6,900 Amarnath pilgrims leave Jammu base camp for Kashmir
Jammu: Braving heavy rain, a fresh batch of over 6,900 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here on Saturday to pay a visit to the Amarnath shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. About 30,000 pilgrims have prayed at the 3,880 metre-high cave shrine since July 3 when the 38-day annual yatra commenced from […]
Have to strive to make women earn more than Rs 10 lakh annually: Union Minister
Srinagar: Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Friday said the government is striving to make women socially and economically empowered by ensuring they earn more than Rs 10 lakh annually. Chouhan was talking to reporters on the sidelines of an event, “Lakhpati Didi Sammelan” that celebrated the achievements of women-led self-help groups at Khonmoh in the […]
Govt has adopted holistic approach to improve health of citizens: Shah
Pune: The Narendra Modi-led government has adopted a “well thought out holistic approach” to improve the health of the citizens of the country, Union minister Amit Shah said in Pune on Friday. Special attention has been given to every programme touching health, especially medical education and research, Shah said after performing the ground breaking ceremony […]
I urge everyone to come and see Kashmir: Shivraj Chouhan in Valley
Srinagar: Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday appealed to the general public to visit Jammu and Kashmir, the region recently hit by several terror killings. “I want to tell the public that the people here are waiting to welcome with their hearts filled with love and warmth. So, come here without fear and set […]
Over 20,000 pilgrims visit Amarnath shrine in first 2 days of Yatra: LG
6,400 pilgrims leave Jammu base camp for Kashmir Srinagar/Jammu: Over 20,000 pilgrims have had darshan of the naturally formed ice ‘Shivling’ in the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in the south Kashmir Himalayas during the first two days of the pilgrimage, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Friday. The LG said there is an atmosphere […]
CJI Gavai assures ‘complete transparency’ in collegium system
Says no compromise on merit Mumbai: Chief Justice of India (CJI) B R Gavai on Friday assured to infuse “complete transparency” in the collegium system of appointment of judges, wherein merit will never be compromised and all sections of society will get representation. The CJI, who was sworn in as the 52nd Chief Justice […]
Air India pays compensation to 2/3rds of June 12 crash victims
Mumbai: Air India on Friday said it has paid the compensation to families of nearly two-thirds of the victims who died in the June 12 plane crash in Ahmedabad. An Air India Dreamliner from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick crashed moments after takeoff on June 12, killing 260 people onboard and on the ground. “Our teams […]
CUET-UG: One candidate scores 100 percentile in four subjects
17 bag top score in three subjects New Delhi: One candidate has scored 100 percentile in four subjects in the Common Entrance University Test-Under Graduate (CUET-UG), while 17 candidates from across the country have bagged the top score in three subjects, the National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday announced. The NTA conducted CUET-UG in […]
PM Modi conferred with Trinidad and Tobago’s highest civilian honour
Port of Spain: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Friday conferred with ‘The Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago’, becoming the first foreign leader to receive the Caribbean country’s highest civilian honour. This is the 25th international honour bestowed upon PM Modi by a country. In a special ceremony at the President’s House, […]
Pilgrim from UP dies after falling unconscious
Srinagar: A pilgrim from Uttar Pradesh died after falling unconscious at Sheshnag base camp of the annual Amarnath Yatra, officials on Friday said. The pilgrim, identified as Dileep Srivastav, a resident of Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhmipur Kheri, fell unconscious at Sheshnag base camp on the second day of the 38-day pilgrimage, the officials said. Srivastav was […]
