Lok Sabha adjourned till 12 noon amid opposition protests

New Delhi, Dec 9 (PTI) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday adjourned the House till 12 noon after opposition members, mostly Congress MPs, persisted on raising their issues. When the House met at 11 am, the opposition members were on their feet trying to raise their issues. A visibly agitated Birla asked the MPs […]
Bomb threat mail to around 40 Delhi schools, sender demands USD 30,000

NEW DELHI, Dec 9 (PTI): Around 40 schools in Delhi received a bomb threat mail Monday morning with the sender demanding USD 30,000, a police official said. The threat was sent in a single e-mail marked to the city’s prominent schools including DPS RK Puram; GD Goenka, Paschim Vihar; The British School, Chanakyapuri; The Mother’s […]
Fresh snow in Gulmarg, tour operators hope for higher tourist footfall

Srinagar: Fresh snowfall in the tourist resort town of Gulmarg on Sunday brought cheer to Kashmir’s tourism stakeholders. The Gulmarg bowl, as it is popularly known, witnessed snowfall in the afternoon. The snowfall was going on when the last report was received, officials said. They said two to three inches of snow had accumulated, according […]
India to create comprehensive anti-drone unit for border security: Amit Shah
Jodhpur: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said India will soon create a comprehensive anti-drone unit to secure its borders as the “menace” of unmanned aerial vehicles is going to get serious in the coming days. Addressing BSF troops at the 60th Raising Day event of the force here at its training camp, about […]
CM Omar Abdullah reviews progress of convention centre’s construction in Gulmarg
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday said the convention centre coming up in Gulmarg will enable the famous ski resort to host international conferences, conventions and film screenings. Accompanied by local MLA Farooq Ahmad Shah, Abdullah visited the site of the convention hall to review the progress of its construction. “Visited […]
AI supported classroom & not AI led classroom should be our future strategy: LG to Edu Institutions
Highlights the need for Knowledge Revolution for leading India into a developed nation and to sustain all round growth in different sectors of the economy We must ensure that core competencies of J&K UT are synergized for a brighter future: LG Sinha Unless teachers are empowered, students will not be empowered, Unless students are empowered, […]
Fall of Bashar Assad after 13 years of war in Syria brings to end decades-long dynasty
Beirut: Syrian President Bashar Assad fled the country on Sunday, bringing to a dramatic close his nearly 14-year struggle to hold onto control as his country fragmented in a brutal civil war that became a proxy battlefield for regional and international powers. Assad’s exit stood in stark contrast to his first months as Syria’s unlikely […]
Search operation launched after villagers report suspicious movement in Kathua
Jammu: A massive search operation is underway in Kandi area near the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district after local villagers reported suspicious movement, officials said on Sunday. The joint search operation by police, Army and CRPF was launched in several forward villages of Hiranagar sector late Saturday night, the officials said. “We […]
Don’t have magic wand to set everything right within no time: Farooq Abdullah
Reasi/Jammu: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said he has no magic wand to set everything right within no time, asserting that his party-led government in Jammu and Kashmir will fulfil all its election promises made to people of the Union Territory. The former chief minister also sought support of voters in the panchayat […]
Policeman shoots dead colleague before committing suicide in Udhampur
Jammu: A policeman allegedly shot dead his colleague with an AK-47 assault rifle before turning the weapon on himself to commit suicide in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district early Sunday, officials said. The two policemen along with another colleague were travelling from north Kashmir’s Sopore to the Subsidary Training Centre (STC) Talwara in Reasi district […]