Pulwama: GO visits polling stations in 35-Rajpora Constituency

PULWAMA: Khartade Kalicharan Sudama Rao, the General Observer for 35-Rajpora Assembly Constituency Friday conducted a thorough inspection of several polling stations across the constituency, as part of the ongoing preparations for the Legislative Assembly Elections 2024. The General Observer visited various polling stations in Lassipora, Achan A, Achan B, Panzran, Patipora, Rakh Children, Nowpora Payeen […]

GO 36- Zainapora AC visits polling stations, takes stock of AMF

SHOPIAN: In the run-up to the poll day preparations, General Observer for Assembly Constituency (AC) 36- Zainapora, Jeevan Babu K on Friday visited many polling stations of the AC to inspect the availability of the assured minimum facilities (AMF). The Observer visited polling stations including at Kachdoora, Kaprin, Kanjiullar Adijan, Dangam etc, and reviewed the […]

EO reviews arrangements in Bandipora

BANDIPORA: The Expenditure Observer for District Bandipora, Sudeep Dabas on Friday convened a meeting to review preparations for the upcoming Assembly Elections-2024. During the meeting, Sudeep Dabas reviewed the operations of various teams, including Assistant Expenditure Observers, Accounting teams, Video Surveillance Teams, Video Viewing Teams, Flying Squads, Static Surveillance Teams, the Media Certification and Monitoring […]

PM Modi meets national award winning teachers

PM Modi meets national award winning teachers

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday interacted with teachers who have been conferred National Teachers Awards at his residence at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg. The teachers shared their teaching experiences with the Prime Minister and spoke about their interesting techniques to make learning more appealing. The teachers also shared examples of social work […]

Haryana polls: Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia join Congress

Haryana polls: Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia join Congress

NEW DELHI: Ace wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia formally joined the Congress on Friday at the party headquarters in Delhi, ahead of Haryana assembly elections. Before joining the party, Phogat and Punia met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge at his 10 Rajaji Marg residence. After joining the party, Vinesh Phogat acknowledged the support she received […]

Big blow to AAP as former minister Gautam joins Cong ahead of Delhi Assembly polls

Big blow to AAP as former minister Gautam joins Cong ahead of Delhi Assembly polls

NEW DELHI: In a major setback for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ahead of the 2025 Assembly polls, former Delhi minister and its MLA Rajendra Pal Gautam resigned from the party and joined the Congress here on Friday. Gautam who severed ties with the AAP after his years of association, joined the Congress at the […]

Women-led start-ups to place India in global arena: Jitendra Singh

NEW DELHI: Women-led start-ups will place India in the global arena in the years to come, Union minister Jitendra Singh said here Friday. The minister was speaking after virtually inaugurating 8 new NIDHI i-TBIs across India along with a new DST-NIDHI Website at IIT Delhi celebrating eight years of the Department of Science and Technology’s […]

Bangladesh: Rallies mark one month since former PM Hasina was ousted

Bangladesh: Rallies mark one month since former PM Hasina was ousted

DHAKA: Thousands of students and others on Thursday rallied in Bangladesh’s capital to mark one month since former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted from power by a mass uprising initially led by students over a quota system for government jobs. Hasina fled to India on August 5 after weeks of violence left more than […]

World records hottest August with 2024 poised to be warmest year

World records hottest August with 2024 poised to be warmest year

NEW DELHI: August 2024 has tied with August 2023 as the hottest August on record globally, with the average surface air temperature hitting 16.82 degrees Celsius, 0.71 degrees Celsius above the average August temperature from 1991 to 2020, according to the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). The data also showed that August 2024 was […]

India, Maldives hold defence dialogue

NEW DELHI: Amid improving bilateral ties, India and the Maldives on Friday held their fifth ”Defence Cooperation Dialogue” in New Delhi. The Indian delegation was led by Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane, while the Maldivian delegation was headed by Chief of Defence Force, Maldives National Defence Force General lbrahim Hilmy. “The meeting provided both sides with […]