JAMMU, JULY 31: This is in reference to the news item carried out by a Hindi Daily Newspaper on 30.07.2024 regarding the protest made by some persons against the tentative General Merit list published by Youth Services and Sports (YSS) department for consideration of appointment against the calendar year quota 2014 – 2022 in terms...
SRINAGAR, JULY 31: In a significant move, the Administrative Council which met here under chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha approved the revised policy for delineation of lands recorded as Gair Mumkin Khads in revenue records. Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Atal Dulloo, Chief Secretary, Dr Mandeep K Bhandari, Principal Secretary...
Srinagar, July 31 : Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday said that he wished to see Jammu and Srinagar becoming the best art cities of India. Sinha said this during the Certificate Award Ceremony marking the recognition of Srinagar as ‘World Craft City’ by World Crafts Council (WCC) here. “I want to see Jammu...
New Delhi, July 31 : Chairperson Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday said that the national politics will undergo a transformation, if the party sustains the momentum and goodwill generated during the Lok Sabha elections and perform well in the upcoming assembly polls. Speaking at the General Body meeting of CPP at the...
Wayanad, July 31: The death toll in landslides in Kerala’s Wayand district rose to 162 on Wednesday with 91 people still missing, officials said. A total of 191 injured were undergoing medical treatment at various hospitals after the massive landslides hit Mundakkai and Choormala in Vellarimala village in Meppadi early on Tuesday, officials said....
Pallekele, July 30: India sealed the T20I series with a nail-biting 3-0 triumph after an edge-of-the-seat finale in the third and final match on Tuesday. Despite already having the series in the bag, India made four changes to their lineup, a move that added extra intrigue to an already intense clash. Batting first on a...
Tehran, July 31: Palestinian movement Hamas said on Wednesday that the movement’s politburo chief, Ismail Haniyeh, was killed in an Israeli attack on his residence in the Iranian capital of Tehran. “The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas expresses condolences to the sons of our great Palestinian people … Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the movement …...
Srinagar, July 30: In a significant decision, the Administrative Council (AC) on Tuesday granted proprietary rights on state land in favour of West Pakistan displaced persons. The AC which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha granted the rights on state land in favour of such families ending discrimination with the...
Srinagar, July 30: Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Srinagar Zonal Office on Tuesday conducted searches at 5 locations in Srinagar and Pattan in connection with case of embezzlement of bank funds. In a handout to GNS, the ED spokesman said that the operations was launched today under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA),...
Poonch, July 30: Security forces on Tuesday arrested one militant associate belonging to Hizb-ul-Mujahideen oufit along with arms and ammunition in Mangnar village or Poonch district. Officials told GNS that in a joint operation launched by Police and army one militant associate was arrested in Mangar village. He has been identified as Mohd Khalil Lone...
New Delhi, July 30 : Countering the Opposition criticism of Union Budget 2024-25, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that no state is being denied funds and the Indian economy has been consistently growing at the fastest-pace among its peers. Replying to the discussion on Budget in the Lok Sabha, Sitharaman hit out...
Srinagar, July 30 : At least four Army personnel were injured when a vehicle in which they were travelling turned turtle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Tuesday, officials said. They said an army vehicle of 9RR (Rashtriya Rifles) on the way to Pahloo from Devsar overturned near Petrol pump Devsar after the...
New Delhi, July 30: Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari attended the swearing-in ceremony of new Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran today. On the occasion, Minister Gadkari conveyed the good wishes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to President Pezeshkian on assuming office, a statement said. During Minister Nitin Gadkari’s interactions in Iran,...
Srinagar, July 30 : Amid growing militant attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference President Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday said that India will not tolerate if the cross border terrorism continued. “We want peace to prevail between India and Pakistan, but instead of that an atmosphere is being created that a war should happen...
Srinagar, July 30 : Apni Party activists held a protest demonstration in Srinagar on Tuesday, demanding the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir before the assembly elections held here. The party workers including prominent leaders gathered at the party headquarters at Church Lane here holding banners and took out a protest demonstration led...
Thiruvananthapuram, July 30 : Kerala Government declared a two-day statewide mourning given the devastating landslide that claimed the lives of 84 people till Tuesday evening. In the wake of the natural disaster at Churalmala in Wayanad district, the State Government has announced official mourning on July 30 and 31, Chief Secretary Dr. Venu V...
Wayanad, July 30 : As many as 30 people including two children died after two massive landslides hit Mundakai and Chooralmala in Vellarimala village under Meppadi panchayat in Wayanad district, in the wee hours of Tuesday. Sources said so far 30 bodies have been recovered. Several houses are either fully or partially damaged and...
New Delhi, July 30 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said under his government the country’s Budget has increased by three times to Rs 48 lakh crore. “The last Budget presented by the UPA government in 2014 was of Rs 16 lakh crore. Ten years later, the Union Budget 2024 presented by us a...
Jammu, July 30 : Police on Tuesday raided a premises in Talab Tillo area here in connection with recovery of fake and forged gun licences. Police sources said that acting of specific inputs after recovery of fake gun licences on July 25 from an under construction building, a premises was raided in the Karan...
Poonch, Jul 30: A youth hanged himself, resulting in his on spot death in Mendhar area of Poonch district, sources said on Tuesday morning. They told GNS that one Mohammad Rukhsar, son of Mohammad Gafoor, a resident of Kasblari in Mendhar, took his life after hanging himself at his home. When contacted, a police official...
Tehran, July 30 : High-ranking guests from almost 80 countries will honor the inauguration ceremony of newly elected Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian with their presence on Tuesday, Alaeddin Boroujerdi, a member of the national security and foreign policy commission of the country’s parliament, said on Monday. Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the Russian...