Census 2027: Officials from all states briefed about road ahead in two-day conference
New Delhi: In preparation for the upcoming Census, the Registrar General of India (RGI) has organised a two-day conference of the directors of Census operations from all states and Union Territories, officials said on Saturday. The officials were given a detailed presentation about the road ahead, including about the digital interface, questionnaire, team formation and […]
JK to host maiden National Tourism Secretaries’ Conference
Meet to be held at SKICC on July 7, 8 SRINAGAR: In a significant boost to Jammu & Kashmir’s tourism profile, the Union Ministry for Tourism is organising two day Tourism Secretaries’ Conference of all States and Union Territories at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC), Srinagar, on 7th and 8th July, an official spokesman […]
India to set up first national cooperative university: Amit Shah
Says the upcoming university will end nepotism in sector, training vacuum Anand (Gujarat): Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said India’s first national university for cooperatives coming up in Gujarat will work to end nepotism as only persons trained by it will get jobs in this sector in the future. Shah […]
Cross-border narco smuggling module busted in Amritsar, 4 held
Chandigarh: Punjab Police has busted a cross-border narcotics smuggling module with links to Pakistan and arrested four of its operatives after seizing five kg of heroin from them, a top officer said on Saturday. Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said the arrested hail from Amritsar and have been identified as Resham Singh and […]
Interpretation of law, Constitution has to be pragmatic, as per society’s needs: CJI Press Trust of India
Mumbai: Chief Justice of India Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai on Saturday said the interpretation of law or the Constitution has to be “pragmatic” and in a way that suits the needs of society. Speaking at a felicitation organised for him by the Bombay High Court here, he also mentioned that recently he had received complaints about […]
EC holding regular dialogue with parties: CEC on criticism from opposition
Firozabad (UP): With opposition parties accusing the Election Commission of ignoring their concerns, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Saturday asserted that the poll panel maintains a regular dialogue with political parties and 5,000 such meetings have been held in the past four months, beginning from the assembly level. Replying to queries from reporters in […]
Despite brief military conflict, India-Pak trade persisted in May
Islamabad: Despite a brief military conflict and the continued closure of borders, trade between Pakistan and India persisted in May, primarily through a third country. The official data showed that imports from India reached a three-year high during July-May FY25, Dawn reported quoting the data of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). It showed that […]
NIA arrests 2 key men involved in human trafficking to US via ‘dunki’ route
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two key men allegedly involved in trafficking of humans to the US via the infamous ‘dunki’ route, officials said on Saturday. The arrests came after searches at a location each in Himachal Pradesh and Delhi, they said. The accused, Sunny alias Sunny Donker of Dharamshala of […]
Muharram procession- Case registered over attempt to provoke unrest: Police
Press Trust of India Srinagar: A case has been registered against several individuals for allegedly attempting to provoke unrest and disturb public order and communal harmony during a Muharram procession in the city, police said on Saturday. “In violation of laid-down conditions, certain individuals committed deliberate and unlawful acts during the Muharram procession on MA […]
Heatwave: Sgr sizzles at 35.3 degrees Celsius
Records 2nd hottest day of season Srinagar: Amid the persistent heatwave conditions, Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, has recorded the second-hottest day of this season at 35.3 degrees on Friday. An independent weather forecaster, Faizan Arif Keng said that the second-hottest day of the season was recorded in Srinagar today at 35.3 […]
