CM Omar briefs PM Modi on Kishtwar cloudburst, says calamity claimed 60 lives
Srinagar, Aug 15 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said he has briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a devastating cloudburst in a remote village in Kishtwar district that has claimed 60 lives and injured more than 100. “I just received a call from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. I briefed him […]
Director Information hoists Tri-Color at DIPR Complex Srinagar
SRINAGAR, AUG 15: Celebrating the 79th Independence Day, the Director Information, Nitish Rajora, today hoisted the National Flag at the Directorate of Information and Public Relations (DIPR), Complex at Poloview here. Joint Director Hqrs, Vivek Puri, Deputy Director,(PR/AV) Javed Ahmad and other senior officers and officials of the Directorate participated in the flag-hoisting ceremony. At […]
Lt Guv Hoists National Flag at Raj Bhavan in Srinagar on the 79th Independence Day
SRINAGAR, AUG 15: On the occasion of 79th Independence Day, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha hoisted and saluted the National Flag at Raj Bhavan in Srinagar. He conveyed his heartiest greetings and good wishes to all. The Lieutenant Governor paid tributes to the freedom fighters and brave hearts of Police, Army and CAPFs. He also paid […]
Will Pahalgam killers decide whether JK will be a state, asks CM Omar Abdullah
Srinagar, Aug 15 (PTI) In a hard hitting Independence Day speech, Chief minister Omar Abdullah on Friday strongly criticised the practice of linking Jammu and Kashmir’s political future to acts of terror, asserting that Pakistan cannot be allowed to influence decisions on the region’s statehood through terrorism. Abdullah’s remarks, in his first speech after becoming […]
Kishtwar cloudburst: PM Modi speaks with CM Abdullah, LG Manoj Sinha, promises all help
New Delhi, Aug 15 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday in the wake of a cloudburst in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district to take stock of the situation and promised all help, officials said. A massive flash flood triggered by […]
Will launch door to door signature campaign for J&K statehood: CM Omar on Independence Day
Srinagar, Aug 15: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said the elected government will launch a door to door signature campaign for the restoration of statehood to Jammu ad Kashmir in the next few weeks. During his address on 79th Independence Day at Bakshi Stadium, CM Omar said that his focus on the restoration of […]
NDRF team reaches cloudburst hit Kishtwar village to join search and rescue ops
Jammu, Aug 15 (PTI) A team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Friday reached cloudburst-hit Chisoti village in Jammu and Kashmir”s Kishtwar district, officials said. At least 46 people have been killed in the disaster and 167 rescued. Of those rescued on Thursday, 38 are in serious condition, officials said. The death toll […]
India and its farmers have sole right over its waters: PM Modi on Indus Water Treaty
NEW DELHI, Aug 15 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India and its farmers have the sole right over the country’s share of Indus river waters and termed the Indus Water Treaty “unjust and one-sided”. It had caused enormous harm to agriculture in India, Modi said in his Independence Day address from the […]
Every sector now proudly acknowledges strength of our ‘nari shakti’: PM Modi
NEW DELHI, Aug 15 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday underscored the growing contribution of women in shaping India’s economic and social progress, saying “every sector now proudly acknowledges the strength of our nari shakti”. Addressing the nation from the Red Fort on India’s 79th Independence Day, Modi said women are not only beneficiaries […]
GST rates to ‘substantially’ reduce by Diwali: Modi
NEW DELHI, Aug 15 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the next generation reforms in Goods and Services Tax (GST) will be unveiled by Diwali, which will provide ‘substantial’ tax relief to common man and benefit small and medium enterprises. Addressing the nation on 79th Independence Day, Modi said the time has come […]
