Nation
Pakistan violates ceasefire in Rajouri district
Pakistan today violated the ceasefire by shelling mortar bombs and opening fire on forward posts along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, drawing retaliation from Indian troops
CBSE felicitates EWS students who performed well in Class XII
As many as 86 students from economically weaker sections were today felicitated by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for performing well in the Class XII examinations. Union Human Resource Development minister Prakash Javadekar felicitated the students at the annual event "Gun Gaurav"
Moderation policy: HRD to call meeting of CBSE, state boards
The HRD Ministry will soon call a meeting of officials from CBSE and 32 other boards to discuss the way forward on scrapping of the moderation policy. Moderation policy refers to a practice in which students get extra marks in subjects regarded 'unusually difficult', or if there have been differences in the sets of question papers
Mountain Echoes Literary Festival to be held in August
With a focus on natural history, environment and spirituality, the eighth edition of Mountain Echoes Literary Festival is to be held in August this year in Thimphu, Bhutan. An initiative of India-Bhutan Foundation along with literary consultancy Siyahi, the three-day festival will begin from August 25
Govt to use social media to attract Amarnath pilgrims in J&K
The Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to use social media to attract the Amarnath Yatra pilgrims to the potential tourist destinations and prolong their stay in the state. "The government has decided to use social media to attract the Shri Amarnathji Yatra pilgrims to potential tourist destinations and prolong their stay in the state," Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh said, while reviewing the arrangements for the annual yatra here yesterday
Haryana frames new Ayush policy: Vij
Haryana has framed a new Ayush policy under which dispensaries and hospitals upto 20 beds would be opened in rural and urban areas of the state, Health minister Anil Vij said today. He also said Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar had approved the policy. At present, he said there are a total of 506 Ayush facilities in the state which needs to be further improved
Choose books, laptops to end violence: Army chief to Kashmiri students
Stressing that generations have been destroyed due to unrest in Jammu and Kashmir, Army chief Gen. Bipin Rawat today exhorted students in the state to choose laptops and books to help end the cycle of violence
Haryana issues schedule of training on GST
Chandigarh: Haryana Excise and Taxation Department has issued the schedule of refresher training on GST and GSTN front-end applications training for officers and officials of the state government and other stakeholders.
Man gets 10-yr jail for possessing 40 kg drugs
A man has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for possessing 40 kg of Ganja by a Delhi court, which also imposed a fine of Rs one lakh on him. The court awarded the jail term to 32-year-old Delhi resident Aminullah keeping in view the quantity of recovered the drug and its impact on the young generation
Bali urges J-K health dept employees to resume duties
Jammu and Kashmir government has urged health department employees to suspend nearly two-month long agitation and resume their duties forthwith, assuring release of their pending salaries within a week's time and regular disbursement henceforth