Bhaderwah/Jammu: Tourists in large numbers have begun to make a beeline for the snow-filled meadowlands of Jammu and Kashmir’s Bhaderwah Valley, rekindling hope among business people here that it would boost the local economy which is still dealing with the aftereffects of the Covid pandemic. Unseasonal snowfall over the past few days has spread a wonderful…
Thiruvananthapuram: The LDF government in Kerala on Wednesday approved an ordinance that provides for stringent punishment, including imprisonment of up to seven years and a maximum fine of Rs 5 lakh for those found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm to doctors, medical students, and others working in the health services sector in the state. The…
Kishtwar/Jammu: The Special Investigative Unit (SIU) of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday raided five terrorists’ houses in Kishtwar district in connection with a terror support and terror funding case, a senior official said. The houses belonged to terrorists who are operating from Pakistan and are engaged in revival of terrorism in the region, he…
New Delhi: CBI has arrested a freelance journalist and a former Navy commander for allegedly collecting sensitive information related to defence matters illegally and passing them on to foreign intelligence agencies, officials said on Wednesday. Following an FIR against Vivek Raghuvanshi, CBI on Tuesday conducted searches on premises linked to the freelance journalist, listed as…
Srinagar: The planned phased withdrawal of the Army from certain areas of the Jammu region has been shelved “indefinitely” in view of terror attacks being orchestrated from across the border, officials said here. They said the government had planned to reduce the footprints of Rashtriya Rifles, a counter-insurgency force of the Army, in the Jammu…
Kolkata, May 16 (PTI) An explosion at an illegal firecracker unit located in Egra in Purba Medinipur district of West Bengal killed five people and critically injured seven others on Tuesday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said. The impact of the explosion “was so massive” that the factory, which was being run from a residential building,…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Japan, Papua New Guinea and Australia from May 19 to 24, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Tuesday. Modi will be in Japanese city of Hiroshima from May 19 to 21 for the G7 summit. The MEA said the prime minister will speak at G7 sessions…
New Delhi: A slight delay is expected in the onset of the southwest monsoon over Kerala and it is likely to arrive by June 4, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday. The southwest monsoon normally sets in over Kerala on June 1, with a standard deviation of about 7 days. “This year, the…
Bengaluru: Karnataka BJP president Nalin Kumar Kateel on Tuesday alleged ‘Talibanisation’ has started in the state after the victory of the Congress in the Assembly polls and those indulging in “anti-national activities” are “rising up” to destroy peace. The Lok Sabha member from Dakshina Kannada met family members of Krishnappa, a BJP worker who was…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Tuesday that changes brought by his government in the recruitment system have ended the possibility of corruption and nepotism as he gave away appointment letters to over 71,000 people at a ‘Rozgar Mela’. From applying for government jobs to the announcement of results, the entire process has…
