Previous govts never saw ground realities: PM Modi
Says schemes were formulated sitting in air-conditioned rooms
Varanasi (UP): Prime Minister Narendra on Friday said that previous governments came up with their welfare schemes sitting in air-conditioned rooms without seeing their impact on the ground. Addressing a public rally in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi, he called the beneficiaries of welfare projects today examples of “real secularism” and social justice. “Previous governments made […]
Landslide hits Amarnath Yatra track, none hurt
Srinagar: A landslide hit the Baltal route of the Amarnath Yatra track on Friday following heavy rains in the area, officials said. No loss of life was reported in the incident. The landslide was reported near Rail Patri along the track on the Baltal-holy cave axis, they said, adding that as an impact, the pilgrimage […]
Amarnath Yatra base-camp in Jammu descends into devotional milieu
Artists perform 'Shiv Tandav'
Jammu: The Amarnath Yatra base camp in the Bhagwatinagar area here descended into a devotional milieu when scores of artists performed a spiritually charged dance — “Shiv Tandav” — to welcome the pilgrims. “We performed the dance in praise of lord Shiva. It was our welcome gesture and a way to entertain the pilgrims ahead […]
AIIMS Jammu to set up Advance Forensic Institute
Facility will help in examination of evidences, fast disposal of criminal- terror cases
Jammu: The under construction All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) Jammu has been planning to set up an Advanced Forensic Institute aimed at swift examination of evidence and fast track disposal of criminal and terror related cases, the hospital sources said. The center will work to streamline the investigation in the entire Northern Sector […]
3rd e-auction: FCI to sell 4.29 lakh tonne wheat, 3.95 lakh tonne rice
New Delhi: State-owned Food Corporation of India (FCI) will sell 4.29 lakh tonnes of wheat and 3.95 lakh tonnes of rice from the buffer stock to bulk consumers in the third round of e-auction to be held on July 12. The government is offloading wheat and rice from the FCI stock under the Open Market […]
FCRA violations: Two madrassas sealed in Kishtwar
Jammu: Authorities have sealed two madrassas for alleged violation of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, officials said on Friday. Senior Superintendent of Police, Kishtwar, Khalil Ahmed Poswal said the sealing of the two madrassas was done as part of a broader initiative to investigate illegal financial transactions involving […]
Govt approves establishment of separate Public Grievances Department
Move aims to focus on quality disposal of grievances
SRINAGAR: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha gave approval to the establishment of the Department of Public Grievances as a separate Administrative Department, an official spokesman said Thursday. Earlier, the subject of “Redressal of Public Grievances” was assigned to the Administrative Reforms, Inspections, Trainings and Grievances […]
Amarnath Yatra-2023: Lt Guv launches various initiatives of RDD
Says government determined to make yatra zero-waste pilgrimage
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Thursday launched various innovative initiatives of Rural Development Department to make Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra a zero-landfill pilgrimage. These initiatives include reusable cloth bags, Yatra Anthem for sustainable and responsible tourism, MIS Portal and Web App for waste process monitoring. In his address on the occasion, the Lt Governor congratulated […]
MeT forecasts showers in JK, says temp to scale down
Srinagar: The weather department here forecast “brief spell” of rain and thunderstorm at some places during late afternoon or evening on Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir “Light to moderate rain/thunderstorm is expected at scattered places on July 7,” a meteorological department official here said. On July 8-9, he said, intermittent light to moderate rain was […]
Heavy rains lash parts of country, IMD issues alert in some states
New Delhi: Heavy rains lashed various parts of the country on Thursday, prompting the weather department to issue a ‘red’/’orange’ alert in some states even as a woman was swept away in flood waters in Goa. In the national capital, heavy showers in the morning caused waterlogging and traffic congestion in several areas, officials said. […]
