Roadmap to promote tourism in J&K, Ladakh soon

New Delhi (IANS) With an eye on developing manpower and promote exchanges between the tourist and the locals in the newly created Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, a special roadmap had been prepared, Union minister of Tourism and Culture…

Yechury reaches Kashmir, whisked away amid tight security

Srinagar (IANS) In the first visit by any opposition leader to Kashmir after the revocation of Article 370, CPM leader Sitaram Yechury on Thursday reached the valley to meet ailing party MLA Yousuf Tarigami.

Armed with the Supreme…

Centre studying draft report on single use plastics

Chennai (IANS) The Central government is studying the draft report of the expert committee set up to study the various utilities of single-use plastics (SUP), Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilisers D.V. Sadananda Gowda said on Thursday.

Child-lifting rumours fuel mob hysteria across states

New Delhi (IANS) Close on the heels of a mob frenzy over bovine love that saw many lives lost due to lynching by cow vigilantes, a new trend has emerged across states over the last few months, where mass hysteria is created over rumours…

BSF crushes crime syndicates; cattle smuggling drops by 96%

New Delhi (IANS) Unprecedented vigil and action against "unscrupulous" personnel of Border Security Force (BSF) deployed along the Indo-Bangla border resulted in a "96 per cent" drop in cattle smuggling. Over 500 cross-border…

Sale of bananas banned at Lucknow railway station

Lucknow (IANS) Railway authorities in Lucknow seem to have gone bananas over cleanliness. Believing that banana peels spread filth, authorities have banned the sale of the fruit at the Charbagh Railway Station.

Authorities have…

Modi happy with Statue of Unity's growing popularity

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said he is happy that the Statue of Unity in Gujarat is emerging as a popular tourist spot and the structure finds a place in the Time 100 greatest places 2019 list.

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Security must to make India $5 trillion economy: Shah

New Delhi (IANS) Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday stressed on the importance of maintaining India's internal and external security to achieve Prime Minister Narendra Modi's goal of making the country a $5-trillion economy.

"Modiji…

J&K: SC issues notice to Centre, allows Yechury to visit

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the Centre on multiple petitions related to abrogation of Article 370.

However, the Centre asked the court not to issue the notice, saying Article 370 had international and…

No deaths in Kashmir, 50k new govt jobs soon: Governor

Srinagar (IANS) Asserting that the Narendra Modi's government decision to abrogate Article 370 was for the betterment of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, Governor Satya Pal Malik on Wednesday said the administration was "not hiding"…