The Trump administration is working on proposals to streamline the H-1B visa procedure, the most sought after by Indian IT professionals, to focus on attracting the best and the brightest foreign talents, according to a top federal agency official. The proposed regulation also aims to intensify efforts to crackdown on H-1B visa fraud, said Francis Cissna, US Citizenship and Immigration ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU To check rising pollution level in Dehradun, an effective strategy will be formulated. The State Pollution Control Board has been made the nodal institution for the purpose while transport, urban development, forest, PWD and police department has also been associated. In this regard a meeting led by Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Utpal Kumar Singh at secretariat on Tuesday. SP ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU This year’s ‘Char Dham Yatra’ would be conducted in a befitting manner as the state government has made all necessary arrangements for the Yatra. More number of pilgrims would visit if you comparison to the last year. This was claimed by the state Urban Development Minister Madan Kaushik after inaugurating the newly constructed PWD Bhawan in Dehradun ...

At least 10 people have died after a man plowed a white rental van into a crowd of pedestrians in Canada’s biggest city Toronto, in what police dubbed a “deliberate” attack. The incident took place in broad daylight around 16 kilometers from a conference center hosting a meeting of G7 ministers, but officials said they had no evidence of a ...

Dr. Dhan Singh Rawat, Minister of State for Higher Education in Uttarakhand, who came to lay the foundation stone of a one kilometer block motorway in Pauri’s Thalisain block, had to face opposition from the locals. Here the women of Chopra village staged a protet against the governemtn. Seeing the anger of the women, the police and the administration were ...

Harley-Davidson is offering free motorcycles for those who join its summer internship program. Eight college students or recent graduates will have the enviable task of being paid to ride a Harley and share their adventures on social media. And the best part? They’ll keep their bikes at the end of the 12-week internship. The Milwaukee-based motorcycle maker says it will ...

Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and her cricketer husband Shoaib Malik are expecting their first child, due in the month of October this year. The couple celebrated their eighth marriage anniversary a few days back on April 12. The 31-year-old Indian tennis superstar, who is out of action due to a jumper knee issue since October 2017, tweeted a picture ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The representative of Union Government enterprise, Energy Efficient Services Limited (EESL) handed over a key of first electric car to Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Utpal Kumar Singh at a function held secretariat on Monday.  Secretary (Finance) Amit Negi took a test drive of the car. Chief Secretary said that emission of carbon dioxide would be lesser through E-vehicle. It ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has consented in principle to give Rs 1700 crore to Uttarakhand for carrying sewage treatment and improving infrastructure in different cities of state. This was informed by ADB’s India Resident Mission country director Kenichi Yokoyama. Yokoyama along with his associates met Uttarakhand Chief Minister,  Trivendra Singh Rawat at his residence on Monday. Chief ...

Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu today rejected the notice given by opposition parties led by the Congress for impeachment of CJI Dipak Misra citing lack of substantial merit in it. Naidu held extensive consultations with top legal and constitutional experts, including former chief justices and judges, before taking the decision, sources said. The rejection of the notice comes a ...