Sea of devotees today converged at the spectacular light and sound show being organized by the Punjab government at the holy city of Sultanpur Lodhi to commemorate the 550th parkash purb of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji. A crowd of more than 18,000 people attended...

Durga Shankar Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India, chaired the inaugural conclave on “National Capital Region -2041” organized by the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB), here today. The theme of the conclave...

Union Agriculture Minister, Narendra Singh Tomar reminded the gathering that the conservation of plant genetic resources is the shared responsibility of humanity while addressing the Opening Ceremony of eight session of the Governing Body of International...

The Vice President, M Venkaiah Naidu has called for revamping the entire education system from pedagogy to research to make India a leading centre of knowledge and innovation.Delivering the 3rd Annual Convocation of the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New...

Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh has emphasised on the importance of ‘Ideation, Innovation and Incubation’in cutting edge-technologies to achieve the goal of indigenisation and self-reliance in the defence sector. He was addressing the inaugural session of ‘Def...

The Union Minister of State (I/C) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said that India will soon achieve the target of 5 trillion USD economy target...

The Vice President, M Venkaiah Naidu graced and addressed the 3rd Annual Convocation of the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi today. Union Minister for Human  Resource Development, Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ was the Guest of Honour. Chancellor...

Union Minister of Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has emphasized the urgency to start work on Jal Jeevan Mission as the first six months of the mission are critical for the  success of the mission. He was speaking at the regional review of Jal Jeevan...

Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan today inaugurated the India Pavilion at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and  Conference (ADIPEC). The India Pavilion has been set up by 9 Indian Oil & Gas...

To ensure the top-class water supply and sanitation facilities, the department of Water Supply and Sanitation (DWSS) has developed a special mobile app to keep a tab over the smooth operation of entire system.Divulging the details, Superintending Engineer...

Adding a lighting charm to the ongoing celebrations of 550th Parkash Purab of Shri Guru Nanak Dev ji, the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has undertaken a mammoth practice to provide 24X7 uninterrupted power supplies to the holy city. A vast...

The Punjab Government in a series of ongoing celebrations dedicated to 550thParkash Purb of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji organized a ‘Kavi Darbar’ here today at Main Pandal.In the presence of huge gathering the famous poets from all over the country presented their...

As part of the Vegan India Movement,  Animal Rights activists gathered in hundreds and marched from Mandi House to Jantar Mantar. The aim of this march was to create awareness about Veganism and  demand justice for animals. They reiterated that...

Finance Minister Punjab  Manpreet Singh Badal appealed the people to celebrate the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev ji by eliminating the evils like corruption, atrocities and poverty from the society. He, along with local MLA Navtej Singh Cheema,...

On the fourth day today of ‘Dera Baba Nanak Utsav’ being organized on the eve of the 550th prakash purb of Sahib Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji and the opening of Sri Kartarpur Sahib Corridor, the presentations by the young artists on the religious themes held the...

The Finance Minister Punjab Manpreet Singh Badal today said that the Punjab Police has set a new benchmark by ensuring foolproof security arrangements in Sultanpur Lodhi through the Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC).The Minister, who visited the...

In a rare gesture to mark the 550th Parkash Purab more than 5000 devotees from Zira assembly constituency today did hiking march from Zira to the holy city to pay obeisance after covering nearly 45 KM in 6 hours . Holding kesari Nishans in hands , the sangat...

Punjab Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu today informed that a new athletics synthetic track would be laid at Guru Nanak Stadium, while work on indoor swimming pool would also start shortly. He said that the indoor swimming...

Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary Monday made a firsthand assessment of damages that last week's snowfall caused the saffron crop in the outskirts of the district.He visited the affected saffron fields in several villages and met famers...

District Development Commissioner, Mohammad Aijaz Asad today chaired a meeting of the district officers of all the departments to review arrangements for restoration of power supply, water supply, snow clearance, road connectivity post recent snowfall besides...

District Developmental Commissioner Angrez Singh Rana today chaired a meeting to review progress made on various development works under CAPEX Budget (2019-20) and implementation of Centrally sponsored schemes in the district.DDC reviewed physical and financial...

Principal Secretary Transport Department, Dr. Asgar Samoon today reviewed the implementation of Road Accident Data Management System (RADMS) and installation of equipment under Road Safety Fund (RSF) here at a meeting.The meeting discussed the status of installation...

Principal Secretary Animal, Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon today reviewed the Animal welfare and protection activities in J&K here at a meeting.The meeting was attended by Special Secretary Housing and Urban Development, M. Haroon, Additional...

District Development Commissioner Anantnag, Khalid Jahangir, today convened a meeting to review status of various ongoing development works of Higher Education Department in the district.  ADC Anantnag, Principals of GDC Boys Anantnag, GDC Bijbehara, GDC...

Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary Monday conducted an extensive tour of various rural areas of the district reviewing availability of essential services there.The DC visited various areas including Panthachowk, Lasjan, Khonmoh, Zevan and...

Divisional commissioner, Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan today chaired a High Level Committee (HLC) meeting regarding the allotment of plots to the dislocated families living on either sides of river Jhelum and Tsunti Khul under rehabilitation program.The meeting was...

Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Department participated in World Travel Mart in London to showcase the huge potential J&K offers to visitors, travelers and adventure lovers. Principal Secretary Tourism Navin Kumar Choudhary along with Deputy Secretary Tourism...

Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan today held a meeting with the representatives of Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (GPC), Srinagar to discuss the arrangements made for the celebrations of Birth Anniversary (Gurupurbh) of Guru Nanak Dev Ji.Gurdwara...

The Development Commissioner of Shopian Ch. Mohammed Yasin today chaired a meeting of District Task Force Committee (DTFC) to review the implementation of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Scheme in the district. He discussed the way forward for effective implementation...

District Development Commissioner (DDC) Budgam, Tariq Hussain Ganai today visited various examination centers set up at different educational institutions to take stock of the arrangements and facilities provided to the students in Budgam district.The DDC was...

Lt. Gen. Ranbir Singh, Army Commander, Northern Command, met Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu at the Raj Bhavan here today.Lt Gen. Singh briefed Lt. Governor about the overall security situation along the IB, LAC, LoC and hinterland and the anti...

Lt. Governor Girish Chandra Murmu reviewed the Health and Medical Education sector and also the externally aided projects being executed by the Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA), in separate meetings held at the Civil Secretariat, Jammu.Sh. BVR Subrahmanyam,...

Two Army porters from north Kashmir’s Baramulla district were on Monday killed after they were hit by a fresh snow avalanche in the morning.Officials told the wire service –Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that two Army porters identified as Ishfaq Ahmad and...

Days after the 18-hour-long snowfall wreaked havoc in Kashmir Valley, the government on Monday stated that the priority to restore the power supply and to clear the roads was fixed in light of the requirement and importance.Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar,...

As the transporters continued to observe spontaneous shutdown since August 5, the public transport appeared in the main roads of Srinagar especially in the commercial Hub Lal Chowk while some of the shops in the district too remained open throughout the...

Even as all the major tourist resorts in Kashmir including famous Ski resort Gulmarg have witnessed heavy snowfall, the Tourism department is offering nothing big to woo tourists for winter tourism in the Valley.The tour operators say very less number of...

The unseasonal snowfall that paralysed the normal life across Kashmir on November 7 has resulted in over Rs 100 Crore losses to the Kashmir’s power infrastructure as 700 transformers and over 6000 electric poles have witnessed intense damage.According to...

Two unidentified militants were killed in an overnight gunfight at Lawdoora village of  north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Monday morning  while as a house was partially damaged.According to wire service Kashmir News Observer (KNO), a police...

Bollywood Singer Amit Trivedi enthralled thousands of Lovely Professional University students with his soulful masterpieces at Baldev Raj Mittal Unipolis of the university. Occasion was India’s most popular mega musical live Concert ‘Coke Studio’,   which...

550th years of Guru Nanak Dev’s birth, is a time to rededicate ourselves towards  the revered Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji’s  teachings, who  spoke of one God, universal brotherhood, love, humility, simplicity, equality and tolerance.Chief Minister...

Governor Bandaru Dattatraya inaugurated the four-day long International Lavi fair at Rampur in district Shimla today.On this occasion, he appealed to the people to contribute towards making Himachal free from drugs.He said that a massive campaign should be launched...

With the aim of national reconstruction, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) is commencing its multi-dimensional and multifarious activities as a nationwide student organization, touching every aspect of the societal spectrum. This was stated by Chief...

To mark the historic 550th Prakash Purb of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday announced his government’s decision to install a Chair in the name of the first Guru in 11 universities, including one from Iran.The...

Large number of people which included youth, children, women and elderly persons thronged to watch the grand light and sound show based on the philosophy, lifetime events and teachings of Guru Nanak Dev Ji.  Mr. Inderbir Singh Bolaria, Advisor to the...

Yes, Kartarpur Corridor was the focal point of the connect between Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh when they met yesterday at the end of the historic journey led by the latter through the iconic Corridor....

On the occasion of 550th Prakash Purb celebrations of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday conferred achievers award to over 400 eminent Punjabi personalities for their outstanding contribution in various fields.Captain...

It was a sea of humanity that was witnessed at Dera Baba Nanak today. With the 'Dera Baba Nanak Utsav' entering it's penultimate day, the festivities seem to be picking up the pace.The festivities today had an added attractive feature in the form of a 'Cavalcade...

The 'Dera Baba Nanak Utsav' being held in dedication to the 550th Prakash Purb of Sahib Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, entered it's 3rd day today. At the 'Sur Mandal Bhai Mardana Raag Durbar', the Gurbani Kirtan began with world renowned Kirtani Jathas performing...

To prevent ground water and holy Bein from contamination Sultanpur Lodhi, the department of water supply and sanitation has taken a unique initiative by carrying the septage and sullage of all 4000 toilets unites to the sewerage treatment plants (STPs)...

The melodious recitation of kirtan by the renowned Kirtani Jathe at the main pandal enthralled the audience with the supreme religious fervor.  Gurbani Kirtan was performed by the famous kirtani Jathe at the main pandal from the morning till the evening.Bhai...

In a step aimed at ensuring 100% effective and responsive duty by the Police personnel deputed in Sultanpur Lodhi for the commemorative functions to mark 550th parkash purb of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji, the Punjab Police has taken a path breaking initiative ...

"The society has witnessed decline owing to its deviation from the principles of 'Kirt Karo, Naam Japo, Wand Chhako'. For the creation of a healthy society, it is necessary that awareness about 'Gurbani' be spread and the principles in Gurbani as laid down...

The digital museum, light and sound show bring held as part of the Dera Baba Nanak Utsav and dedicated to the 550th Prakash Purb of Sahib Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, today entered it's second day. The show was inaugurated by the Cooperation and Jails Minister...

The Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu today said that we should all learn Sanskrit so that we maintain a living link with our rich past and truly understand what it means to be an "Indian". He also called upon the Government and non-governmental organizations...

Sunday morning marked various programs in the city to celebrate 550th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji.  A cycle rally, cultural programs, plantation drive, live painting, kavishri, shabad gayan and candle march were organized to celebrate the Birth...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said that the family members of the martyrs would be exempted from paying toll tax while entering the State of Himachal Pradesh as a mark of respect to the martyrs. He stated this while presiding over the 116th function of Shaheed...

The Akshaya Patra Foundation inaugurated its new kitchen in Mahadevapura village of Mandya district, Karnataka,on November 10, 2019, to serve freshly cooked, nutritious and tasty mid-day meals to children. The state-of-art kitchen has the capacity to cook...

Punjab Higher Education and Languages Minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa has expressed concern to total omission of Punjabi language from the inauguration plaque of the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor at Dera Baba Nanak. He said Punjabi should have been at the top.He...

Dr.Jaswant Singh Puri,Recipient of Doctor of Letters(Honoris Causa) and Punjab Rattan presented  the copy of his World Acclaimed Book titled,’’RISE AND DECLINE OF THE MUGHAL EMPIRE’’ to Dr.Deepak Vohra ,Special Advisor to the Prime Ministers of India,Lesotho...

Governor Bandaru Dattatraya had meeting with the Shimla district administration at Narkanda today while his way to Rampur Bushahar for inauguration of four day long International Lavi Fair on Monday.  The Governor inquired about the implementation of various...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur was honoured by Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu in the World conference organized by Sanskrit Bharti for according second language status to Sanskrit in the state at New Delhi today.Speaking on the occasion, the Chief...

District Development Commissioner, Pulwama, Dr Raghav Langer, today took stock of electricity, water supply and other schemes.The DDC visited Newa, Panjgam, Chakura and adjoining areas of south Kashmir district—taking stock of restoration of power and water supply...

Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary Sunday visited Chatti Padshahi gurdwara at Rainawari to review the arrangements made for the founder of Sikhism and first Sikh leader Guru Nanak Dev Ji's 550th birth anniversary on November 12.Among other...

J&K State Judicial Academy today organized an Orientation Programme on “Transition from State Laws to Central Laws in the backdrop of Implementation of Reorganisation Act, 2019” for Civil Judges (Senior/Junior Division)/ Chief Judicial Magistrates/Magistrates...

District Administration, Srinagar has extended infrastructure support to various health institutions in the district aimed at better patient healthcare in winter season and making adequate heating arrangements.Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar Dr. Shahid Iqbal Choudhary...

Chief Secretary, B. V. R. Subrahmanyam chaired a High Level Meeting at Civil Secretariat, Jammu to finalize the steps for rolling out the Computerised Registration System across the UT of J&K. The ultimate objective of the Computerised Registration System...

Student Organization Cell at LPU hosted a grand modelling show at Shanti Devi Mittal Auditorium of the university. The show as ‘United Nations World Finale- 2019 was conducted by United Nations Pageant, where models from 30 different countries participated after...

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday said that the opening of Kartarpur Corridor as a part of 550th Prakash Purb Celebrations of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji would prove to be a beginning of peace and goodwill between the both countriesTerming...

Terming it as a historic moment, the Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday expressed hope that Sri Kartarpur Sahib corridor would lead to overall peace and harmony between both countries facilitating easy access to other Gurdwaras in Pakistan...

The Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday partook langar during his visit to Dera Baba Nanak before the inauguration of historic Kartarpur corridor to mark 550th Prakash Purb celebrations of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji.Disclosing this, an official spokesman...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Integrated Check Post and flagged off first batch of pilgrims at Kartarpur Sahib corridor in Gurdaspur, Punjab today.Prime Minister took a guided tour of digital installation on life of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, and the Passenger...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called for upholding the teachings and values of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. He was participating in the special event organised at Dera Baba Nanak on the occasion of the inauguration of the Integrated Check Post (ICP) and the...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid obeisance at Gurudwara Ber Sahib in Sultanpur Lodhi. The Prime Minister was accompanied by Smt Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Union Minister for Food Processing Industries, V.P. Singh Badnore, Governor of Punjab and Captain Amarinder...

Commerce and Industry and Railway Minister, Piyush Goyal, will be on tour to Brazil and United States from 9th – 14th November 2019. On the first leg of his visit the Commerce and Industry Minister will attend 9th BRICS Trade Ministers Meet in Brasilia, Brazil,...

Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dr Mahendra Nath Pandey conferred the National Entrepreneurship Awards 2019 to Enterprises and Ecosystem builders here today. The fourth edition of the award ceremony was organized today to mark the completion...

Principal Secretary Tourism Vikas Pratap today asked all the departments to plug all the stops for ensuring smooth and hassle free execution of the celebrations to mark 550th parkash purb of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji at Sultanpur Lodhi.The Principal Secretary, accompanied...

Aimed at providing clean drinking water and sanitation facilitie, the department of water supply and sanitation (DWSS) has taken a unique initiative to cater the pilgrims visiting the holy city Sultanpur Lodhi in the eve of 550th birth anniversary of Shri...

In order to keep a strict vigil over the security and law & order situation in the Sultanpur Lodhi during the commemorative functions to mark the 550th parkash purb of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji around 1000 CCTV, Pan Tilt and Zoom (PTZ) and Automatic Number...

After the formal welcome of Prime Minister Narendra Modi after his landing at helipad at village Busowal village, local MLA Navtej Singh Cheema also submitted a letter regarding the requisitions for the overall development of the city connected with Guru Nanak...

The people from all across the globe are converging on Sultanpur Lodhi in large numbers on the occasion of the 550th Prakash Purb celebrations of Sahib Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. On the other hand, the students from the Government Schools of the State are exhorting...

Punjab Government has dedicated the November edition if its magazines to the 550th Parkash Purab of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. The speech of former president of India Dr Zakir Husain delivered during the 500th Parkash Purab of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji has also been...

Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan today chaired a meeting in pursuance to the  High Court directions regarding the Writ Petition (Civil) No.19/2019 titled “Court on its own motion V/s state and others.”The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioner,...

Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan on Saturday held an extensive meeting with the heads of various departments and Deputy Commissioners to review the restoration of power supply, clearance of snow and the overall winter preparedness in the Valley.He...

The Commissioner Secretary, Power Development Department (PDD) Hirdesh Kumar Singh today visited different areas in Srinagar and Baramulla Districts to inspect ground zero restoration work of power supply which was affected due to recent heavy snowfall across...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the Integrated Check Post at the Kartarpur Corridor, a religious link first in seven decades between India and Pakistan,  here in Punjab''s Gurdaspur district.The inauguration of the Integrated Check...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the Ayodhya verdict should not be seen as a victory or defeat of anyone and urged all to strengthen the spirit of nationalism.In a  series of tweets, Modi said the decision is notable as it highlights that...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday thanked his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan for respecting the sentiments of India and flagged off the pilgrimage to Darbar Sahib in  Pakistan after inaugurating the Kartarpur Corridor.In the first-of its-kind...

With a view to improving the financial status of the dairy farmers and increase the genetic potential of cows in Punjab, the state government had set up an advanced embryo transfer centre of international standards at Patiala. Emphasis would be laid to make...

Nobel peace laureate and the Tibetan religious leader the Dalai Lama today presided over an interfaith conference titled “The ik-noor Interfaith Conclave” at Guru Nanak Dev University in Amritsar. In his address  the Dalai Lama said, “I really believe...

Irrigation and Public Health Minister Mahender Singh Thakur was conferred upon Fame India Sarvashresth Mantri Award for distinguished services in politics and as Minister by  Fame India Magazine in an impressive Awards Ceremony held at New Delhi today. The...

National Legal Services Day was celebrated in entire Jammu Division and various programmes and other activities were also held at all the district headquarters. At Udhampur,  National Legal Services day was celebrated in Udhampur today under which District...

Deputy Commissioner Jammu Sushma Chauhan today launched the website of Jhiri Mela http:jhiri.jammu.gov.in.Among others who were present on the occasion include ADC  Jammu Tahir Firdous, ACG Jammu M L Tasir, SDM Marh and Mela Officer Tariq Naik and DIO...

Director Horticulture Kashmir, Ajaz Ahmad Bhat today visited   District Pulwama & Shopian alongwith Chief Horticulture officer Pulwama and other field officers to assess the  damage to orchards due to snowfall.He visited Mitrigam, Deeri, Malpora,...

District Development Commissioner Pulwama, Dr Raghav Langer along with the team of officers today conducted an extensive tour of various areas of district and   took stock of  post snowfall situation including snow clearance, connectivity, restoration...

Director Information and Public Relations, Dr Syed Sehrish Asgar today visited Red FM and Radio Mirchi Stations here.During her visit, head of these Radio Stations briefed the  Director about the functioning of their Radio Stations.Interacting with the Station...

The season’s first snowfall in Kashmir has wreaked havoc to the fruit growers in South Kashmir’s Shopian district as hundreds of apple boxes, stocked at Fruit Mandi Aglar here  have suffered extensive damage.According to the wire service –Kashmir News...

Most of the schools on Saturday were out bounds due to water logging and snow accumulation forcing the divisional administration to order for closure of all educational  institutions across Kashmir. The decision also coincided with the Supreme Court...

For the first time in the history of Kashmir, the J&K administration has decided to disallow the major congregational gathering at the Kashmir’s revered shrine of Hazratbal in  Srinagar on the eve of Eid-e-Milad-un Nabi (SAW), the birth anniversary...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday welcomed the Ayodhya verdict and said the decision will strengthen the country''s unity, integrity and great culture, as he urged all communities to maintain peace and harmony.In a series of tweets in Hindi, Shah expressed...

India stand-in captain Rohit Sharma is all set to reach another milestone in international cricket. Rohit, who will lead the Men in Blue in the 3rd and final T20I against Bangladesh on Sunday, is two sixes away from joining the elite 400 sixes club in international...

AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday said that the Supreme Court is "supreme but not infallible" and termed its judgment in the Ayodhya title dispute case as a victory of "faith over facts".Reacting to the Supreme Court verdict in the Ayodhya case,...

RSS supremo Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday said that everyone should work together for construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya now that the Supreme Court has delivered its verdict in favour of the Hindus.He was addressing the media here after the the historic...

Ayushmann Khurrana''s new film "Bala" saw a first-day collection of Rs 10.15 crore on Friday, which marks the actor''s biggest opening-day haul ever.The day one earning of "Bala" beats the first-day collection of his last release, "Dream Girl" ((Rs 10.05 crore)."With...

Researchers conducting a study in a periurban area in southern India have found that air pollution in the country is associated with higher risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD).The study shows that people most exposed to fine particles have a higher CIMT index...

Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman presided over the Passing out ceremony of the 69th (2017) Batch of Indian Revenue Service (Customs &  Central Excise) Officers at the campus o National Academy of Customs, Indirect...

“Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) of India has declined by 8 points in one year as per the latest Special Bulletin on MMR released by the Registrar General of India. This decline is  important as it translates to nearly 2000 additional pregnant women saved...

The Union Minister for Home Affairs, Shri Amit Shah addressed the 10th Meeting of the Heads of Departments of SCO Member States, dealing with the prevention and elimination  of emergency situations, in New Delhi, today.Addressing on the occasion, the...

Union Minister of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises (HIPE), Arvind Sawant, inaugurated new testing facilities at International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT) today. A  technology appreciation drive was also organized to bring out the...

The Governor of West Bengal, Jagdeep Dhankhar has said mega fairs like the India International Science Festival (IISF) help generate scientific temper in the country. Addressing  the Closing Ceremony of the 5th IISS in Kolkata today, he said this momentum...

Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey, Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), today inaugurated ‘Meet at Agra 2019’, an annual exhibition-cum-fair organized by Agra  Footwear Manufacturers and Exporters Chamber (AFMEC) at Agra Trade Centre, Uttar...

Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment, Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot visited the “Shilpostav- 2019” to encourage the artisans at Dilli Haat, INA, in New Delhi today.  Shilpostav- 2019 is the annual fair of artisans from across the country, belonging...

In a revolutionary step aimed to inculcate the habit of fitness among school children, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will be observing Fitness Week in the  second and third Week of November, as part of the Fit India Movement. The...

As a part of the year long celebrations organized  to by Government of Punjab to mark the 550th Gur Purab of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji, a two-Day International Conference on Sri  Guru Nanak Dev ji’s philosophy to spread peace, harmony and human happiness...

Seriously perturbed over reports of the launch of a secessionist, anti-India app by Google, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday directed his officers to take  up the matter with the IT giant, even as he urged the Centre to direct the company...

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday ordered the Agriculture Department to work out the modalities for immediate implementation of the Supreme Court  orders on providing financial assistance to small and marginal farmers who had not...

Coming forward for hand holding of the Fair Price Shop owners, the State government would facilitate the ways and means to increment their income, informed Mr.Bharat  Bhushan Ashu, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Punjab in a meeting with the office bearers...

In the view of heavy footfall of pilgrims at Sultanpur Lodhi, health and family welfare minister Punjab Mr. Balbir Singh Sidhu today ordered the health department officials to  increase the capacity of medical lounge set up here near the main pandal,...

All ceremonies will be dedicated to Babe Nanaki Ji in respect of women on November 9 at 'Guru Nanak Darbar' Main Pandal during the occasion of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji's 550th  Parkash Purb.Minister for Tourism and Cultural Affairs Charanjit Singh Channi...

“The main rationale behind organizing ‘Dera Baba Nanak Utsav’ on the occasion of opening of Sri Kartarpur Sahib Corridor on eve of 550thPrakashPurb celebrations of Sahib Sri  Guru Nanak Dev Ji, is to connect all the sections of the society especially...

Strongly condemning the withdrawal of SPG cover from Sonia Gandhi and her children, Rahul and Priyanka, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has demanded  immediate revocation of the central government’s 'politically motivated' decision.Reacting...

Health and Family Welfare Minister Punjab Balbir Singh Sidhu informed that more than 50,000 beneficiaries have availed the benefits of around 55 crore Rupees under the Sarbat  Sehat Bima Yojana (SSBY). Cabinet minister appealed the people to avail free...

After the district administration pumped all its resources to ensure smooth conduct of 550th parkash purb celebrations in Sultanpur Lodhi, the holy city returned back to normalcy  within 12 hours of heavy downpour in city on Friday.As soon as the heavy...

"Sri Kartarpur Sahib Corridor would connect hearts and would also strengthen the bonds of mutual friendship thus giving the message of Peace and amity to the coming  generations." These views were expressed here today by the Chairman Punjab Kala Parishad...

Large number of people paid their obeisance on the fourth day of the functions today being organized by the Punjab Government in holy city of Sultanpur Lodhi during the 550th  birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. As the day of Parkash Purb approaches,...

The grand light and sound being organized by the Punjab government here at the holy city to commemorate the 550th Parkash Purb of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji continued to be the  star attraction as the thousands of devotees today attended this mega event...

In a bid to woo investments from Russian companies, the Punjab Government has extended invitation to former Deputy Prime Minister and incumbent Chairman of Russian State  Development Corporation Igor Shuvalov for participation of the Russian delegation...

State Vigilance Bureau today nabbed a Sub Inspector red handed for accepting bribe of Rs. 10,000/-.Disclosing this here an official spokesperson of the Vigilance Bureau said  Sub Inspector Lakhwinder Singh posted at  Bhaini Mian Khan police station,...

While #Boycott_KBC_SonyTv trended on Twitter, supporters of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) gathered outside the Sony channel office in Mumbai''s Malad area on Friday  to stage protest against "Kaun Banega Crorepati" and Sony TV, the channel airing...

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Punjab, has demanded that the steps taken by the Arvind Kejriwal Government in Delhi, allowing open ‘darshan’ of Sri Kartarpur Sahib on the  auspicious occasion of 550th parkash purb of Sri Guru Nanak Dev be emulated by the...

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday announced that the commuters in the national capital will not have to face the Odd-Even restrictions on November 11 and 12 during the celebration of 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev.The decision came...

Actress Diana Penty, who started her career in Bollywood with the film "Cocktail" over seven years ago and has featured in films across genres, says she loves to analyse her work, because she considers herself as an "overly critical" person."I''m an overly critical...

Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi on Friday slammed the government on the third anniversary of demonetization, terming it as a "Tughlaki blunder" which was "inflicted by a tyrannical government hell-bent upon attacking livelihoods and lives of its own people."In...

While addressing the audience as the chief guest of the inaugural session titled “Ensuring Gender Justice – Role of Media, Judiciary, Govt. and the School”, of the 20th International Conference of the Chief Justice of the World is organized by City Montessori...

While presiding over the valedictory function of the Rising Himachal Global Investors’ Meet held at Dharamshala Union Commerce and Industries Minister Piyush Goyal today said that the diversity makes Himachal Pradesh as best destination for investment and...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur while addressing the MoU holders in industries including manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, food processing, IT and Electronics etc. at Dharamshala during the second day of the Rising Himachal Global Investors Meet said that it was...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has B2G meeting with Sripriyaa Kumaria, Sudesh Aggarwal, Mukesh Kochar, Rakesh Ranjan, Sarkar Chauhan and Sheetal Soni from Business Leaders Forum, Giant Group, Sunny General Trading, GTCS Global, Pro Global Logistics and MI Capital...

Governor Bandaru Dattatraya today met Forest Minister Govind Singh Thakur who is under treatment in Dr. Rajendra Prasad medical college and hospital, Tanda in district Kangra and enquired about his well-being.  He wished him a speedy recovery.On this occasion,...

The Department of Product & Interior Design at School of Design of Lovely Professional University inaugurated two-Day ‘International Symposium on Product Design’, today, at  Shanti Devi Mittal Auditorium of the university. A galaxy of ‘Design Experts’...

Stunning and talented actress Aditi Rao Hydari, who next will be seen onscreen in 'The Girl On The Train', has said that the film is complete and she had fun shooting it.Aditi next will be seen onscreen in "The Girl On The Train" along with Parineeti Chopra and...

Bollywood actress Vidya Balan, who is known for her impeccable work in the Indian cinema, recently was in London to mark her presence at the Palace of Westminster despite the heavy protest over there.The protest was in regards to the climatic changes in London...

Divya Khosla Kumar has added another feather to her cap. After giving hits like Yaariyan and Sanam Re as a director she has also produced the mega hit Batla house and upcoming release Marjaavan. She has now ventured into the sports arena where she has bought...

The administration including all concerned line departments are working round-the-clock in efforts to restore at the earliest possible services affected as a result of Thursday's snowstorm in Srinagar.Deputy Commissioner Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary is closely...

Director Agriculture, P S Rathore today reviewed the progress under State CAPEX plan and Centrally Sponsored Schemes, here at a meeting.Speaking at the meeting, he stressed on strict adherence to norms and guidelines while implementing farmers’ welfare schemes...

Mission Director, NHM, J&K Bhupinder Kumar along with Dr. Renu Khajuria, Director Health Services, Jammu today reviewed the physical & financial progress in the execution of various programmes of National Health Mission in the UT of J&K.Mission Director,...

As many as 1077 languishing projects financed under J&K Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation (JKIDFC) and being executed by various departments, are expected to complete by March, 2020.The information was given at a high level meeting held...

Principal Secretary Civil Aviation Department, Rohit Kansal today reviewed the subsidized helicopter services provided to facilitate people, especially those living in the areas which remain cut off during winter season.The meeting was attended by Divisional Commissioner...

Chief Secretary, B VR Subrahmanyam Friday directed Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir to ensure that fruit laden trucks are prioritized for movement on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway after it is opened for traffic.Chairing a video conference, Chief Secretary...

Chief Secretary, B VR Subrahmanyam Friday chaired a meeting of the State Level Census Coordination Committee to review the preparatory work for conducting the next Population Census 2021in Jammu and Kashmir.The Planning Development and Monitoring Department...

Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam today chaired a video conference with the Divisional and District Administration to review issues of public importance.Chief Secretary exhorted the DCs to reach out to the public for prompt resolution of their grievances...

Principal Secretary Transport Department, Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon today inspected progress of work on Institute of Driving Training & Research (IDTR) here at Bhalwal.  The Principal Secretary was accompanied by concerned officers of Transport Department,...

Commissioner Secretary, Forest, Environment and Ecology Department, Manoj Kumar Dwivedi Friday said that the conservation and management of Wular Lake is a priority of the Government and external funding is being explored for this purpose.He held these views during...

Principal Secretary Animal & Sheep Husbandry, Fisheries and Transport, Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon today convened a meeting regarding recruitment of various non-gazetted posts in Animal, Sheep, Fisheries and Transport Department at Civil Secretariat here.Special...

Chief Justice, High Court of J&K, Justice Gita Mittal, who is Patron-in-Chief of J&K Legal Services Authority, reviewed the working of District legal Service Authorities (DLSA)s with respect to implementation of Solid Waste Management By-Laws and other...

Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan on Friday visited SMHS hospital and took first hand appraisal of the healthcare facilities being provided to the patients.On the occasion, Div Com stressed on the cleanliness in the hospital premises and also enquired...

Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan today said that the main priority of the divisional Administration is to restore electricity in the valley after the heavy spell of snowfall that lead to power shutdown.“In Srinagar city alone, the trees have fallen...

The season’s first snowfall on Thursday wreaked havoc to apple orchards in Kashmir by causing widespread damage to the apple trees and the crop as well.The administration  was caught napping over the weather predictions without issuing any severe weather...

Security forces, especially the army has received a divine intervention to plug to the infiltration at the Line of Control (LoC) as the season’s first heavy snowfall has resulted in the  closure of all the infiltration routes in Jammu and Kashmir.According...

Authorities on Friday imposed strict curbs in downtown Srinagar to disallow the congregational Friday prayers at the historic Jamia masjid for the 14th consecutive week as heavy  deployment was made outside the grand masjid amid snow accumulation.Meanwhile,...

The season’s first snowfall on November 6, continued to throw normal life across Kashmir out of gear for the second consecutive day as the death toll due to intense snowfall  touched seven in the region including two porters.Within 24 hours of snow...

Asset Management Companies or as they are commonly known AMCs are the firms that manage the pooled money from investors and manage it by investing that money in different avenues like equity securities, debt securities, money market securities etc. AMCs have...

goStops, India’s fastest growing premium chain of youth traveller hostels, has raised an undisclosed amount of funds as part of its recent funding round from eminent Angel investors.The round also saw participation from investors like Mr. Nitish Mittersain (Founder...

The first ever BIMSTEC Conclave of Ports, being held at Vishakhapatnam on 7-8 November, 2019 was inaugurated by Minister of State for Shipping(I/C), Shri Mansukh Mandaviya today.The conclave aims at providing a platform to strengthen maritime interaction,...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was accorded rousing welcome on his arrival at Dharamshala to preside over the inaugural session of Rising Himachal Global Investors’ Meet (GIM) today. He was received at SAI ground by the Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur. Governor...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur presided over the B2G meeting with the delegation of UAE led by Ambassador of UAE in India HE Ahmed AI Banna at Dharamshala today. The delegation envisaged keen interest in investment in fruit marketing and fruit and vegetable...

India and UAE share a ‘Comprehensive Strategic Partnership’, it is time to enhance this further through investments in the state of Himachal Pradesh.Relations with UAE are at their best, we consider UAE our brothers.The Union Government has taken numerous...

The Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu today called for stepping up investments to provide timely and high-quality Emergency Health Services in India.He also wanted all stakeholders in the health sector to develop programs and manuals to train citizens...

The Minister of Coal and Mines, Pralhad Joshi announced 300 per cent hike in ex-gratia amount from Rs 5 lakhs to Rs 15 lakhs, for fatal coal mines accidents. Addressing the coal miners today at Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) in Odisha, he said that this...

The 21st Meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) was held here today under the Chairmanship of the Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman.The meeting was attended by Shri Shaktikanta Das, Governor,...

Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ and Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal launched three books on Guru Nanak Dev Ji at Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Khalsa College, University of Delhi today on the occasion...

The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions is organising two conferences in Jammu focussing on replicating good governance practices in the newly created UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. This was disclosed during the review meeting chaired...

The Union Minister for Science and Technology, Earth Sciences and Health and Family Welfare, Dr Harsh Vardhan today called upon the social organizations, including NGOs, to come out and help take the sciences from the laboratory to the masses. Addressing...

A four-day joint exercise on urban earthquake search and rescue of the member nations of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, organised by NDRF, concluded today in New Delhi.  All the member countries of SCO viz. China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,...

Yesterday, superstar Akshay Kumar dropped the official teaser of his first ever music video, Filhall, also starring debutante Nupur Sanon. The teaser went viral within hours of its release.The fans were comparing the music teaser with Namastey London, starring...

There have been many controversies of a concept being copied by more than one filmmaker. Recently there were many clashes between the makers of Ujda Chaman and Bala over the same storyline. Now famous Bollywood actress and producer of the Punjabi films, Priti...

Hundreds of people from all sections of the society thronged to watch the historic Light and Sound Show— showcasing the life and philosophy of the First Sikh Guru Nanak Dev ji, at Industrial Training Centre (ITI) in Batala on Wednesday.The digital museum and...

In association with Curtin University of Australia, Mittal School of Business at LPU has been organizing three-day International Management Conclave.  The inaugural session of  the conclave was inaugurated, today, at Shanti Devi Mittal Auditorium...

Cabinet Minister Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria and local MLA Navtej Singh Cheema formally welcomed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today here at Sultanpur Lodhi. CM Nitish Kumar was here to pay homage at Gurudwara Ber Sahib on the occasion of 550th birth anniversary...

As a part of the year long celebrations organized  to by Government of Punjab to mark the 550th Gur Purab of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji, a two-Day International Conference on Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji’s philosophy to spread peace, harmony and human happiness...

Gurpreet Singh Kangar, Revenue Minister, Punjab and an illustrious Sikh NRI from USA Dr Chiranjeev Kathuria held a press conference to reveal plans to take care of the stubble burning problem which has created havoc with the environment in NCR, Punjab  and...

 With a view to making people aware about Non-communicable diseases especially cancer, the Health and Family Welfare Minister Mr Balbir Singh Sidhu has launched a month long campaign by flagging off an awareness van.While addressing on the occasion, Mr. Balbir...

The Punjab government has started a novel innovative for people attending 550th Parkash Purab celebrations at Sultanpur Lodhi wherein free bicycles are being provided to the devotees by showing an identity card. One can get the bicycle for entire day by...

A special exhibition bus of Tourism and Cultural Affairs department of Punjab Government has become centre of attraction among the pilgrims visiting here at Sultanpur Lodhi to pay their homage on the occasion of 550th Parkash Purab of Guru Nanak Dev ji....

To impart world class health services to the pilgrims visiting the holy city, special medical lounges have been set up by the health department at various locations in Sultanpur Lodhi town. The medical lounges have proved to be boon for the visitors as...

In a highly reformist move, the Captain Amarinder Singh led Punjab Government on Thursday moved a resolution requesting Sri Akal Takht Sahib and SGPC to allow Sikh women to perform Kirtan Sewa at Sachkhand Sri Darbar Sahib.The resolution will be sent formally...

The 550th Parkash Purab of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji is being celebrated across the globe. “We feel blessed and fortunate that such mega celebrations on this occasion are taking place in historical and holy Sultanpur Lodhi town of district Kapurthala. Sometimes,...

One of the main desire of the pilgrims arriving at Sultanpur Lodhi during the 550th Parkash Purb of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji was to take a dip (Ishnaan) in the Holy “Bein”, which is connected with many historic life events of the first Sikh Guru as well as...

In view of the 550th Parkash Purab celebrations of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji being organised by the Punjab government at Sultanpur Lodhi, gurmat sangeet samagam, kirtan darbar and kavishari were performed in a spiritual atmosphere in main pandal Guru Nanak...

The Centre on Thursday sanctioned the release of Rs 175 crores towards the first phase of the development of the Inter Faith Centre at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, in response to a proposal mooted by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh.The project,...

State Vigilance Bureau today nabbed a revenue Patwari red handed while accepting bribe of Rs.5,000.Disclosing this here an official spokesperson of the Vigilance Bureau said Harpreet Singh, Patwari posted at Dhulkot in Faridkot district was nabbed red handed...

Secretary Political to Punjab Chief Minister Captain Sandeep Sandhu today reviewed the arrangements for the mega event to commemorate the 550th parkash purb of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji on November 12, in which Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh would participate...

Following heavy and continuous snowfall in Kashmir Valley and parts of Jammu Division, Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam Thursday held an extensive video conference with the divisional and district administration of Kashmir and Jammu Division and impressed upon...

Security forces, especially the army has received a divine intervention to plug to the infiltration at the Line of Control (LoC) as the season’s first heavy snowfall has resulted in the closure of all the infiltration routes in Jammu and Kashmir.According to...

Heavy snowfall of this year’s winter season triggered a chaos on Srinagar roads with people asking repeated question as to why the snow has not been cleared off the city roads including Lal Chowk area. People travelling on city roads out of compulsion amid...

The season’s first snowfall on Thursday wreaked havoc to apple orchards in Kashmir by causing widespread damage to the apple trees and the crop as well.The administration was caught napping over the weather predictions without issuing any severe weather...

Barely an hour after the season’s first snowfall in Kashmir, power supply went off while as road and air traffic was suspended across the region. The entire region including Srinagar city got enveloped under the white carpet due to the season’s first snowfall...

The Srinagar administration has issued helpline numbers for the information of the general public requiring assistance in view of the prevalent weather situation in the district.The general public have been asked to contact the following numbers in case...

Becoming a superhero comes with great responsibilities.And little VanshSayani who plays the role of Vivaan, the successor of Baalveer in Sony SAB’s Baalveer Returns, knows this only too well. When asked if he is ready to take on the duties, Vansh was thrilled...

District Development Commissioner, Dr. Piyush Singla, today convened a meeting with officers of various departments to discuss and review the action plan with regard to winter preparedness in the district.Threadbare discussion was held on various issues including...

District Legal Services Authority Jammu and Jammu Municipal Corporation today jointly organized a Legal Awareness programme on Conservation of Environment, Say No to the Use of Plastic/Polythene with the objective to make Jammu Clean, Green and Beautiful, here...

A group of 20 Kashmir Administrative Services (KAS) Probationers including 5 female officers of 2016 batch undergoing training at Jammu and Kashmir Institute of Management and Public Administration (IMPA) today participated in an interactive session with...

Deputy Commissioner, Sushma Chauhan, today convened a meeting with district administration and representatives of the Sikh and Muslim organizations to discuss and review arrangements for celebration of birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji and Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi.The...

Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Harivansh Narayan Singh today inaugurated 2-day international conference on Gandhian Philosophy being hosted by Jammu University in collaboration with Central University   Jammu and Sarvodaya International Trust. The...

Efforts are in full swing beginning soon after it started to snow early Thursday morning to restore affected services in Srinagar where the administration including all line departments is on its toes making continuous efforts to deal with the situation and...

In view of snowing across the Kashmir valley, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan on Thursday conducted extensive tour of Srinagar City and took first hand appraisal of the snow clearance works at various places.During the city tour, he visited...

Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan has said that Global energy system is transforming at an unprecedented pace. Participating in the ENRich 2019 - KPMG India’s Annual Energy Conclave here today, the Petroleum Minister...

The Union Minister of Science and Technology, Health and Family Welfare and Earth Sciences, Dr Harsh Vardhan motivated students to work on innovative ideas while inaugurating the students’ Engineering Model Competition Meet and Expo at part of the 5th India...

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Dharmendra Pradhan has said that the steel consumption in the country is set for a quantum jump. Addressing the ‘Chromium 2019’ organized by International Chromium Development Association (ICDA) here today, he...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today chaired the 31st interaction through PRAGATI -the ICT based multi-modal platform for Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation.In the previous PRAGATI meetings, a total of 265 projects with a total investment of Rs....

The Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan today reviewed the prices& availability of Onions across the nation with Secretary Consumer Affairs Avinash K Srivastava, Secretary Food, Shri Ravi Kant along with...

The 19th India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military and Military Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-M&MTC) meeting, co-chaired by Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh and Russian Defence Minister General Sergey Shoigu was held in Moscow today.Raksha Mantri...

Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare and  Damien O’Connor, Minister of Agriculture, Minister for Biosecurity, Food Safety and Rural Communities and Minister of State for Trade and Export Growth Government of the New Zealand...

Governor Bandaru Dattatraya today reached Palampur today during his three days visit to Kangra district.  This is his first visit to Kangra district as Governor.He visited Vivekananda Medical Institute at Holta. Former Union Minister and Chairman of the...

Punjab Chief Minister and CLP leader Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday led the Vidhan Sabha in paying homage to several eminent personalities who had passed away since the last session, including former Union Ministers Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj.A two-minute...

Hon’ble Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Government of India, Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ visited Lovely Professional University (LPU), today, where he inaugurated three top events of the university in diverse fields. For both Academics & CSR...

Patiala Member Parliament Preneet kaur today appealed to the public and concerned departments involved in care and management of stray cattle to work jointly to address the stray cattle problem in the state.Addressing the 550th Prakash Purb function organized...

The Special Session of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Wednesday resolved unanimously to carry forward Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji’s message of humanism, tolerance and compassion besides preserving the environment. Led by Chief Minister and Leader of the House Captain...

Reacting strongly to the use of pictures of Khalistani separatist leaders in the Pakistani video song on Kartarpur Corridor, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said this clearly endorsed his stand that there was a hidden ISI agenda behind...

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday set the tone for the historic Special Session of the Vidhan Sabha, to mark the 550th Prakash Purb of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji, with a call for the protection of the nature to save the future generations...

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said he was happy that the Supreme Court had recognised the need to provide financial assistance to the small and marginal farmers to check the menace of stubble burning.Even as he made it clear that...

Speaking during the special Vidhan Sabha session, cabinet Minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa said that it is enshrined in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji that "With Gurbani there is light across the World' and this message should be disseminated around the globe. One...

The tent cities constructed by the Punjab government to facilitate the devotees coming to Sultanpur Lodhi got a major  response from the people as the occupancy of three tent cities constructed in the holy city crossed the 31,000 mark, which was more...

Dedicated to the 550th Parkash Purab of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the special gold and silver commemorative coins being issued by the Punjab government have become centre of attraction amongst the devotees. A large number of devotees have been purchasing these coins...

In view of 550th Parkash Purab celebrations, hundreds of young volunteers have been deputed in several duties, which they are performing with devotion, dedication and humility. Dressed in “kesri” coloured kurta’s, these volunteers are helping the devotees,...

There is huge enthusiasm amongst the youth regarding the ongoing 550th Parkash Purab mega celebrations of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji at the historical town of Sultanpur Lodhi. The logo of 550th Parkash Purab celebrations, installed outside the main pandal, has...

The Dera Baba Nanak Utsav to be held from 8th-11th November and dedicated to the 550th Prakash Purb celebrations of Sahib Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, would add colour to the festivities accompanying the opening of Sri Kartarpur Sahib Corridor.The Dera Baba Nanak...

The Punjab Police has come out in solidarity and support of their colleagues in the Delhi Police in the wake of the assault on the latter by lawyers in the national capital.A resolution was passed on Wednesday by the Punjab Police strongly condemning the...

For facilitating the sea of devotees attending the 550th Birth Anniversary celebrations of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the water ATM’s set up at Sultanpur Lodhi are becoming centre of attraction amongst people. A total of 10 water ATM’s have been installed for...

State Vigilance Bureau today nabbed a revenue Patwari red handed while accepting bribe of Rs.5,000.Disclosing this here an official spokesperson of the Vigilance Bureau said Gurdeep Singh, Patwari posted at Mehma Sarja in Bathinda district was nabbed red handed...

The religious fervor continued in the main Pandal on the second day of mega celebrations to commemorate the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev ji here at Sultanpur Lodhi. The main attraction of today’s event was the religious performance by the school...

In a step aimed at making the holy city of Sultanpur Lodhi a completely plastic free zone, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has installed two plastic shredding machines with a capacity of disposing 4000 plastic bottles at a single point of time.The...

The Local Government Department has made foolproof arrangements to ensure proper disposal of 40 quintal of solid waste being produced in holy city daily due to the heavy influx of devotees in view of the 550th parkash purb of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji. The Local...

In view of the 550th Parkash Purab of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the Punjab Tourism & Cultural Affairs Department, in collaboration with Punjab Digital Library, has set up an exhibition showcasing life and teachings of first Sikh Guru, Shri Guru Nanak...

Special Academic Seminar dedicated to Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji's 550-year-old Prakash Phurab by the Charitable Trust (Reg) of Sarbat Dr. A state-level seminar under the able leadership of SP Singh Oberoi hides a modest woman - Auditorium Ratan Group of Colleges...

The present State Government has succeeded in getting MoUs worth Rs 82,000 crore signed till now with various prospective entrepreneurs to invest in various sectors in the State against the target of Rs. 85,000 crore which will bring sea change in Himachal...

Recently, the trailer and music of the film Keep Safe Distance was launched in Mumbai's Red Bulb Studios. On this occasion, actors of the film Kiran Kumar, Shahbaz Khan, Mustaq Khan, Adi Irani, Sagarika Neha, Jai Yadav, etc. were present. Vishnu Dhanraj Sharma...

To commemorate the 550th Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji in a befitting manner, The grand multimedia light and sound show mesmerized the viewers on the third day in the 'Rabab' pandal set up in the holy city on Wednesday night.Renowned Punjabi Singer...

Patiala Member Parliament Preneet kaur today appealed to the public and concerned departments involved in care and management of stray cattle to work jointly to address the stray cattle problem in the state.Addressing the 550th Prakash Purb function organized...

With continuous suspension of prepaid mobile services across Kashmir, the consumers here have expressed resentment, stating that they are facing huge losses as their only number available with their business partners are not being converted to postpaid services.According...

As the intermittent rains lashed Valley since the intervening night of Tuesday-Wednesday, the weatherman here have predicted snowfall in higher reaches as well as in plains across Kashmir till November 08.Talking to the wire service –Kashmir News Observer...

There are hardly any buyers available to purchase the top quality apples from south Kashmir’s Shopian area this harvest.The apple industry received a big jolt after the authorities halted non-local truckers to ferry the cash crop to outside mandis.According...

Clouds of uncertainty continue to hover over the Eid-e-Milad-un Nabi (SAW) celebrations in Kashmir as authorities have convened a high level review meeting in Srinagar to decide whether to allow the people to the revered shrine at Hazratbal for night-long prayers...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has congratulated the state horticulture department for winning the award of best horticulture state in the country. This award was given by the Indian Chamber of Food and Agriculture (ICFA) at a ceremonious function held in New...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur held meetings with delegations of various industrial houses today at Dharamshala and 20 memorandums of understanding worth Rs. 10095 crores rupees were signed during this occasion. The investors discussed about their future plans...

The Beas river passing through Kapurthala became the sea of spirituality today with the grand beginning of Floating Multimedia Light and Sound Show dedicated to the 550th Prakash Purb of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji courtesy Punjab Government. The show being organized...

Ever since the trailer of the film Motichoor Chaknachoor was launched, it has garnered immense positive response. Interestingly, seeing the unlikely jodi of Nawaz and Athiya  together for the first time, has had the intrigue factor rising among the audience...

District Development Commissioner, Dr. Piyush Singla today chaired a meeting to review the progress on the centrally sponsored schemes (CSS)   and bottlenecks, if any in their implementation. Detailed deliberations  were held on the schemes being...

As a special initiative to spread awareness about Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) campaign, the Deputy Commissioner Kathua, O P Bhagat today launched a promotional sticker depicting the logo of the scheme and spreading the message to act with urgency and...

District Development Commissioner (DDC)   Rohit Khajuria today reviewed the implementation of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) and Swach Sundar Samudayic Shauchalaya (SSSS) Schemes, here at a meeting.The meeting was attended by Chief Planning Officer,...

Government College for Women Parade   today organized an Intercollegiate Quiz Competition and Symposium on the life and teachings of Guru Nanak Dev Ji.The event was the part of the celebrations being held by the college to commemorate the 550th Birth...

Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, today chaired his 31st interaction through PRAGATI with Union Secretaries of various Ministries and Chief Secretaries of States/UTs.Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam also participated in the video conference.Prime Minister...

Director Horticulture Kashmir, Ajaz Ahmad Bhat, today convened a meeting took a review the Horticulture sector in the district Budgam.During the meeting, component-wise Action Plan 2019-20 of all developmental schemes in terms of Physical and financial achievements...

Several measures ranging from infrastructure upgrade to installation of advanced equipment aimed at ensuring round-the-clock provision of potable tap water are in progress in Srinagar.This was informed in a meeting convened here Wednesday under the chairmanship...

In view of inclement weather conditions and snowfall forecast, Deputy Commissioner Baramulla Dr G N Itoo today took stock of the preparedness in the district.Chairing a meeting of concerned sectoral heads of various engineering wings, the Deputy Commissioner...

Director Information & Public Relations (DIPR) Dr. Syed Sehrish Asgar on Wednesday   took stock of the functioning of the department as it resumed work here after bi-annual move from Srinagar.The Director inspected various wings of Joint Director...

Secretary, Department of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Sheetal Nanda, today convened an officers meeting to review progress on various schemes being implemented by the department.The Secretary had a detailed review of PMAY (G), SBM (G), RGSA, People’s...

One day workshop on upcoming programs- National Initiative for School Head and Teachers Holistic Advancement- NISHTHA and Census of Schools SHAGUNOSTAV was conducted here today to orient participants about objectives and implementation of these schemes.The...

Commissioner Secretary, Department of Forest, Ecology and Environment, M.K. Dwivedi, conducted an extensive tour of forest areas around Jammu city including Mahamaya, Sidhra and Dwara to review the progress on works being executed by the department under encroachment...

Financial Commissioner Finance, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, today asked the executing agencies for time bound completion of ongoing development projects during a review meeting held here to take stock of progress on execution of different development projects across...

In view of weather predictions, the Deputy Commissioner Kupwara, Anshul Garg today chaired a meeting of concerned officera to review the snow clearance preparedness.Additional Deputy Commissioner Handwara, Assistant Commissioner Revenue, SDM Karnah &...

District Development Commissioner, Budgam, Tariq Hussain Ganai today visited Government Degree College (GDC), Magam to review the functioning of the college.He visited various blocks including library, classrooms, skill development centre and administrative block...

A meeting of the governing body of Rogi Kalyan Smitti (RKS) was held under the Chairmanship of District Development Commissioner Shopian Choudhary Mohammad Yasin, here today.The meeting was convened to review the available and required facilities for District...

Punjab Rural Development and Panchayats Minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa exhorted the people to tread on the path shown by Guru Nanak Dev Ji to create an harmonious society as envisioned by the founder of Sikhism.Unveiling the special issue of ‘India Today’...

The live broadcasting and streaming of main celebrations of the 550th Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji commenced today in holy city Sultanpur Lodhi, disseminated the message of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji to all corners of the world. The technical team formed...

In a major crackdown, the Punjab Police on Tuesday froze assets, worth over Rs. 3.90 crore, belonging to eight Tarn Taran drug peddlers apprehended under various provisions of the NDPS Act.All movable and immovable assets of the smugglers have been frozen...

The Kirtan Darbar and Religious programmes followed by the commencement of Sehaj Path of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji left devotees at Main Pandal Guru Nanak Darbar mesmerized in historic Sultanpur Lodhi on Tuesday.The programmes including Kirtan in Ragbadh...

Dedicated to the 550th Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the grand multimedia light and sound show left the viewers spellbound on the second day in the 'Rabab' pandal set up in the holy city on Tuesday night.Renowned Punjabi Singer Lakhwinder Wadali enthralled...

To commemorate the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, Government College for Women Parade is organising a series of events to pay homage to the saintly and prophetic Baba Guru Nanak Dev Ji. The celebrations commenced on 4th November under the...

Consequent to reorganisation of the J&K State into Union Territory, a daylong orientation programme was held, the other day at J&K IMPA&RD Campus to acquaint and familiarize the officers with various provisions of Central Registration Act, 1908.The...

Principal Secretary Transport Department, Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon today visited the construction site of Inspection and Certification Centre (ICC) here at Vijaypur and took stock of pace of work on the project.Managing Director JKPCC), M Raju,   Chief...

Dr. Hina Shafi Bhat, Vice Chairperson J&K KVIB reviewed the implementation of Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) and J&K Rural Employment Generation Programme (JKREGP) at a meeting of District Officers of Jammu Division here...

Veteran Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna on Tuesday slammed the All India Tennis Association''s (AITA) decision to change the non-playing captain of the Indian Davis Cup team without allegedly consulting the players.On Monday, hours before the International...

Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Sanjeev Verma today directed the Deputy Commissioners of border districts to take strict action against the engineers showing slackness in the construction of bunkers.While chairing a meeting of Deputy Commissioners of border areas...

In order to take care of the stray animals in the Municipal Limit, the Government today proposed to strengthen the Municipal Veterinary Wing which will ensure healthcare of the animals. It has been decided to augment Municipal Veterinary Centre with Ultra...

Principal Secretary Animal, Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries, Dr Agar Hassan Samoon today reviewed the progress on implementation of various Centrally Sponsored Schemes and pending Utilization Certificates under different schemes at an officer's meeting held here.The...

The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, attended Gurbani Gayan, organised by Bhai Vir Singh Sahitya Sadan to mark the concluding event of year-long celebrations of 550th  birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, at Rashtrapati Bhavan today (November...

The Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today, inaugurated via video conference, the 5th India International Science Festival at Kolkata.Addressing on the occasion, Prime Minister  said the theme of the festival “RISEN: Research, Innovation and Science Empowering...

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry & Railways Piyush Goyal assured that India will never finalize any trade agreement in a hurry. During trade negotiations the focus will be  on India first said the Minister while addressing a press conference,...

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry & Railways, Piyush Goyal, said that brand India will be developed in order to promote the 12 champion services sectors. He further said  that the Commerce and Industry Ministry will support different sectors...

The Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (IC), Prahlad Singh Patel today paid obeisance at Sri Ber Sahib Gurudwara at Sultanpur Lodhi, the holy town where Sri Guru  Nanak Dev Ji lived for many years and got enlightenment.The Minister was...

Raksha Rajya Mantri Shripad Naik inaugurated the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) Igniter Complex at High Energy Materials Research Laboratory  (HEMRL) in Pune today. HEMRL is a premier laboratory of DRDO and primarily engages in...

Chief of the Army Staff, General Bipin Rawat interacted with group of multi-religion religious teachers from former militancy hit areas of Reasi and Rajouri on 05 November 2019,  who are on a tour to North India as part of Operation Sadbhavana. The religious...

Hon’ble Raksha Rajya Mantri (RRM), Shripad Yesso Naik visited Headquarters Southern Command, Pune on 05 November 2019 and was briefed on the operational  preparedness of one of the largest Command of Indian Army, spread over 11 States and four Union Territories...

Giving further benefits to farmers and sugar industry, the Central Government has declared that no separate environmental clearance is required to produce additional ethanol  from B-heavy molasses as it does not contribute to the pollution load.The Union...

The MoS (PP) Dr Jitendra Singh said that Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has institutionalised the grievance redressal mechanism in the  manner which did not happen earlier. He was addressing the National Workshop...

Realizing the importance of availability of reliable database on the wastelands of the country, the Union Minister for Rural Development, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare &  Panchayati Raj, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar released the Wastelands Atlas – 2019....

The Union Minister for Science and Technology, Earth Sciences and Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan has said that India shares a common past and goal with many  of its close neighbours and other partner countries that has served to forge...

The Union Minister for Science and Technology, Earth Sciences and Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan said that a platform like India International Science Festival  (IISF) is an opportunity to bridge the gap and bringing science and technology...

A meeting was chaired by the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines  Pralhad Joshi today to discuss government legislations for the forthcoming winter session of  Parliament. The Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Heavy...

Governor Bandaru Dattatraya called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, today.In his courtesy call, the Governor thanked the Prime Minister for his acceptance to inaugurate 'Global Investors Meet' being organized by the Himachal Pradesh Government at...

The Gonds from Madhya Pradesh and the Warlpiri people from Australia share a subconscious connection rooted in the nature that surrounds them. Their methods of art practice are connected despite the huge geographical gaps between them.Focusing on the Gond...

School of Chemical Engineering and Physical Sciences at Lovely Professional University (LPU) is organising two-day International Conference “Recent Advances in Fundamental and Applied Sciences” (RAFAS-2019) at the university campus. Her Excellency, Ambassador...

A one-of-its-kind Ultra Modern Digital Museum exhibiting the life of the First Sikh Guru Nanak Dev opened for the public at Industrial Training Centre (ITI) in Batala on Tuesday. Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Batala Balwinder Singh inaugurated the Digital...

Khalsa Football Club, affiliated with Punjab Football Association, has decided to organize Kesdhari football cup in Chandigarh also from the next year onwards on the lines of Punjab.Stating this President of Khalsa Football Club Harjeet Singh Grewal has made...

Sikh and Punjab diaspora has welcomed the start of direct London to Amritsar flight by Air India to facilitate International travel to Amritsar, Punjab for 550 years of Guru Nanak Gurpurab celebrations.In a joint press release CharanKanwal Singh Sekhon, Chairman...

Superstar Akshay Kumar drops the first look poster of upcoming music video, Filhall, which also marks the debut of Nupur Sanon.After the massive success of the popular track Teri Mitti earlier this year from Akshay Kumar's historical epic Kesari, the actor collaborates...

The brave and rising Maratha warrior Sadashiv Rao Bhau goes on a raging battle against Ahmad Shah Abdali, for the motherland. The most awaited and visually stunning trailer of Panipat is finally out and this one surpasses every expectation.Actress Kriti...

Chander Mohan Gupta, Mayor, Jammu Municipal Corporation met Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu at the Raj Bhavan here today.Sh. Gupta briefed Lt. Governor about the functioning and the steps initiated for efficient delivery of public services by the JMC;...

Maj. Gen. Sharad Kapoor, GoC, 26 Infantry Division, met Lt. Governor Girish Chandra Murmu at the Raj Bhavan here today and briefed him about the security situation in the area of his responsibility.During their discussions, the Lt. Governor and the GOC reviewed...

Prof. Ravindra Kumar Sinha, Vice-Chancellor, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, met Lt. Governor Girish Chandra Murmu at the Civil Secretariat here today.Prof. Sinha briefed Lt. Governor about the staff position, student enrolment, courses being taught in...

The District Development Commissioner Kupwara, Anshul Garg today chaired a meeting to review the progress and pace of work on commissioning of 33kV receiving stations being executed in the district.Superintend Engineer PDD, Executive engineer STD, Executive...