Bharat Jodo Yatra: Distance on foot may be curtailed in J&K, says Jairam Ramesh
Shimla: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi may curtail the distance on foot during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir, party leader Jairam Ramesh said on Wednesday, stressing that there will be no compromise on security. He said they are having discussions with authorities in Jammu and Kashmir. “Rahul Gandhi would undertake padyatra in Jammu […]
Mushroom farmers writing a success story in Kashmir
Srinagar: Farmers taking up mushroom cultivation in Kashmir have mushroomed in recent months as they stride to double their income and remain associated with agriculture throughout the year. Syed Javaid, an apple grower, would be busy for six months in a year tending to his apple crop, but he had nothing to do for the […]
IAF commences Kargil courier services
Jammu: The Indian Air Force on Wednesday commenced a key air courier service that serves the people of Kargil and ferried more than 30 people to and fro Srinagar, officials said. The civilian population of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh face challenges in the winters due to closure of road from Srinagar to Kargil due […]
SC hears petitions on ‘fake’ encounter killings in Gujarat during 2002-06
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard the matter related to alleged fake encounter cases in Gujarat from 2002 to 2006 for whose monitoring it had set up a committee under former apex court judge H S Bedi. Justice Bedi was appointed as the chairman of the monitoring committee probing 17 alleged fake encounter […]
Parliament House was opened on January 18, 1927 with much fanfare
New Delhi: The magnificent Parliament House, which may soon hand over its position as the country’s hallowed legislature to a new complex coming up in its vicinity, was inaugurated on this very day 96 years ago by the then Viceroy Lord Irwin. The historic building, an architectural marvel with its charming circular design and an […]
Cyber crime cases in Mumbai rise by more than 63% in 2022 compared to 2021: Police
Mumbai: Registration of cyber offences, including online frauds under the pretext of offering jobs, gifts etc and payment of electricity bills, rose by 63.7 per cent to 4,718 in 2022 compared to 2,883 cases in 2021, according to the Mumbai Crime Report. However, the detection of cases remains poor. The cyber crime cases in 2022 […]
India a ‘great example’ of countries who are choosing security assistance from US: Pentagon
Washington: India is a “great example” of countries who are choosing security assistance from the US, the Pentagon has said, underlining that it was ready for any response to wean them away from Russia. Pentagon spokesperson Pat Ryder also said the US understands that some countries that bought Russian or Soviet-era weapons want to maintain […]
World needs resilience and India can take lead: Chandrasekaran
Davos: Tata group chief N Chandrasekaran on Wednesday said India has gone through a major attitude transition in the recent years and is now in a position to take the lead in bringing resilience back to the global economy. Speaking at a session on ‘India’s road to a USD 10 trillion economy’ here at the […]
Magisterial probe ordered into Sidhra encounter
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government has ordered a magisterial probe into the encounter in Sidhra area here in December last year in which four terrorists were killed. Assistant Commissioner, Jammu, Piyush Dhotra has been appointed as an enquiry officer to conduct the probe into the encounter which took place near police check-point at Sidhra […]
Pakistan-based LeT’s deputy leader Abdul Rehman Makki designated ‘global terrorist’ by UN
India, welcomes UN action
United Nations: In a major diplomatic victory for India, Abdul Rehman Makki was designated a “global terrorist” by the UN after China lifted its hold on a joint India-US proposal to blacklist the deputy chief of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba. The UN Security Council’s 1267 ISIL (Da’esh) and Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee added 68-year-old Makki to its […]
