Omar Abdullah (PTI photo) SRINAGAR: J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah has expressed concern over the vanishing hangul, a critically endangered subspecies of Central Asian red deer, also known as the Kashmir stag, which is endemic to the Kashmir region. He fears they may go extinct.“I don’t want a situation tomorrow where our children and grandchildren…
Jitendra Singh (File photo) JAMMU: Union minister Jitendra Singh Friday visited flood-affected villages along the international border in Kathua and Samba districts of Jammu and Kashmir, assessed the damage to crops and property, distributed relief material, and assured the affected people of early compensation.He also handed over domestic water-purifying units in the flooded areas to…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu will get an additional supply of 2,640MW of electricity by March next year to tackle the demand for power in summer, as construction of Ennore special economic zone (SEZ) thermal plant and the Udangudi thermal power plant is nearing completion. The construction of the 1,320MW (2×660 MW) Ennore SEZ thermal station in…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission on Saturday filed an affidavit in Supreme Court declaring that it alone has full discretion to conduct a special intensive revision (SIR) or general revision of electoral rolls before a general elections, assembly polls or bye-elections to a constituency.Opposing a PIL by advocate Ashwini Upadhyay requesting SC to direct EC to…
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla (File photo) NEW DELHI: Expressing concern over “planned” deadlocks in the House, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday underscored the need for comprehensive dialogue among all political parties and elected representatives. The Speaker also urged the media to give prominence to viewpoints of elected representatives engaged in “factual and…
NEW DELHI: Growing challenge of synthetic drugs and clandestine labs, extradition of fugitives and trafficking through the dark web will be high on agenda of discussion at the conference of heads of anti-narcotics task force to be held in Delhi next week, officials said.Heads of narcotics units of 36 states and UTs will be congregating…
NEW DELHI: The poor may now prefer to shift to beggar homes rather than fight hunger and diseases in their dilapidated houses as the Supreme Court ordered states and UTs on Friday to ensure dignified living conditions in beggar homes along with periodic health check up of inmates by doctors and dieticians to ensure hygienic…
NOIDA: A Class 6 student died after she collapsed outside the washroom after lunch break at Presidium school in Sector 31 on Sept 4.The girl, who was “hale and hearty” before leaving home for school and was to take part in the Teachers’ Day programmes that day, allegedly choked on a food particle during lunch…
NEW DELHI: Delhi police Saturday lodged an FIR against an AI-generated deepfake video that allegedly maligns PM Modi and his late mother. BJP’s Delhi election cell convener, Sanket Gupta, filed a complaint alleging that Congress‘ Bihar unit posted the fake video on its official X handle on Sept 10.The complaint also cited a separate incident…
NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs issued much-awaited clarifications to address problems faced by businesses when companies offer discounts to sellers. The move follows a discussion in this regard at the last all-important meeting of the GST Council, where GST rates were reduced.Very often dealers are offered discounts to push products…
