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Assam cabinet approves to amend the Assam Forest Regulation, 1891 to assign select forest areas to forest-dwelling communities

Feb 21, 2022, at 05:33 pm

Guwahati : The Assam government on Sunday approved to amend the Assam Forest Regulation, 1891 to assign select forest areas to forest-dwelling communities for conservation and livelihood opportunities.

Two ITBP jawans injured in IED blast in poll-bound Manipur

Feb 21, 2022, at 05:12 pm

Imphal: At least two jawans of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), who were on poll duty, were injured in an IED blast in Manipur's Kakching district on Sunday night.

Jaishankar meets Jean-Yves Le Drian during visit to France, discusses ways to enhance strategic partnership

Feb 21, 2022, at 03:25 pm

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister, Dr S. Jaishankar is on a visit to France and held bilateral talks with his French counterpart, Jean-Yves Le Drian, French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, on Feb 20 when both the leaders appreciated the close cooperation between India and France during the Covid-19 pandemic and agreed to further deepen the Strategic Partnership.

Jammu and Kashmir: Principal Secy Edu tours Ganderbal district

Feb 21, 2022, at 05:20 am

Srinagar: Principal Secretary School Education Department Bishwajit Kumar Singh accompanied by the Director School Education Kashmir Tassaduq Hussain Mir yesterday conducted an extensive tour of District Ganderbal.

Jammu and Kashmir: SKUAST-K holds seminar on implementation of NEP-20 in agricultural institutions

Feb 21, 2022, at 05:07 am

Srinagar: Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir organised a seminar on ‘Implementation of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 by Agricultural Institutions’ for deans, directors, HODs, professors and other officers of the university.

Assam Rifles conduct inaugural Half Marathon in Shillong, DG also participates

Feb 21, 2022, at 04:55 am

Shillong:  The Assam Rifles organized the inaugural Half Marathon as part of “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav” celebrations on Sunday (February 20) at the Headquarters of Directorate General Assam Rifles, Laitkor Garrison, Shillong in Meghalaya.

Jammu and Kashmir: Kavinder, Rana flag off BJYM’s Run for Fitness

Feb 21, 2022, at 04:30 am

Jammu: Senior BJP leaders Kavinder Gupta and Devender Singh Rana today lauded the resilience of youth in braving the challenge of pandemic times with courage and fortitude, hoping that with the situation showing the signs of improvement the physical activities can resume once again.

Jammu and Kashmir: VC IUST felicitates martial art players

Feb 21, 2022, at 04:21 am

Srinagar: The Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) students havebagged two gold medals in the recently held National ThangTha Martial ArtChampionship held at the University of Jammu.

GI labelling will save handicrafts: Chamber of Commerce and Industry Kashmir

Feb 21, 2022, at 02:37 am

Srinagar: Chamber of Commerce and Industry Kashmir (CCIK) has hailed the efforts of the Directorate of Handicrafts and Handloom in getting the GI tags to most of the Kashmir handicraft products.

JK: 3-day Snow Carnival begins at Bhadarwah

Feb 21, 2022, at 02:23 am

Bhadarwah: A three-day snow carnival to showcase the beauty of snow filled meadows and harness its adventure potential began on Friday at the snowcovered Jaie meadow in Bhadarwah.

V&AC arrest two tax officials in Assam’s Morigaon for taking bribe

Feb 21, 2022, at 02:13 am

Guwahati: The sleuths of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption cell of Assam police arrested a Superintendent of Taxes and his close aide from Assam’s Morigaon district on corruption charges.

JK: KVIB disburses Rs 400 cr margin money in 3 years

Feb 21, 2022, at 01:43 am

Jammu: Vice Chairperson, J&K Khadi & Village Industries Board (KVIB), Dr Hina Shafi Bhat, today chaired a meeting to review bankers performance under JK Rural Employment Generation Programme (JKREGP) and Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) being implemented by the Board in Jammu division at Udyog Bhawan here.

JK: KU's North Campus organises placement drive

Feb 21, 2022, at 12:57 am

Srinagar: Kashmir University's North Campus held a placement drive for its students from the Department of Computer Science as well as the Department of Computer Science and Engineering.

Lt Gen J S Nain inaugurates Sarhad Kargil International Marathon website

Feb 21, 2022, at 12:45 am

Pune: Army’s Southern Command GOC-in-C Lt Gen J S Nain inaugurated the SarhadKargil International Marathon website www.sarhadkargilmarathon.com on Friday.

Jammu and Kashmir: Police felicitate position holders from Budgam

Feb 20, 2022, at 11:26 pm

Srinagar: Police on Friday felicitated the students of central Kashmir’s Budgam district who have secured top positions in the 10th standard exams.

Jammu and Kashmir: DIPR organises devotional programme

Feb 20, 2022, at 10:50 pm

Srinagar: A devotional musical programme was organised by the Cultural Unit Srinagar DIPR today.

Indian embassy in Ukraine asks nationals to leave temporarily amid escalation of tension

Feb 20, 2022, at 10:47 pm

Kyiv: The Indian Embassy here on Sunday issued a fresh advisory where it urged Indians  whose stay is not essential and all Indian students to leave temporarily by commercial flights and charter flights.

JK: MERC bags first prize at 'SONY World of Film Competition'

Feb 20, 2022, at 10:23 pm

Srinagar, Feb 18: Kashmir University's Media Education Research Centre (MERC) has bagged the first prize at the 'SONY World of Film Competition' 2022 A university student entry titled 'An Unknown Environmentalist' by Muzamil Bhat, Suheel Nissar Paul, Aadil Shafi and Suhaib Rafiq Bhat (3rd-semester students from batch 2020) at MERC made it to the final round amongst a huge number of such entries received by Sony India.

Rajasthan road mishap: Nine people including groom killed on way to wedding

Feb 20, 2022, at 06:48 pm

New Delhi/IBNS:  Nine people, including the groom, were killed in a road accident in Rajasthan hours before the wedding was supposed to take place in Madhya Pradesh, media reports said on Sunday.

Akhilesh Yadav's party alleges irregularities in UP third phase polls

Feb 20, 2022, at 06:12 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Sunday alleged discrepancies in the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) during the third phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh.

West Bengal Minister Sadhan Pande passes away at 71

Feb 20, 2022, at 05:44 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: West Bengal Minister and senior Trinamool Congress leader Sadhan Pande died in a private hospital in Mumbai on Sunday. He was 71.

Vote for nationalism and crime-free UP: Yogi Adityanath appeals to voters

Feb 20, 2022, at 04:46 pm

Lucknow/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday appealed to the voters in the third phase of polling to vote for nationalism, a fear-free and crime-free state. 

Charanjit Singh Channi offers prayer at gurudwara as Punjab votes today

Feb 20, 2022, at 04:00 pm

Khara (Punjab)/IBNS: Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Sunday offered prayers at Gurudwara Sri Katalgarh Sahib in Kharar as the Assembly elections in the border state began.

FIR against Kanpur mayor for sharing her photos casting vote on WhatsApp

Feb 20, 2022, at 03:43 pm

Kanpur/IBNS: An FIR was lodged against Kanpur Mayor Pramila Pandey, who created a controversy on Sunday when she clicked pictures and videos inside the polling booth as the third round of voting is underway in Uttar Pradesh.

Assembly elections: Punjab votes today, big test for Akhilesh Yadav in UP's third round polling

Feb 20, 2022, at 03:21 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Voting for the high profile assembly elections are currently underway in the two crucial states of Uttar Pradesh and Punjab. While it is the third round of voting in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab will vote for all the 117 Assembly constituencies on Sunday.

Punjab: Polling for 117 assembly seats begins

Feb 20, 2022, at 02:24 pm

Chandigarh/UNI: Punjab began voting to elect representatives for all the 117 Assembly constituencies in this border state on Sunday morning.

Canada: Indian High Commission issues advisory for students affected by closure of three institutions

Feb 20, 2022, at 08:20 am

Ottawa: The Indian High Commission in Candian capital Ottawa has issued an advisory for Indian students affected by the notice of closure of three institutions run by Rising Phoenix International Inc amid the ongoing protests in Canada, news agency ANI reported.

Bengal student leader dies after being allegedly pushed from roof by 'cops', local police denies

Feb 20, 2022, at 06:09 am

Kolkata/IBNS: A student of Kolkata's Aliah University, who was one of the faces of anti-CAA and anti-NRC protests in the city two years ago, died after being pushed off the roof of his own house on Friday midnight allegedly by four people who introduced themselves as policemen.

Assam: Forest department rescues pangolin

Feb 20, 2022, at 05:56 am

Guwahati/IBNS: An Indian pangolin was rescued by North Kamrup Forest Division, Rangia with the help of WCCB, Guwahati on Saturday.

SP will face tough challenge in 3rd phase: Yogi

Feb 20, 2022, at 02:42 am

Lucknow/UNI: Unlike the first two phases of elections in western Uttar Pradesh and Rohilkhand that were largely defined by the Muslim-Jat equation, the areas going to polls on Sunday are diverse in their demographic realities.