Severe heatwave conditions threw normal life out of gear in most parts of Rajasthan with mercury nearly touching 49- degrees Celsius mark in Sriganganagar, a MeT official said. Sriganganagar was recorded the hottest place in the state at 48.7 degrees Celsius followed by 47.6 in Churu, 46.2 in Bikaner, 45.6 in Pilani, 45.5 in Kota, 45 Jaisalmer, 44.9 in Jaipur, ...

Director General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan today agreed to “fully implement” the ceasefire pact of 2003 in “letter and spirit” forthwith to stop cross border firings in Jammu and Kashmir. The two military commanders reviewed the prevailing situation along the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB) in J and K during a conversation over ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who belongs to Uttarakhand, loves for Uttarakhand is increasing day by day. Few days ago he laid foundation stone for 100 rooms guest house in Haridwar and now he is seeking land in Badrinath too. Although there is no official confirmation so far but sources said that he would get land ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The government has decided to extend Rs 1 lakh to a retired President and Rs 90,000 to a retired Vice-President on account of office expenses every year. This was announced by the Union Home Ministry on Tuesday. The decisions have been taken by amending rules related to the the President’s Pension Rules, 1962 and the Vice-President’s Pension, ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Union minister and senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari today welcomed former President Pranab Mukherjee’s decision to accept an invitation to attend an RSS event, saying it is a “good start” and “political untouchability” is an outdated concept. Gadkari, the Lok Sabha MP from Nagpur, also said the RSS was not Pakistan’s ISI, but an organisation of nationalists. ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Satpal Maharaj, Uttarakhand Minister of Irrigation Satpal Maharaj reviewed their ministry preparation for flood control under irrigation department on Vidhan Sabha here today.  He gave directions that in view of the monsoon period between June 15 to October 15,2018 all the necessary preparations for flood control in the districts should be in place. He said that all the places ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Utpal kumar Singh reviewed the preparations for holding the national function of the ‘International Yoga Day’, here today. He said that for creating awareness about yoga, “ Run for Yoga” will be organized in the month of June. Presiding the meeting at Secretariat on Tuesday, he formed various organizing committees for the event. An apex ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Rimjhim Agarwal of Kotdwar, a student of RP Public School in Bijnor (UP), declared topper in CBSE class X exam, which result declared on May 29. She achieved 499 marks out of 500 i.e. 99.8 per cent. Shahista Sadaf from Army School Ranikhet in Almora scored 99.4 per cent to become the Uttarakhand topper. She also secured ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Forest officials are keeping their finger cross to get respite from the raging forest fires. Nearly 4,000 hectares have been affected due to the forest fires in the state. Significantly, Dehradun, Chamoli and Rudraprayag have experienced some rains even on Tuesday. Meteorological Department presumes more rain to happen on wednesday. The forest fires are proving to be a ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Since opening of Kedarnath shrine more than 4.4 lakh tourists have visited here so far. The number of pilgrims visiting the shrine has reached an all time high. State BJP President Ajay Bhatt says footfall increases because of Prime Minister Narendra Modi visit here. He had personally visited here twice and with this he has sent message ...