JK witnessing new era of peace and development: Lt Guv
Inaugurates Digital Movie Theatre at Kishtwar
JAMMU / KISHTWAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said that Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing a new era of peace and development in Amrit Kaal. Inaugurating a Digital Movie Theatre at Kishtwar he congratulated the people of Kishtwar, District Administration and all stakeholders on the return of the movie culture to the district. “J&K […]
PM’s US visit: Modi, Biden share many light moments at state dinner
Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the stellar achievements of Indian-Americans in his remarks at the state dinner in which he had his high-profile guests often in laughter. Both President Joe Biden and Modi regaled their guests with some light moments while also being generous to each other, with the prime minister ending his speech […]
Centre to sell 4 lakh tn of wheat, 5 lakh tn of rice in open market
First round of auction to cool retail prices
New Delhi: The Centre will sell 4 lakh tonnes of wheat and 5 lakh tonnes of rice from buffer stock to bulk consumers and traders in the first round of auction to be held shortly as part of its measures to control rising retail prices of these two foodgrains. The government will take all possible […]
Felt peace in the air, going back to Delhi fully satisfied: Home Minister
Srinagar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Friday chaired a security review meeting in Srinagar and expressed his satisfaction over the fast changing security scenario in the Valley besides giving final touches to the security plan for upcoming Amarnath Yatra. Praising the security agencies of the UT, Shah stated that “he will go back to Delhi […]
Kashmir records season’s hottest day at 34.8°C
Srinagar: Sweltering heat conditions continued unabated in Kashmir Valley as Srinagar recorded season’s hottest day and 2nd warmest June day in a decade on Thursday. A meteorological department official here said that the maximum temperature in Srinagar soared to 34.8°C and it was 5.6°C above normal for the season. Thursday’s temperature surpassed the previous highest […]
PM Modi meets President Biden at White House
Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met President Joe Biden at the White House on Thursday to discuss a wide range of issues of mutual and global interests, aimed at further boosting the Indo-US strategic relations in areas like defence, space, clean energy and critical technologies. Modi met Biden one-on-one in the Oval Office of the […]
Kashmiri artisans thank PM Modi for promoting paper machie in US
Srinagar: Paper machie artisans in Kashmir are elated that one of their products — the exquisite box holding the diamond gifted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to US First Lady Jill Biden — has graced the White House. Modi gifted an eco-friendly lab-grown 7.5 carat diamond, placed in Kashmir’s exquisite papier machie box, to Jill […]
Article 370 was temporary but lasted for 70 years: VP Dhankhar
Jammu: Asserting that people are happy since the provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution were abrogated in Jammu and Kashmir, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday said the article was temporary but still lasted for 70 long years. He also said B R Ambedkar had refused to draft Article 370 while drafting the other […]
Indians’ funds in Swiss banks down 11% to Rs 30k Cr
New Delhi/Zurich: Funds parked by Indian individuals and firms in Swiss banks, including through India-based branches and other financial institutions, declined by 11 per cent in 2022 to 3.42 billion Swiss francs (nearly Rs 30,000 crore), annual data from Switzerland’s central bank showed on Thursday. The decline in aggregate funds of Indian clients with Swiss […]
Heavy security deployment in Jmu ahead of Amit Shah’s visit
Jammu: Elaborate security measures have been put in place here ahead of the two-day visit of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to Jammu and Kashmir beginning Friday, officials said. Shah is scheduled to address a public rally in the Bhagwati Nagar area of the city and pay homage to founder of Jan Sangh Shyama Prasad […]
