Home Minister Amit Shah to review preparations for Amarnath Yatra
New Delhi, Jun 9 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair a high level meeting on Friday to take stock of the preparations and security for the upcoming Amarnath pilgrimage in Jammu and Kashmir, sources said. The 62-day-long annual pilgrimage to the holy cave shrine of Amarnath, located at a height of 3,880 metres […]
LS polls preparations: EC begins ‘first level check’ of EVMs, papertrail machines across India
New Delhi, Jun 9 (PTI) Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and five assembly polls due before the end of this year, the Election Commission has initiated “first level checks” of EVMs and papertrail machines across the country in a phased manner, sources said. “Mock polls” are part of the first level check (FLC) […]
Night temp starts rising across Kashmir
Srinagar, June 9: Amid forecast for mainly dry weather, night temperature increased and settled above normal at most places in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. A meteorological department official here said that “mainly dry weather was expected over Jammu and Kashmir” in the next 24 hours. He said no “large change” was expected till June […]
Crime Branch files chargesheet against two people for cheating on students
Srinagar, May 9: The Economic Offences Wing of Crime Branch Kashmir on Friday produced a chargesheet against two persons for duping students. In a statement issued here, the crime branch said that chargesheet has been submitted in a Case FIR No.26/2018 U/S 420, 120-B RPC of P/S Crime Branch Kashmir (Now Economic Offences Wing Srinagar) […]
Greenhouse gas emissions found to be at “all-time high”, that warming continues at “unprecedented rate”
New Delhi, Jun 9 (PTI) Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have been found to be “at an all-time high”, with human activity resulting in the equivalent of 54 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere on average every year over the last decade. A group of 50 leading scientists have said in an analysis […]
CUET-UG to continue till June 17, results expected in July: Officials
New Delhi, Jun 9 (PTI) The Common University Entrance Test (CUET-UG) will continue till June 17 with more than 65,000 candidates yet to take the exam, according to officials. This will be the second extension of the undergraduate admission entrance test. The exams were scheduled from May 21 to May 31, which was later extended […]
Ties with China cannot progress without peace and tranquillity at border: Jaishankar
New Delhi, Jun 8 (PTI) In clear message to Beijing, India on Thursday described as unfounded any expectation that it will normalise its ties with China when the border situation in eastern Ladakh is not normal with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar describing the “forward deployment” of troops as the main problem. At a press […]
MHA orders transfer of 2 IAS as many IPS officers from JK
Srinagar, Jun 08: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday transferred four officers—two IAS & two IPS officers from Jammu and Kashmir with immediate effect and until further orders. According to an order two IAS officers, serving in J&K, Amit Sharma & Sagar D Dattatray and two IPS officers including Ashish Kumar Mishra and […]
Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams dedicated to devotees at Jammu
JAMMU, JUNE 08: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, along with G. Kishan Reddy, Union Minister of Culture and Tourism, and Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State attended the Maha Samprokshanam of Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams at Jammu, today. After paying their obeisance at the sanctity sanctum, the dignitaries attended the dedication […]
IMD declares monsoon onset over Kerala
New Delhi, Jun 8 (PTI) The southwest monsoon hit India on Thursday with its onset over Kerala, a week later than normal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced. Meteorologists earlier said Cyclone ‘Biparjoy’ had been impacting the intensity of the monsoon and that its onset over Kerala would be “mild”. In a statement on Thursday, […]