While addressing the State Working Committee Meeting of Himachal Pradesh Bhartiya Janata Party Yuva Morcha (BJYM) at Shimla today, Chief Minister Shri Jai Ram Thakur urged the  BJYM workers to ensure effective use of modern technology and social media...

In a major breakthrough the Jalandhar Commissionerate Police today busted an interstate gang involved in smuggling of opium and poppy husk by arresting two persons along with four kilograms of opium and 50 kilograms of poppy husk.Divulging the details,...

Chandigarh Commission for Protection of Child Rights inaugurated its 5th Digital Library at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Karsan, Ram Darbar, Chandigarh. Sh. Manoj Kumar Parida IAS , Adviser to the Administrator, U.T. Chandigarh was the Chief Guest...

Protesting for the rights of the Dalits students of the state, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs on the fifth day of the budget session on Friday, held a foot march from MLA hostel to the Punjab Vidhan Sabha. Showing resentment over the issue, AAP's senior leader...

The Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma on Friday said that the District Bureau of Employment and Enterprise (DBEE) has been acting as a single roof solution for the job seekers and job givers in the district.DC accompanied by ADC Development Sandeep...

The Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu today called for bridging the urban-rural disparity in the health infrastructure on a mission mode and appealed to the private sector to try to expand its footprint to semi-urban and rural areas, and provide affordable...

The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu today called upon all nations to ensure that economic offenders who abscond to other countries are immediately repatriated back to the countries where they are wanted. He said that system should be tough with the...

To mark 100 days of farmers' agitation against the Centre's farm laws on Saturday, farmers will block the 135-km-long Western Peripheral Expressway, also known as Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway, from 11 am to till 4 pm.Farmers's organisation Samyukt...

Underlining the need to continue Covid appropriate behaviour, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday made it clear that safety restrictions and norms in the state shall continue, while ensuring minimum, if any, loss of livelihood to the citizens...

Amid continued ruckus and unruly behaviour by them in the House, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday slammed the Akalis for their shocking conduct, including their shameful U-turn on the Farm Laws. As...

Even as he led the State Assembly in seeking unconditional withdrawal of the Farm Laws, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday asked 10 questions from the nation to expose the true intent of the Centre behind the legislations, which he said...

Launching a frontal attack against BJP leaders over their reprehensible statements against the farmers, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday asserted that the famers and farm workers of Punjab are not anti-nationals but are the same patriotic...

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday announced that free power to farmers and subsidized power to the industry will continue, as will the 200 free units of power to SC/BPL/BC households and freedom fighters in the state.Making it clear that...

Vowing to completely eliminate the scourge of illegal mining from the state, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday announced the constitution of an Enforcement Directorate, Mining, under the command of a senior Police officer with adequate...

Promising all-out efforts to meet their aspirations, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday expressed the confidence that the people of the state will not be carried away by the “false promises and euphoric claims of some leaders who are completely detached...

The Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday gave go-ahead to introduce the Punjab Abadi Deh (Record of Right) Bill, 2021 in the ongoing budget session of Vidhan Sabha.The move is aimed at helping the state government compile...

Department of Water Supply and Sanitation, Punjab organised a one-day workshop on Solid Waste Management in Rural Areas for officials and social staff of various districts at MGSIPA, Chandigarh.Ms. Parneet Shergill IAS, Additional Secretary cum Mission Director...

Going forward with the modernisation process of the armed forces, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday discussed the creation of integrated theatre commands and infusion of modern technology at the Combined Commanders Conference in Gujarat.The three-day...

Cine goers will long remember the veteran actor Sanjeev Kumar in movies like "Sholay", "Dastak", "Koshish" (for both of which he had won the National Film Awards), "Aandhi", "Angoor", "Patni Patni Aur Woh" and "Satyakam", among many others.Now, HarperCollins...

Bigg Boss 14 housemates Jasmin Bhasin and Aly Goni, who are a couple in real life too, will soon be seen in a music video titled Tera Suit.The actress shared the news on Instagram with a picture of the video."And the surprise is #TeraSuit by @tonykakkar ft....

Celebrity friends have come out in support of former actress Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, amid bullying claims by royal aides at Buckingham Palace.While the Buckingham Palace issued a statement saying that they will launch a probe into the matter, Meghan...

The Nora Fatehi dance number "Dilbar" has touched the one billion mark on YouTube, making her the first African Arab female artiste to achieve the feat. The superhit dance number features in the 2018 film "Satyamev Jayate"."'Dilbar' is an important song...

At 153 for six wickets at tea on the second day of the fourth and final Test, the sparse crowd at the Narendra Modi Stadium here was silent with the top six out of the seven Indian batsmen gone and England primed to take lead. There were a few fans who...

After announcing Trinamool Congress' list of 291 candidates for the high octane Assembly polls beginning this month, party supremo Mamata Banerjee made her intention clear on Friday that she will only contest from Nandigram in East Midnapore district, considered...

Bollywood actress Prachi Desai will be seen essaying a police officer for the first time in her film "Silence... Can You Hear It". She says essaying the role made her a bit nervous.The first character poster of Prachi Desai has been unveiled and talking about...

Setting the stage for a high-octane political battle, West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee on Friday released the candidates list for 291 assembly seats in the state. The remaining three seats in Darjeeling will be contested...

Singer Mika Singh has declared that he will get married only after Bollywood's most eligible bachelor Salman Khan ties the knot! Mika Singh is the captain of Punjab Lions team in Zee TV's latest music reality show Indian Pro Music League or IPML, of which Bollywood...

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday trashed the Bharatiya Janata Party’s allegation of Congress-ruled states rejecting Covaxin as a complete lie and part of the ruling party’s false and politically motivated propaganda.The Chief Minister...

Punjab Sports and Youth Services Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi, on Friday, inoculated with first dose of COVID vaccine at Civil Hospital, Phase-6, SAS Nagar.After getting his COVID vaccine shot, he also appealed to the public to get vaccinated at your turn...

The Health and Family Welfare minister Mr Balbir Singh Sidhu got his first Covid vaccine shot on Friday. He was administered the dose at District Hospital, Phase 6 here. After receiving the jab, the Health Minister said that he is feeling fit and fine and...

Principal Secretary to Lieutenant Governor, Nitishwar Kumar today chaired a series of meeting to assess the progress being made on the implementation of directions of the Lieutenant Governor.The meetings were held at Civil Secretariat and the Raj Bhavan here in...

With a vision to break the monotony in architectural style of residential development in tricity, Riverdale Aerovista, a renowned real estate company,  has brought about a paradigm shift in the architectural design of residential properties. Riverdale...

To acquaint the stakeholders with safety and security manuals for school children developed by National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), District Administration organized a day long District Level Workshop, here at conference hall of DC...

The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Bandipora, Dr Owais Ahmad today convened a meeting of all members of District Environment Committee (DEC) to discuss the prepration of District Environment Plan (DEP) in the district.During the meeting, threadbare discussion...

The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Baramulla, Bupinder Kumar today convened a meeting to make necessary arrangements for the launch of ambitious “Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav” programme commencing from 12th of March to April 05, 2021.It is worth here to mention that...

The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Baramulla, Bupinder Kumar today chaired a meeting of concerned officers to take an appraisal of infrastructural and other allied facilities available in sports sector.On the occasion, the DC took a comprehensive review of various...

The first ever white water rafting festival was today organised by Bhaderwah Development Authority and JK Adventure Group here in the river Chenab at Premnagar Shibnote to promote the adventure tourism in the district. The festival, which will continue for...

An awareness camp on ‘Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan’ was today organized by Social Welfare Department in collaboration with District Legal Services Authority Bhaderwah, here in the premises of Model Secular High School.A large number of students, Para Legal...

Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today chaired a high level preparatory meeting of “Azaadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav’’- [email protected] for celebrating 75 years of Independence of India, at the Civil Secretariat here. Birth places of freedom fighters and martyrs viz Brigadier...

Principal Secretary Industries & Commerce, Ranjan Parkash Thakur today convened a review meeting of J&K Khadi & Village Industries Board (KVIB) at Udyog Bhawan here.Vice Chairperson KVIB, Dr. Hina Shafi Bhat, Secretary/CEO KVIB, Rashid Ahmad Qadri,...

The District Task Force Committee (DTFC) regarding Covid-19 vaccination today met here under the chairmanship of District Development Commissioner (DDC), Kupwara, Imam Din to discuss performance and measures of vaccination process in the district.The meeting...

The District Development Commissioner (DDC) Shopian, Sachin Kumar Vaishya today Chaired a meeting of concerned officers regarding constitution of district Environment committees for implementation of District Environmental Plan (DEP).During the meeting,...

The Transport department, Shopian today carried out ‘Learners License Test’ for students at Polytechnic College, here.The programme was inaugurated by Principal, Polytechnic College, Altaf Gowhar in presence of Nodal Officer for camp office MVD Shopian.Laying...

The District Development Commissioner (DDC) Kulgam, Showkat Aijaz Bhat today kick started plantation drive at Government Polytechnic College, here.The plantation drive was organized by the Social Forestry department (SFD).On the occasion, it was informed...

The National Foundation for Communal Harmony (NFCH) in collaboration with District Administration, Kupwara today organized an impressive interactive function for students of militancy and communal victims.The Secretary NFCH, Manoj Panth and District Development...

The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Budgam Shahbaz Ahmed Mirza today said that Sheep breeding along with other Agricultural allied activities has vast potential for generating large scale self employment.He made these remarks while inaugurating a daylong Community...

The District Development Commissioner (DDC) Ganderbal, Shafqat Iqbal today presided over an awareness Camp on Drug de-addiction at Kangan, here.The program was organized by the Medical Aid Forum with an aim to sensitize people regarding prevalence of drugs...

The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Budgam, Shahbaz Ahmed Mirza today presided over a daylong Workshop on Public Finance Management System (PFMS) at New Conference Hall of DC office Complex, here.The program was organized with an aim to sensitize the heads of all...

District administration Samba today felicitated girl students under Beti bachao Beti Padhao scheme for excelling and taking part in various sports events, here at a function.District Development Commissioner, Rohit Kahjuria gave away mementos and certificates...

Director Agriculture Production and Farmers Welfare,  Inder Jeet and District Development Council member, Bishnah, Dharminder Kumar today inaugurated one day Kisan mela cum exhibition here at Bishnah.Director Horticulture Ram Savak; Director Animal Husbandry...

Deputy Commissioner, Ramban, Mussarat Islam, today conducted an extensive tour of Sub-Division Banihal to take stock of the progress on the prestigious Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Line(USBRL) Project besides resolving issues hindering the pace of ongoing...

The Management of District Kho-Kho Association Udhampur today organized a Kho-Kho open tournament for men & women here at Government PG Degree College Boys. Principal of the College, Professor Subash Sharma was the chief guest and declared the tournament...

Department of Horticulture, District, Ramban today conducted farmers’ awareness camp at Sangaldan under Backyard Horticulture scheme.The camp attended by District Development Council Chairperson, Dr. Shamshada Shan and about 150 farmers of Sangaldan and its adjoining...

The Government on Friday informed that 81 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 20 from Jammu division and 61 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 126853.Also...

The Supreme Court on Friday said the governments new rules for OTT platforms have "no teeth, as there is no provision for prosecution of those who do not abide by these rules".A bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan said: "These rules are only guidelines......

Andhra Pradesh government endorsed state-wide bandh (strike) protesting the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant's (VSP) privatization took off on Friday."The Central government is selling away all public sector companies. This will badly affect the job prospects of people...

Taking a step closer to realising its ambitious sample return programme after the touchdown of the Mars Perseverance rover, NASA has awarded a key contract to Northrop Grumman Systems of Elkton, Maryland.As part of this Mars Ascent Propulsion System (MAPS)...

Bollywood debutante and former beauty queen Manushi Chillar joins squash ace Dipika Pallikal and 24-year-old boxing prodigy Nikhat Zareen to raise awareness on equality. Manushi feels it is imperative to tell girls to overcome psychological barriers and feel positive...

Actress Fatima Sana Shaikh has been roped in to star in the Hindi remake of Tamil hit film "Aruvi". The remake will be directed by E. Niwas, who has called the shots on films like "Shool", "Dum", and "Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega" in the past.The 2017 Tamil...

A delegation of Anganwadi workers from all across the State called on Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Sarveen Chaudhary, here today and presented their various demands.The Minister said that the State government is considerate towards the welfare...

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Punjab Sports & Youth Services Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi today informed that approval of Rs.601.56 Lacs was accorded by the state government for the construction of Baba Kala Meher Sports Stadium in the year 2015.Responding to the call attention...

Under the “Youth of Punjab” campaign of the state government, Punjab Youth Development Board chairman Sukhwinder Singh Bindra on Friday distributed sports kits among the young and promising players during an annual sports meet held in the SCD Government College.Presiding...

The Mumbai-based social organisation “Ekata Manch” and Society For Animal Safety, India (SAS) have decided to work together for animal welfare and safety at  Lonavala in Pune district of Maharashtra.As part of this initiative a grand function was organised...

Gippy Grewal and his team never leave any stone unturned to entertain audiences. Recently, they have launched a new production house ‘Superstar Films’. Within one month of its launch, Superstar Films started shooting for their first film ‘Snowman’.Rana Ranbir...