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Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region took a review meeting with officials of the Ministry and the North Eastern Council (NEC) here today, during which he announced that Bamboo Technology Parks would be set up in the two new Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. The Cane and ...

In continuation of the tradition set in the first tenure, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today celebrated the festival of Diwali with soldiers of Indian Army at the Line of Control in Rajouri district of Jammu & Kashmir. This was the third instance of the Prime Minister celebrating the auspicious festival with the troops in Jammu & Kashmir. Prime Minister visited ...

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday launched around 35,000 schemes worth over Rs 1,600 crore, as part of his ambitions ‘Jal-Jeevan-Hariyali’ campaign that seeks to boost green cover and the water table in the state. Foundation stones were laid for 32,781 schemes worth Rs 1,359.27 crore, while another 2,391 involving an expenditure of Rs 291.27 crore were inaugurated by ...

A man has been shot dead in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri area after he got into fight with two persons on a bike, which brushed passed him, police said on Saturday. The incident happened on Thursday and police said they have arrested six persons and also detained a minor in connection with the case. Those arrested are Suraj (35), Prashant (23), Arun ...

After the Parliament passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Bill, 2019, Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressed the nation on 8th August, 2019, wherein he announced that all the financial facilities being given to the employees of other Union Territories (UT), as per the recommendations of 7th CPC, would soon be extended to the employees of UT of Jammu & ...

The air quality in Delhi improved slightly on Tuesday but continued to be in the ‘poor category’, according to the AQI index of the Central Pollution Control Board. This could be, perhaps, due to the easterlies that have reduced the impact of the northwesterlies which have been bringing the biomass from stubble burning in the states of Haryana and Punjab ...

In the national capital on Friday (October 18) morning air quality reached the “very poor” category and is expected to fall drastically by the weekend. Delhi’s overall air quality index stood at 306 on Friday. It was 270 on Thursday. AQI Delhi Technological The university has 312, Dwarka Sector Eight 316, Narela 310, Wazirpur 312 and Bawana 341. AQI is’ ...

The Special Cell of the Delhi Police has arrested three men from near the Barapulla flyover here and recovered heroin worth Rs 100 crore from them, a senior officer said on Thursday. Mohammad Hashim (32), Mohammad Sabbir (49) and Naresh Kumar (49), all residents of Barabanki in Uttar Pradesh used to supply drugs in the national capital, he said. “On ...

Mobile phones in Kashmir buzzed back to life on Monday, connecting 40 lakh post-paid subscribers to their families and friends in the country, the Valley and their neighbourhoods after 72 days but without any internet facilities. The phones started ringing from noon as promised by the government on Saturday and people across the Valley quickly dialled out to speak to ...

The strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway reopened for traffic on Sunday after remaining closed for the past two days due to a massive landslide in Ramban district, traffic department officials said. Light motor vehicles (LMVs) were allowed to ply on the highway from both Jammu and Srinagar around 9.30 am after getting clearance from the agencies responsible for its maintenance, they ...