PM, BJP leaders congratulate Nitish; Modi says new govt to leave no stone unturned to develop Bihar
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Sunday that the newly sworn-in NDA government in Bihar will leave no stone unturned for the state’s development and to fulfil people’s aspirations, as BJP leaders joined him in congratulating Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his two deputies on taking oath. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh conveyed his […]
No question of leaving NDA-fold ever: Nitish Kumar
Patna: JD(U) president Nitish Kumar, who took oath as Chief Minister of Bihar for a record ninth time on Sunday after a dramatic volte-face, asserted that there is now no question of leaving the NDA-fold. Kumar was sworn in by Governor Rajendra Arlekar at Raj Bhavan here, hours after he resigned from the post, saying […]
GoI approves SBM-G Annual Implementation Plan for J&K

NEW DELHI, JAN 28: The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DoDWS), Union Ministry of Jal Shakti, approved the Annual Implementation Plan 2024-25 for Jammu and Kashmir under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), in a meeting convened with the Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj J&K. The Annual Implementation Plan was approved in the […]
Minimum temperatures rise in most parts of Kashmir

Srinagar, Jan 28 (PTI) Snowfall in the higher reaches and cloudy skies in the plains pushed the minimum temperatures above the freezing point in most parts of Kashmir on Sunday, officials said here. They said snowfall was reported in Gulmarg, Tangmarg, Gurez, Sonamarg and many areas of Kupwara district. According to the officials, the skies […]
India logs 182 new COVID-19 cases

New Delhi, Jan 28 (PTI) India saw a single day rise of 182 new cases of COVID-19, while the number of active cases of the infection has declined to 1,525, the health ministry said on Sunday. One death has been reported from Kerala in a span of 24 hours, according to the ministry’s data updated […]
BRO achieves breakthrough of 700-meter long Naushera tunnel on Jammu-Poonch highway

Rajouri/Jammu, Jan 28 (PTI) The Border Road Organisation on Sunday achieved a major milestone by breaking through Naushera tunnel on the highly strategic 200 kilometers long stretch which connects Jammu with Poonch border district, officials said. The line and level of the tunnel were precisely achieved during the breakthrough which was executed by conducting a […]
3 drug peddlers arrested in Kishtwar

Jammu, Jan 28 (PTI) Police on Sunday arrested three drug peddlers and recovered “heroin-like substances” in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, officials said. Acting on a specific tip-off, a police team intercepted a vehicle carrying three persons at Malipath area of Kishtwar, they said. The trio was identified as Asif Kabir, Arif Hussain and Tariq, […]
No reserved posts can be de-reserved: Education ministry clarifies on draft UGC guidelines

New Delhi, Jan 28 (PTI) The Ministry of Education (MoE) on Sunday clarified that no reserved posts can be de-reserved after draft guidelines by the University Grants Commission (UGC) proposed that any vacancy reserved for SC, ST and OBC candidates can be declared unreserved if enough candidates from these categories are not available The ‘Guidelines […]
Government orders massive reshuffle in Police Department

Srinagar, Jan 28: Government of Jammu and Kashmir affected with immediate effect a massive reshuffle in the Police Department in both divisions of the Union Territory. As per an order, Deepak Kumar, IPS, Director Prosecution, J&K, holding additional charge of the posts of Director General, Prisons, J&K and Managing Director, Police Housing Corporation, J&K, is […]
MeT predicts ‘extended’ wet spell from Jan 28 to Feb 3

Forecasts ‘heavy snowfall’ over higher reaches Srinagar: As two Western Disturbances are most likely to affect J&K and adjoining areas, weatherman on Saturday forecast an extended wet spell from afternoon of January 28 till February 3. “A couple of moderate Western Disturbances most likely to affect J&K and adjoining areas from 28th afternoon onwards,” a […]