New Delhi: Hitting out at the Centre over the situation in violence-hit Manipur, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday alleged that while the northeastern state is “burning”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “silent”, Home Minister Amit Shah is “ineffective” and Chief Minister N Biren Singh is “non-functional”. Ramesh made the remarks at a national […]
Cairo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Sunday conferred with the ‘Order of the Nile’, Egypt’s highest honour, by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi here. Instituted in 1915, the ‘Order of the Nile’ is conferred upon heads of states, crown princes, and vice presidents who offer Egypt or humanity invaluable services. This is the 13th highest […]
Washington: A 24-year-old hacker behind the massive July 2020 Twitter hack where he along with others attempted to take control of at least 130 famous Twitter accounts has been sentenced to federal prison in the US. Joseph James O’Connor attacked several celebrity accounts including US President Joe Biden, American socialite and model Kim Kardashian and […]
Moscow: After Wagner mercenary force chief Yevgeny Prigozhin decided to halt his forces’ march to Moscow under deal brokered by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Kremlin spokesperson on Saturday said the charges against the Wagner leader who led armed mutiny against the country’s military leadership would be dropped, The New York Times reported The Kremlin spokesman […]
New Delhi: Banaras Hindu University has introduced 12 new scholarships for the students of various programmes. The university has recently received a sum of Rs 60 lakh from its alumni for starting these scholarships. The donation has been made by the alumni of the university, Kishori Jhunjhunwala and Jagdish Jhunjhunwala. Kishori Jhunjhunwala donated Rs 50 […]
Srinagar: Keeping in view the increasing weather conditions, School Education Department Sunday amended the previous announcement for summer vacations for Pre-Primary and Primary classes of Kashmir division. Earlier on Saturday, the department has announced summer vacation upto 12th standard for all government and recognized private schools from July-01 to July-10. However, in a fresh communique, […]
Addresses second convocation of IUST Awantipora Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday appealed to educational institutions and the teaching community to adapt to a learning approach that goes beyond classrooms and prepares students for future challenges and opportunities. Addressing the second convocation of Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) Awantipora in south Kashmir’s […]
Poonch/Jammu: Three intruders were shot when they attempted to sneak into the Indian side from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, Army said on Saturday. Officials said the fate of the intruders was not clear as the encounter site is ahead of the border fence and the three […]
Says Significant Increase In Water Discharges In Rivers, Local Nallahs, Flood Channels Expected Srinagar: Indian Meteorological Department on Saturday declared the onset of monsoon over Jammu and Kashmir. A meteorological department official here said that from June 25-28, generally cloudy weather with intermittent light to moderate thundershower was expected at many places. “Few places over […]
Srinagar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday laid the foundation stone of a martyr’s memorial here and distributed appointment letters to the next of kin of eight Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel killed in the line of duty, officials said. The ‘Balidaan Stambh’ memorial, a project under the Srinagar Smart City initiative, is a […]