New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated the first batch of Agniveers on being the pioneers of the Agnipath scheme, asserting that it is a transformative policy and a game changer in strengthening the armed forces and making them future-ready. Virtually addressing the new recruits, he said this “path-breaking” scheme will further empower […]
New Delhi, Jan 16 Gold price rose by Rs 314 to Rs 56,701 per 10 gram in the national capital on Monday amid strong global trends, according to HDFC Securities. The yellow metal had settled at Rs 56,387 per 10 gram in the previous trade. Silver also zoomed Rs 1,173 to Rs 70,054 per kilogram. […]
Davos: The richest one per cent in India now own more than 40 per cent of the country’s total wealth, while the bottom half of the population together share just 3 per cent of wealth, a new study showed on Monday. Releasing the India supplement of its annual inequality report on the first day of […]
New Delhi:The Supreme Court on Monday held that default bail granted to an accused can be cancelled if a special and strong case is made out on filing of a charge sheet. A bench of Justices M R Shah and C T Ravikumar said mere filing of charge sheet will not result in cancellation unless […]
Pune: A two-day G20 Infrastructure Working Group (IWG) meeting will begin in Maharashtra’s Pune city on Monday where participants will deliberate on various aspects of infrastructure investments. The meeting will be joined by 65 delegates from IWG member countries, guest nations and international organisations invited by India to discuss the 2023 Infrastructure Agenda under India’s […]
Rajouri/Jammu: A special training camp for Village Defence Guards was organised near the Line of Control in Nowshera sector of Rajouri district on Sunday, officials said. Army, Central Reserve Police Force and Jammu and Kashmir Police held the camp at the Lam ground. It was attended by Village Defence Guards (VDG) from Lam, Laroka, Mohra […]
Threaten To Intensify Stir, Hold Demonstration On Jantar Mantar In February Jammu: Prominent leaders from Ladakh held a protest here on Sunday as part of a campaign to press for their four demands including full statehood for the Union Territory and safeguards under sixth schedule of the Constitution to the region. The protest demonstration was […]
Srinagar: A robust security grid is in place and adequate precautions have been taken to ensure smooth and joyous celebrations of the Republic Day in Jammu and Kashmir on January 26, a senior Army officer said on Sunday. “Things are under control. It (Republic Day) comes every year…. We take adequate precautions and are prepared […]
Bengaluru: The Indian army is maintaining a strong defence posture along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), and is ready to deal with any contingency, Chief of Army Staff, General Manoj Pande said on Sunday. In his address at the Army Day celebrations here, which is happening for the first time outside the national capital, […]
Jammu: A 55-year-old labourer was buried in a landslide in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said. Ganesh Dass, a resident of Tagood village, was trapped under the landslide during road construction at the Kuntwara village this afternoon, the officials said. They said rescuers retrieved Dass’ body this evening. (PTI) […]