Election Laws (Amendment) Bill introduced in Lok Sabha
New Delhi, Dec 20 (PTI) A bill to link electoral rolls with the Aadhaar ecosystem to weed out duplication was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday. Introducing The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said the legislation will end bogus voting in the country and make the electoral process more […]
BSF trooper injured in mine blast In Poonch
Poonch, Dec 20: A BSF trooper was seriously injured in a mine blast along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu on Monday, official sources said. They said Constable Ajish K of 146 Battalion BSF, deployed at Dogra Tekri, area of Balakot Sector in Poonch district sustained multiple mine blast injuries on […]
Delimitation Commission proposes six seats for Jammu, one for Kashmir
New Delhi, Dec 20 (PTI) The Delimitation Commission, set up to redraw the assembly seats of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, is learnt to have proposed six additional seats for Jammu region and one for Kashmir Valley in its ‘Paper 1’ discussed with its five associate members on Monday. Nine seats have been […]
Drives dies, 9 others injured in road accident in Tanghdar
Srinagar, Dec 20: The driver of a vehicle was killed while nine persons onboard it were injured in a road accident at Tanghdar area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Monday. Reports said that a scorpio vehicle bearing registration number (JK01W-5979) skidded off the road at Neeti Galli Nawagabra area of Tanghdar and fell into […]
Gen Naravane calls for global cooperation to handle any pandemic-like situation
Pune, Dec 20 (PTI) Army chief General M M Naravane on Monday said the outbreak of COVID-19 has taught everyone many lessons, and highlighted the importance of global and regional cooperation while tackling any pandemic-like situation. He was speaking at the inauguration of PANEX-21, a trans-national, multi-agency exercise organised in Pune from December 20 to […]
Active COVID-19 cases in country lowest in 572 days
New Delhi, Dec 20 (PTI) With 6,563 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,47,46,838, while the active cases declined to 82,267, the lowest in 572 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll climbed to 4,77,554 with 132 fresh […]
On Chillai-e-Kalan eve Srinagar shivers at minus 5.8°C
Srinagar, Dec 20: A day ahead of Chillai-e-Kalan— the 40-day long chilliest part of the winter season—J&K and Ladakh continued to reel under intense cold conditions with Srinagar recording a low of minus 5.8°C on Monday. A meteorological department official here said that the mercury in the summer capital was two notches up from previous […]
Israeli PM says kids must be vaccinated as omicron spreads
Jerusalem, Dec 20 (AP) Israel’s prime minister on Sunday called on parents to vaccinate their children against the coronavirus as the new omicron variant showed signs of spreading, while health authorities prepared to expand a travel ban to include the United States. In a prime-time televised address, Naftali Bennett said the number of cases of […]
UN leader says more aid needed for crisis-hit Lebanon
Beirut, Dec 20 (AP) United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Sunday the international community has not done enough to support Lebanon, grappling with a dire economic crisis and home to over 1 million Syrian refugees. The UN leader urged more support at the start of a three-day visit to the small Mediterranean country. Guterres […]
Lt Governor addresses IIT-BHU’s “Alumni Awards of Excellence 2021-22
NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 19: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, addressed IIT-BHU’s “Alumni Awards of Excellence 2021-22” at an event organized in New Delhi. On the occasion, the Lt Governor paid tributes and remembered Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya Ji and extended his best wishes to those who received the Alumni Award of Excellence. The Lt Governor […]