Two LeT terrorists killed in encounter in Shopian in south Kashmir
Srinagar, Jun 15 (PTI) Two Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, police said. The encounter broke out between the terroristsand security forces at Kanjiular in Shopian after the personnel launched a cordon and search operation in the area, they said. Inspector General […]
Vidhan Parishads: Irrelevant in Indian democracy
Er. Prabhat Kishore Vidhan Parishad or Legislative Council is the upper house in some states of the Indian Republic, which have a bicameral legislature with Vidhan Sabha as the lower house. Article 169 of the Constitution of India deals the abolition and creation of this permanent House. The composition of Vidhan Parishad is multilayered. As […]
Giving new speed to New India
Sarbananda Sonowal Gati Shakti, unprecedented Infra boom, multi-modal connectivity seamless integration of works is giving new speed to New India in the last 8 years under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. India has enhanced its engagement with South-East Asia for prosperity of all. As Prime Minister says, the destiny of the world will […]
Helping to save lives
Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit 14th June was celebrated as World Blood Donor Day. It is celebrated every year to mark the birthday anniversary of Karl Landsteiner who was born on 14th of June in 1868. It is rightly said that “The future can be anything we want it to be, provided we have the faith and […]
SDM Uri requests people to safeguard lives of children
Uri, June 14: SDM Uri on Tuesday appealed people not to move near the forest areas to avoid any incident of man animal conflict. “Parents should not allow children to move outside their homes especially in the morning and evening time. The administration is taking necessary measures in consultation with Wildlife Dept to save precious […]
JK reports 18 new covid-19 cases
Srinagar, June 14: Jammu and Kashmir reported 18 new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday. They said that fifteen cases were reported from Jammu division and three from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 454373—166563 in Jammu division and 287810 […]
SBI hikes deposit, lending rates
New Delhi, Jun 14 (PTI) The country’s largest lender SBI has raised its deposit and lending rates following the Reserve Bank’s repo rate hike last week. SBI said interest rates have been raised by 0.20 per cent on domestic term deposits of below Rs 2 crore for select tenors. The revised interest rates on retail domestic […]
Gunfight breaks out in south Kashmir’s Kulgam village
Srinagar, June 14: An encounter broke out between terrorists and government forces in Mishipora area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Tuesday. Reports said that a joint team of Police and army launched a cordon and search operation in Mishipora. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding terrorists fired […]
Earthquake of 5.1 Magnitude hits JK
Srinagar, Jun 14: An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 on the Richter scale hit Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday afternoon, officials said. They said that an earthquake, with epicentre at Afghanistan-Tajikistan border was felt at 1.05 pm. Strong tremors were felt, causing panic among people, they said. However, there were no reports of any loss of […]
Govt unveils radical changes in recruitment of soldiers
New Delhi, Jun 14 (PTI) India unveiled a new scheme called “Agnipath” on Tuesday for the recruitment of soldiers in the Army, the Navy and the Air Force, largely on a short-term contractual basis, with an aim to cut the ballooning salary and pensions bill. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced the new scheme at a […]