (TTVP) initiated by the Government was turning out to be the Game changer for the rural as well as tribal areas both economically as well as socially. The government said that J&K Tourist Village Network under Mission Youth initiative was aimed at transforming […]