New Delhi, Mar 22: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that the coming five years will bring new energy to the India-Bhutan relationship. “To fulfil your goals, India stands with you for BB—Brand Bhutan and Bhutan Believe,” Prime Minister Modi said while addressing the gathering at Tendrelthang Festival Ground in Bhutan. Prime Minister Modi...
Srinagar, Mar 22: The BJP on Thursday initiated the process of deploying ‘vistarak’ for the upcoming elections in Jammu and Kashmir. A ‘vistarak’ is a full-time party functionary entrusted with the job of gathering independent ground-level feedback from parliamentary constituencies upto booth level. The General Secretary (Organization) of the BJP in Jammu & Kashmir, Ashok...
Srinagar, Mar 22: Jammu and Kashmir Police in Awantipora on Friday said to have arrested absconders who were evading their arrest for a long time. “Two warrants under section 512 Crpc issued by Hon’ble Court of Principal District and Sessions Judge Pulwama and Hon’ble Munsif Court Pulwama pending with police Station Awantipora against 02 accused...
Will file nomination as Congress Candidate on March 27 Jammu, Mar 22: Chaudhary Lal Singh, who recently returned to the Congress fold after a decade, made scathing remarks against the Union government, alleging neglect of Dogra rights during his visit to Kathua and Hiranagar. Singh, warmly welcomed by supporters upon his return, criticized the government...
‘Committed to preserving college’s legacy; massive plantation drive in April’ Srinagar, Mar 22: Amar Singh College on Friday clarified the circumstances surrounding the felling of trees on the campus, saying the decision to remove the “aged” trees was made with student safety as the top priority. It also said that the tree auction conducted by...
Srinagar, Mar 22: Air travelers traveling to Jammu and Kashmir are facing the harsh reality of soaring flight fares. With increased demand amidst the election environment and the approaching festival of Holi, airline companies have substantially raised their ticket prices, leaving passengers grappling with exorbitant costs. As per the news agency the impact of this...
Accuses Congress of subservience to Kashmir-centric policies, says Modi ensured equitable growth Jammu, Mar 22: Dr. Jitendra Singh, BJP’s nominee for the Udhampur parliamentary seat, kicked off his election campaign by addressing a public gathering at Ramlila Maidan in Kathua. Asserting the strides made in development, Singh urged skeptics to visit the Udhampur constituency to...
Srinagar, Mar 22: In Jammu and Kashmir, three vital roads have claimed nearly 2,000 lives in the past five years. The National Highway and the roads leading in Chenab Valley and Pir Panjal ranges have claimed at least 1986 lives in road accidents from 2019 to 2023. According to the official figures available with the...
Abuja, Mar 22: At least 21 people were recently killed when a group of suspected gunmen attacked a village in north-central Nigeria’s Niger State, local media reported Friday. The gunmen, who attacked the Madaka village in the Rafi local government area of Niger Thursday afternoon, shot indiscriminately at residents while burning down about 50 houses...
Lucknow, Mar 22: Congress on Friday termed the electoral bonds as the biggest electoral funding scam in the country and alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hatched an opaque scheme to collect black money in a white manner, which has become a unique example of misuse of government power. Talking to the reporters, the party’s...
New Delhi, Mar 22: A multi-party delegation on Friday met the Election Commission of India (ECI) at Nirvachan Sadan here to lodge complaint against the ‘blatant and illegal use of central agencies by the government to target opposition parties’. The delegation, comprising KC Venugopal and Abhishek Manu Singhvi of Congress, Derek O Brian and Mohd...
Jammu, Mar 22: A day after Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh filed his nomination, three more candidates on Friday filed their nomination papers from the Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency scheduled to be held in Jammu and Kashmir on April 19. The candidates, including Amit Kumar and Tilak Raj, both from Bahujan Samaj Party and Swarn...
Srinagar, Mar 22: The BJP has described the public notices of the kin of separatist leaders disassociating themselves from “separatist ideology” as an eye opener for those who say what has changed in J&K post Article 370 rollback. Jailed separatist leader Shabir Ahmed Shah’s daughter Sama Shabir and Hurriyat patriarch Syed Ali Geelani’s granddaughter Ruwa...
Bengaluru, Mar 22: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) marked a significant achievement with the successful execution of a landing mission for its Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) named “Pushpak” from the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) in Karnataka’s Chalakere on Friday. Taking off at approximately 7 a.m. from the Chalakere Runway, this mission represented the RLV’s...
Washington, Mar 22: Lionel Scaloni said Thursday that talks with senior players, including Lionel Messi, had rekindled his enthusiasm to remain manager of Argentina’s national team after a year that he described as “difficult”. In November, Scaloni revealed he was considering leaving his job following the Albiceleste’s 1-0 victory over Brazil in their FIFA World...
New Delhi, Mar 22: The Delhi Chief Minister’s (CM) legal team on Friday decided to withdraw the plea filed before the top court against his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the Delhi excise policy case. Kejriwal’s counsel, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, told the top court that he would argue the case before the magistrate...
Agartala, Mar 22 : Eight parties of the INDIA bloc on Friday launched a joint campaign for two Lok Sabha seats of Tripura, and by-elections to Ramnagar Assembly constituency targeting to reach every booth of the state against BJP candidates, said senior Congress legislator and INDIA bloc convener Sudip Roy Barman. Terming the BJP-led...
Srinagar, Mar 22 : A beautiful avenue of trees has been chopped down at Srinagar’s Amar Singh College, which has sparked anger among the residents. The trees which were synonymous with its identity had stood for decades, were cut for a “major makeover” of the College. “The person who has taken this decision is...
Washington, Mar 22: Texas and 15 other US states have filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration, saying the ban on exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) goes against the Natural Gas Act and Department of Energy policy, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a statement. “Texas, along with Louisiana and fourteen other states, has...
United Nations, Mar 22: Another vote on a draft resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza by the UN Security Council could happen on Friday, if the American draft is not adopted, French Ambassador to the UN Nicolas de Riviere told reporters. At the moment, there are two draft resolutions in the UN Security Council...
Beijing, Mar 22: Consensus on the need for peace talks to resolve the Ukraine conflict is growing, Chinese Special Representative on Eurasian Affairs Li Hui said on Friday. “The second impression is that consensus on peace talks is growing,” Li told a news conference following his European tour aimed at finding political solutions to the...