Akshay Kumar’s Rs 1 Crore Gift Brings New Hope to School Along LoC in Gurez
Modern education block with library and computer lab transforms learning conditions for children in remote Tulail village Srinagar: A government middle school located in the remote Tulail sector of north Kashmir’s Gurez Valley has witnessed a major transformation nearly five years after Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar donated Rs 1 crore for its development. The […]
‘Omar Abdullah missing’ poster sparks political row in JK
Srinagar: A political storm erupted in Jammu and Kashmir after the BJP circulated online ‘Omar Abdullah missing’ posters in a bid to mock the chief minister. The BJP’s J&K unit shared the ‘missing’ posters on its social media handles, seeking information about Abullah and claiming that he has been “missing for the last ten days”. […]
NDA may lose a seat in RS as EC announces polls for 26 seats on June 18
New Delhi: The NDA is likely to lose one Rajya Sabha seat in the biennial elections for 26 seats in 12 states across the country, while the Congress-led opposition is set to gain three. The Election Commission on Friday announced elections for 26 Rajya Sabha seats on June 18 following the retirement of incumbents, including […]
PM Modi to virtually distribute 51,000 job letters at Rozgar Mela today
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually distribute more than 51,000 appointment letters to newly appointed youth in various government departments and organisations at a ‘Rozgar Mela’ on Saturday, officials said. In keeping with the prime minister’s commitment to prioritising employment generation, the Rozgar Mela is a major initiative aimed at translating this vision […]
Centre approves Ladakh DGP Mukesh Singh’s deputation to Manipur
Singh tipped to be state police chief New Delhi: The Centre has approved inter-cadre deputation of Ladakh Police chief Mukesh Singh to Manipur, according to an official order. Singh is a 1996-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram, and Union Territories) cadre. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved […]
India, Italy upgrade ties to special strategic partnership
Rome: India and Italy on Wednesday upgraded their ties to special strategic partnership and reaffirmed the shared objective of expanding bilateral trade to Euro 20 billion by 2029 as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni held wide-ranging talks to expand bilateral relations in the face of increasing geopolitical upheavals. The two […]
India won’t tolerate any form of nuclear blackmail: Rajnath
New Delhi: India and South Korea on Wednesday signed key agreements to shore up cooperation in defence cyberspace and military training, reaffirming their commitment to stronger bilateral defence ties and a rules-based Indo-Pacific, a region that has witnessed increasing Chinese assertiveness. The pacts were firmed up following Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s wide-ranging talks in Seoul […]
Heatwave grips north India
Banda hottest in the country at 48 degrees Celsius New Delhi: North India reeled under an intense heatwave on Wednesday, with Uttar Pradesh’s Banda district recording the highest temperature in the country at 48 degrees Celsius, 4.5 notches above normal. In Delhi, the Ridge base station recorded the maximum temperature at 45.8 degrees, making […]
Cops seize 3 kg heroin consignment dropped by drone near IB
Jammu: Police on Wednesday seized around 3 kilograms of heroin suspected to have been dropped by a drone near the International Border in Jammu district, officials said. According to police, the consignment was recovered in the Bishnah sector following a week-long surveillance based on specific intelligence inputs about cross-border narcotics smuggling. Meanwhile, sources said the […]
Congress accuses Centre of denying JK statehood
Says people caught between ‘2 power centres’ Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Tariq Hameed Karra on Wednesday accused the Centre of failing to restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir and alleged that people were suffering under a “dual control system” after the Assembly elections. Addressing a workers’ convention here, Karra said the people of […]