Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the grand Sesquicentenary Celebrations of the Kolkata Port Trust today.The Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the 150th Anniversary Celebrations of Kolkata Port Trust in Kolkata, West Bengal. The Governor of West...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Belur Math in Kolkata today, on the occasion of Swami Vivekananda Jayanti and National Youth Day. He also interacted with the monks in Math.Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister said that for the countrymen, coming...

The Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu today called upon the youth work towards shaping an India that is free of hunger, discrimination and inequalities based on caste, creed and gender.Speaking at the Centenary Celebrations of ‘Sri Ramakrishna Vijayam,’...

The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti, organised the ODF Sustainability workshop here today, with a special session by Shri Aamir Khan (Actor and Founder, Paani Foundation). As part of the workshop, the Swachhata...

Zee Punjabi, Punjabi General Entertainment Channel by Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) went on air on the auspicious day of Lohri,13th January, 2020. With its unique brand promise, ‘Jazba Kar Vakhon Da’ – the spirit to make theVaddeSapne come...

State Vigilance Bureau today nabbed a Sub Inspector (SI) and a private person red handed while accepting bribe of Rs. 10,000.Disclosing this here an official spokesperson of the Vigilance Bureau said SI Hargobind Singh posted at Police Post Bhucho Mandi in...

To understand and meet the major developmental requirements of Srinagar the government has asked all concerned departments of the district to identify deficits in development and prepare and submit detailed project reports about them.The concerned departments...

District Development Commissioner, Udhampur Dr. Piyush Singla and OSD to Union Minister of State in PMO, Prashant Kumar Jha today chaired a joint meeting with the officers/executing agencies/contractors  associated with Devika Project and reviewed the latest...

To ensure the availability of all medicines to the poor people on cheaper rates, Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister  Balbir Singh Sidhu on Sunday said that the prices of the medicines must be fixed on the salt not the brand of the medicines.Presiding...

Swami Vivekananda was responsible for revival of Hindu spiritualism and established Hinduism as a revered religion on world stage, working tirelessly towards betterment of the society, in servitude of the poor and needy. This was stated by the Chief Minister...

Algeria, the nation that reigned supreme in the last two editions of the Arab Women Sports Tournament (AWST), is gearing up to once again dominate the Arab world’s largest contest for sportswomen, at the tournament’s upcoming fifth edition, which runs from February...

“Sanjay Tandon and his family are great example of how social values and inspiration passed on by the elders of the family reflect in their deeds. Sanjay Tandon has setup a foundation in his father’s name to carry forward several social welfare activities as...

To make traffic violators aware about how delicate and important their lives are, the Moga Traffic Police on Sunday, presented Rose sticks to the people violating the traffic rules to mark the second day of the ongoing Road Safety Week. The road safety...

A delegation of Punjab Unaided Colleges Association (PUCA) met Som Prakash, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry in which Ex MP Sher Singh Ghubaya and Dr. Anshu Kataria, President, PUCA were present.President, PUCA, Dr. Anshu Kataria said that Rs...

AICC Kisan Congress Celebrates 48th Birthday Of All India Congress Committee General Secretary Smt Priyankya Gandhi Led By Gursimran Singh Mand National Joint Coordinator All India Congress Committee (Kisan Congress) On Sunday With Patients At Civil Hospital...

Cultural Wing of Information Department today organised a Nukkad Natak  on  constitution  day at Bagh-e-Bahu Jammu, performed by the artists of the department and from outside.This programme was aimed at educating the general masses regarding constitution...

District Development Commissioner Rajouri, Mohammad Nazir Sheikh today paid a visit to Sports Complex Kheora and inspected the progress of work being executed there.The DDC was accompanied by Deputy Director Planning Bilal Rashid Mir, Executive Engineer PWD Rajouri,...

District Development Commissioner Rajouri, Mohammad Nazir Sheikh today convened a meeting with the concerned officers to finalise the arrangements regarding the upcoming public outreach camps in different areas of the district.During the meeting the DDC informed...

District Development Commissioner Doda, Dr Sagar D Doifode today flagged off "Road Safety Mobile Van" from District Headquarter to spread road safety awareness among the masses.While addressing to the driver's, the DDC stated that the main aim of celebrating...

Deputy Commissioner, Baramulla, Dr Ghulam Nabi Itoo today chaired a meeting of concerned officers here in his office chamber to review the functioning of Mandatory Biodiversity Management Committees.On the occasion, a threadbare discussion with regard to various...

The deliberations of the two-day workshop-cum-exhibition on Bamboo with the aim of creating opportunities for the sustainable development in Jammu and Kashmir concluded today at Convention Center, Jammu. The workshop-cum-exhibition is being organized ...

On the eve of 31st National Road Safety Week, 2020 an Awareness-cum-Free Health Check-up Camp organized by Motor Vehicles Department, Jammu was today inaugurated by Inspector General of Police Traffic, T. Namgyal at Taxi Stand, Railway Station, Jammu.While...

Shripad Yesso Naik, Union Minister of State for Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) and Defence met Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu at the Raj Bhavan here today. The Lt Governor and Sh. Naik discussed about various...

All the Punjab Ministers on Tuesday demanded, in one voice, disciplinary action by the Congress leadership a against Rajya Sabha MP Partap Singh Bajwa for raising a banner of revolt against Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on public platforms.The issue...

The Union Home Minister, Amit Shah, chaired the sixth meeting of the Island Development Agency (IDA) held here today. The Island Development Agency reviewed the progress made towards the programme “Holistic development of islands”. For the first time in...

Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSMEs Nitin Gadkari has reiterated his Ministry’s commitment for making roads safer for all the road users. He said, it will continue with the efforts to reduce road accident fatalities through engaging...

The Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology (IIFPT), Liaison Office, Bathinda signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with 08 different reputed institutes of the region in the states of Punjab and Haryana in the presence of Union Minister of Food...

Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan today flagged off 3121st Bulk LPG Tanker Truck and participated in the Special National Vendor Development Program on Petroleum & Steel sectors for SC/ST Entrepreneurs, organised...

After the successful completion of the Phase 1 execution of NIC e office for 50000 users in 58 units, Indian Railways has signed MoU with RailTel, a miniratna PSU under Ministry of Railways, for the phase 2 of the project. In phase 2, RailTel will register...

Principal Secretary, Public Works Department, Jagdish Sharma and Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Sanjay Kundu called on Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari and apprised him about the progress of various National Highway (NH) projects...

Governor Bandaru Dattatraya visited Tattapani, a famous historical and religious place in Mandi district today and took a holy bath on the eve of Makar Sankranti.The Governor said that this place should be further developed from tourism point of view. He said...

The Jails Minister, Punjab, Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa today presided over a high level meeting with the senior officers of the Home, Jail, Police and other departments.Addressing the mediapersons, S. Randhawa said that out of the 21 high security zones to...

In a unique initiative on the eve of ‘Lohri’, the Cooperation Minister, Punjab, Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa here today at Punjab Bhawan launched 3 varieties of FATEH ‘Gur’ (Jaggery) and ‘Shakkar’ (Sugar)manufactured by the Cooperative Sugar Mill, Buddhewal....

In a major reformist move towards ending scourage of manual scavenging from state, the Punjab Water Supply & Sanitation department has operstionalised a project of advanced robotic cleaning of sewerage. Robots will be cleaning sewerages in state from...

The Punjab Panchayats and Rural Development Minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa today asserted ''claiming rights over Hukamnama and Sarb-Sanjhi Gurbani telecast live from the Golden Temple amounted to sacrilege that called for action as per the Sikh code...

Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Varinder Kumar Sharma today celebrated the festival of Lohri with the specially able children of the Red Cross Deaf and Dumb School and Prayaas School at Maqsoodan.The Deputy Commissioner, who spent around an hour at the school...

This year again Guru Nanak Dev University in a tough competition won All India Inter University Football (women) championship 2019-20. This championship was held at KIIT University, Bhubhaneshwar (Odisha). In this championship the University has recorded...

Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films presents ‘Adheen’, a perfect short film about a helpless father and dysfunctional family. Directed by arts and design professional and director, Yash Verma, the short film features veteran actor Sanjay Mishra, bold...

The two day international homeopathic seminar was organised by Doctor Amarsinha Nikam,under joint auspices of the “Mission Homeopathy” and Children Welfare Centre School at CWC at Versova in Andheri (West), in North West Mumbai on 11-12 January, 2020.The...

NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure Limited (NSDL e-Gov) in association with Provident Housing Limited a 100% subsidiary of Puravankara Limited., initiated the ‘Provident Housing Scholarship’ program under its flagship online platform, Vidyasaarathi. Through...

Amid snowfall and torrential rains,  Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan today conducted an extensive tour the city to inspect ground-zero measures for snow clearance and restoration of essential services.Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Dr...

The continuous snowfall and rainfall for the second consecutive day across Kashmir threw life out of gear, forcing cancellation of all flights to and fro Srinagar Airport and also the closure of Srinagar-Jammu highway, the only road connecting Valley with...

Preliminary investigations into the arrest of a senior police officer and two Hizbul Mujahideen militants have revealed that the officer had taken money from the Hizb militants for giving them a safe passage to Chandigarh or New Delhi possibility with a strike on...

As part of connecting the youth of J&K with livelihood opportunities & jobs especially in reputed National and International companies, Mission Youth J&K is working on organizing campus placements for pass outs of various universities &...

Work on construction of first ever JK Bhavan in Navi Mumbai would begin soon to provide integrated facilities for boarding, lodging, trade and tourism in the country’s commercial hub.This was announced by Advisor to Lt Governor, Farooq Khan, while addressing...

Gupta, President, Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Jammu called on Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu at the Raj Bhavan here today.Sh. Gupta apprised the Lt Governor about various issues related to the development of industry and trade in Jammu and...

Asif Iqbal Burza, Managing Director, Ahad Hotels and Resorts called on Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu at the Raj Bhavan here today.Sh. Burza apprised the Lt Governor about range of issues pertaining to Hotel Industry of Kashmir region and suggested...

Director Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Kashmir, Bashir Ahmad Khan, today convened a meeting to review the stock and supply position of food grans, distribution of k-oil and other essentials in the Valley.Joint Director Administration, Deputy Director...

Registered Hajj and Umrah tour operators today called on Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan and put forth various demands.The delegation informed that Haj Committee of India is yet to allot Hajj quota in favour of Private Hajj Tour Operators. The...

Deputy Commissioner Bandipora Shahbaz Ahmad Mirza on Monday visited several areas of the district to inspect snow clearance operation.The DDC visited Watapora, Qazipora, Kaloosa, Main Market Bandipora, Plan Bandipora, Jamia Masjid (Jadeed), Nussu, Bus stand...

Deputy Commissioner Pulwama Dr Raghav Langer today chaired a meeting to review the arrangements put in place for conduct of Intensified Pulse Polio Immunization (IPPI) programme in the district.It was given out that 133787 children of the district in the age...

In view of the prevailing weather condition in the Valley, the District Development Commissioner Ganderbal, Hashmat Ali Khan, convened a meeting to review post snowfall situation, here today.The meeting was attended by SSP Ganderbal Khalil Poswal, ADC Ganderbal,...

District Development Commissioner Kulgam, Showkat Aijaz Bhat, today visited various areas of the district to monitor snow clearance operation and to take stock of availability of essentials.The DDC visited Devsar, Pahloo, Brazloo and other areas of the District...

The Election Commission of India today organized a Briefing Meeting for Observers to be deployed for the forthcoming NCT of Delhi Legislative Assembly Elections, for which schedule was announced on 6th January, 2020.  Poll date for the single phased...

Armed Forces Veterans Day was celebrated at Manekshaw Centre, Delhi Cantt on 14 Jan 20 and several other locations across the country. Since 2017, Armed Forces Veterans Day is observed each year on 14 Jan as a mark of respect and recognition of the services...

Eminent Agricultural Scientist Dr M S Swaminathan was presented the ‘MuppavarapuVenkaiah Naidu National Award for Excellence’ for his distinguished contribution to the field of agriculture today.The Vice President of India, Shri M Venkaiah Naidu presented him...

The Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution today held a press conference regarding mandatory hallmarking of Gold jewelry & artefacts in India for which notification will be issued by the Department of Consumer Affairs providing...

India and Bangladesh signed key agreements in the field of Information and Broadcasting at the Information and Broadcasting Minister’s meet 2020, in New Delhi today. In the presence of Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Prakash Javadekar and...

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh, has said applications filed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act related...

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan today interacted with a delegation from Russian media.  Speaking to the delegation, Shri Pradhan said, “2019 was a landmark year which boosted the bilateral relations between India and Russia...

Faggan Singh Kulaste, Union Minister of State for Steel, Govt. of India visited the Head Office of NMDC Limited at Hyderabad today and reviewed its performance. The Minister met CMD, Directors, CVO and Senior Officials of the company.Shri Kulastesaid NMDC is...

Adoption is no longer an act of bringing a child home but it is a legal process where all the rights and privileges of a child are safeguarded along with the transfer of responsibilities to adoptive parents in a legal manner said Union Minister of Women and Child...

Minister of State(I/C) for Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Kiren Rijiju  andactor Suniel Shetty have called for a clean and drug-free sports culture, urging Khelo India athletes to refrain from any banned substances.During a workshop in Guwahati todayto...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, while addressing a largely attended gathering on the occasion of Tattapani Tourism Festival and District Level Makar Sakranti Mela at Tattapani in Karsog area of Mandi district today on the auspicious occasion of Makar Sakranti,...

The Khichdi/ Largest Serving of beans and rice weighing 1995 kilogram net prepared by Department of Tourism and Civil Aviation entered in the Guinness World Records today at Tattapani in Mandi district. The earlier record under this title was 918.8 kg. This...

Punjab Education and Public works Minister Vijay Inder Single today handed over job appointment letter to 188 government employees of various categories at Mahatama Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration (MGSIPA), Sector-26.In his address, while congratulating...

To facilitate business for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), the Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday gave the go-ahead for bringing the Punjab Right to Business Act 2020 in the forthcoming 2-day special session...

The Punjab Cabinet on Tuesday authorised Governor Punjab V.P.Singh Badnore to summon a 2-day Special Session of the State Assembly, while giving go-ahead for placing resolution to ratify the Constitutional 126th Amendment and enactment of Goods & Services...

The Punjab Government has decided to fill up as many as 3186 posts of various cadres in teaching and non-teaching staff in schools.The Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, on Tuesday approved the School Education Department proposal to...

The Captain Amarinder Singh led Punjab Government will go by the will of the House on the way forward with respect to the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the National Population Register (NPR).This was...

To educate the residents about traffic rules, Punjab Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu today flagged off an awareness rally in Ludhiana today. A special traffic rules awareness drive started in the city from January...

A state-level event ‘Dhiyan di Lohri’ was celebrated by the Health Department at the district hospital here on Tuesday. The Health and Family Welfare Minister Mr Balbir Singh Sidhu lit up the ‘Lohri’ bonfire and greeted the people on the occasion of Maghi...

To expedite and streamline the supply of gunny bags during Rabi season, Punjab Food and Civil Supplies Minister Mr. Bharat Bhushan Ashu visited Kolkata to meet the representatives of (IJMA). He was accompanied by Director, Food & Civil Supplies Mrs....

Fatehgarh Sahib MP Dr Amar Singh today informed that several development works worth Rs 30 crore for Raikot would be carried out a phased manner that would bring much needed respite to the residents. These development projects are related to the Sewerage Board.The...

Western University of Health Sciences (WesternU), California, USA and Lovely Professional University (LPU) have collaborated to achieve various objectives for mutual development in the areas of academic and research. Cooperative programs between the two universities...

In another major development, the management of PGI has taken the physical possession of the land acquired for the PGI’s Ferozepur Satellite Centre on Tuesday.The exercise of the possession completed in the presence of Deputy Commissioner Mr Chander Gaind.Mr...

With District Moga was approved as one of the 30 pilot districts by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) for launching a project Aapda Mitra to train community volunteers in Flood rescue and rehabilitation, a team from NDMA reviewed the arrangements...

The Lohri of baby girls was celebrated at Health and Wellness Centre, Phullanwal, near here today. This function was organised by the Health & Family Welfare Department under the supervision of Civil Surgeon Dr Rajesh Kumar Bagga and Senior Medical Officer...

Jammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday said that a special investigating team (SIT) has been constituted to handle interrogation of the arrested police officer to probe his criminal  conduct and any such act in the past.According to wire service—Kashmir...

At least 11 persons including for Army men and were killed in separate snow avalanches across Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said.According to wire service—Kashmir News  Observer (KNO), four soldiers were killed after an avalanche hit Machil sector...

Sunday evening witnessed the presence of top personalities from Bollywood, Television industry amid the mix of elite corporate world and noted celebrities at the grand opening of CIRCUS CIRCUS an eatery on Gulmohar Road in Juhu, Mumbai.Ravi Singh who has set...

In the wake of the heavy snowfall and rainfall that lashed the district Monday, Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary Tuesday convened a series of meetings with concerned departments to review the status of essential supplies and services...

The response mechanism activated yesterday to deal with the situation arising out of heavy snowfall and rains in the district was today further intensified aimed at soonest possible restoration of affected services.Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Dr Shahid...

The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan today chaired a high-level meeting to review functioning of essential services across Kashmir Division after Snowfall.  It was informed that 154 snow clearance machines of Mechanical Engineering...

Secretary Higher Education, Talat Parvez Rohella today inaugurated the newly constructed auditorium at Amar Singh College, Srinagar in presence of Vice Chancellor, Cluster University Srinagar, Prof Shiekh Javed. Principal of the Amar Singh College, Prof. Bashir...

A poster making and painting competition was today held by the Motor Vehicles Department here as part of series of activities being organized by it to mark the 31st Road Safety Week.Over 500 students from different schools of Jammu participated in the...

Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan today said that Jammu and Kashmir has seen the highest number of sacrifices of soldiers on the borders and fighting insurgency, which will be always remembered.The Advisor was paying homage to war heroes and soldiers...

Office Bearers of J&K Olympic Association today called on Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu here at the Raj Bhavan.The delegation led by Prof. Dr. Ashutosh Sharma, Associate Vice President Indian Olympic Association and Honorary General Secretary,...

A deputation of J&K Political Migrants Front led by its Chairman, Shiekh Mohi-Ud-Din Shabnam called on Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu at the Raj Bhavan here today.The deputation raised various issues pertaining to the welfare of the Political...

A delegation of Jammu Civil Society called on Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu at the Raj Bhavan here today.The delegation led by its Chairman, Sh. Pradeep Gandotra comprising of its members- Vinod Sachdeva, Harinder Gupta, Subash Gupta, Bupesh...

A delegation of Shri Sanatan Dharam Sabha, Baramulla, Camp Jammu today called on Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu here at the Raj Bhavan.The delegation led by its President, Sh. Bhushan Lal Mantoo projected the issue of reconstruction of river...

Prof.  Manoj Kumar Dhar, Vice Chancellor, University of Jammu, called on Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu at the Raj Bhavan here today.Prof. Dhar briefed the Lt Governor about various academic, administrative and other important issues relating to...

Mayor SMC, Junaid Azim Mattu called a meeting to review the post snow fall scenario and dewatering operation in low lying areas of Srinagar, here today.The newly elected Deputy Mayor, Parviaz Ahmad Qadri and other senior officers from Drainage Circle were...

Deputy Commissioner Shopian, Choudhary Mohammad Yasin today convened a meeting with the concerned officers and engineers to reviews snow clearance operations and stock position of essentials.Among others the meeting was attended by Additional Deputy Commissioner,...

District Administration Anantnag organized public outreach camps at Sallar and Aishmuqam under the chairmanship of District Development Commissioner, Anantnag, Khalid Jahangir for redressal of public at their door steps.The outreach programme was attended by...

Deputy Commissioner Kupwara, Anshul Garg today visited District Hospital Kupwara to take stock of the facilities being provided at the health institute.The DDC inspected various wards, interacted with patients and the Hospital Administration. Later, the DDC...

District Development Commissioner Kulgam, Showkat Aijaz Bhat, today convened a meeting of officers to review implementation of social welfare and ICDS schemes in the district.The meeting was attended by ADDC, ADC, SDM Noorabad, CPO, DSWO and other concerned officers.It...

Deputy Commissioner Kulgam, Showkat Aijaz Bhat convened a meeting to review Intensified Pulse Polio Immunization (IPPI) programme arrangements in the district, here today.The meeting was informed that 88033 children upto age of five years will be vaccinated...

Tunisian sportswomen are gearingfor the fifth edition of the Arab Women Sports Tournament (AWST) 2020, determined to make their mark in basketball and volleyball. The largest women’s sporting event in the Arab world, AWST 2020will be organised by the Sharjah...

Qatar, the Gulf nation that sits at the intersection of Asia, Africa, and Europe, promises a hassle-free investment environment with advantages that business people the world over dream of – sound infrastructure, excellent ease of doing business, and an investment-friendly...

Sharma’s paper generalizing Newton’s 334 years old Newton’s Third Law of Motion, has been published in 107th Indian Science Congress 2020. According to Sharma’s research, the third law of motion neglects SHAPE of body. In 334 old history of the law, it is regarded...

The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, graced and addressed the tenth foundation day of the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) and the seventh convocation  ceremony in New Delhi today (January 15, 2020).Speaking on the occasion, the...

Ministerial level delegates from 12 countries called on Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at his residence today, on the sidelines of Raisina Dialogue. Mr. Edgars Rinkevics,  Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, Mr. Abdulaziz Kamilov, Minister of Foreign...

Sergey Lavrov, Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation who is on a visit to India to participate in the Raisina Dialogue, called on Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi  today.Foreign Minister Lavrov conveyed to the Prime Minister greetings from H.E. Mr....

Dr. Mohammad Javad Zarif, who is visiting India for the Raisina Dialogue 2020, called on Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today.Welcoming Dr. Zarif to India, the Prime Minister  recalled his warm and cordial discussions with President Rouhani in September...

No imports will be allowed without HSN code into the country said the Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Railways, Piyush Goyal in New Delhi today. He was speaking at  the 6th National Standards Conclave on the subject of Standards for Trade...

The Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (IC), ShriPrahlad Singh Patel launcheda month long special exhibition titled Indian Heritage in Digital Space and a two day  long first international heritage symposium today in New Delhi. The exhibition...

Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSMEs  Nitin Gadkari has lauded the contribution of all stakeholders in NH sector for their contribution in erecting world class  road infrastructure in the country. He said, it was their efforts...

Moving ahead after the recent amendments MMDR Act 1957 and the CMSP Act 2015,the Ministry of Coal is initiating the process for auction of coal mines for sale of  coal.Expected to be held in multiple tranches, the first tranche is proposed to be launched...

Indian Railways and Railway Energy Management Company Ltd. (REMCL - a Joint Venture of Ministry of Railways & RITES Ltd.) organized a Renewable Energy Investors’ Meet  on 09th January, 2020 in New Delhi. The objective of the Investors’ Meet was to...

“Gaganyaan” space astronauts will start their training this month, most likely in the third week of January.This was disclosed here today by the Union Minister of State  (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public...

Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence of Finland Mr Jukka Juusti signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further defence  cooperation between India and Finland, here today. The MoU on co-operation in the field...

Secretary, MHRD, Amit Khare held a meeting with Vice Chancellor, (VC), Prof. Yogesh Kumar Tyagi along and the Registrar of University of Delhi at 4:00 PM today at Shastri  Bhawan, New Delhi.The University authorities apprised the Secretary that the administration...

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has decided to relax the conditions regarding declaration of FASTag Fee lanes for 30 days from today at the identified 65 high cash  transactions fee plazas of NHAI. The concerned fee plazas have been allowed to convert...

The Rural Police on Wednesday have cracked the blind murder case of Phillaur resident by arresting a Ferozepur youth from Kartarpur market of the district.The accused has been identified as Kanwaljeet Singh (19), a resident of Mallah Rahim Ke Hithara in...

While reviewing the meeting of MoUs signed during the ‘Rising Himachal Global Investors' Meet’ here today, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur directed the officers to appoint Nodal Officers for each major project for which MoUs had been signed with the prospective...

Education Minister Suresh Bhardwaj held a meeting with Shimla Jal Prabandhan Nigam Limited (SJPNL) to discuss the matter of the water bills issued at enhanced rates to people of Shimla town. He directed the SJPNL to look into the matter and to take necessary actions...

With a view to ensure the treatment and health services to every eligible beneficiary of SSBY (Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana), the Health & Welfare Minister Mr. Balbir Singh Sidhu on Wednesday held the meeting with the department of Food & Supply, Excise...

In order to streamline the sanitation system in Mohali, a new initiative of Beat System was today inaugurated by the Health and Family Welfare, Labour Minister, Punjab, Mr. Balbir Singh Sidhu at the ESI, Phase 7, Industrial Area.The minister on the occasion...

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Punjab, has demanded to adopt a resolution in the ensuing Assembly session to scrap the one-sided and anti-state private power agreements (PPAs) inked by the erstwhile Badal-led  government so that the people reeling under...

The Memorandum of Understanding for development of Greenfield airport at Nagchala in Mandi district Himachal Pradesh was signed between the Government of HP and Airports Authority of India (AAI) at New Delhi today. Director Tourism and Civil Aviation Yunus...

Safai Karamchari Commission Punjab Chairman Gejja Ram Valmiki today directed the administration to ask the Safai Karamcharis to carry out only cleaning jobs and should not ask them for other or personal works. He warned that if any official is found indulging...

The preliminary preparations have been started in the state for 16th census of India to be conducted in 2021. A meeting of the state level coordination committee was held here today under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Anil Kumar Khachi for effective...

Punjab Vigilance Bureau today registered a criminal case against a fair price shop owner (Depot holder) Purshotam Lal, his wife Sonia, village Sarpanch Rajni and Committee Member Diwan Chand for misappropriation in distribution of wheat under PDS in village...

The bad weather conditions continued across Kashmir for the fourth consecutive day has disrupted the normal life in Kashmir with local Meteorological department predicting sunshine from January 19 onwards.According to the wire service—Kashmir News Observer...

The Civil Surgeon Dr Gurinder Kaur Chawla on Wednesday released a pulse polio poster to create awareness among the people regarding National Pulse Polio Campaign which would be held from January 19 to 21 in the district.Dr Chawla said the teams of the health...

As part of the drive to create awareness among the people on the road safety, the Secretary Regional Transport Authority (RTA) Dr Nayan Jassal today flagged a road safety awareness rally outside the district administrative complex on Wednesday.The two-wheeler...

Former Cabinet Minister Mr Avtar Henry laid the foundation stone of ambitious Stormwater drainage project worth Rs 5.12 Crore in Sodal Chowk on Wednesday.The project will solve the chronic and decades’ old issue of waterlogging in Sodal, Preet Nagar, Doaba...

Proving their resolute will and excelling sportsmanship spirit within, 6 students of LPU have brought laurels to the university by exhibiting the best of sports skills at the third edition of ‘Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG)-2020’ in Guwahati (Assam). LPU students,...

Khai Feme Ke, the largest village of Ferozepur urban constituency is all set to have cities like infrastructure with a slew of development projects worth Rs. 3.45 Crore as most of the projects have already been executed in the village.Divulging the details,...

Over 12 people in Punjab daily lose their lives in road accidents, reveals the recent statistical reports. Even when death figures due to accidents have seen a declining trend most deaths (86 percent) are those of males in 25 to 35 age group and 14 percent...

Under the dynamic leadership of Deputy Commissioner Ferozepur Chander Gaind, Ferozepur district had bagged three national Skoch awards for outstanding performance in Poshan Abhiyan, Skill Development and Smart School Project. The award conferred at the national...

Area residents, school children and deputy commissioner B. Srinivasan today paid visits at the Digital Museum, Light and Sound Show being organised by the Punjab Government at Thermal Ground on Goniana Road. Deputy Commissioner said that the show is dedicated...

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday said that more 400 internet kiosks will be established in Kashmir while 2G mobile connectivity on postpaid mobile for accessing white listed websites has been restored in five districts of Jammu region.According...

A top Hizbul Mujahideen commander was killed in a fierce encounter with the security forces at Gundana area of Doda in Jammu and Kashmir while as hunt for another militant was on in the forest range.According to wire service—Kashmir News Observer (KNO),...

Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary along with Chief Engineer Mechanical Engineering Department Fareed Ahmed monitored and personally supervised the snow clearance operations across Srinagar district in both Urban and Rural areas in the...

Aajaz Raja, Chairperson, Block Development Council, Tulail called on Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu at the Raj Bhavan here today.Sh. Raja apprised the Lt Governor about various developmental issues of Tulail and Gurez area.The Lt Governor assured...

A delegation of Federation of Registered Travel Associations of Jammu called on Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu at the Raj Bhavan here today and submitted a memorandum of demands.The delegation led by its General Secretary, Sh. Raminder K Sanhotra...

Joint Director Agriculture Jammu, O. S. Choudhary today flagged off a group of 45 farmers hailed from different districts of Jammu division on an exposure visit outside the UT from the Directorate of Agriculture, Krishi Bhawan, Jammu, today.The five days training...

District Development Commissioner Kathua, O P Bhagat, Wednesday chaired a meeting here to finalize arrangements for the conduct of various awareness activities to observe National Voters’ Day on January 25, 2020. The DDC said a slew of programmes in government...

Deputy Commissioner Indu Kanwal Chib today convened a meeting to finalize the preparedness for ensuing Mahashivratri Mela-2020 which will be organised at Shri Shiv Khori Shrine, Reasi.Various strategies and developmental issues were discussed including sanitation,...

A delegation from Inderwal constituency led by its Former MLA, G. M Saroori calls upon District Development Commissioner Kishtwar, Angrez Singh Rana and requested for mobilization all government resources to meet the situation in the aftermath of heavy...

District Development Commissioner Kishtwar, Angrez Singh Rana today flagged off Motor Rally from District Headquarter Kishtwar with the slogan -“Sadak Suraksha- Jeewan Raksha" on the 5th day of 31st National Road Safety Week-2020.ARTO Kishtwar Er. Kuldeep Singh,...

District Development Commissioner Nazim Zai Khan today convened a meeting of District Task Force Committee to review the arrangements to ensure smooth conduct of first round of Intensified Pulse Polio Immunization 2020.CMO Dr, Janak Raj, Medical Superintendent...

District Development Commissioner Ramban, Nazim Zai Khan today chaired a meeting of officers and reviewed the preparedness of celebration of “National Voters Day” 2020 across the district.Deputy DEO Ravinder Sharma, DSP Asgar Malik, BDOs, DSWO, AD Employment,...

Director Animal Husbandry Jammu Vivek Sharma today convened a meeting to review the functioning of Animal Husbandry Department in which central schemes of livestock board and poultry besides various other issues of the Department were discussed and necessary...

The incumbent president of Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) for J&K Ravinder Raina was on re-elected as the party chief for J&K UT for next three years.The announcement about Raina being re-elected as the party chief was made by senior BJP leaders Dr...

India strongly believes in multilateralism and will work for the strengthening of the WTO with other stakeholders said Union Minister of Commerce and Industry & Railways,Piyush Goyal, in New Delhi today. He was part of a panel discussion at the Raisina...

The first Session of India-Norway Dialogue on Trade & Investment (DTI) was convened in New Delhi on 15-16 January, 2020. The session was based on the Terms of Reference (ToR) signed between India and Norway on 8th January, 2019 in New Delhi, during the...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today unveiled a life size statue of Swami Vivekananda at IIM Kozhikode through video conference.He was participating in the international  conclave on “Global Indian Thought” that is being organised by IIM Kozhikode.Addressing...

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh flagged off 51st K9 VAJRA-T Gun from Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Armoured System Complex at Hazira in Gujarat today. Addressing a gathering on the occasion, Raksha Mantri called for active participation of the private sector...

The Vice President,  M. Venkaiah Naidu today urged the HRD Ministry and all State Governments to organize visits of students to the Cellular Jail in Port Blair and other historical  places associated with the freedom struggle.The Vice President...

Union Minister for Home Affairs, Amit Shah presided over the signing of an agreement between Government of India, Governments of Tripura and Mizoram and Bru-Reang  representatives in New Delhi today, to end the 23-year old Bru-Reang refugee crisis. Present...

Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSMEs  Nitin Gadkari has emphasised upon combined efforts to curb accidents on roads. He said, the Ministry is working  upon reducing deaths on the roads by half in the coming days.Addressing the...

Minister of State for Human Resource Development (HRD), Communications and Electronics and Information Technology concluded his five-day tour of Assam, Tripura, West  Bengal, and Odisha with a visit to the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) Cuttack, Odisha....

Ladakh Food Processing Summit “Building Partnerships for Inclusive Growth in Food Processing Sector” was organised by the Department of Industries & Commerce, Ladakh in  partnership with the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India...

'Saksham', an annual one-month long fuel conservation mega campaign of Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) under the aegis of Ministry of Petroleum and  Natural Gas, was launched today by Dr. M.M Kutty, Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum&...

The State Cabinet in its meeting held here today under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur gave its approval to fill up 819 posts of various categories in Elementary Education Department which include 532 JBT, 35 Language Teachers, 133 Shastries,...

The 10th meeting of State Single Window Clearance and Monitoring Authority (SSWC&MA) was held here today under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur.The  Authority in this meeting has approved 13 project proposals for setting up new...

A free health check up camp was organized for Himachalis residing in NCR, employees of Himachal Bhawan and their families in Himachal Bhawan at New Delhi today.  Venkateshwara Hospital and State Resident Commissioner office jointly organised the camp....

"The Punjab Government would bear the entire cost of the treatment of eminent literary figure Dr. Dalip Kaur Tiwana who has brought laurels to Punjab at National and  International level and whose writings have always been the mirror of the society."This...

The Labour Minister, Punjab, Balbir Singh Sidhu today distributed appointment letters to 11 stenotypists here at Labour Bhawan.These candidates had been recommended for  appointment in the Labour Department by the SS Board.During his address on the...

Prof (Dr) S.S. Behl, Dean academic affairs of Guru Nanak Dev University stressed on the importance of  development of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) especially in  languages for the Indian diaspora. which would be instrumental in strengthening...

Under the innovative initiatives of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD Government of India) its Innovation Cell and Institution’s Innovation Council have commenced two-day ‘Innovation Ambassador Training Series’ at Shanti Devi Mittal Auditorium of...

In a major initiative aimed at checking the crime against women, the Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Mr. Varinder Kumar Sharma today inaugurated ‘She Box’ in the city, to ensure prompt and hassle free complaint redressal of aggrieved women.Inaugurating one...

BJP central appointed Y Satya Kumar as observer for election of BJP Chandigarh President. Arun Sood, former Mayor and councillor from Ward No. 8 filed his nomination papers for the post. Sanjay Tandon, the current BJP Chandigarh President also filed his...

Large number of school children and area residents learn about the teachings of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji on the second day of the Digital Light and Sound show being organised by the Government of Punjab at Thermal Ground on Goniana Road.The shows are dedicated...

Staying steadfast to its positioning as the only India-centric infotainment destination on TV, EPIC Channel has been the front runner in being the platform for stories of India. EPIC’s commitment to create factual entertainment content has not only earned itself...

Riding high on the mega success of Kabir Singh, Arjan Bajwa is set to spring a huge surprise on the audience and his fans with his next offering, a web series titled ‘State of Seige 26/11’ which will be released on Zee 5.The talented actor known for his charming...

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has directed the Finance Department to immediately release Rs 85 lakh for a new underground water pipe line to ensure smooth  flow of clean water to the holy Sarovar (tank) of Sri Darbar Sahib in Sri Muktsar...

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday announced that his government will bring out a White Paper, in the monsoon session of the state Assembly, to  expose the fraud committed by the Akalis with regard to the controversial Power Purchase...

The State Agriculture Department has categorically said that as per its survey no case of locust entering Punjab had been reported so far.Disclosing this here today, Secretary  Agriculture K. S. Pannu advised the farmers not to be panicky as the officials...

The Shaheed Udham Singh Memorial Bhavan Society today organised a function to celebrate121st Birthday of the Shaheed at Sector 44C here today. The Chief Guests on the  occasion Cabinet Ministers, Punjab Mr. Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa and Mr. Balbir...

Punjab Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Aruna Chaudhary today said that the Social Security department has disbursed Rs.4473.78 crore to the various  pension beneficiaries of the state up till December 2019.Extending gratitude towards...

The Soil and Water Conservation Department has completed 50 years successfully and during this time, they carried out several developmental works. Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development) Mrs Amrit Singh launched a booklet at her office, here today.On...

Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar released the annual calendar 2020 of Departments of Public Health Engineering and Irrigation & Flood Control here today.The Advisor  released the calendar in the presence of Commissioner Secretary...

Financial Commissioner, Health and Medical Education Department, Atal Dulloo today directed for rationalization of medical staff to ensure effective delivery of health care services in all Hospitals.He was chairing a meeting here at Civil Secretariat to review...

A deputation of Pahari community today called on Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan here at Civil Secretariat.The 13-member deputation led by former Legislator Shabir Ahmed Khan apprised the Advisor of various issues regarding welfare of Pahari...

Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan today accorded sanction for financial assistance in favour of 3,264 girls of various districts of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir under ‘State Marriage Assistance Scheme’.Under the scheme, being run by the Social...

Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, K.K. Sharma, today advocated the need of adopting a synergized approach for effective implementation of various schemes meant for developing tourist infrastructure in Jammu Division.The Advisor was speaking at a review meeting...

Dr. A P Maheshwari, Director General, CRPF today met Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu and discussed about the prevailing security situation and various other issues relating to the overall security environment in the Union Territory of Jammu and...

Dr. Bhagwan Lal Sahni, Chairperson, National Commission for Backward Classes today met Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu here at the Raj Bhavan.The Lt Governor and Dr. Sahni discussed a range of issues pertaining to the protection, welfare, development...

A delegation of Sarpanch Association Doda called on Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu at the Raj Bhavan here today.The delegation led by Mohd. Yousaf, Sarpanch, comprising of Ms. Makhoo Behum, Chairperson, Block Development Council, Pingal and...

Secretary, Food Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA), P K Pole today launched a month long mass awareness campaign about importance of oil and fuel conservation.Marking the launch, the Secretary flagged off a publicity vehicle carrying the message...

Directorate of Economics & Statistics organised a two day training programme on National Sample Survey (NSS) 78th round for the field functionaries of Jammu Division which was earlier inaugurated by Director General, Economics & Statistics, A.K. Gandotra.Pertinently,...

The Motor Vehicles Department, Jammu in coordination with Students Welfare Department, University of Jammu organized a symposium on topic “Impact of recent amendments of 2019 in Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 in curbing traffic violations and minimizing road accidents...

Secretary Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Department, Achal Sethi, chaired a meeting to review the court cases including contempt matters pending before the Courts here today.Special Secretaries, Law Department, Manoj Pandita, Fayaz Ahmed, Afroz Mir; Director...

Managing Director, Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (JPDCL), Yasha Mudgal, launched project work on Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and Distribution Management System (DMS) under R-APDRP scheme for Jammu city.The M/s G.E T&D India...

Following four-day wet spell in Kashmir, the district administration Srinagar on Wednesday said that over 1200 main roads, 60 per cent by-lanes as well as 95 per cent connecting roads have been cleared across Srinagar.Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Dr. Shahid...

Jammu and Kashmir police on Thursday claimed to have busted a Jaish-e-Muhammad module by arresting five members of the outfit. Police said Gelatins sticks and other material used to make IEDs was recovered from the arrested persons and thereby a major tragedy...

Signifying its non-seriousness, the Jammu & Kashmir government is yet to appoint members of its maiden Law Commission which is mandated to recommend repeal of archaic laws.According to wire service—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the commission is functioning...

First time in the history of Jammu and Kashmir, Government of India is sending 36 Cabinet ministers to the newly carved out J&K Union Territory to spread awareness about the roll-back of Article 370 and to unveil the Centre’s future developmental strategy...

The Arab Women Sports Tournament (AWST), organised by Sharjah Women’s Sports (SWS), has broken a personal record. The tournament’s Supreme Organising Committee (SOC) has announced the largest participation in its eight-year history with a record number of...

Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu today interacted with the Councillors of Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) here at Conference Hall of JMC.While interacting with the Councillors, the Lt Governor observed that the non-implementation of 73rd and 74th Constitutional...

To inspect the pace of work and to get a first hand appraisal of the several developmental projects undertaken in the winter capital, Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu today conducted an extensive tour of Jammu city.At the start of the tour, the...

Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam Friday chaired a video conference with Deputy Commissioners to review the restoration of essential services and availability of essential commodities following heavy snow fall in Kashmir Division and pars of Jammu Division.Commissioner/...

A Concession Agreement was signed today for completing the 6.5 km long Z-Morh tunnel in J&K in the presence of Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSMEs Shri Nitin Gadkari. MoS Road Transport & Highways Gen (Retd) Dr V K Singh,...

The Vice President, M Venkaiah Naidu today suggested the inclusion of the life stories of Veer Savarkar and other heroes of the freedom struggle from different parts of the country, in school textbooks.Participating in a Civic Reception hosted in his honor...

The Minister for Electronics & IT, Communications and Law & Justice, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad inaugurated the National Showcase and Felicitation Ceremony here today as a part of the National Challenge titled ‘Ideate for India - Creative Solutions...

Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfarehas been closely monitoring the situation after the reports of 41 confirmed cases of novel Corona virus (nCoV) including one death from Wuhan, China on 5thJanuary, 2020.  According to WHO,...

Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today said at Lucknow  that our constitutional federal system of governance is the guarantee of “Unity in Diversity”.While speaking on the topic of “Enhancing Focus of Legislators on Legislative...

India’s latest  communication  satellite GSAT-30  was  successfully launched  from the  Spaceport in French Guiana during  the early hours  today. The  launch  vehicle  Ariane  5  VA-251 ...

The Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers, D.V. Sadananda Gowda launched the "APNA UREA - SonaUgle" brand of Hindustan Urvarak&Rasayan Limited (HURL) at a function here today. On the occasion, he also unveiled the Company’s logo.HURL is Joint...

In an important initiative to promote the development of key infrastructure sectors in the newly constituted Union Territory of Ladakh, NITI Aayog entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the UT’s administration on 17 January 2020. Under this...

After the successful run of semi-high speed and fully air-conditioned Lucknow-Delhi Tejas Express, the second premium Tejas train is ready to run between Ahmedabad and Mumbai. The inaugural run of this second Tejas Train was flagged off today by Chief Minister...

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has convened an all-party meeting on January 23 to evolve a comprehensive strategy to tackle the critical water situation in the light of the fast-depleting water resources in the state.The Chief Minister disclosed...

Describing the controversial legislation as ‘inherently discriminatory’ and a negation of the very secular fabric on which the Constitution of India is based, the Punjab Assembly on Friday adopted, by voice vote, a hard-hitting resolution seeking immediate repeal...

Punjab Chief Minister and CLP leader Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday led the Vidhan Sabha in paying homage to freedom fighters, as well as political and other eminent personalities, who had passed away since the last session of the Assembly.The House paid...

Punjab Vigilance Bureau, during its ongoing campaign against corruption, booked two Naib Tehsildars (NT) in a corruption case and nabbed one NT red handed while accepting bribe.Disclosing this an official spokesperson of the Vigilance Bureau said Harnek Singh...

The Narendra Modi government at the Centre, along with their allies, the Akalis, on Friday drew flak from members of the Congress and AAP in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha over their vicious and destructive attempt to polarise and divide the country through the...

The Rural Development and Panchayat Minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa has directed the Panchayat department officials to ensure that  money given by the government under various schemes and programs should be utilised on the development of villages...

Trashing as illogical and irrational the Rajya Sabha MP’s demand for sacking of Advocate General Atul Nanda, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has asked Partap Bajwa to “keep out of my government’s business, of which you are totally ignorant.”Taking...

The Punjab Vidhan Sabha, led by Leader of the House and Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, on Friday unanimously passed a motion to ratify the 126th Constitutional Amendment to extend reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Punjab for...

The state levels function to commemorate the 66 Kuka Sikh martyrs, held by Punjab government at Malerkotla on Friday. On the occasion Cabinet Minister, Punjab Mr. Balbir Singh Sidhu recalled the sacrifice of the Kuka patriots in 1872, when the 66 Namdhari...

Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam Friday chaired a meeting with the Administrative Secretaries, Divisional and District Administrations to review the preparations for the visit of Union Ministers to Jammu and Kashmir, commencing from January 18, 2020.Divisional...

The work on all four lane projects under implementation in the State must be expedited so that commuters do not face any inconvenience and projects were also completed in stipulated time period. This was stated by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur here today...

NABARD has sanctioned 44 projects including 39 road projects and five bridge projects, amounting to Rs. 161.35 crores in Himachal Pradesh under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF-XXV) in favour of Himachal Pradesh Public Works Department (HPPWD), yesterday....

Education Minister Suresh Bhardwaj released a book 'Mann ki Baat' edited by Dr. Inder Singh Thakur, here today. This book is a compilation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat' since 2014 to June, 2019.Education Minister appreciated...

Punjab Health & Family Welfare Minister Mr Balbir Singh Sidhu today conducted a surprise check of Civil Hospital, Khanna. He not only took stock of the healthcare facilities being provided there, but also inquired about the required basic facilities there....

The state levels function to commemorate the 66 Kuka Sikh martyrs, held by Punjab government at Malerkotla on Friday. On the occasion Cabinet Minister, Punjab Mr. Balbir Singh Sidhu recalled the sacrifice of the Kuka patriots in 1872, when the 66 Namdhari...

&TV’s newest offering Santoshi Maa Sunaye Vrat Kathayein is all set to take the viewers through the true reasons and beliefs behind fasting and proper ways of worshiping through the rituals of Vrats. Known as the Goddess of love, peace, sacrifice, goodwill,...

On the heels of signing an MoU with the Tamil Nadu government to build a new 400,000sq ft factory, Ather is moving to the next phase of its growth and scaling up its operations across the country. As a part of its expansion plan, the company is planning...

Health department kapurthala would observe a three day National Pulse Polio Round from Jan. 19 to jan 21. To spread awareness among general public  Civil Surgeon Dr. JasmeetBawaFlagged off a rickshaw rally today. She said that 83194 children between the...

Civil Surgeon Dr Gurinder Kaur Chawla on Friday flagged off a polio rickshaw rally to spread the awareness about the pulse polio campaign which would be held from January 19 to 21.Civil Surgeon said that the announcements would be made to keep residents updated...

Drama Club of Guru Nanak Dev University organized 'Ishq Hai' a play by eminent play writer Ajmer Aulakh. This play performed at Khalsa Hertiage Centre in the natural ambiance of the Guru Nanak Dev University. A large number of students and faculty participated.Vice-Chancellor...

Jassie Gill has been very busy these days in the promotion of his forthcoming film Panga. So he reached Chandigarh as it would be unfair if he didn’t promote his film in his very own city, Chandigarh.Recently released trailer of Panga has shattered the viewership...

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Punjab, protested against the ruling Congress government on the second day of the two-day special session over the expensive electricity in the state, in and outside the Punjab Vidhan Sabha.The party MLAs led by Punjab unit president...

Manisha Gulati, Chairperson, Punjab State Women Commission, today visited the women cell of Police Commissionerate Ludhiana and issued necessary directions to the senior police officials. During the interaction with DCP Mr Akhil Chaudhary, ADCP Mr Sachin Gupta...

Manjit Singh Rai, Member, National Commission for Minorities (NCM), today said that the NCM is committed for safeguarding the rights of the minority communities. During his visit to the city today, Mr Rai interacted with the members of minority communities...

The trailer and music launch of upcoming film O Pushpa I hate tears had been launched.The event was attended by the cast Krushna Abhishek, Arjuman Mughal, Anusmriti Sarkar & Karthik Jayaram along with director - writer Dinkar Kapoor ,music director Ramji...

The glamour quotient on Sony SAB’s Tera Kya Hoga is set to rise as OjaswiAroraa will make an entry as Sonia aka Baby, a super stylish girl from America. Sony SAB’s light-hearted romantic comedy show - Tera Kya Hoga Alia will continue to hook the audience...

Countdown for Ravneet's next romantic song has commenced only after the release of his poster of his upcoming track 'Lifeline' featuring by Mumbiker Nikhil. Singh has made huge space in the hearts of his fans after his song 'Attachment'.The song is releasing on...

Commissioner Secretary School Education, Hirdesh Kumar, convened a review meeting of ongoing interventions of Samagra Shiksha in J&K. State Project Director, Samagra Shiksha, Dr. Arun Manhas presented a detailed power point presentation on various components...

Financial Commissioner, Health and Medical Education, Atal Dulloo today held a meeting to review functioning of vital health care initiatives and programmes being implemented in Jammu and Kashmir.The FC directed the officers to prepare a doable action plan and...

Chief Secretary B V R Subrahmanyam today visited the border belts of twin districts of Poonch and Rajouri to review preparations for the upcoming public outreach programme to be conducted by the Union Ministers in both the districts.The CS was accompanied...

Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, today pitched for evolving a Policy of Zero Tolerance against violators of traffic rules.The Advisor was speaking at the valedictory function of 31st National Road Safety Week held at Police Auditorium, Gulshan...

Director General, Social Welfare Department, Rehana Batul today conducted an extensive tour of Udhampur district to inspect functioning of various Non Government Organizations including ASHA School for Disabled, Jagiriti Old Age Home and directed for expeditious...

District Development Commissioner Pulwama, Dr Raghav Langer today convened a meeting of officers to review Health Department schemes.The meeting was attended by Chief Medical officer, District Health Officer and other concerned officers.The meeting was informed...

The Motor Vehicle Department Kulgam today organized valedictory function to mark conclusion of 31st National Road Safety Week under theme ‘Sadak Suraksha-Jeewan Raksha,’ here today.The District Development Commissioner Kulgam, Showkat Aijaz Bhat was the...

Deputy Commissioner Baramulla, Dr G N Itoo today convened a meeting of District Taskforce Committee to review the action plan for Intensified Pulse Polio Immunization (IPPI) in the district.Chief Medical Officer, Chief Education Officer, Dy CMO, District Immunization...

District Development Commissioner, Budgam Tariq Hussain Ganai, today convened a meeting to take stock of snow clearance, connectivity, restoration of essential services in the district.The meeting was attended by ADC, Mushtaq Ahmad Simnani, CPO, ACR, ACD, SDMs,...

Motor Vehicle Department Doda today organised a symposium at community hall in which students of various schools participated and expressed their opinions on the theme of road safety.District Development Commissioner Doda, Dr Sagar D Doifode was the Chief...

District Magistrate Kishtwar, Angrez Singh Rana today issued prohibitory orders regarding various matters including ban on transportation of bovine, illegal extraction of stones, imposed section 144 CrPC in Chowgan Ground and power projects sites.DM issued order...

District Development Commissioner, Rohit Khajuria today released booklet of activities observed during 31st National Road Safety Week at valedictory cum award distribution function at I.C.C Samba today.ADC Samba, Vikas Gupta, A.S. Police Faisal Qureshi, C.M.O...

The 31st Road safety week, with the theme "Sadak Suraksha, Jeevan Raksha", concluded here today.The valedictory cum award ceremony was organised at Government College for Women, Kathua where DC, O P Bhagat was the chief guest and ASP, Ramnish Gupta was the...

Dozens of livestock were killed while five residential houses were damaged after an avalanche hit Badugam village of Tulail in the Gurez sector on Thursday night.According to wire service-Kashmir News Observer (KNO), around 30 sheep l, a cow and a Buffalo were...

Indian aviation and technology leaders gathered in Bengaluru for industry meet ahead of “Wings India 2020”, Asia’s largest civil aviation event.  Shri Pradeep Singh Kharola, Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India, Smt. Usha Padhee,...

Raksha Rajya Mantri Shripad Naik visited the National Cadet Corps (NCC) Republic Day Camp 2020 at the Cariappa Parade Ground here today. Upon his arrival, Raksha Rajya Mantri inspected the Guard of Honour presented by a contingent of the three wings of NCC...

Union Minister of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises, Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Information & Broadcasting, Prakash Javadekar today inaugurated ELECRAMA 2020, at India Expo Mart in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. Minister of Power...

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) celebrated  its 15th Raising Day here today . The Union  Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai was the chief guest on this occasion and Shri G.V.V. Sarma, Member Secretary, NDMA was the Guest...

Arjun Ram Meghwal, Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises today met Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu here at the Raj Bhavan.Sh. Meghwal and the Lt Governor discussed about the initiatives for increasing...

Based on Gandhiji's thoughts, philosophy and life, a programme of 'Gandhi Katha' was organized at Raj Bhavan Shimla, today. Dr. Shobhana Radhakrishna, a well known Gandhian gave a detailed presentation on Mahatma Gandhi Ji. Governor Bandaru Dattatraya inaugurated...

Prof. Ashok Saryal, Vice-Chancellor, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur called on Governor Bandaru Dattatraya at Raj Bhavan, Shimla, today.Vice-Chancellor apprised the Governor about some of the achievements of the university in the year...

Femina, India’s veteran and trusted women’s brand successfully hosted the 6th Edition of FeminaStylista South for all the future glamorous fashionistas in the region. The brand has already set its footprints across the nation with successful editions across...

Two-Day training of "Faculty Innovation Ambassadors” concluded, today, at Lovely Professional University (LPU) on promising notes. 25+ Mentors from MHRD’s Innovation Cell built mentorship capacity of 300+ IIC members through a series of 4 training programmes....

Punjab Youth Development Board chairman Sukhwinder Singh Bindra today announced that for taking the welfare schemes of state government amongst masses, the board would be appointing youth coordinators (honorary designation) in all districts of the state. These...

In a unique initiative the district administration under the leadership of Deputy Commissioner Mrs. Deepti Uppal today organized a mega Lohri for 500 new born girls in the district under the nationwide Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao campaign.MLA Rana Gurjeet...

On 18th January, 2020 at Kushabhau Thakre Hall, CTM organized a special award ceremony named “Shikhanvid Gaurav Sanman”. On the function a book titled “Verbs : Gujarati-English” prepared by a research scholar, Shri Kumarpal Parmar been launched by Gujarati...

A delegation of Dal dwellers called on Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu at the Raj Bhavan here today.The delegation led by Ghulam Mohd. Kachroo, President, Zamindar Association apprised the Lt Governor about various issues pertaining to the rehabilitation...

Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu today conducted a whirlwind tour of Akhnoor-Jourian area.During the tour, the Lt Governor visited Ancient Buddhist Site at Ambaran and historic Akhnoor Fort. He emphasized on preservation and restoration of these heritage...

Voice and SMS facility on all local pre-paid sim cards across the Union Territory of J&K shall be restored today.This was stated by the Principal Secretary Planning, Rohit Kansal, who is also the Government Spokesperson at a press conference held, here...

Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan today chaired a meeting to finalize the parking plan for Srinagar city.The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, Vice Chairman, SDA, Commissioner SMC, Chief Engineer...

Agriculture Department Anantnag today organized one day awareness cum Farm Machinery Distribution Camp at Achabal which was inaugurated by District Development Commissioner, Anantnag, Khalid Jahangir.The camp was attended by progressive farmers of Agriculture Sub...

Development Commissioner Pulwama Dr Raghav Langer today inaugurated District Level Inter Block Chess and Carrom Competition for boys and girls at Government Boys Degree College Pulwama.The event was organized by the department of Youth Services and Sports Pulwama...

Deputy Commissioner Bandipora Shahbaz Ahmad Mirza today visited upper reaches of the district to inspect the snow clearance operation and to take stock of availability of essentials.The DDC visited Arin, Sumlar, Chuntimulla, Kudara, Aragam, Cheetibandi, Chapran,...

Director Horticulture Kashmir, Ajaz Ahmad Bhat today convened a meeting to review the functioning of Horticulture Department.Joint Director Horticulture, Assistant Director Horticulture, Accounts officer, Executive Engineer Horticulture (P&M), Chief Horticulture...

Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal, Hashmat Ali Khan today convened a meeting of officers of the Revenue Department to discuss measures for removal of encroachments on state and Kahcharai land and other revenue matters.The meeting was attended by ADC Ganderbal,...

District Development Commissioner, Kulgam Showkat Aijaz Bhat, today convened a meeting of officers to review functioning and achievement registered under agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and allied sectors in the district.The meeting was attended by ADDC,...

District Development Commissioner, Kulgam, Showkat Aijaz Bhat, chaired Biodiversity Management Committee (BMC) meet at Conference Hall, Mini-Secretariat, here today.The DPO informed the meeting that the committees have been formulated in 178 panchayats of the...

For successful implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission in Jammu and Kashmir, the PHE department is going to organise  a buyers and sellers conference meet involving consultants, manufacturers of machinery, civil and mechanical contractors and other stakeholders...

Secretary Horticulture, Manzoor Ahmed Lone, today released the annual calendar of the Department here at a simple function.He also inaugurated renovated office hall in the Directorate of Horticulture.Director Horticulture, Jammu, R. K. Katoch; Director Agriculture,...

District Development Commissioner Ramban, Nazim Zai Khan today finalised the arrangements for Republic Day 2020 celebration in a meeting of district and sectoral officers.SSP Anita Sharma, ADC Ashok Sharma, ACD Zameer Ahmed Rishu, CPO Dr. Kasturi Lal, CEO, Deputy...

Deputy Commissioner Ramban, Nazim Zai Khan today visited the venues to take stock of arrangements for the scheduled visit of Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Labour and Employment, Santosh Kumar Gangwar and Union Minister of State for Food Processing...

District Development Commissioner, Mohammad Nazir Sheikh today convened a meeting with the concerned officers to review the arrangements to be put in place for the smooth celebration of Republic Day-2020.Senior Superintendent of Police Yougal Manhas, ADC Sher...

Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar, Angrez Singh Rana flagged off a group of 15 students of District Kishtwar for Bharat Darshan tour from PDC Colony Kishtwar to Kolkata.SSP Kishtwar Dr. Harmeet Singh Mehta, 2 I/C 52 BN CRPF, Anil Sharma, 2 I/C 52 BN CRPF, J.K Joshi,...

Department of Information and Public Relations accorded a warm send-off to outgoing Joint Director Information, Jammu, Naresh Kumar, who was recently transferred as Additional Secretary Tourism Department.Joint Director Information Jammu, Namrita Dogra, Deputy...

In view of the upcoming visit of Union Ministers to Jammu and Kashmir to create awareness among people about the benefits of being in a Union Territory, the UT police has elaborate arrangements to ensure smooth arrival and departure of the dignitaries....