Govt trying to procure gas, crude oil from all possible sources: PM Modi
NEW DELHI, Mar 24 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the government is trying to procure gas and crude oil from all available sources, and efforts will continue in the coming days as the war in West Asia has created a serious energy crisis globally. In a statement in the Rajya Sabha, Modi […]
Six drug peddlers arrested in Udhampur, Samba
JAMMU, Mar 24 (PTI): Six alleged drug peddlers were arrested in Udhampur and Samba districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday. Mahandeep Singh, Suresh Kumar and Vikram Kumar were separately intercepted by police checking parties at Manwal Chowk in Majalta, Circular road near Devika and Gole Mela, leading to recovery of heroin from […]
Delhi Assembly receives bomb threat ahead of budget presentation by CM Rekha Gupta
New Delhi, Mar 24 (PTI) Hours before Chief Minister Rekha Gupta’s scheduled budget presentation, the Delhi Legislative Assembly received a bomb threat on Tuesday morning, police said. Police said nothing suspicious has been found so far after the assembly premises were checked, while adding that searches are still underway. The threat was received via an […]
Farmers’ income has doubled; govt taking various initiatives for agri sector: Union minister Chouhan
New Delhi, Mar 24 (PTI) Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday told the Lok Sabha that the government has taken various initiatives for the agriculture sector and the farmer’s income has doubled. During the Question Hour, the production has increased and various measures, including providing Minimum Support Price (MSP) for crops and extending fertiliser […]
Two siblings among three killed after car falls into gorge in Reasi
Jammu, Mar 24 (PTI): Three persons, including two siblings, were killed and five others seriously injured when a private car skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in Reasi district on Monday evening. The accident took place near Ramakunda Morh in the mountainous Mahore area late evening, officials said. They said the […]
US in talks with ‘top person’ who is ‘most respected’ in Iran: Trump
WASHINGTON, Mar 23 (PTI): President Donald Trump on Monday refused to name the Iranian leader the US is in talks with to end the three-week-old war, asserting that the interlocutor was a “top person” who is “most respected” in that country. Speaking to reporters at the Palm Beach International Airport in Florida, Trump made it […]
Govt to deploy 10,000 AC E-buses in 116 cities by 2027; 35,000 more planned
NEW DELHI, Mar 23 (PTI): The government on Monday informed the Rajya Sabha that 10,000 air-conditioned e-buses would be provided to 116 cities across 26 states/UTs by the end of 2027 under the PM-eBus Sewa Scheme, and a new scheme would be launched thereafter to provide another 35,000 e-buses. Replying to supplementary queries during Question […]
Nadimarg Massacre Anniversary: Pandits Return to Village after 23 Years, Locals Join Tributes
Shopian, Mar 23: In a poignant display of shared grief and solidarity, dozens of migrant Kashmiri Pandits returned to Nadimarg village in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Monday to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the 2003 massacre, with local Muslims joining them in offering prayers for the 24 innocent lives lost. The solemn gathering at […]
PDP MLA Waheed Para moves private member bill in Assembly seeking new divisions, districts
JAMMU, Mar 23 (PTI): PDP MLA Waheed Para has moved a private member bill in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly seeking a statutory framework for reorganisation of administrative divisions, districts, sub-divisions and tehsils in the Union territory. Titled ‘The Jammu and Kashmir Territorial Administrative Reorganisation Bill, 2026’, the proposed legislation calls for the creation of […]
NEP does not impose one language on any state: MoS Education to LS
NEW DELHI, Mar 23 (PTI): Union Minister of State for Education Jayant Chaudhary on Monday said the National Education Policy (NEP) does not impose one language, including Hindi, on any state, rather it “explicitly promotes multilingualism”. Responding to supplementary questions in Lok Sabha during the Question Hour, the minister noted that while Tamil Nadu has […]