Mission Youth gets PM’s Award for Outstanding Contribution in Public Service, Youth engagement
NEW DELHI, APR 21: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha’s brainchild and Jammu & Kashmir Government’s flagship inter-sectoral initiative “Mission Youth”, a specially designed program for empowering youth made it to the highest civil services awards based on outstanding achievements over last two years. Prime Minister Narendra Modi conferred the coveted Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in […]
Lt Guv attends Rajya Puraskar Ceremony of J&K Bharat Scouts & Guides
JAMMU, APR 21: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha attended the Rajya Puraskar Ceremony of J&K Bharat Scouts & Guides today at Convention Centre. The Lt Governor, who is also the Chief Patron of Jammu & Kashmir Bharat Scouts & Guides, congratulated the Rajya Puraskar Awardee Scouts & Guides and lauded their contribution to the society. “With […]
NIA team visits Poonch after deadly terror attack
Poonch, Apr 21: A day after five soldiers were killed and another injured in a terror attack, a team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) visited the spot here on Friday. According to the army, its vehicle caught fire while moving from Bhimber Gali to Sangiot in District Poonch after being ambushed by terrorists amid inclement […]
Air India takes green step, minimises usage of single-use plastic across its network
New Delhi, Apr 21 (PTI) Air India has reduced the usage of single-use plastic by 80 per cent on board all flights across its worldwide network, the airline announced on Friday. Replacement of plastic zip lock bags for cutlery with paper packaging, plastic straws with paper straws and plastic stirrers with wooden ones besides introduction […]
Rains stop in JK as mercury records drop
Srinagar, Apr 21: Amid decrease in precipitation and forecast for scattered to fairly widespread light rain and thunderstorm in next 24 hours, the minimum temperature recorded a drop in Jammu and Kashmir below normal on Friday. A meteorological department official here said that “mainly dry weather to isolated very light rain and thunderstorm” was expected […]
Climate change may keep India from achieving its sustainable development goals: Study
New Delhi, Apr 21 (PTI) Heat waves made more likely by climate change may impede India’s progress towards its sustainable development goals, according to a study. India has committed to achieving 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), including no poverty, good health and well being, and decent work and economic growth. However, researchers at the […]
Twitter begins removing blue checks from users who don’t pay
Washington, Apr 21 (AP) This time it’s for real. Many of Twitter’s high-profile users are losing the blue check marks that helped verify their identity and distinguish them from impostors on the Elon Musk-owned social media platform. After several false starts, Twitter began making good on its promise Thursday to remove the blue checks from […]
Little evidence that China is seriously approaching its India talks with a sense of goodwill: US
Washington, Apr 21 (PTI) Reiterating that the United States supports a resolution of the Indo-China border dispute through a negotiated settlement and direct conversations between the two countries, Biden Administration’s point person for South and Central Asia on Thursday said the US sees little evidence that Beijing is seriously approaching these talks with a sense […]
Attack on Army vehicle in Poonch: Massive search ops underway to trace terrorists
Poonch/Jammu, Apr 21 (PTI) Security forces have launched a massive search operation in the dense forests of the Bata-Doriya area after a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch killed five Indian Army personnel and injured one, officials said on Friday. The entire area has been cordoned off while drones and sniffer dogs are being […]
Active Covid cases in country climb to 66,170
New Delhi, Apr 21 (PTI) India has recorded 11,692 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have increased to 66,170, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll has increased to 5,31,258 with 28 deaths, which includes nine reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated. The Covid case […]