Need to consult experts for risk mitigation: CM Omar
Recent calamities in Himalayas Chasoti: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday expressed concern over the recent natural calamities in the Union Territory, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand and called for consultation with experts to see what can be done to “mitigate the risks and dangers”. Talking to reporters near Chasoti on his return to this cloudburst-hit […]
Trump signals US may not impose secondary tariffs on India over Russian oil
New York: President Donald Trump has indicated that the US may not impose secondary tariffs on countries continuing to procure Russia crude oil. There were apprehensions that additional secondary tariffs would have hit India in case the US decided to enforce them. “Well, he (Russian President Vladimir Putin) lost an oil client, so to speak, […]
Rahul to embark on ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ from Bihar’s Sasaram
‘Fight to protect one person, one vote’ Sasaram (Bihar): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will embark on a ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ across Bihar from here on Sunday, with his party asserting it will fight for the “one person, one vote” principle and not accept the Election Commission becoming a “compartment” of the BJP’s “so-called double engine”. […]
JK cloudburst: Anxious relatives cling to hope as search for missing enters third day
Jammu: Two days after a devastating cloudburst struck Chisoti village in Kishtwar district, anxious relatives of the missing are clinging to fading hope. With rescue operations continuing on the third day, the grief-stricken relatives said they are hoping against hope, as every passing hour dims the chances of the victims’ survival. So far, 82 people […]
Kishtwar cloudburst: Devotees hold special prayers at Machail Mata temple for victims
Machail (Kishtwar): Hundreds of pilgrims on Saturday converged at the Machail Mata temple and offered special prayers for the safety of the missing persons and for those who lost their lives in a cloudburst at Chisoti village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Thursday. Flash floods triggered by the cloudburst struck Chisoti — the […]
PDP chief cancels visit to disaster-hit village as rescue ops are on
Jammu: Peoples Democratic Party president and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti has cancelled her scheduled visit to the cloudburst-hit village in Kishtwar district in view of the ongoing rescue and relief operation, a party spokesperson said. Mufti was scheduled to visit the affected Chisoti village of Padder sub-division on Sunday. “There has been strong resentment […]
People’s anger genuine, rescuers focused on saving those trapped: CM at cloudburst-hit village
Chasoti: The anger of people seeking information about their kin missing in the aftermath of a cloudburst is quite understandable, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Saturday after several locals confronted him in Chasoti and vented their frustration. He said the focus of the rescue operation right now is to find those […]
From ‘self-sufficiency’ to ‘security’, PM’s I-Day speech steeped in recurring themes
New Delhi: From atmanirbharta (self-reliance) to suraksha (security), Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 103-minute Independence Day address was steeped in recurring themes that underscored his vision for a secure, confident and self-sufficient India. Speaking from the ramparts of the Red Fort on Friday, Modi invoked ‘atmanirbharta’ more than 20 times, weaving it through India’s defence, energy, […]
