Speed and scale of infrastructure development matching aspirations of 140 crore Indians: PM Modi
New Delhi/Udaipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the speed and scale of infrastructure development matched the aspirations of 140 crore Indians as he flagged off nine Vande Bharat Express trains connecting religious and tourist destinations across 11 states. Flagging off the Vande Bharat Express trains via video conferencing, Modi also slammed the previous […]
Affordable, accessible healthcare road map for healthy India’, says Jitendra Singh
Kathua/Jammu, Sept 24 (PTI) Asserting that India has taken a lead in the production of vaccines for the prevention of malignancies like Cervavac, Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday said affordable and accessible healthcare is the road map for a “healthy India”. He said India has moved from a sectoral and segmented approach to health service […]
India carrying out lot of construction activities at China border: BRO DG
Chandigarh, Sep 24 (PTI) India has been carrying out a lot of construction activities at the China border in the last three years, BRO Director General Lt General Rajeev Chaudhry said on Sunday. The DG was here to inspect the ongoing construction work of an air dispatch unit of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), touted to […]
3 proposed criminal laws seek to provide justice rather than punishment: Amit Shah
New Delhi, Sep 24 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the three proposed criminal laws are people-centric, have the flavour of Indian soil and their main purpose is to protect the constitutional, human and personal rights of citizens. Addressing the International Lawyers’ Conference organised by the Bar Council of India here, Shah […]
Gulmarg receives season’s first snowfall
Srinagar, Sep 24: Gulmarg, the world famous skiing resort, received season’s first snowfall as prolonged dry weather continued elsewhere in Kashmir Valley on Sunday. A meteorological department official here said that season’s first snowfall was recorded over higher reaches of Gulmarg. The snowfall brought the temperature down in the famous report to 15°C which was […]
Security forces bust 2 terror modules, arrest 5 ‘hybrid’ terrorists
Srinagar, Sep 24 (PTI) Security forces on Sunday busted two terror modules in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district and arrested five “hybrid” terrorists, police said. Two pistols, three hand grenades, one UBGL and some ammunition were seized from them, a police official said. The arrested persons have been identified as Aadil Hussain Wani, Suhail Ahmad […]
US provided Canada intelligence on Nijjar’s killing: NYT
Washington, Sep 24 (PTI) The US provided Canada with intelligence after the killing of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, but communications intercepted by Ottawa were more definitive and led it to accuse India of orchestrating the plot, The New York Times has reported citing sources. The report came on Saturday as the top US diplomat […]
Village Defence Guard shoots himself dead in Udhampur
Jammu, Sep 24 (PTI) A 53-year-old Village Defence Guard (VDG) allegedly shot himself dead with his rifle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district, officials said on Sunday. Babu Ram was at his residence in the remote Roun village of Dudu when he took the step on Saturday, the officials said. A police party rushed to […]
