CPI(M) veteran Sitaram Yechury dies after battling lung infection
Leaders across political spectrum pay homage New Delhi: CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, a pragmatic communist and one of the key architects of coalition politics since the mid-90s, died on Thursday at a hospital here after battling lung infection. Yechury, 72, was in a critical condition for the last few days and on respiratory support […]
CS directs to expedite saturation of 4G network in JK
Reviews status of BharatNet SRINAGAR: Flagging the slow pace of progress over saturation of 4G connectivity in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, Thursday directed the officers to work in a coordinated manner to expedite the pace of work on the project for its timely completion. He passed these directions during a review meeting […]
Assembly Elections 2024: Baramulla set for 2024 Assembly Elections
7.22 lakh voters to elect their representatives BARAMULLA: Baramulla district is preparing for elections in the third and final phase of the General Elections for the Legislative Assembly, with more than 7.22 lakh registered voters set to cast their ballots on October 1, 2024. Baramulla district comprises of seven Assembly Constituencies of Sopore, Rafiabad, Uri, […]
Air travel has become inclusive, affordable in India: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday highlighted the growth potential of the country’s aviation sector, saying air travel has become inclusive and affordable with the regional connectivity scheme as more people are travelling by air from smaller cities. Modi also told representatives of Asia Pacific countries that they could also study the success […]
India successfully flight tests surface-to-air missile
Balasore (Odisha): The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy on Thursday successfully flight tested vertical launch short range surface-to-air missile from Chandipur, off Odisha coast, defence officials said here. The test was conducted around 3 pm from the integrated test range in Chandipur, they said. The flight test was carried out […]
Eastern Ladakh row: India, China agree to work with ‘urgency’ to realise complete disengagement
New Delhi: India and China on Thursday agreed to work with “urgency” and “redouble” their efforts to realise complete disengagement in remaining friction points in eastern Ladakh as NSA Ajit Doval held talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in St Petersburg with a focus on an early resolution of the lingering border standoff. Doval […]
We made some progress during India-China talks: EAM Jaishankar
Geneva: Roughly 75 per cent of the “disengagement problems” with China are sorted out but the bigger issue has been the increasing militarisation of the frontier, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday on the lingering border row in eastern Ladakh. In an interactive session at a think-tank in this Swiss city, Jaishankar said […]
Bio-E3 policy will usher in bio-revolution in India: Jitendra Singh
New Delhi: The government’s Bio-E3 policy marks a crucial step in positioning India as a global bio-economy leader and is set to spark a “bio-revolution” in India similar to the IT revolution in the western world, Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Thursday. The BioE3 policy was formally launched last month and aims to facilitate […]
Army Chief calls on Lt Guv
SRINAGAR: Chief of the Army Staff, General Upendra Dwivedi Thursday met Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, at Raj Bhawan, an official spokesman said here. He said that General Upendra Dwivedi was accompanied by Lieutenant General MV Suchindra Kumar, GOC-in-C Northern Command and Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai, GOC 15 Corps. Various issues related to the security scenario […]
Properties of drug peddler’s worth over Rs 1 cr attached
Jammu: Properties of three alleged drug peddlers worth over Rs 1 crore were attached in Jammu district on Thursday, a police officer said. Two residential houses of Javed Ahmed, his son and Abdul Majeed alias Bhallu of Lower Ragoora (Dawara) were attached under Section 68(E)(F) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, the […]
