[ad_1] DEHRADUN: It wasn’t just the rain. A preliminary geological assessment conducted after Tuesday’s devastating flash flood in Dharali village, suggests a far more complex and violent trigger – a massive collapse of glacial sedimentary deposits, possibly caused by a retrogressive slope failure high up in the mountains.Initial estimates made by experts, based on satellite…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Home ministry Wednesday said it has released central assistance of only Rs 7 crore for modernisation of police to West Bengal in the last five years, against the total allocation of Rs 117 crore under the head. This, it said, was on account of unspent balances and non-submission of utilisation certificates by…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: It has been two months since the launch of the central portal mandating that details of all registered waqf properties are uploaded within six months as stipulated by law, but data shared by the govt in Parliament on Wednesday showed that only 69 “makers of waqf” have submitted details of property on…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Brushing aside the allegation by opposition MPs Asaduddin Owaisi and Randeep Surjewala that the special intensive revision of electoral roll in Bihar is an exercise in disenfranchising minorities and precarious communities, the Election Commission on Wednesday asked them to get all such electors to file their claims and objections before Sept 1.“Mr…
[ad_1] JAMMU: A special NIA court in Jammu framed charges against three Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), J&K, operatives and a trust on Tuesday, for allegedly raising and utilising funds to further the activities of the proscribed outfit in violation of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967.The accused are Amir Mohammad Shamsi from Rajouri’s Rehtal; Abdul Hamid…
[ad_1] SRINAGAR: Booker winner Arundhati Roy’s Azadi is among 25 books banned from circulation in J&K by the home department, citing “systematic dissemination of false narratives and secessionist literature” endangering India’s sovereignty and integrity.The order declaring these books as “forfeited” – implying all copies owned by individuals and organisations in Kashmir cease to be their…
[ad_1] India and China are in touch about a likely visit by PM Narendra Modi to the country for the Shanghai Cooperation Summit (SCO) on August 31-September 1. There was no official confirmation by either side about Modi’s visit but government sources said preparations were on for Indian participation in the summit that will be…
[ad_1] Chandigarh: Gurvinder Singh Bahra, Chancellor of the newly approved Rayat Bahra Professional University in Hoshiarpur, has praised the Punjab govt’s decision to establish the institution. He stated that the self-financed university is a significant step toward providing high-quality education and boosting the region’s overall development.Bahra claimed that the university will enhance the skills and…
[ad_1] Uttarakhand health secretary R Rajesh Kumar Following the recent cloudburst-triggered disaster in the Dharali region of Uttarkashi district, the Uttarakhand health department has swung into action on the instructions of chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. Health teams have reached ground zero and are treating the injured. Additional medical teams will soon join the relief…
[ad_1] Representative image (ANI) NEW DELHI: The directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA) has suspended a designated examiner (DE) of Akasa for six months following violation of rules in a pilot skill test. The airline says it had voluntarily reported this violation to the regulator. An Akasa Air spokesperson said: “Keeping safety in mind is…