PHE daily-wagers stage protest, demand job regularisation
Jammu: Hundreds of daily-wagers of the Jal Shakti department staged a protest and blocked a highway in Jammu on Monday to press their demand for regularisation of services. The Jal Shakti (PHE) Employees and Workers Association, which organised the protest, said the daily-wagers have been struggling for over two decades for regularisation of their services. […]
Flash floods hit Surankote belt; schools shut
Jammu: Flash floods triggered by heavy rains hit areas of Surankote town in Poonch district on Monday, prompting authorities to shut educational institutions and sound an alert, officials said. According to officials, heavy overnight rains in the hilly areas of Surankote belt triggered flash floods, with a huge volume of water entering into houses and […]
Batch of over 450 Amarnath Yatra pilgrims leave Jammu for cave shrine
Jammu: The 32nd batch of over 450 pilgrims left Jammu for the twin base camps of the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said on Monday. A total of 458 pilgrims left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas here in a convoy of 21 vehicles amid heavy security this morning, they said. They […]
Yasin Malik ends hunger strike: Jail officials
New Delhi: Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik who was on hunger strike in Tihar Jail for the last 10 days discontinued his fasting on Monday evening after he was informed that his demands have been conveyed to the authorities concerned, prison officials said. Malik began an indefinite hunger strike on July 22 after the Centre […]
1,000 youth selected for free UPSC coaching
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has selected 1,000 youth who would be provided free coaching for the UPSC civil services examination under a scheme. “Selection list of 1000 youth for free coaching of UPSC Civil Services Examination under PARVAAZ scheme declared today by Mission Youth. Besides aiding Coaching Centres in Universities, govt has also […]
Module of burglars busted, 5 arrested
Srinagar: A module of burglars involved in multiple theft incidents, including at religious places, was busted by arresting five accused in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, police said on Monday. The module was busted in Tral, in Awantipora area of the south Kashmir district, a police official said. Five persons have been arrested, the officials […]
Satyendra Prakash takes over as head of PIB
New Delhi: Senior Indian Information Service officer Satyendra Prakash assumed charge as the head of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) on Monday. A 1988-batch IIS officer, Prakash was the principal DG, Central Bureau of Communication before being appointed as the principal director general of the PIB. The head of the PIB is the principal spokesperson […]
Role of Regional Powers for Afghanistan’s Development
The Tashkent Conference on Afghanistan has highlighted the need for the regional players to play a constructive role for reconstruction of Afghanistan, in collaboration with the West.
Tashkent Conference Uzbekistan hosted an international conference in Tashkent last week (27 July) to garner support for the economic and social revival of Afghanistan. The Ambassador-at-Large of the Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs Talgat Kaliyev invited participants of the “Afghanistan: Security and Economic Development” conference in Tashkent to make joint efforts to ensure peace and […]
Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS)-Symbol of courage, patience
By: M Ahmad Imam Hussain’s life and sacrifice are replete with lessons about life; lessons that we need to learn more than ever before. Lessons we think each one of us- students, parents, teachers and every other member of the society must learn from the amazing life of Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS). He was a […]
Closing the gap, increasing the gains through Bangladesh-Northeast India connectivity
By: Dr Arpita Hazarika Two vessels left Kolkata port for Bangladesh on Saturday (July 30, 2022) morning. These vessels will reach Assam and Meghalaya on the Mongla – Tamabil and Mongla – Bibirbazar routes. The implementation of the new water protocol between India and Bangladesh last March was implemented on Saturday. The project had been […]
