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Govt, Parliament have great respect for farmers: PM in Lok Sabha
Road to fighting climate change is through climate justice New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the Central Government and the Parliament have great respect for the farmers who are voicing their views on the three farm bills and that is why top most ministers have been talking…
Read More »Lt Governor hands over cheque of Rs 250 crore to J&K Bank as second installment of 5% Interest Subvention
Says 3.41 lakh small & big business units availed benefits of Interest Subvention Rs 264 cr disbursed as financial assistance to 16,800 youth identified to become entrepreneurs under B2V & My Town My Pride programmes Jammu : Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today handed over a cheque of Rs 250…
Read More »Petrol, diesel prices at fresh highs as rates up for 2nd straight day
New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices on Wednesday scaled new highs in the country as rates were hiked for the second day in a row.Petrol price was hiked by 30 paise per litre and diesel by 25 paise a litre, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers.The increase…
Read More »Former govt officer booked for misappropriating pension fund of over Rs 25 lakh
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday booked a former Finance department official for being allegedly involved in misappropriating pension funds to the tune of over Rs 25 lakh, an official said.The case against ex-head cashier of Reasi Treasury Thakur Dass was registered following a written communication from Deputy…
Read More »Over 17,000 FIRs lodged in 2020 for incidents of crime on trains
New Delhi: More than 17,000 FIRs were registered in the country in 2020 for incidents of crime on trains, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal informed Parliament on Wednesday.In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Goyal said 54,552 FIRs were registered in 2019, while in 2018, 55,780 cases…
Read More »Ladakh disaster management authority holds first meeting
Leh: Lieutenant Governor R K Mathur on Wednesday chaired the first meeting of the Ladakh disaster management authority and stressed on the need to station helicopters in the Union Territory for relief, rescue and evacuation during a calamity.”The Union Territory of Ladakh on Wednesday held the first meeting of its…
Read More »Chinese, Indian border troops start disengagement in eastern Ladakh: Chinese Defence Ministry
Beijing: The frontline troops of China and India at the south and north banks of the Pangong Lake in eastern Ladakh started synchronised and organised disengagement from Wednesday, the Chinese defence ministry announced here.There was no comment from the Indian side on the statement made by the spokesperson for the…
Read More »NC MPs demand probe into Hokarsar Killings in parliament, stage protest
The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Member of Parliament from Anantnag Hassnain Masoodi on Wednesday raised the issue of Hokarsar killings in Lok Sabha demanding time-bound probe into the incident and return of dead bodies of three slain youth to their families. In a statement issued to KNS, While raising…
Read More »Army’s 19 RR conducts winter fun games
Anantnag: GADOL COB (19 RR) of Indian Army conducted Winter Fun Games with youth of the company AOR on Wednesday. As per the army press release, the enthusiasm shown by all especially the children was ‘unimaginable’ and all of them ‘voluntarily’ participated in these games. The press release reads that,…
Read More »Sanctioning of money to homeless under PMAY
Jammu & Kashmir RTI Movement has alleged that bungling’s continue under the Government housing scheme for the homeless as the money is not reaching the real beneficiaries in many cases. The culprits who act as touts need to be identified and prosecuted. In a statement, Chairman RTI Movement said that…
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