Focus on strengthening India’s air defence systems: Rajnath to top IAF commanders
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday asked the top commanders of the Indian Air Force to examine the rapidly changing global geo-political situation and assess them in the Indian context besides emphasising on the need to bolster its operational readiness. In an address at the inaugural session of the two-day IAF commanders’ conference, […]
Land warfare will remain ‘extremely important’ in India’s case: Army Chief
New Delhi: The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict reaffirmed the significance of land warfare and the domain will remain “extremely important” in India’s case as well as for countries having contested borders, Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande said on Thursday. In an interactive session at an event, referring to the situation along the Line of Actual Control […]
RBI proposes to bar recovery agents from calling borrowers before 8 am, after 7 pm
Mumbai: The RBI on Thursday proposed stricter norms for recovery of overdue loans under which financial institutions and their recovery agents cannot call borrowers before 8 in the morning and after 7 in the evening. Regulated Entities (REs) like banks and NBFCs should not outsource core management functions, including policy formulation and decision-making functions like […]
Empowerment of women pivotal for empowerment of Jammu Kashmir: Lt Guv Sinha
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday said that the empowerment of women is pivotal for the empowerment of J&K. “In the last few years, J&K Administration has given priority to women empowerment based on the principles of equality, equal rights and equal opportunities as enshrined in the Constitution,” the Lt Governor said while honouring […]
PM Modi inaugurates 37th National Games in Goa
Says spending on sports increased three-fold in 9 years
Margao (Goa): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said his government has increased expenditure on sports by three-fold in last nine years, and reiterated that the country is prepared to host 2036 Olympics. Speaking after inaugurating the 37th National Games at Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium at Margao, Modi said the Games are taking place in […]
UN report warns India heading towards groundwater depletion tipping point
New Delhi: Some areas in the Indo-Gangetic basin in India have already passed the groundwater depletion tipping point and its entire northwestern region is predicted to experience critically low groundwater availability by 2025, according to a new report by the United Nations. Titled “Interconnected Disaster Risks Report 2023” and published by the United Nations University […]
DGP visits forward areas in Keran Sector of Kupwara
Lauds efforts of Police, security forces in their fight against terrorism
Srinagar: Director General of Police, (DGP) Dilbag Singh Thursday visited forward areas in the Keran Sector of border district Kupwara in North Kashmir to assess the prevailing situation along the Line of Control (LoC) firsthand. He also visited 28 Div in Kupwara where he was briefed by the officers of Army, Police regarding the border […]
Man dies in road mishap at Bandipora in north Kashmir
Srinagar: A man was killed and two others, one among the brother of the deceased, critically injured in a road mishap along Bandipora Srinagar highway on Thursday morning, officials said. They said that a vehicle bearing registration number JK01J 5560 turned turtle at Shilvat, near Asrar Motors, resulting in injuries to three persons. The injured […]
Soldier commits ‘suicide’ at army camp in Pampore
Srinagar: An Army soldier allegedly shot himself dead with his service rifle in Pampore area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday. An official said that the soldier shot himself dead with his service rifle at Chandhara areea of Pampore. He said that police has taken cognisance of the matter under 174 CRPC. The official […]
Man dies in mud house collapse in Poonch
Poonch: A 55-year-old man was killed and his wife and two relatives were injured when a ‘kacha’ house they were living in collapsed in Gursai Mohri village of Mendhar in Poonch district around midnight, officials said Thursday. They said that owner of house, Riyaz Hussain Shah,55, son of Saber Hussain Shah, his wife Shamim Akhtar, […]
