Second half of JK Assembly’s budget session likely to have stormy start
LG Sinha recommends introduction of PDP MLA Waheed Para’s bill on new divisions, districts Jammu: The second leg of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly’s budget session is expected to begin on a stormy note on Friday, with opposition parties gearing up to corner the government over its poll promises and the restoration of statehood. […]
India to boost exploration of critical minerals: Jitendra Singh
Says move aimed to reduce import dependence New Delhi: India will scale up exploration of critical minerals, creating a startup-driven mining ecosystem and building strong domestic value chains to reduce import dependence, Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Thursday. Speaking at a meeting of the National Mineral Exploration and Development Trust, Singh stated that […]
Dowry deaths severe blot on society: SC
New Delhi: Observing that dowry deaths are a severe blot on the society, the Supreme Court has said that despite legal prohibitions, this practice continues to result in the unnatural death of thousands of women. A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and Vijay Bishnoi made the observation while cancelling a man’s bail in a dowry […]
Lt Guv invites suggestions for SMVDSB’s upcoming ‘International Goddess Museum’ at Katra
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday has invited suggestions from the people for the establishment of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board’s (SMVDSB) first-of-its-kind International Goddess Museum, at Katra. The Goddess Museum is envisioned as a unique global spiritual landmark. Members of the public are encouraged to visit the official portal www.smvdsbimog.org to share […]
Airlines facing big challenges; ‘hope we see better days’: DGCA chief
NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is trying to promote ease of doing business for airlines to help them grow and flourish as well as taking steps for passenger rights, its chief Faiz Ahmed Kidwai said on Thursday. There are big challenges for airlines, including taking longer routes and higher operational costs […]
CIK conducts raids across 3 districts in Kashmir
Busts LeT’s terror recruitment module Srinagar: The counter intelligence wing of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday carried out raids at multiple locations in the valley in connection with a UAPA case and cracked a transnational terror recruitment module operated by the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit, officials said. The Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) conducted extensive […]
Surge of devotees at Vaishno Devi shrine during Navratri
Over 2.69 lakh offered prayers Jammu: Chaitra Navratri has drawn a huge rush of pilgrims to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, with over 2.69 lakh devotees offering prayers at the cave shrine during the ongoing festival. “The yatra is going on smoothly. There is a huge rush. As many […]
‘We are not dalaal nation like Pak’: Govt at all-party meet
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has conveyed to US President Donald Trump that the war in West Asia must end soon as it is hurting everyone, the government told an up-in-arms Opposition at an all-party meeting on Wednesday, terming Pakistan a “dalaal” (broker) nation in reference to its reported mediation in the conflict. There […]
All high schools to have broadband internet connection in 2-3 years: Union Minister
New Delhi: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday said all high schools in India will have broadband internet connection within next 2-3 years. Replying to supplementary queries during Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha, the minister also emphasised that all kinds of education should be embedded with Artificial Intelligence (AI). He said the Centre […]