Army organizes capacity building tour
Srinagar: A Capacity Building Tour (CBT) has been organized by Indian Army for the youth of Shopian and Kulgam districts. The flagging off the tour was held in a colorful ceremony at Awantipur. 20 students and 01 teacher accompanied by an officer would undertake this tour to Bengaluru and New Delhi from 01 Feb to […]
Celebrations, vigils mark UK’s exit from EU
By : Aditi Khanna London, Feb 1 : The UK’s divorce from the European Union has come into force over three years after the landmark Brexit vote, making it the first country to exit the economic bloc after 47 years of membership, triggering celebrations across the country to mark the historic moment. British Prime Minister […]
Man opens fire at Shaheen Bagh protest site, says ‘only Hindus will have a say’
New Delhi, Feb 1: Two day after a man fired a pistol at a group of anti-CAA protesters near the Jamia university, another man on Saturday fired two rounds in the air at Shaheen Bagh, the epicentre of the protest against the country’s new citizenship law, and was later taken into custody. No one was […]
LAWDA’s enforcement wing demolishes Illegal constructions
SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 01: The enforcement wing of The Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) today demolished several illegal constructions in the areas of Shalimar Ghat Left/Right, Ishber and Laam. One Showroom, two service stations, second storey of one house, one single storey house and one tin shed was demolished during the drive. The demolition team […]
Coronavirus death toll soars to 259 in China, thousands evacuated from Wuhan
By : K J M Varma Beijing, Feb 1 : Several countries, including India, scrambled to evacuate their nationals from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, as the death toll in China soared to 259 and nearly 12,000 people infected with the deadly virus. The virus that emerged in early […]
Jamia prohibits students from holding protests inside campus, warns of strict action
New Delhi, Feb 1 : Jamia Millia Islamia on Saturday prohibited students from holding any protest meeting or agitation inside the university campus, warning them of strict action, according to officials. The varsity administration also directed students to report to it any unauthorised entry of outsiders in campus to avoid “disruption of peace”. The directive […]
Non-taxpaying NRIs to be taxed in India: FM
New Delhi, Feb 1 : Non-resident Indians not paying taxes in any foreign country will now be taxed in India, the Union Budget for 2020-21 has proposed. At present, if an Indian or a person of Indian origin managed his stay in India such that he remained a non-resident in perpetuity, he was not liable […]
Govt depts to create over 2.6 lakh jobs between 2019 and 2021: Budget estimate
New Delhi, Feb 1 : Amid a chorus of criticism by opposition parties over lack of employment generation, the Union Budget presented on Saturday estimated that more than 2.62 lakh jobs are likely to be created between March 2019 and March 2021 in various organisations. The strength of government establishments was 32,62,908 as on March […]
Govt ready to talk to Shaheen Bagh protesters but in a structured form: Law minister Prasad
New Delhi, Feb 1: Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said the government is ready to talk to the protesters at Shaheen Bagh to clear their doubts over the amended Citizenship law, but it should be in a “structured form”. This is perhaps for the first time a Union minister has expressed willingness to […]
Disburse cash compensation immediately: Div Com to DCs
November 7 snowfall
SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 01: The Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan today directed Deputy Commissioners (DCs) to disburse cash compensation to the Orchardists whose apple crop was damaged in heavy snowfall of November 07, 2019. It meeting was informed that Joint Assessment had already been done by Horticulture, revenue and other concerned department officials jointly at […]
