Excise Dept carries out massive drive against poppy cultivators
Srinagar, May 18: Officials of Excise department J&K along with Revenue and Police authorities carried out the Poppy destruction drive at village Dupatyar in Bijbehara of District Anantnag, a statement issued by the organization said. The Poppy destruction drive was carried out under the supervision of Excise Commissioner J & K, Pankaj Kumar Sharma (JKAS) […]
PM Modi inaugurates international museum expo, underlines preservation of heritage
New Delhi, May 18 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said his government has prioritised preservation of the country’s heritage and lamented that enough efforts were not made in this direction post Independence. Addressing a gathering after inaugurating the International Museum Expo 2023 at Pragati Maidan here, he also flagged the issue of “smuggling […]
Swiggy’s food delivery business turns profitable: CEO
New Delhi, May 18 (PTI) On-demand convenience platform Swiggy’s food delivery business has turned profitable, making it one of the very few global players in the sector to achieve such a feat in less than nine years since inception, company CEO and Co-founder Sriharsha Majety said on Thursday. Bullish on India’s journey of eating out […]
SC refuses to stay Patna HC order halting caste survey in Bihar
New Delhi, May 18 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stay the Patna High Court order which halted the caste survey being conducting by the Bihar government. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Rajesh Bindal said it would have to examine if the exercise being carried out is a census in […]
US court approves extradition of 26/11 Mumbai attack accused Tahawwur Rana to India
New York, May 18 (PTI) In a significant legal victory for India, a US court in California has approved the extradition of Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana to India where he is sought for his involvement in the horrific 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. The ruling comes just over a month before Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]
Natural disasters caused 2.5 million internal displacements in India in 2022, report says
New Delhi, May 18 (PTI) Natural disasters, heavy floods and cyclones triggered around 2.5 million internal displacements in India in 2022, according to a report by the Geneva-based Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre. South Asia witnessed 12.5 million internal displacements due to disasters in 2022 with 90 per cent of the movements in the region being […]
Cabinet rejig: Arjun Ram Meghwal replaces Kiren Rijiju as law minister
New Delhi, May 18 (PTI) Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Thursday replaced Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, who has been moved to the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences. President Droupadi Murmu, as advised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has reallocated portfolios among ministers in the Union Council of Ministers, a statement issued by the Rashtrapati […]
Two non-locals killed, nine injured in Awantipora road mishap
Srinagar, May 18: At least two non-locals died while as nine more were injured in a road accident in Barsoo area of Awantipora on Thursday. An official said that an accident took place on National Highway near Goripora bridge when a tempo coming from Jammu to Srinagar bearing registration number no JK06/3355 turned turtle. During […]
Man’s dead body found in river in Poonch
Poonch, May 18: Dead body of a 40-year-old man was recovered from a river in Mandi area of Poonch on Thursday, officials said. They said that at about 0700 hours, the body of one Mohammad Sadiq (40) son of Alaf Din of Nabana, Surankote in Poonch district was found in a river at Seri Chowna, […]
Kashmir Valley, Jammu parts receive rains as MeT predicts more
Srinagar, May 18: Kashmir Valley and parts of Jammu region received rainfall even as the weather department here predicted more rains and thunderstorms at scattered places during the next 24 hours. A meteorological department official here said that there was also a possibility of hailstorm and gusty winds at a few places towards late afternoon […]