Singhu border: Farmers improve facilities, infrastructure to prepare for prolonged protest
New Delhi, Feb 11 (PTI) With a resolution of the stalemate over the new farm legislation seeming unlikely anytime soon, the agitating farmers at the Singhu border have started strengthening the infrastructure at the protest site to prepare for a long haul. The leaders of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha, leading the protest, have reiterated to […]
No peace and tranquillity if there’s no status quo ante at LAC: Rahul
New Delhi, Feb 11 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said there will be no peace and tranquillity if there is no status quo ante at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China. He also asked why the government is insulting the sacrifices of Indian soldiers. “No status quo ante = No peace […]
SpiceJet to start 24 new domestic flights
New Delhi, Feb 11 (PTI) SpiceJet said on Thursday that it will start 24 new domestic flights in February from various cities including Ajmer, Jaisalmer, Ahmedabad and Bengaluru. The airline said it would be the only airline to start flights on the Ajmer-Mumbai route and Ahmedabad-Amritsar route. The new flights also include four new seasonal […]
Minimum temperature drops in parts of Kashmir
Srinagar, Feb 11 (PTI) The minimum temperature in most parts of Kashmir dropped on Thursday, but there was some improvement in Srinagar, even as the MeT Office forecast dry weather for the next few days, officials said. Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 0.4 degrees Celsius last night, […]
No change in policy on Jammu and Kashmir, says US
Washington, Feb 11 (PTI) The United States on Wednesday said that there is no change in its policy on Jammu and Kashmir. “I want to be very clear there has been no change in US policy in the region,” State Department Spokesperson Ned Price told reporters in view of a tweet from the South and […]
Biden announces sanctions against military leaders of Myanmar
Washington, Feb 11 (PTI) US President Joe Biden has announced a series of sanctions on the military leaders of Myanmar in response to their recent action to overthrow a democratically elected leadership in a coup. “Today I’m announcing a series of actions that we’re taking to begin imposing consequences on the leaders of the coup. […]
Coronavirus resurge: Saudi Arabia several Masjids, Bahrain suspends all group prayers
Riyadh, Feb 11: Saudi Arabia temporarily shut down several Masjids after 28 cases of coronavirus infection were detected among worshipers, bringing the total number of mosques that were closed within two days up to 22, the Ministry of Islamic Affairs announced. The closed mosques will reopen after comprehensive sanitization and implementation of COVID-19 precautionary measures, […]
MPs demand restoration of MPLAD scheme
New Delhi, Feb 11 (PTI) Several MPs cutting across party lines on Wednesday demanded restoration of the Member of Parliament Local Area Development (MPLAD) scheme suspended last year. Under the scheme, MPs can recommend development programmes involving expenditure of Rs 5 crore every year in their constituencies. Last year, the government suspended MPLAD (Member of […]
Change for better
People across Kashmir valley are being made to pay for no fault of theirs vis-à-vis the public transport system that is operating here since many decades now. The system is testing the people’s patience as it has escaped all attempts aimed at modernization. The public transport system here can simply be termed as archaic. Not […]
Budget 2021: Health and Wellbeing
Fahid Fayaz Darangay As per Article 112 of the constitution, a union budget is basically the statement of the estimated receipts and expenditure of the government. It is also known as the annual financial statement of the government. The Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance is the nodal body responsible for preparing the Budget. […]