Entire J&K should condemn attacks on non-locals: Ghulam Nabi Azad

SRINAGAR: A day after three non-local labourers were injured in a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad Friday said such incidents will stop only when the whole population of the Union Territory condemns them in one voice. Azad condemned the attack that took place […]

Home Minister Amit Shah congratulates ISRO scientists on Chandrayaan-3 launch

NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday hailed the successful launch of Chandrayaan-3 and said the tireless pursuit of the ISRO scientists has propelled India on the path of scripting a remarkable space odyssey for generations to cherish. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched its third lunar mission on board the heavy-lift […]

Khalistani terrorists attack Indian student with iron rods in Australia

Melbourne: A 23-year-old Indian student was beaten up with iron rods by Khalistani terrorists in Australia for opposing the activities of extremist elements, a media report said on Friday. The student was on his way to work when he was attacked by assailants chanting “Khalistan Zindabad” in Sydney’s western suburb of Merrylands, The Australia Today […]

Eighth cheetah dies at Kuno National Park; second in four days

Bhopal: Male cheetah Suraj, translocated from Africa, died at Kuno National Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh on Friday, forest officials said. It took the number of cheetahs that have died at the park in Sheopur district since March this year to eight. Only three days ago another translocated male cheetah, Tejas, had died at the […]

Wholesale inflation falls to 8-year low of -4.12% in June

New Delhi: The deflation in the wholesale price continued for the third month in a row in June, with WPI contracting to a nearly eight-year low at (-) 4.12 per cent on account falling prices of food products, fuel and basic metals, according to official data released on Friday. The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) based […]

Floods damage 2.40 lakh hectares of paddy crop in Punjab

Chandigarh: Around 2.40 lakh hectares of paddy area was feared damaged after getting flooded by incessant rains in several parts of Punjab, a senior official said on Friday. “Paddy area of 2.40 lakh hectares has been affected (because of rains) and out of which the crop over 83,000 hectares will be resown,” said the official. […]

Lt Governor attends valedictory function of CBC, Ministry of I&B’s Multimedia Exhibition in Srinagar

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha attended the valedictory function of Multimedia Exhibition, organized by Central Bureau of Communication, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting at Sri Pratap Higher Secondary School Srinagar, today. In his address on the occasion, the Lt Governor shared India’s unprecedented growth journey and appreciated the endeavour of the Central Bureau of Communication […]

Skill Development Course Concludes at GCOE Jammu

JAMMU: Five days Value Added Skill course in Basohli Paintings and Wheat Grass Arti-facts concluded at GCOE under the patronage of Prof Aekta Gupta, Principal of the college. In the valedictory session she exhorted the students to come forward and establish their own start ups in making Basohli Paintings which is now in high demand […]

Lt Governor attends valedictory function of CBC, Ministry of I&B’s Multimedia Exhibition in Srinagar

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha attended the valedictory function of Multimedia Exhibition, organized by Central Bureau of Communication, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting at Sri Pratap Higher Secondary School Srinagar, today. In his address on the occasion, the Lt Governor shared India’s unprecedented growth journey and appreciated the endeavour of the Central Bureau of Communication […]

Proud to welcome India as our Guest of Honour at Bastille Day Parade: President Macron

Calling India a ‘giant’ in world history and a strategic partner, French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed the country as the Guest of Honour at the Bastille Day Parade. Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the military parade on France National Day as the Guest of Honour. Taking to Twitter, President Macron tweeted, “A giant in world […]