Polling begins in Madhya Pradesh, 2,533 in fray for 230 seats
Bhopal, Nov 17 (PTI) Polling began Friday morning for assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, where 2,533 candidates, including Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and his predecessor Kamal Nath are in the fray for 230 assembly seats, in a largely straight contest between the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress. Polling is being held from 7 […]
Lt Guv chairs high-level meeting, reviews security and development scenario in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, NOV 16: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today chaired a high-level meeting to review the security and development scenario in all 10 districts of Kashmir Division, an official spokesman said Thursday. Informing about the meeting, the Lt Guv tweeted: “Chaired a high-level meeting in Srinagar today to review the security and development scenario in all […]
JTFRP significant in raising critical infra and livelihood creation: CS
SRINAGAR, NOV 16: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta today chaired the 5th Project Steering Committee (PSC) meeting of the World Bank funded Jhelum & Tawi Flood Recovery Project (JTFRP) implemented by J&K Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA) here. Besides the Secretary Tourism & CEO, ERA the meeting was attended by Principal Secretary, H&UDD; Commissioner Secretary, […]
Royal Bengal Tiger pair to roar in Jambu Zoo
JAMMU, NOV 16: A pair of Royal Bengal Tiger, the National Animal, aged 9 years, is reaching Jambu Zoo today from Aringar Anna Zoological Park, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Pertinently, the tiger pair has been brought here in exchange of a pair of Himalayan Black Bear from Jambu Zoo to Aringar Anna Zoological Park as part […]
Encounter breaks out in south Kashmir’s Kulgam village
Srinagar, Nov 16: An ncounter broke out between terrorists and security forces in Samnoo village of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Thursday afternoon. Official sources said that a joint team of Police, army’s 34 RR and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation on specific information about the presence of terrorists in the area. They […]
3.9-magnitude earthquake hits J-K’s Doda
Jammu, Nov 16 (PTI) A 3.9-magnitude earthquake hit Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district on Thursday, officials said. No loss of life or damage to property has been reported, they said. The earthquake of 3.9 magnitude occurred at 9:34 am, the National Center for Seismology said. Its epicentre was in Doda. It occurred at latitude 33.05 […]
Govt nominates panel to probe Doda mishap that left 39 dead
Jammu, Nov 16 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir administration has setup a three-member panel to probe the circumstance leading to the bus accident in Doda district even as one more passenger succumbed to injuries, taking the death toll in the incident to 39, officials said Thursday. The bus skidded off the road and rolled down […]
Rooftop solar potential could be critical to energy transition in India, should be incentivised: Study
New Delhi, Nov 16 (PTI) Over 25 crore households across India have the potential to deploy 637 GW of solar energy capacity on rooftops, according to a new independent report by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) released on Thursday. The CEEW report said that deploying just one-third of this total solar technical […]
26 killed in Chinese coal company office fire
Beijing, Nov 16 (PTI) At least 26 people were killed and more than 60 injured after a fire tore through a building of a coal mine company in north China’s Shanxi province on Thursday, state media reported. The fire started at the second floor of the five-story building located in Lishi District of Lyuliang City […]
Over half-a-dozen structures damaged in major fire in Doda
Jammu, Nov 16: At least half a dozen residential houses, a guest house and a food point were gutted in a major fire that broke put in Bhaderwah town of Doda district, officials said on Thursday. An official said that the fire broke out in Chinote locality of Bhaderwah town in the wee hours today. […]