New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices on Wednesday were hiked by 80 paise a litre each for the second day in a row since the ending of an over four-and-half month hiatus in rate revision. Petrol in Delhi will now cost Rs 97.01 per litre as against Rs 96.21 previously while diesel rate has gone […]
Jammu: Targeted killings will continue to remain a challenge for security agencies till there is a presence of gun and militants in the Valley, DGP Dilbag Singh said on Tuesday. He also said security forces are alert at the border to foil infiltration attempts of militants. “When was not targeted killings a challenge? This (targeted […]
New Delhi: Infiltration from Pakistan has reduced considerably but a significant number of militants remain present in various launch pads in Pakistan and Pakistan administered Kashmir, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. In written replies to questions pertaining to the situation along the Line of Control (LoC) and international border with Pakistan, ministers of state […]
Srinagar: A visiting delegation of foreign investors on Tuesday said Jammu and Kashmir is a “big opportunity” to invest and its members will soon take forward their investment proposals. A business delegation from the Gulf countries is on a four-day visit to the valley to explore investment opportunities in the Union Territory. Speaking with reporters […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir is at a transformative stage and prosperity and employment opportunities will come and people will coexist peacefully, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said here on Tuesday. He also said that about seven lakh jobs will be created in the Union Territory once outside investments bear fruit. Speaking to media at SKICC here […]
NEW DELHI: UGC chairman M Jagadesh Kumar on Monday said the central universities will have to use Common University Entrance Test (CUET) scores to admit students to undergraduate programmes this year and not the Class 12 marks. He said the CUET, in all likelihood, will be conducted in the first week of July. In a […]
New Delhi: The Congress and TMC on Tuesday accused the central government of bringing in the budget of Jammu & Kashmir without giving heed to the aspirations of people of the Union Territory and pressed for restoring the legislative assembly there. Initiating the debate on the budget of Jammu and Kashmir in Rajya Sabha, Congress […]
Islamabad:Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday again raked up the Kashmir issue at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) foreign ministers’ meeting here, saying the 57-member body has not been able to make any impact at all as it’s a “divided house”. Khan’s comments came at a time when he is facing the toughest […]
NEW DELHI: India reported a single-day rise of 1,581 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the infection tally to 4,30,10,971, while the active cases further declined to 23,913, the Union health ministry said on Tuesday. The death toll has climbed to 5,16,543, with 33 daily fatalities, the ministry data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases […]
NEW DELHI: Days after meeting Ghulam Nabi Azad, Congress president Sonia Gandhi held discussions with some other leaders of the G-23 grouping at her residence on Tuesday. G-23 is a group of dissenting Congress leaders who have demanded an organisational overhaul. The leaders who Gandhi met included Deputy Leader of the party in the Rajya […]