NEW DELHI — A woman panchayat official, who was caught on camera warning two shawl sellers from Kashmir against trading their wares in Himachal Pradesh, has been suspended for hurting religious sentiments, officials said on Friday. The panchayat samiti member from Jaisinghpur in Kangra district was earlier booked for “promoting disharmony” and “insulting religious sentiments”, […]
NEW DELHI — India on Friday demanded strong action from Pakistan against Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar, after a report emerged that he delivered a speech recently at a public gathering in Bahawalpur. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said if the report is correct, then it has exposed Pakistan’s “duplicity” in containing terrorist […]
NEW DELHI — Around 75 tunnel NHAI projects entailing investment of Rs 49,000 crore are under construction in the country, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said. Addressing the ‘World Tunnel Day 2024 Conference on Safe & Sustainable Tunnelin g’, the Minister for Road, Transport and Highways said that huge potential lies in the tunnel sector in […]
INDORE — University Grants Commission (UGC) chairman M Jagadesh Kumar said on Monday that higher education institutions should adopt the semester system instead of holding annual examinations for better evaluation of students and improving their learning process. Considering the student learning process, those universities in the country should adopt the semester system where students are […]
NEW DELHI — Oil marketing companies have raised the prices of commercial LPG gas cylinders with immediate effect. The rate of 19 KG commercial LPG gas cylinders has been increased by Rs 16.50 with effect from today. In Delhi, the retail sale price of a 19 kg commercial LPG cylinder is Rs 1,818.50 from today. […]
SRINAGAR — Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq expressed concern on Friday over the recent court-ordered surveys of religious sites and called for the protection of Muslim heritage and their rights. Addressing the Friday congregation at Jamia Masjid here, Farooq, the Mirwaiz (chief cleric) of Kashmir, condemned the killing of four youths in clashes during […]
NEW DELHI — Over 24 lakh candidates have been provisionally shortlisted during job fairs organised during the last five years, Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said on Thursday. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Singh said 34,809 job fairs were conducted by state employment exchanges/model career centres during the last […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Wednesday said India was committed to shaping a sustainable, peaceful, and progressive world for future generations while asserting that the propagation of the all-embracing Indian culture was the priority. He presented the Kailakh Sanskrit Ratna Award, 2024, to Acharya Mahamandaleshwar Swami Kailashanand Giri Maharaj at a […]
SHIMLA — A woman caught on camera bullying two shawl sellers from Kashmir for trading their wares in Himachal Pradesh apologised on Tuesday. The apology came a day after a 2.46 minute video that surfaced on social media showed her telling two Kashmiris not to come to the village and asking them to say “Jai […]
NEW DELHI — Issues related to internal security, Jammu and Kashmir, pro-Khalistan elements and cyber crimes are likely to be discussed at the three-day conference of top police officers in the country beginning Friday in Bhubaneswar, officials said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval among […]