Centre gives 1-yr deadline to states for rolling out one nation, one ration card’
New Delhi, Jun 29 (PTI) The Centre has given a one year deadline till June 30, 2020 to states and Union Territories for rolling out the ‘one nation, one ration card’ system, under which beneficiaries can buy subsidised foodgrains from ration shops in any part of the country. Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said already 10 […]
Article 370 has to go, says Ram Madhav
New Delhi: Reiterating the saffron party’s stance on the contentious Article 370, BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav on Saturday said the Centre is committed to repealing the provision which provides special status to Jammu and Kashmir, ANI reported. “As far as Article 370 is concerned, our ideological commitment is well-known. It has to go […]
SPO disengaged after attempt to burn vehicles of panchayat members in Poonch
Poonch: A Special Police Officer was disengaged after attempt to burn vehicles of Sarpanch and ‘Naib’ Sarpanch in Poonch district. Official sources told GNS that there was attempt on part of some unidentified persons to set ablaze a Bolero vehicle (JKO02-1578) of Sarpanch Subhash Chander Sharma and Swift vehicle (JK11C- 2888 of ‘Naib’ Sarpanch Rekesh […]
Dehradun, Jun 29 (PTI) The cave at the Kedarnath shrine where Prime Minister Narendra Modi meditated last month has seen an unprecedented boost in popularity, with large number of devotees logging into the GMVN website daily to book the facility online. The “dhyan gufa” (meditation cave) is booked for the whole of July and there are […]
Kulgam Blast: Critically Wounded Person Succumbs, Toll 2
Srinagar: A person who was injured critically in a mysterious blast when some explosive material went off at Chidder Ban area of Khudwani in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on June 27 succumbed to injuries. A police officer told GNS that Mohd Abass Bhat son of Abdul Rashid Bhat of Chidder Khudwani breathed his last […]
Indian-American teen wins USD 100K quiz show prize in US
New York, Jun 29 (PTI) An Indian-American teen has won a whopping USD 100,000 prize in the most-watched individual quiz show in the US, according to a statement. Gupta’s victory on the ‘2019 Teen Jeopardy’ contest was televised on Friday in which he beat out three other Indian-American teens. Gupta, a high school senior from Portland, […]
Police officer killed as car plunges into gorge in J-K’s Doda
Bhadarwah (PTI) An assistant sub-inspector of Jammu and Kashmir Police was killed on Saturday when his car skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, officials said. ASI Vikram Singh (45), a resident of Gatha village of Bhaderwah, was posted in Kishtwar police station in the Criminal Investigation […]
‘Back on track’: Trump, Xi agree to resume trade talks
Osaka, Jun 29 (AFP) US President Donald Trump said trade negotiations with China were “back on track” after “excellent” talks Saturday with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in which Washington reportedly agreed to hold off on new tariffs. The crunch talks on the damaging trade war between the world’s top two economies came on the sidelines […]
PM Modi invites G20 countries to join global coalition on disaster resilience
Osaka, Jun 29 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday invited the G20 countries to join a global coalition on disaster resilience, saying disasters require quick and effective remedial measures as they invariably affect the poor the most. Modi, who is in Osaka, Japan for the two-day G20 Summit, laid special emphasis on building a disaster […]
Police seek help to identify ‘mentally unsound’ woman
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday sought general public help in identifying a mentally unsound woman. A police spokesperson said one mentally unsound lady was found roaming at Hyderbegh Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. “If anybody knows the lady kindly inform Police Post Palhallan on 9596767733.”
