Air India pays compensation to 2/3rds of June 12 crash victims
Mumbai: Air India on Friday said it has paid the compensation to families of nearly two-thirds of the victims who died in the June 12 plane crash in Ahmedabad. An Air India Dreamliner from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick crashed moments after takeoff on June 12, killing 260 people onboard and on the ground. “Our teams […]
CUET-UG: One candidate scores 100 percentile in four subjects
17 bag top score in three subjects New Delhi: One candidate has scored 100 percentile in four subjects in the Common Entrance University Test-Under Graduate (CUET-UG), while 17 candidates from across the country have bagged the top score in three subjects, the National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday announced. The NTA conducted CUET-UG in […]
PM Modi conferred with Trinidad and Tobago’s highest civilian honour
Port of Spain: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Friday conferred with ‘The Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago’, becoming the first foreign leader to receive the Caribbean country’s highest civilian honour. This is the 25th international honour bestowed upon PM Modi by a country. In a special ceremony at the President’s House, […]
Pilgrim from UP dies after falling unconscious
Srinagar: A pilgrim from Uttar Pradesh died after falling unconscious at Sheshnag base camp of the annual Amarnath Yatra, officials on Friday said. The pilgrim, identified as Dileep Srivastav, a resident of Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhmipur Kheri, fell unconscious at Sheshnag base camp on the second day of the 38-day pilgrimage, the officials said. Srivastav was […]
Police personnel injured in accidental firing
Srinagar: A police personnel was injured on Friday in an accidental fire from his service rifle while on Amarnath yatra duty in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said. Service rifle of Selection Grade Constable Shabir Ahmad, presently deployed for yatra duty, went off accidently at Pahalgam in the south Kashmir district, they said. Ahmad was […]
Centre to set up Clean Plant facility in Kashmir
Move aimed to provide disease-resistant plants to horticulturists Srinagar: The central government will establish a Clean Plant Centre for Rs 150 crore under the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture scheme to provide disease-resistant plants to the horticulturists in Kashmir, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said here on Thursday. Addressing a press conference here, […]
Amarnath Yatra begins as pilgrims set out for cave shrine
Srinagar: The first batch of Amarnath Yatra pilgrims set off Thursday from the Baltal and Nunwan base camps towards the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. The yatra started early in the morning from the traditional 48-km Nunwan-Pahalgam route and the 14-km Baltal route. Pilgrims left from the Nunwan base camp […]
Over 12,000 pilgrims have darshan of naturally formed ice ‘Shivling’
Srinagar: Over 12,000 pilgrims had darshan of the naturally formed ice ‘Shivling’ in the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas on the first day of the pilgrimage on Thursday, officials said. “A total of 12,348 pilgrims paid obeisance at the 3,880-metre high cave shrine on the first day of the pilgrimage,” they […]
Monsoon Session: Reduce disruptions in House, LS Speaker Birla to Parliamentarians
Gurugram: Ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday urged all political parties to reduce disruptions in House proceedings and asserted it is time to change past practices. Addressing the national level conference of Urban Local Bodies here, Birla said that people would teach a lesson to political parties […]
JK will emerge as key growth engine in India’s journey: Jitendra Singh
New Delhi: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday said Jammu and Kashmir will emerge as a key growth engine in India’s journey. Highlighting Jammu and Kashmir’s continued importance in national priorities, he said the recent milestone projects like the Chenab bridge, the Lithium discovery and the purple revolution of lavender farming is empowering youth entrepreneurs […]
