Amarnath Yatra begins amid tight security
AMN / JAMMU / SRINAGAR The annual Amarnath Yatra was flagged off from both Baltal and Pahalgam routes in Jammu & Kashmir today. The first batch of around 1200 yatris…
New railway timetable to come into effect today
AMN / NEW DELHI Indian Railways will implement its new timetable from today. It said that Northern Railway has reshuffled the timings of around 267 trains. The zone has introduced…
Non-subsidised LPG price cut by Rs 100 per cylinder
AMN / NEW DELHI The price of non-subsidised LPG has been reduced by one hundred rupees and 50 paise per cylinder on the back of softening of international market rates.…
At Mann Ki Baat, PM Modi asks people to launch mass movement for water conservation
A AKHTER / NEW DELHI Prime Minister Narendra Modi today exhorted people to start a mass movement for water conservation and resolve to save every drop of water amidst water…
Rajasthan: Lynched farmer Pehlu Khan chargesheeted for cow smuggling
AGENCIES / JAIPUR In a bizarre action, Rajasthan police have filed a charge sheet for cow smuggling against deceased dairy farmer Pehlu Khan who was lynched two years ago by…
MAHARASHTRA: 15 killed as wall collapsed in Pune
AMN / PUNE At least 15 people were killed this morning after a 60-ft-wall collapsed on an adjacent tin huts near talab masjid in Kondhwa area of Pune. Some are…
HRD Ministry releases 5-year vision plan on Quality Education
A AKHTER / NEW DELHI The Higher Education Department of the Ministry of Human Resource Development has released a five-year vision plan named Education Quality Upgradation and Inclusion Programme (EQUIP).…
India test-fires indigenously developed nuke-capable missile Prithvi-II
India successfully test-fired indigenously developed nuclear-capable missile Prithvi-II as part of a user trial by the Army from a test range off the Odisha coast. The trial of the surface-to-surface…
Top Officials review arrangements for Amarnath Yatra
AGENCIES / JAMMU To review the necessary arrangements put in place by the administration for the pilgrims of Amarnath Yatra 2019, Top officials including Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Sanjeev Verma and…
Chhattisgarh: 3 CRPF men killed in encounter with Naxals
AGENCIES Three CRPF personnel were killed in an encounter with Naxals at Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh today. A girl was also killed after being caught in the crossfire. Police said…