Anti-drone technology developed, transferred to industries: DRDO Chief
Jammu: DRDO has developed counter-drone technology and transferred it to industries, which have taken orders from the armed forces and security forces of the country, a senior official of the organisation said on Thursday. “DRDO has developed anti-drone technology. It has all the necessary elements required to counter drones, whether it is detection, tracking or […]
Non-state actors use terrorism as weapon of choice: Rajnath Singh
New Delhi: Terrorism has been employed as a weapon of choice by non-state actors and irresponsible states to advance their political objectives in the region, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday in a thinly-veiled attack on Pakistan. In an address at a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) seminar on the role of women in the […]
Metro Rail Project in JK to be approved by next week: Union Minister
Says LPG Gas Pipeline to be given a top priority
JAMMU: Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Housing & Urban Development, Hardeep Singh Puri Thursday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Development Model emphasises that the benefits of every centrally sponsored scheme should reach directly to the beneficiaries be that of the Ujjwala Yojana, Ayushman Bharat, PM Awas Yojana or others. Puri said […]
Important for India to focus on green investment post-pandemic: IMF
Washington: As the Indian economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic that hit it hard, it is important for the country to focus on public investment, particularly in green sectors, the International Monetary Fund said. As we move towards the recovery, it is also important to focus on public investment, particularly on green investment, so that […]
India resumes COVID-19 vaccine export
New Delhi: Coronavirus vaccines have been sent to Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Iran according to the government’s decision to resume their supplies, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said the government has decided to send the supplies to the neighbourhood initially. India, the world’s largest producer of […]
JK will be power surplus in near future: Union Minister
KISHTWAR: Union Minister for Power, New & Renewable Energy, R. K. Singh who was on a visit to Kishtwar inspected Dul Hasti Hydroelectric Power Project besides took stock of the construction of other power projects with a total generation capacity of 2554 megawatts in Kishtwar. He was accompanied by Principal Secretary PDD, Rohit Kansal; CMD […]
Chairs review meeting on power issues
SRINAGAR: Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy R K Singh chaired a meeting on power issues in Jammu and Kashmir. The Minister is on a two day visit to the Union Territory as part of the Central Government’s Public Outreach Initiative. Singh mentioned during the meeting that the Central Government is committed […]
CEO, NITI Aayog holds interactive session with Administrative Secretaries
Assures support to the Union territory in various sectors
SRINAGAR: CEO, NITIAayog (National Institution for Transforming India), Amitabh Kant, in presence of the Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, had an interaction with the Administrative Secretaries of different Departments, here Thursday. The CEO, who is on a four day visit to Jammu & Kashmir, at the outset of the interactive meeting, congratulated and complimented […]
JCO, soldier killed in Poonch encounter
Jammu: A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of the army and a soldier were killed in an encounter that broke out between militants and security forces in Bhata Dhurian village area located along Jammu-Rajouri-Poonch national highway near Bhimber Gali area of Mendhar sub division on Thursday. Today’s encounter comes just three days after the army lost […]
Soldier commits suicide
Kupwara: A soldier allegedly shot himself dead with his service rifle at a camp in Kupwara district of north Kashmir, official sources said Thursday. They said Sepoy Deeraj Kumar of Engineering Unit was posted in a camp at Kralpora when his shot at himself. He was shifted to military hospital Drugmulla wherefrom he was referred […]
