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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi on Sunday. On Saturday, PM Modi visited Varanasi, where he released the 20th instalment of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, transferring an amount of more than Rs 20,500 crores into the bank accounts of 9.7 crore farmers. With this release, the total disbursement under the scheme since its inception has surpassed Rs 3.90 lakh crore. The PM-KISAN scheme is a central sector scheme launched in February 2019 by the Prime Minister to supplement the financial needs of land-holding farmers. Under the scheme, a financial…
KATHUA: Two people lost their lives and three others sustained critical injuries when the SUV they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir early on Sunday, police said.All five passengers were members of a community kitchen service for the Amarnath Yatra from Punjab. They were en route to the campsite at Chanderkote along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway when the accident occurred near Kainta Morh on the Kathua-Basohli road around 12.40 am, officials said. Following the vehicle’s plunge into the deep gorge, local volunteers promptly initiated a rescue operation.…
UDHAMPUR: Udhampur was gripped by shock and sorrow on Saturday following the sudden and untimely demise of the young daughter of Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Amod Ashok Nagpure. According to sources, the child had been experiencing mild fever over the past few days. However, on Sunday morning, her condition deteriorated rapidly as she suddenly collapsed at home. Despite immediate medical attention, all efforts to revive her were unsuccessful. The heartbreaking incident has left the SSP’s family in deep grief. The news has sent waves of mourning across the district, with condolences pouring in from senior police officials, members of…
JAMMU: National Conference President Farooq Abdullah has once again criticised the Central government, accusing it of failing to address the long-standing demand for the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood. Responding to a question by reporters regarding the hunger strike planned by the Jammu and Kashmir Congress on August 9, demanding statehood, Abdullah said that his party has been consistently raising the issue at the highest levels. “We are already fighting for this. Whenever I met the Prime Minister, I raised this issue,” he said. “We are not like them. We believe in the one who is the master of…
SRINAGAR: Security forces continue their operation in the Akhal Devsar area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. So far, one terrorist has been neutralised in the operation. On Saturday, security forces neutralised one terrorist during a gunfight that continued overnight in the Akhal area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, Chinar Corps said. The joint operation was carried out by the Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir police, CRPF, and the Special Operations Group (SOG). In a post on X, Chinar Corps of the Indian Army said, “OP AKHAL, Kulgam. Intermittent and intense firefight continued through the night. Alert troops responded with calibrated fire and tightened the noose while maintaining contact.”…
ANANTNAG: Ancient Hindu idols, including ‘Shivlings’, were recovered during excavation work for the renovation of a spring in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said on Saturday. The idols were recovered at Karkoot Nag in the Salia area of Aishmuqam in the south Kashmir district, the officials said. They said the stone idols, many of whom have deities engraved on them, were recovered from Karkoot Nag during the course of excavation. The Public Works Department is undertaking revival and restoration works in the spring and the local labourers recovered these during the excavation work, they added. They said the officials…
JAMMU: PDP President Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday favoured revival of sporting ties between India and Pakistan to normalise the tense situation in the aftermath of the recent events including the Pahalgam terror attack and the Operation Sindoor. She said the war clouds hanging over the region are not in favour of the country which is grappling with unemployment and poverty. “There should be sporting events (between India and Pakistan) if you want to live in peace and not spend money on the war. If we want to overcome unemployment and poverty, then you have to normalise the situation and sports…
VARANASI: Asserting that India is on the path to becoming the world’s third-largest economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that the country must remain alert to its own economic priorities amid the instability and uncertainty facing the world economy. PM Modi’s remarks came just days after US President Donald Trump called India a “dead economy” after announcing a 25 per cent tariff on the import of Indian goods along with an unspecified “penalty” for buying Russian military equipment and crude oil. Addressing a public meeting in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi on Saturday, Modi said, “As we talk about…
SHOPIAN: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today chaired a review meeting of officers of district administration Shopian during his visit to the district. He had a comprehensive review of the ongoing development projects and flagship government schemes being implemented in the district. Deputy Commissioner, Shopian, Shishir Gupta, presented the overall profile of the district development parameters while the district officers presented their individual sectoral progress and achievements. The Chief Secretary reviewed various important development projects under execution in the district under funding through UT Capex, district Capex and CSSs. He also assessed progress in respect of physical and financial achievements recorded…
SRINAGAR: In a significant push towards sustainable urban transport and ecological conservation, Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo today chaired a meeting to review the progress on launching of Inland Water Transport (IWT) in Srinagar besides assessing ongoing lake conservation efforts. The meeting was attended by Commissioner Secretary, H&UDD; Secretary, Transport; Commissioner, SMC; Vice Chairman, LCMA; representatives from the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) and other stakeholders. The meeting began with an in-depth review of steps taken to operationalize the water transport on the iconic River Jhelum of the valley. The officials from IWAI and concerned departments highlighted that significant progress…