Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today said that the Central Information Commission (CIC) would start hearing Right to Information (RTI) Act applications of applicants from the UTs of J&K and Ladakh from tomorrow (15.05.2020). This […]
Brushing aside misinformation sought to be spread in certain quarters, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh, who is also the MoS In-Charge Department of Personnel & Training (DOPT), which is the nodal department for Central Information Commission of India dealing with the Right to Information (RTI) appeals, said that RTI can be filed locally in the […]
Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu has asserted that the dilution of Article 370 would accelerate the process of development in the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh by paving the way for extension of various schemes and legislations, including 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments to strengthen the funds and functions of […]
The Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu has asserted that dilution of Article 370 would strengthen the security, safety and integrity of India and should not be viewed through any other narrow prism. He was delivering the 1st Balramji Dass Tandon Memorial Lecture, at Panjab University in Chandigarh today. Stating that the state of […]
External Affairs Minister (EAM) paid an official visit to China on 12 August for the 2nd meeting of the High Level Mechanism on Cultural and People-to-People Exchanges. He had a cordial meeting with Vice President Wang Qishan in the morning where he discussed the evolving global situation and the larger rebalancing that reflected the rise […]
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar released patriotic song Watan produced by Doordarshan to mark the occasion of Independence Day, 2019 in New Delhi today. The Watan song pays tribute to New India. It highlights several path breaking initiatives of the government including the determination and vision behind the recent successful launch of “Chandrayaan 2”. The song […]
The Vice President of India, M. Venakaih Naidu has said that abrogation of article 370 was welcomed by people cutting across all political lines in the country. Participating in the 35th Foundation Day celebrations of Prabhat Khabar, a Hindi daily, in Ranchi, Jharkhand yesterday, the Vice President said the need of the hour was to […]
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued orders to suspend the Line of Control (LoC) trade in Jammu and Kashmir w.e.f 19-04-2019. This action has been taken as the Government of India has been receiving reports that the Cross LoC trade routes are being misused by the Pakistan based elements for funnelling illegal weapons, narcotics […]
On 26 February, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) carried out searches at 7 locations in Srinagar in connection with the investigation of J&K Terror Funding case. These included premises belonging to top separatist leaders namely Yasin Malik, Chairman JKLF, Shabbir Shah, President JKDFP, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Chairman Awami Action Committee, Mohammad Ashraf Khan Chairman Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, Masarat Alam, General […]
Ladakh was rejoicing after Modi government’s historic decision on the creation of a separate Administrative/Revenue division of Ladakh which would eventually help this region to get the status of Union Territory. The festive atmosphere, however, turned into silent grief after the Pulwama Attack. To show the support for the Jawans, hundreds and thousands of people […]
