Centre’s green panel gives nod to Dulhasti hydel power project on Chenab river
New Delhi: A panel under the Ministry of Environment has approved the 260-megawatt Dulhasti Stage-II hydropower project on Chenab river in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, officials said on Saturday. The clearance comes in the backdrop of India suspending the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan following the deadly Pahalgam terror attack in April this year. […]
President Murmu confers PM Rashtriya Bal Puraskar to 20 children
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Friday conferred the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar to 20 children for their exceptional achievements in the fields of Bravery, Social Service, Environment, Sports, Art & Culture and Science & Technology at a ceremony held in New Delhi. Speaking on the occasion, she congratulated the recipients of the Pradhan […]
Article 370 Move Matter of Pride for Country, BJP: PM Modi
Says decision ended two flags, two constitutions, strengthened national unity Srinagar: Terming revocation of Article 370 in 2019 as matter of pride for BJP and the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the move strengthened national unity and fulfilled a long-pending ideological commitment. Addressing the inaugural function of Rashtriya Prerna Sthal in Lucknow on the 101st […]
HM Shah to inaugurate 2-day ‘Anti-Terror Conference’ in New Delhi today
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate 2-day ‘Anti-Terror Conference’ in New Delhi on Friday. The conference, shaped under PM Narendra Modi’s vision of zero tolerance for terror, is being organized by the National Investigation Agency, Ministry of Home Affairs. Notably, the annual conference has become a platform for brainstorming India’s next-generation strategies to […]
Article 370 abrogation completed unfinished task: Rajnath Singh
‘Move ended separate laws in J&K, ensured equal constitutional rights’ Srinagar: Asserting that the abrogation of Article 370 completed an unfinished task linked to national integration, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said the move fulfilled a long-cherished vision of Bharatiya Jana Sangh ideologue Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya. Addressing a gathering after the inauguration of the Rashtriya […]
RBI postpones 2nd phase of quicker cheque clearing mechanism
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank on Wednesday postponed implementation of the second phase of the faster cheque clearance mechanism to provide more time to banks to streamline their operations. The second phase of the ‘Continuous Clearing and Settlement on Realisation in Cheque Truncation System’ was to be implemented by banks from January 3. There had been […]
President confers Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar on 24 scientists
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday conferred the Vijyan Ratna Puraskar posthumously on renowned astrophysicist Jayant Naralikar for his contribution to cosmology and popularisation of science. The award was received by R Srianand, the Director of the Pune-based Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, which was founded by Naralikar. Murmu also gave away the […]
CJI urges young lawyers to be nation builders
Patiala (Pb): Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant told young lawyers on Tuesday to see themselves not merely as “case builders” but as “nation builders” and ask themselves a larger, more enduring question — what is the role of a lawyer in a country like India. Addressing the seventh convocation ceremony of the Rajiv […]
Dense fog likely across north in next few days
Cold conditions persist in Delhi, Punjab and UP New Delhi: Most regions across northern India experienced severe cold conditions on Monday, though minimum temperatures hovered below normal. Fog disrupted visibility in Delhi, albeit for a brief stretch, and parts of Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting dense to very dense […]
130 schoolchildren and staff abducted in Nigeria last month have been released, police say
Abuja, Dec 22 (AP) Some 130 schoolchildren and staff abducted from a Nigerian Catholic school last month by gunmen have been released, police said Sunday. Gunmen seized at least 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers in Nigeria’s north-central Niger state when they attacked St. Mary’s Catholic School in the Papiri community on Nov 21. Fifty escaped […]