Delhi, Lucknow and Amritsar witnessed dense fog on Saturday morning with zero visibility due to variable and calm lower-level winds, and the fog is likely to persist on Sunday as well. The Met department said “Zero visibility over Delhi, Lucknow and Amritsar due to variable and calm lower-level winds. Similar fog conditions are likely on […]
Emphasizing that the whole of India stands together, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the country has the strongest and most vibrant democracy in the world. “When India got independence, it was said that the country will break due to its poverty, less education and that democracy is impossible here, but the truth is […]
Weather across Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh improved on Friday, although dense fog affected visibility in the morning. The Srinagar-Jammu highway remained closed for the fifth consecutive day with over 6,000 vehicles stranded at various points along the nearly 300-kilometre long highway. Air traffic from the Srinagar international airport was restored on Thursday and dozens […]
The much-anticipated inoculation programme against Covid-19 in the country is expected to begin by January 12, government sources told IANS. “In all likelihood, the Covid immunisation drive is expected to start early next week. Considering the preparations, the roll-out may start on January 11 or latest by January 12,” a senior government official inducted in […]
The Australian Government is funding services to provide grief, loss and trauma support for the Australian aged care sector. The services are available for residential aged care residents, home care recipients, their loved ones and aged care staff. You can use these services yourself, or let your loved ones and communities know about them. They […]
By Nidhi Kumari With the foundation stone for the soon to be built Indian Parliament House, being laid recently, we spoke to Pandit Raghavendra Bhatta, one of the six acharyas who performed the pujan with PM Modi. Here, he enlightens us about the importance of Bhoomi Puja in Hindu culture, his feelings and interaction with […]
Taking India’s example of banning more than 200 Chinese apps, US President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order that blocks transactions with Chinese companies running eight apps, including Jack Ma-owned Ant Group’s Alipay, Tencent’s QQ and WeChat Pay applications. Transactions will be prohibited in 45 days, said the order. Other apps include CamScanner, […]
The Heavy Civil Infrastructure business of L&T Construction has emerged as the lowest bidder for a Package 4 of new broad-gauge line between Rishikesh and Karnaprayag, sources privy to the development said. The scope of this engineering and construction project includes completing tunnel work by Tunnel Boring Method (TBM) and New Austrian Tunnel Method (NATM) […]
In a major success, Jammu and Kashmir Police and Indian Army’s counter-insurgency Rashtriya Rifles have busted a terror module in Poonch and foiled a major terrorist plot to carry out attacks on religious places, police said on Sunday. Police said three militant associates have been arrested so far and six grenades have been recovered from […]
The Yogi Adityanath government is planning to create another world record by contributing to the world’s largest mask, made with Khadi. The mask will be 150 square metres in size. The mask will be displayed in many states of the country but the dates have not yet been finalized. Additional Chief Secretary, Khadi and village […]