Security Cover to Conman: No intelligence failure but a mistake, says ADGP Kashmir
Srinagar, Mar 19: Jammu and Kashmir police Sunday said that providing a security cover and bullet proof vehicle to a Conman from Gujrat who posed himself as a PMO official, was not an intelligence failure but a “mistake” which is being investigated. “We don’t provide security cover to anyone on verbal communique or order,” ADGP […]
Awantipora Road mishap: One more worker succumbs, toll reaches 5
Srinagar, Mar 19: The death toll in Awantipora road accident has reached 5 as one more migrant worker from Bihar succumbed to his injuries at SMHS Hospital Srinagar on Sunday morning. Four migrant workers had died while over two dozen sustained injuries in an accident in Goripora, Awantipora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district […]
Relative sea level rise could sink significant parts of world’s largest deltas before end of century: Study
New Delhi, Mar 19 (PTI) Relative sea level rise, caused by local drivers, together with global sea level rise, could cause significant parts of the world’s largest deltas to fall below the rising sea before the turn of the century, according to a new study. Relative sea level rise also takes into account sinking lands […]
Hurt by success of India’s democracy and institutions, some people attacking it: PM Modi
New Delhi, Mar 19 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the success of India’s democracy and its institutions is hurting some people and that is why they are attacking it, remarks that came amid the BJP’s intense attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his criticism of the state of democracy in India. Speaking at […]
It remains very fragile: Jaishankar on situation along LAC in eastern Ladakh
New Delhi, Mar 18 (PTI) The situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh remains “very fragile” and is “quite dangerous” in military assessment because of close deployments of troops by both India and China in some pockets, though “substantial” progress has been made in the disengagement process in many areas, External […]
Millets can help tackle challenges of food security: PM Modi
New Delhi, Mar 18 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said millets can help tackle challenges of food security as well as food habits and asked farm scientists to work towards increasing the share of nutri-cereals in the national food basket. Addressing the gathering after inaugurating the ‘Global Millets (Shri Anna) Conference’, he said […]
Parliament logjam can be resolved if Opp comes forward for talks, says Amit Shah
New Delhi, Mar 18 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said the current logjam in Parliament can be resolved if the Opposition comes forward for talks and that the government will go “two steps ahead” if it takes “two steps forward”. Participating in the India Today Conclave here on Friday, Shah also said there […]
Five extortionists held in Baramulla, extortion money recovered: Police
Bilal Ahmad Baramulla, Mar 18: Police on Saturday said that they have arrested five extortionists and recovered extortion money from their possession in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Police in a statement said that they received a written complaint from a person (name withheld) wherein he stated that on 27 February, 2023 he was on way […]
Situation along LAC stable but we need to keep very close watch: Army Chief Gen Pande
New Delhi, Mar 18 (PTI) The situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China is stable but there is a need to keep a very close watch on it, Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande said on Friday amid the nearly three-year-long border row in eastern Ladakh. In an interactive session at the India […]
Brief encounter reported in Pulwama village
Srinagar, Mar 18: After a brief exchange of fire in the wee hours of Saturday, terrorists have managed to give a slip to government forces in Mitrigam village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district, officials said. An official said that a joint team of Police, Army and CRPF had launched a Cordon and Search Operation on […]