Ganderbal: To spread awareness against the drug abuse, the Department of Students Welfare (DSW) and Health Centre, Central University of Kashmir (CUK) in collaboration with Chief Medical Officer, Ganderbal and with the support of IMHANS-K, Radio Chinar, 90.4 FM, and Guide the Professionals (GTP) organised an anti-drug awareness programme under the banner Nasha Mukt Bharat […]
Pool of 10 volunteers/ village to ensure sustained information, education of public to achieve goal of drug free B’gam BUDGAM: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Budgam, S F Hamid today called for launching a village level aggressive campaign against drugs under ‘Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan’ across the district. DC said this, while chairing a meeting to […]
WASHINGTON: India has said that it faced no difficulties in terms of servicing and spare parts supply of equipment that it received in the past from Russia in the aftermath of the war in Ukraine and asserted that it exercises a choice which it believes is in its national interest when it is offered weapons. […]
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has underlined the need to “modernise” the UN Security Council by making it more inclusive and increasing the number of permanent seats in the global body, a “long-standing” goal of India. India has been at the forefront of efforts at the UN to push for urgent long-pending reform […]
Washington: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held talks with US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan during which they reviewed the progress in the US-India strategic partnership and exchanged views on global and regional issues, including approaches to advance a free, open, secure, and prosperous Indo-Pacific. Jaishankar, who is on a four-day official trip to Washington, […]
Kyiv: Russian-installed officials in occupied regions of Ukraine said Wednesday they would ask President Vladimir Putin to incorporate them into Russia, a day after claiming that their residents overwhelmingly supported such a move in Kremlin-orchestrated votes widely viewed as illegitimate. The preordained outcome sets the stage for a dangerous new phase in Russia’s seven-month war, […]
TEHRAN: Iran on Tuesday arrested the daughter of ex-president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani for inciting protests, the Tasnim news agency said, amid a wave of demonstrations over the death of a young woman. “Faezeh Hashemi has been arrested in the east of Tehran by a security agency for inciting rioters to street protests,” Tasnim reported, without […]
New Delhi: With the Rajasthan crisis casting a shadow on the Congress’ presidential polls, party chief Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday met senior party leader A K Antony even as party sources indicated that former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijaya Singh could be in the race for the presidency. The meeting with Antony comes days after […]
New Delhi: The Taj Mahal, a UNESCO world heritage site, was the most popular centrally-protected ticketed monument for domestic visitors in 2021-22, according to a new report released by the Union Ministry of Tourism. While the Mughal-era mausoleum ranked first, the Red Fort and the Qutub Minar — both UNESCO-recognised sites in Delhi — were […]
Down convoy of HMVs between 11am and 9pm on alternate days from Qazigund JAMMU: Chief Secretary Dr Arun Kumar Mehta on Tuesday held a meeting to take stock of the traffic movement on NH-44 (Srinagar-Jammu National Highway) here. The meeting was attended by the senior officers from Divisional and District administration, Traffic department, police and […]