Jal Shakti ministry eyes 2025 to complete tap water connections in rural India, achieve sanitation goals
NEW DELHI, Dec 26 (PTI): The Jal Shakti ministry has set its sights on 2025 to achieve the ambitious targets of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) and Swachh Bharat Mission-Gramin (SBM-G) after falling short of the 2024 deadline to provide tap water connections to all rural households. The ministry also aims to ensure universal Open […]
Kashmir reels under intense cold wave conditions, Sgr records low of minus 7 degrees Celsius
Srinagar, Dec 26 (PTI) Intense cold wave conditions prevailed across Kashmir as the minimum temperatures settled several degrees below the freezing point, officials said on Thursday. There is a possibility of light snowfall over the higher reaches on Friday and Saturday as a Western Disturbance is set to impact the region, they said. The night […]
Body of man found in Mendhar Poonch
Jammu, Dec 26: A dead body of a 30-year-old man has been found in Mendhar area of Poonch district, officials said Thursday. They said that the body of Mohammad Javed resident of Mankote, was found beneath a nallah (rivulet) in Mendhar. A police party reached the spot and later shifted the body to SDH Mendhar […]
Lt Guv pays tribute to Vajpayee, M M Malaviya on their birth anniversary
JAMMU, DEC 25: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today paid tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya on the occasion of their birth anniversary. Addressing a commemorative event at Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya Inter College in Ghazipur, the Lieutenant Governor said, Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya and Atal Bihari […]
EPFO adds 13.41 lakh net members in Oct
NEW DELHI, Dec 25 (PTI): Retirement fund body EPFO has registered 13.41 lakh net new members addition in October 2024, according to showed latest payroll data. This signifies increased employment opportunities and heightened awareness of employee benefits, bolstered by EPFO’s effective outreach initiatives, a labour ministry statement said on Wednesday. According to the statement, the […]
Drug peddler arrested with 10 kgs of poppy in Jammu
JAMMU, Dec 25 (PTI): A drug peddler was arrested here on Wednesday and 10 kgs of poppy was recovered from his possession, officials said. A police team, while conducting routine naka checking at Sidhra bridge, intercepted a tanker coming from Nagrota towards Narwal, they said. The driver of the tanker attempted to evade but was […]
20 injured as bus overturns in fields on Jalandhar-Jammu NH
HOSHIARPUR, Dec 25 (PTI): A private bus overturned in fields near village Kurala on the Jalandhar-Jammu National Highway on Wednesday, injuring 20 passengers, police said. Tanda SHO Gurwinderjit Singh said nine injured passengers were admitted to the Civil Hospital in Dasuya, while 11 were taken to the Community Health Centre (CHC) in Tanda for treatment. […]
CM Omar Abdullah conducts surprise checks at Kashmir’s premier Medical Institutions
SRINAGAR, DEC 25: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today conducted surprise inspections of premier Health Institutions in Srinagar to gain firsthand knowledge of the facilities and services being provided to patients and their attendants. Chief Minister visited the Bone & Joint Hospital, Barzulla, one of the region’s top Orthopaedic healthcare facilities. During his inspection, he toured […]
China 2024: Military standoff with India ends in Ladakh, long freeze over
BEIJING, Dec 25 (PTI): It was a breakthrough year in India-China ties after a near freeze in their ties for over four years – the longest since the 1962 war – with an agreement to end the eastern Ladakh military standoff. After “amassing of a large number of troops by China along the Line of […]
Murmu, Modi join prayer ceremony to pay tributes to Vajpayee
NEW DELHI, Dec 25 (PTI): President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were among the dignitaries who joined a prayer ceremony at the memorial of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Wednesday to pay tributes to him on his birth centenary. Union ministers, including Amit Shah and J P Nadda, besides BJP allies […]
