SC asks Centre, states to expedite steps to fill vacancies in CIC, SICs
New Delhi: Taking serious note of vacancies in the Central Information Commission (CIC) and state information commissions (SICs), the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre and the state governments to apprise it about the steps taken to fill up the posts. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and UjjalBhuyan said the states that have […]
AIIMS Awantipora to miss January 2025 deadline
70% of work completed, new target set for June 2025: Officials Srinagar: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Awantipora is likely to miss its January 2025 deadline, as approximately 30% of the project remains incomplete. According to details the Union government approved two AIIMS projects for Jammu and Kashmir in 2019. While […]
Defaced currency notes in JK: SC grants last opportunity to Centre to file response
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday granted a last opportunity to the Centre to file its response on a PIL seeking CBI probe into the RBI exchanging defaced currency notes worth Rs 30 crore allegedly belonging to a Kashmiri separatist group. While noting enough time had been given to the Union of India to […]
Air quality crisis: Medical experts call for reinstatement of respiratory medicine
New Delhi: The Indian Chest Society on Thursday called upon the National Medical Commission to reinstate the department of respiratory medicine in the MBBS curriculum. The move would ensure that future medical graduates are well-equipped to address the respiratory health challenges facing India, the group, representing more than 6,000 respiratory medicine specialists across the country, […]
Hajj 2025: Massive drop in application numbers as 711 pilgrims opt out
Srinagar: The number of Hajj pilgrims seems to be further dwindling as over 700 pilgrims who applied for the pilgrimage have opted out of Hajj 2025, reducing the number to only 3,602. According to details out of 4,313 applications received for the Hajj 2025, 711 pilgrims were unable to pay fees. According to the JK […]
Eastern Ladakh row: India, China discuss next steps in ties following disengagement process
NEW DELHI/RIO DE JANEIRO: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi deliberated on the next steps in India-China ties, in the first high-level engagement weeks after militaries of the two sides disengaged from friction points of Demchok and Depsang in eastern Ladakh. Jaishankar and Wang held delegation-level talks on the sidelines […]
COP29: India asks rich nations to remove tech transfer restrictions
Baku (Azerbaijan): India on Monday called on developed countries to become net-zero by 2030, remove barriers to technology transfer, increase public climate finance, and avoid unfair trade measures disguised as climate action. The appeal came during a high-level ministerial roundtable on pre-2030 ambition at the UN climate talks in Baku. India’s environment secretary LeenaNandan said […]
National Press Day- Intermediary platforms must compensate conventional media for using its content: I&B Minister
New Delhi: The efforts of the conventional media in content creation should be suitably compensated by the intermediary platforms using them, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister AshwiniVaishnaw said on Saturday as he acknowledged media’s contributions to India’s freedom struggle and in preserving democracy during the “dark days” of Emergency. Virtually addressing an event to mark […]
Earth’s projected warming hasn’t improved for 3 years, UN climate talks still pushing
Baku (Azerbaijan): For the third straight year, efforts to fight climate change haven’t lowered projections for how hot the world is likely to get — even as countries gather for another round of talks to curb warming, according to an analysis on Thursday. At the United Nations climate talks, hosted in Baku, Azerbaijan, nations are […]
SBM-U 2.0: CS assesses implementation of city sanitation, waste management works
JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, Wednesday chaired a meeting of Housing & Urban Development Department (H&UDD) to take appraisal of the progress made in implementation of Swachh Bharat Mission Urban (SBM-U) 2.0 aiming at scientific disposal of waste and achieving the garbage-free status for all cities in India. Those who were present include Principal Secretary […]
