New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday morning officially opened India’s new Parliament House complex with the installation of the historic Sengol that has marked the transfer of power from the British to Indians in 1947. At that time India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru had received the Sengol from Tamil Nadu’s high priests […]
New Delhi: The new Parliament building is a reflection of new India’s aspirations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday, asserting that it will pave the way for empowering the poor and marginalised and herald the rise of a “developed India” that will inspire the progress of other nations. In a speech delivered from the […]
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday congratulated the people of India on the inauguration of the new Parliament building and said it is the starting point of the country’s journey towards excellence in every field. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new Parliament building here Sunday morning and expressed hope that it […]
Ganderbal: Thousands of Kashmiri Pandits and devotees today visited the Mata Kheer Bhawani Temple on the auspicious occasion of Jyeshtha Ashtami here at Tullamulla Ganderbal. Every year, on this auspicious day, Kheer Bhavani Mela is organized at Mata Kheer Bhawani Temple in Tulmulla, Ganderbal and devotees from different parts of Jammu and Kashmir visit the […]
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said the Hindu-Muslim camaraderie witnessed at Kheerbhawani mela here was an example of ‘Kashmiriyat’, referring it to as a stark contrast to the “blatant disregard” for the constitution in the “Temple of Democracy”. “Delighted to participate in Zyeshth Ashtami festivities at Tulmull. It was reassuring to […]
Ahmedabad: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said India faces a “very complicated challenge” from China, and the Narendra Modi government has taken steps to ensure no attempts are made to change the status quo in the border areas unilaterally. This challenge was “very visible” in border areas in the last three years, Jaishankar said […]
Srinagar: Weatherman on Sunday forecast widespread light to moderate rain and thunderstorm on May 30 and 31st in Jammu and Kashmir. Regarding temperature, a meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar recorded a low of 8.9°C against 9.0°C on the previous night and it was 3.1°C below normal for the summer capital. Qazigund, he […]
Srinagar: The new Parliament House of India is adorned by the traditional Kashmiri silk-on-silk carpets. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the new Parliament building which is equipped with state-of-the art technology. The carpets were woven by 50 Kashmiri artisans, including men and women at a far-off village Khag in central Kashmir’s Budgam district. […]
JAMMU: As many as 18 children forced into begging or labour were rescued over the past couple of days in the city by a special task force constituted to deal with such cases, officials here said on Sunday. The task force was set up by Deputy Commissioner (Jammu) Avny Lavasa to collect information on Children […]
Jammu: Strong earthquake tremors were felt on Sunday in Srinagar and Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir following a magnitude 5.2 earthquake in Fayzabad in Afghanistan. The quake was reported at 11:19 a.m. at “Lat: 36.56 & Long: 71.13, Depth: 220 Km” in Afghanistan, the National Center for Seismology said. Mild tremors were felt also felt […]