Rs 16,484 crore from central fund under Jal Jeevan Mission lying unused with states, govt says
New Delhi, Aug 7 (PTI) Rs 16,484 crore from the central fund under the Jal Jeevan Mission is lying unused with states and Union Territories, the government said on Monday. The mission aims to provide safe and adequate drinking water to all rural households by 2024. Water, being a state subject, the states plan, implement, […]
Several leaders from Ghulam Nabi Azad’s party re-join Congress
New Delhi, Aug 7 (PTI) Over 20 leaders from Jammu and Kashmir, most of them from Ghulam Nabi Azad’s Democratic Progressive Azad Party, joined the Congress in the presence of party chief Mallikarjun Kharge here on Monday. The Opposition party also attacked Azad, saying “Mr. GNA himself gives new evidence of his DNA mutation by […]
Tehsil Social Welfare office sealed in Sopore over absence of employees
Sopore, Aug 7: Authorities on Monday sealed Tehsil Social Welfare office in Dangiwachi area of Sopore after its employees were found absent, while explanation has also been sought from the absent employees. An official said that ADC Sopore SA Raina Monday conducted a surprise visit of the office, during which employees were found absent. He […]
Govt will take care of power bills of poor: Lt Guv
Kulgam, Aug 7: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Monday made a big announcement stating that the government will take care of poor man’s power bill but those having palatial houses, I-Phones with 5-internet service and other gadgets have to pay power tariff as per their usage. “Let me announce today that the government will take care of […]
Modi government significantly enhancing border infrastructure: EAM Jaishankar
New Delhi, Aug 7 (PTI) The Modi government has significantly enhanced border infrastructure in the last nine years, including along the frontier with China, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday. In an interaction with a group of journalists, he said infrastructure push along the Northern border is going to determine India’s response to […]
Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification as Lok Sabha member revoked
New Delhi, Aug 7 (PTI) The Lok Sabha membership of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was restored on Monday. The Lok Sabha Secretariat issued a notification announcing that his disqualification has been revoked and his membership restored. Gandhi was disqualified as a Lok Sabha member on March 23 after a Gujarat court convicted him in a […]
ISRO successfully performs orbit reduction manoeuvre, brings Chandrayaan-3 closer to moon
Bengaluru, Aug 7 (PTI) The Indian Space Research Organisation on Sunday said it has successfully carried out the orbit reduction manoeuvre of India’s third moon mission Chandrayaan-3, a day after inserting it into the lunar orbit. The space agency said it will carry out the next such operation on August 9. “The spacecraft successfully underwent […]
Army foils infiltration bid in Poonch; one terrorist killed
Poonch/Jammu, Aug 7 (PTI) A terrorist was gunned down in a gunfight as Army troops guarding the Line of Control (LoC) on Monday scuttled an infiltration attempt from across the border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said. The alert troops in Degwar sector noticed the movement of some terrorists attempting to sneak into […]
30 killed, nearly 100 injured in train accident in Pakistan
Karachi, Aug 6 (PTI) At least 30 people were killed and nearly 100 others injured on Sunday when several compartments of an express train derailed in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, in the latest rail disaster to hit the country. The Hazara Express train travelling from Karachi to Rawalpindi derailed in Nawabshah district near the Sarhari […]
Street violence has fully ended, says LG Manoj Sinha; Assemby polls ‘for EC to decide’
Srinagar, Aug 6 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Sunday that the era of separatist and terror organisations disrupting normal life in the Valley on Pakistan’s prodding has been relegated to pages of history, and development and peace are the buzzword here four years after the abrogation of Article 370. In […]