Most parts of Kashmir, including the plains, received fresh snowfall Friday which led to closure of the Srinagar-Jammu national highway, the only all-weather road-link connecting the valley with the rest of the country. The MeT Office has forecast intermittent light precipitation for the next 24 hours. Kashmir, including plains of the valley, received fresh snowfall Thursday night which continued till ...

The launch of India’s second Moon mission, Chandrayaan-2, is planned for the middle of April this year, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman K Sivan announced Friday. ISRO had earlier said Chandrayaan-2 will be launched in a window between January-February 16 this year. The mission, costing nearly Rs 800 crore, is an advanced version of the previous Chandrayaan-1 mission about ...

A case of misbehavior against a female IAS officer has emerged in the Saket court complex of the country’s capital Delhi. This incident is of Thursday. A complaint has been registered against a lawyer and his associates in the Saket police station in Delhi on the complaint of the woman IAS officer. According to the information, in the Saket court ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The Ayodhya title dispute was deferred again today and posted to January 29 as one of the five judges in the constitution bench assigned the hear the case, Justice UU Lalit, dropped out. Justice Lalit recused himself because he had been a lawyer in a related case. Justice Lalit appeared for former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan ...

The National level Saras Mela will be held from Haldwani from January 14 to January 26, on behalf of Ministry of Rural Development, Ministry of Education and Central Government. On Wednesday, Chief Development Officer Vineet Kumar reviewed the works of the committees formed for the successful operation of the fair in the training camp in Golapar. He said that in ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The BJP and the Congress on Wednesday announced the names of their candidates for the by-election in Haryana’s Jind Assembly constituency scheduled to be held on January 28. Krishan Middha, the son of late INLD MLA Hari Chand Middha, will be the BJP’s candidate, while Congress’ chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala will be its nominee for the bypoll. ...

India’s GDP is expected to grow at 7.3 per cent in the fiscal year 2018-19, and 7.5 per cent in the following two years, the World Bank has forecast, attributing it to an upswing in consumption and investment. The bank said India will continue to be the fastest growing major economy in the world. China’s economic growth is projected to ...

Uttarakhand’s cricket team has made history in its debut year, the team has made it to the Ranji Trophy quarter-finals without losing a match. Captain Rajat Bhatia opened the road to victory for Uttarakhand by an impressive batting and bowling show in the match against Mizoram. Uttarakhand qualified for the knock-out round after defeating Mizoram by an innings and 58 ...

Air services for three new cities will start from Jollygrant Airport Dehradun on January 20. After which Dehradun will be connected to Jammu, Amritsar and Jaipur via air services. The rent for these services will be decided soon. Vinod Sharma, director of Jollygrant Airport Dehradun, said on Wednesday that air services will start for three new cities from January 20. ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU In the presence of Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for river front development of Rispana and Bindal rivers on the lines of Sabarmati river for technical support from Sabarmati River Development Corporation Limited (SRFDCL), was signed by Executive Director of SRFDCL RK Mehta and Vice-chairman of MDDA Asish Shrivastava at Chief Minister’s ...