Empowerment of women necessary for overall development of India: PM
Vadodara, Jun 18 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said empowerment of women and their progress is necessary for the overall development of India in the 21st century. Addressing a rally here after launching a nutritional programme for tribal women and multiple development projects, he said his government has removed all restrictions so that […]
Man killed after being hit by train in Jammu
Jammu, Jun 18 (PTI) A 40-year-old unidentified man was killed after being hit by a train on the outskirts of Jammu on Saturday, an official of the Government Railway Police said. The man was hit by Shalimar Express on the railway track near Channi around 8.30 am and he died on the spot, the official […]
Fresh landslide blocks Jammu-Srinagar National Highway amid rainfall
Banihal/Jammu, Jun 18 (PTI) A fresh landslide, triggered by rains, Saturday blocked Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, leaving hundreds of vehicles stranded, officials said. The landslide struck the 270-km highway, the only all weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, around 1.30 pm at Samroli, forcing suspension […]
Rajnath meets top brass of Army, Navy and IAF
New Delhi, Jun 18 (PTI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday held a meeting with the top brass of the Army, Navy and the Air Force on the overall situation arising out of the rollout of the ‘Agnipath’ military recruitment scheme as protests against it intensified in several parts of the country. The meeting was attended […]
MeT predicts erratic weather in JK till 21st June
Srinagar, June 18: The weatherman on Saturday predicted “erratic weather” with intermittent rain or snow over higher reaches and passes etc in Jammu and Kashmir till June 21. “Generally cloudy weather is expected with intermittent rain/snow over higher reaches, passes etc from today till June 21st and improvement thereafter,” an official of the meteorological department […]
India records 13,216 fresh COVID-19 cases
New Delhi, Jun 18 (PTI) India’s COVID-19 tally increased to 4,32,83,793 on Saturday as 13,216 more people tested positive for the viral disease and the active caseload climbed to 68,108, according to Union health ministry data. This is the first time in 113 days that India has recorded over 13,000 cases. The death toll increased to […]
Four houses gutted in fire mishap at Anantnag
Anantnag, June 18: At least four residential houses were gutted in a massive fire in Shirpora area of Anantnag district last night. Report said that a massive fire break out in a residential house in Shirpora Anantnag, which later spread to other nearby houses. They said that in the incident four residential houses were gutted […]
Police officer shot dead in Pulwama
Srinagar, Jun 18 (PTI) A police officer was shot dead by terrorists inside his home in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. The attack on Sub-Inspector Farooq Ahmad Mir took place at Samboora in Pampore area on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday, they said. The officials said Mir was posted […]
A perfect role model
M Ahmad Father’s Day is celebrated annually on the third Sunday in June in India and a number of other countries around the world to thank fathers and father figures (uncles, grandfathers) for the sacrifices they make, for embracing the responsibility of nurturing and raising children and for devotion to their family. The first known […]
Transforming Power Sector
R.K. Singh In the past 8 years, this Government, under Prime Minister Modi, has brought about a total transformation of the power sector. It will be useful to look at how this ongoing transformation is being brought about. In 2014 the total installed power generation capacity was 2,48,554 MW and load shedding was a regular […]