Indus Waters Treaty will remain in abeyance till Pak stops cross-border terrorism: India

New Delhi: India on Thursday once again asserted that the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan will remain in “abeyance” until Islamabad “credibly and irrevocably” abjures support to cross-border terrorism as “water and blood” cannot flow together. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal also said that any bilateral talks with Islamabad will only be on vacation […]

Ceasefire agreement between Pakistan and India is holding: Foreign Minister Dar

ISLAMABAD: The ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan is holding and the military-to-military engagements between the two sides via Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) are progressing smoothly, Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said Thursday. “The ceasefire is holding and it is not suspended or (is) a temporary  (arrangement),” Dar, who is also the Deputy Prime […]

First batch for Hemkund Sahib Yatra leaves from Rishikesh

DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand Governor Lt Gen (Retd) Gurmeet Singh and Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday flagged off the first batch for the pilgrimage to Shri Hemkund Sahib Gurudwara from Rishikesh. The governor and the chief minister congratulated the first batch of ‘Sangats’ and wished them a safe journey. The doors of the Sikh pilgrimage […]

Govt employees with disabilities to get 4 per cent reservation in allotment of housing

NEW DELHI: The Centre will provide 4 per cent reservation for persons with disabilities in the allotment of government housing under the General Pool Residential Accommodation category. The Directorate of Estates under the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry, which allots accommodation to eligible Central government employees, has issued an office memorandum in this regard. […]

Ministry hikes allocation for competitions in India; demands greater accountability from NSFs

NEW DELHI:Federations will receive substantially increased funding from the Sports Ministry to conduct national and international competitions keeping in view the rising inflation but they will be required to professionalise their administrative set-up by engaging High Performance Directors and CEOs. As per the revised norms on funding, the ministry has decided to hike the allocation […]

CM Omar Abdullah asks JKSSB to fast-track recruitment process, reviews functioning of the Board

SRINAGAR,: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today chaired a high-level meeting to review the functioning of the Jammu & Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB), stressing the need to remove bottlenecks and ensuring time-bound and transparent recruitment process. The meeting was attended by Advisor to the Chief Minister Nasir Aslam Wani, Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo, Additional Chief […]