Modi invites Biden to be chief guest at upcoming Republic Day celebrations
New Delhi, Sep 20 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited US President Joe Biden to be the Chief Guest for the Republic Day celebrations on January 26 during their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit, US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti said on Wednesday. Asked whether the Quad summit is being planned […]
Lt Governor addresses the 25th Foundation Day celebration of SKUAST-Jammu
JAMMU, SEP20: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha addressed the 25th Foundation Day celebration of SKUAST-Jammu at Baba Jitto Auditorium, today. In his address, the Lt Governor congratulated the Vice Chancellor, faculty members and students on the occasion. He highlighted the reforms introduced in 2020 to revamp SKUAST-Jammu to meet modern workforce requirements in Agriculture & Allied […]
Pleas challenging constitutional validity of extending reservation to SC/ST in LS, state assemblies to be heard on Nov 21
New Delhi, Sep 20 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday posted for hearing on November 21 the pleas challenging the constitutional validity of extending reservation to scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in Lok Sabha and the state assemblies beyond the original 10-year period contemplated in the Constitution. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice […]
51 new Covid infections recorded, active case tally 480
New Delhi, Sep 20 (PTI) India has recorded a single-day rise of 51 new coronavirus infections and the count of active cases stands at 480, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll due to the disease is at 5,32,031 and the case fatality rate stands at 1.18 per cent. the […]
Dozens of cattle perish in lightning strike in highlands of Banihal
Jammu, Sep 20: Around 40 goats and sheep were killed after lightning struck highlands of Doligam/Hinjhal Top of Banihal area in Ramban district last night, officials said on Wednesday. An official said that a police team and officials from concerned department rushed to the far-flung village after information was received. So far there are details […]
President Murmu greets citizens on Nuakhai festival
New Delhi, Sep 20 (PTI) President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday greeted citizens on the festival of Nuakhai and wished for the prosperity of the country and its people. Nuakhai is an agrarian festival where the first crop of the field is offered to the goddess in the western districts of Odisha and people seek the […]
Revised child travel norms: Railways earned over Rs 2,800 crore more in 7 years, says RTI reply
New Delhi, Sep 20 (PTI) Indian Railways has earned an additional revenue of more than Rs 2,800 crore from child travellers in the last seven years by revising child travel fare norms, an RTI response has found. The response from the Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) under the Right to Information (RTI) Act further […]
Lok Sabha proceedings begin in new Parliament building
New Delhi, Sep 19 (PTI) Lok Sabha proceedings on Tuesday began in the new Parliament building, located adjacent to the old one, starting a new chapter in the parliamentary history of India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who walked down from the old building along with Union Ministers including Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari and […]
Anantnag to have its own Rural Self Employment Training Institute (RSETI)
SRINAGAR, SEP 19: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, approved the transfer of land measuring 04 Kanal at Bangi Nowgam, Anantnag in favour of Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj for establishment of Rural Self Employment Training Institute (RSETI). Rural Self Employment Training Institute […]
AC approves transfer of land for Research Center, Anantnag; Milk Processing Center, Budgam
SRINAGAR, SEP19: The Administrative Council (AC), which met here under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, approved the transfer of land measuring 500 Kanal 11 Marla at Sallar Anantnag in favour of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology (SKUAST) Kashmir for establishment of Research Station and additional Krishi Vigyan Kendras. The Research […]
