Driverless train runs on tracks from Kathua to Hoshiarpur, major accident averted
Kathua, Feb 25: A major accident was averted after a driverless goods train ran on tracks from Kathua railway station, causing panic. The train was later stopped at Uchi Bassi in Hoshiarpur district of Punjab, officials said. Officials said that the train laden with crusher stones was on a halt at Kathua station and it […]
Dead body recovered from Jhelum at Safa Kadal area of Srinagar
Srinagar, Feb 25: An unidentified male body was recovered from river Jhelum near Safa Kadal area of Srinagar on Sunday, officials said. An official said that an unidentified body was recovered from river Jhelum near Safa Kadal area of Srinagar. He added that, the police have taken the body into custody and shifted it to […]
No ‘Mann ki Baat’ broadcast for 3 months in view of polls: PM Modi
New Delhi, Feb 25 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that his monthly ‘Mann Ki Baat’ broadcast will not be aired for the next three months in line with political ethics in view of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. In the 110th episode of the programme, he said there is a possibility that […]
Parts of Kashmir receive light rains, snow; Gulmarg records low of minus 10°C
Srinagar, Feb 25: Parts of Kashmir valley received rain and snow overnight even as night temperature recorded a rise at some places and drop at others with Gulmarg recording a low of minus 10.0°C on Sunday, officials said. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar received 1.4mm in last 24 hours till 0830 hours […]
Security of nation can neither be outsourced nor be dependent on ‘largesse’ of others: Army chief
New Delhi, Feb 24 (PTI) The security of the nation can neither be outsourced nor be dependent on the “largesse” of others, Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande said on Saturday, asserting that becoming self reliant in critical military hardware will be essential to deal with future challenges. In an address at a defence conclave, he […]
Lt Governor inaugurates GTRi’s conclave at Patna
PATNA, FEB 24: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated the Grand Trunk Road Initiatives’ (GTRi) conclave at Patna, Saturday, In his keynote address, the Lt Governor commended the endeavour of GTRi to bring together the policymakers, entrepreneurs, innovators, influencers and thinkers to discuss and identify growth opportunities in different sectors and brainstorm over the holistic development […]
Voters have right to know about fulfillment of assurances by parties; matter sub judice: CEC
Chennai, Feb 24 (PTI) The voters have a right to know about the feasibility of fulfilling poll assurances made by political parties, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said on Saturday and made it clear that the matter is, however, sub judice. Political parties have a right to make promises in their election manifestos and the […]
NIA attaches properties in Handwara in narco-terror funding case
Handwara, Feb 24: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday attached properties of four accused persons in a narco-terror funding case in Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, officials said. Official sources said that the properties were attached in connection with an investigation of a case RC-03/2020/NIA/JMU related to the narco-terrorism. The accuser who […]
PM Modi inaugurates 11 godowns in PACS under world’s largest grain storage plan in coop sector
New Delhi, Feb 24 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated 11 godowns for grain storage in primary agricultural credit societies (PACS) spread across 11 states as part of the government’s flagship ‘World’s Largest Grain Storage Plan’ in the cooperative sector. Modi also laid the foundation stone for an additional 500 PACS across the […]
Sopore-Kupwara rail line: Admin seeks latest data for ‘final location survey’
Srinagar, Feb 24: In a latest development vis-à-vis the extension of approximately 33.7 kilometre long railway line from Sopore to Kupwara under the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project, the Kupwara administration has sought latest requisite data from various offices in the district for the purpose of ‘Final Location Survey’ (FLS) by the Railway authorities. “Dy. […]