Omar Abdullah (File photo) SRINAGAR: J&K CM Omar Abdullah ruled out taking to the streets for restoration of statehood, saying Tuesday that young lives cannot be risked in a climate of trigger-ready forces. “In Ladakh, they opened fire within an hour. In Kashmir, they would not wait 10 minutes,” Omar said, vowing to press demand…
GUWAHATI: Union govt has activated a bilateral pact with Singapore to aid the investigation into the Sept 19 death of Assam’s cultural icon Zubeen Garg.Garg, 52, drowned while swimming in the sea during a yacht trip in Singapore, where was scheduled to perform at the North East India Festival organised by Shyamkanu Mahanta the next…
This may seem very hard to believe, but now is probably the safest time to be alive. Murder rates in India are at their lowest since we started tracking such data, according to the latest report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). And it’s the same story for most countries globally. NCRB started releasing…
NEW DELHI: The govt Tuesday extended to Nov 30 the deadline for central govt employees to switch from National Pension System (NPS) to Unified Pension Scheme (UPS), following a tepid response by central govt employees covered under NPS. The earlier cut-off date was Sept 30.This will enable more eligible existing employees, retirees and legally wedded…
Ram Mohan Naidu (File photo) NEW DELHI: India has been re-elected to the council of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) with a “stronger mandate”. The election took place on Sept 27 during the 42nd ICAO assembly session at Montreal and India secured more votes as compared to the 2022 elections.Union aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu…
PATNA: Bihar will have a total electorate of 7.4 crore when state assembly elections are held, according to the final electoral roll published on Tuesday by the Election Commission of India. Overall, the voter count has dropped by 6%.The final number of voters arrived at after completion of the special intensive revision (SIR) has fallen…
NEW DELHI: No flying training organisation (FTO) in India has been placed in the top A+ or A category in the first ever ranking done of flying schools here by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation. This ranking — a brainchild of DGCA chief Faiz Ahmed Kidwai — was to start from Oct 1 and…
NEW DELHI: After flying schools, India could soon now start ranking organisation conducting aircraft maintenance engineering (AME) courses — thereby allowing students who wish to pursue this field make an informed choice. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will for the first time rank flying training organisations (FTOs) starting Oct 1 — a brainchild…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Delhi’s Chittaranjan Park on the occasion of Maha Ashtami on Tuesday and said Durga Puja celebrations at C R Park truly reflect the spirit of unity and cultural vibrancy.During his visit, the Prime Minister said that Chittaranjan Park is known for its strong association with Bengali culture.In a…
NEW DELHI: Senior IPS official Praveer Ranjan on Tuesday assumed charge as director-general of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). He aims to “prepare the force for future challenges through modernisation in operations, welfare with compassion and transparency in administration.”The 1993 batch IPS official from AGMUT Cadre, Ranjan has been on central deputation since last April…
