Section 144 has been imposed and internet services suspended in Sawai Madhopur district’s Gangapur City in Rajasthan following a communal clash during a VHP rally, police said. The rally was organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on its foundation day on Sunday. According to Sawai Madhopur – Superintendent of Police, Sudhir Chaudhary: “The VHP workers were raising slogans at a procession, when slogans started coming from the Jama Masjid side as well. Soon, the minority community started pelting stones on the rally leading to a stampede-like situation. Police had to resort to lathicharge to disperse the mob, which vandalised…
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Rajasthan government will soon announce an attractive package to woo filmmakers in the state. This will be a part of the new Tourism Policy of the government which is on the anvil. This was announced on Sunday by minister of state for tourism, Govind Singh Dotasara. He was speaking as the chief guest at the PHDCCI Film Tourism Festival at Hotel Clarks, Amer. The festival was organised in collaboration with the Department of Tourism, Government of Rajasthan. The minister said that while the processing charges have almost been waived off, new incentive package will also be announced in the new…
The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday announced that all 376 notified as well as 62 essential or life saving medicines is available in stock in the Union Territory for 15-20 days. The administration, however, accepted there was a shortage of baby food in the Kashmir Valley for nearly two days but said the issue has been resolved and fresh stocks had been received. “The baby food stock is now sufficient for next three weeks minimum,” the administration said in a statement. The statement came in the wake of news about insufficient stock of medicine in the Union Territory. The…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred the King Hamad Order of the Renaissance by Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa in recognition of New Delhi’s strong friendship with the Gulf nation and his efforts to strengthen bilateral ties. Tweeting about the honour conferred upon him on Saturday night, Modi said: “I humbly accept The King Hamad Order of the Renaissance. This is a recognition of India’s strong friendship with Bahrain, which goes back hundreds of years and is expanding rapidly in the 21st century.” Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Bahrain. “Thank you Bahrain……
A total of 100 distress sailors were repatriated to India in the last six months, the Consulate General of India in Dubai has revealed. Till July 31 this year, the consulate has provided air tickets to about 375 people from the Indian Community Welfare Fund (ICWF). “The consulate has helped repatriate the mortal remains of 52 people, helped 28 medical cases and provided subsistence to more than 600 workers. In all these activities, we receive great cooperation from local authorities,” Consul General of India in Dubai, Vipul told the Khaleej Times on Saturday. The Consulate has also worked day and…
The Centre on Sunday launched 85 people-oriented development schemes, like PM-KISAN, PM-KISAN-Pension, Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana and Stand-Up India, in Jammu and Kashmir. The government aims to achieve 100 per cent coverage of these schemes, which come under 21 ministries, within one month (by September 30). A slew of insurances schemes, including the Atal Pension Yojana, has also been introduced in the newly carved Union Territory and the government plans to provide electricity to all the J&K households. The PM’s special initiatives, like LPG connection to the poor household and direct benefit transfer (DBT) for LPG and kerosene, focussing…
Ace shuttler P.V. Sindhu on Sunday became the first Indian to win the BWF World Championships, crushing Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara 21-7, 21-7 in just 36 minutes in a one-sided final. Sindhu’s gold is the second medal that India won at the Worlds this year with Sai Praneeth winning a bronze in men’s singles category. The last time Sindhu and Okuhara met in a World Championships final was in 2017. In a pulsating encounter that lasted nearly two hours and involved a 73-shot rally, Okuhara emerged victorious in the end. Sindhu again reached the final in 2018, only to go down…
Prime MInister Narendra Modi on Saturday appealed to the Indian community in Bahrain to motivate the Bahraini people to visit India to witness its rich cultural heritage, stressing that India has decided to achieve the target of becoming $5 trillion economy in the next five years. Addressng the Indian community, the Prime Minister said, “My visit to Bahrain may be as Prime Minister, but my objective is to meet the Indians settled here and communicate with millions of Bahraini friends.” Modi also greeted the people on the occasion of Janmashtami and said, “I have been told that there is a…
The Ladakh Buddhist Association (LBA) has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking protection of Buddhist community in Kargil in the wake of opposition to the formation of new Union Territory of Ladakh. The letter written by LBA president P.T. Kunzang accused Kargil resident Sheikh Nazir of instigating communal tension in the region. Kunzang said the people of Ladakh and the Buddhist community have whole heartedly supported Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to form a Union Territory, but certain elements in Kargil are opposing the move and are keen to align with the people of the Valley. He said…
The J&K government said on Saturday that preparations are underway to hold elections for the block development councils in Jammu and Kashmir by the end of September. “Elections will be held in 316 block development councils (BDC) across the state,” said Rural Development Secretary Sheetal Nanda in a joint press conference with J&K government spokesman Rohit Kansal, Information Director Sehrish Asgar and Horticulture Director Ajaz Bhat here on Saturday. “The first step is to complete the reservations across the Valley and the Jammu division,” Nanda said, adding: “We are getting everything ready and hope to hold the elections by the…