Lt Governor calls for making commercial floriculture more remunerative and employment generative
Directs for submission of a comprehensive proposal for promotion of commercial floriculture within one month Instructs Officers to take up the matter of establishment of Hitech Poly Carbonated Green Houses with ICAR Lays special emphasis on training & exposure visits to progressive States/UTs to keep the officers abreast with latest intervention & technologies in commercial […]
Atrocities Against Dalits Proof Of Jungle Raj In Uttar Pradesh: Mayawati
Lucknow: Targeting the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government over the deaths of four Dalits in two separate incidents in Agra and Raebareli, Bahujan Samaj Party President Mayawati today said such “atrocities” on members of the schedules castes show that “jungle raj”, lawlessness, prevails in the state. She said though people of all communities are suffering atrocities […]
‘Either give us rights or deport us: Pakistan ladies to Govt
Pakistani wives of former Kashmiri militants, who returned to the Valley through Nepal under a government rehabilitation scheme, staged a protest, here on Tuesday, urging government to either deport them or give citizenship to them. They alleged non-fulfilment of promises and said first they were allowed to enter into Valley along with their Kashmiri husbands […]
‘Indian troops violated the consensus’ — China claims India ‘trespassed’ LAC
New Delhi: China said Tuesday that India has “grossly violated” its territorial sovereignty and “illegally trespassed” the Line of Actual Control, which goes against efforts at de-escalation. Beijing’s statement comes a day after fresh clashes between Indian and Chinese troops on the southern bank of the Pangong lake in eastern Ladakh came to light. The Indian Army […]
Lt Governor visits Hazratbal Shrine, takes stock of the facilities in place for devotees
Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today paid a visit to the Hazratbal Shrine, the historic holy shrine located on the banks of the Dal Lake and took stock of the facilities being put in place for the facilitation of the devotees coming to the shrine. The Lt Governor paid obeisance at the magnificent shrine and prayed […]
SC grants 10-year time to telecos to clear AGR dues
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted 10-year time to telecos like Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel and Tata Teleservices for paying Adjusted Gross Revenue-related dues. It said telecos should pay 10 per cent of AGR-related dues by March 31, 2021. Story Highlights SC regards time to telecos – 10 years but with directions Demands raised for AGR, […]
IPL: Du Plessis, Ngidi, Rabada reach UAE
The South African trio of Faf du Plessis, Lungi Ngidi and Kagiso Rabada arrived here in the wee hours of Tuesday to join their teammates for the upcoming Indian Premier League, starting September 19. Moved out of India due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 13th edition of the T20 league will be played across the […]
US-Israeli delegation lands in Abu Dhabi on historic flight
ABU DHABI: A US-Israeli delegation, led by White House adviser Jared Kushner, arrived here on Monday on the historic first commercial flight from Tel Aviv to mark the normalisation of ties between the Jewish state and the UAE. In another breakthrough, Saudi Arabia allowed the flight to cross its airspace, halving what would otherwise have been a […]
Charu Sinha appointed IG CRPF in Srinagar, first female IPS officer to take charge
For the first time, a female IPS officer has been appointed as Inspector General (IG) of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Srinagar sector. Charu Sinha, IPS officer of the 1996-batch of Telangana cadre, will now be heading the Srinagar sector for CRPF as the Inspector General. This is not the first time when she has […]
Two persons held in nocturnal raid for alleged involvement in Baramulla grenade attack
Two persons allegedly involved in grenade throwing attack in Baramulla have been arrested by police during a nocturnal raid, reported a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS), quoting unidentified sources on Tuesday. At least seven civilians were injured in the grenade blast in North Kashmir district on Monday. The sourced told the agency that […]