Another landslide struck Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Reasi; debris blocks pilgramage route (Pic credit: ANI) Another landslide struck the pilgrimage track leading to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on Wednesday, officials said. The landslide occurred at Sammar Point, blocking the route to the shrine. Authorities said no casualties…
India has exempted certain migrants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet from penal action under the new immigration law. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump called India the “most tariffed nation” while claiming New Delhi offered him a “no tariff” trade deal.India exempts minority migrants from penal action under new lawMigrants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh…
AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal will visit flood-affected Punjab on Thursday to take stock of the situation, the party said. Kejriwal will visit the flood-affected areas along with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. He will take stock of the relief work being carried out in the state and interact with the affected people, it said….
S-400 missile system (File photo) Moscow and New Delhi are exploring the possibility of expanding supplies of Russian S-400 missile systems to India, Russia’s state-run TASS news agency reported, citing a senior Kremlin official.“India already has our S-400 system. There is an opportunity to expand cooperation in this sector as well. It means new supplies….
NEW DELHI: Delhi CM Rekha Gupta once again began her public hearing programme, Jan Sunwai, on Wednesday morning, under strict security measures. This comes a fortnight after the last one came to an abrupt end as she was attacked during the programme.The programme began at 8 am, with citizens from across the capital gathering to…
CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday visited flood-affected areas of village Gatti Rajo Ke in Firozepur district to review the situation. He travelled by boat to reach the affected areas, interacted with villagers and assured them of government support.During the visit, an elderly woman placed her hand on Mann’s head and shared her…
PM Narendra Modi; Ajay Rai NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai on Tuesday claimed that Rahul Gandhi’s “hydrogen bomb” will go off in Varanasi — suggesting that the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha may expose alleged “vote chori” (vote theft) on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary seat.Also Read | BJP manipulated…
NEW DELHI: Punjab on Wednesday declared itself a disaster-affected state following record rainfall and flood-like conditions across multiple districts.According to the notification of Punjab government, “the state is grappling with one of the worst flood disasters in decades, impacting more than 1200 villages and affecting lacs of people.” A day earlier, chief minister Bhagwant Mann…
NEW DELHI: Learning from recent incidents of tunnel collapse, including at Silkyara in Uttarakhand, the road transport ministry has issued a standard operating procedure (SOP) specifying that highway owning agencies must evaluate at least three alternative alignments with clear differentiators — shortest path, geologically/ geotechnically favourable, least social impact, and cost-optimised route – before settling…
NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday issued red alert warnings for several districts in Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, northern Punjab, northern Haryana, eastern Rajasthan, southwest Uttar Pradesh, northwest and eastern Madhya Pradesh, and Odisha amid continuing heavy rainfall. The agency’s nowcast indicated moderate to intense spells of rain over the…
