LG R K Mathur congratulates Tsering Stanzin on being conferred to Sangeet Natak Akademi Amrit Award.

LG R K Mathur congratulates Tsering Stanzin on being conferred to Sangeet Natak Akademi Amrit Award.

Lieutenant Governor Radha Krishna Mathur extended congratulations to Tsering Stanzin on being conferred to Sangeet Natak Akademi Amrit Award on the folk music category. Taking to Twitter, R K Mathur posted, “His contribution in keeping alive the tradition of Ladakhi Folk songs is immense & it is a proud moment for all of us in…

Constitution Day celebrated at District Court Srinagar

Constitution Day celebrated at District Court Srinagar

The Constitution Day was today celebrated at the District Court Complex Srinagar. The event commenced with the reading of Preamble to the Constitution to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India. Jawad Ahmad Principal District & Sessions Judge and Chairman DLSA Srinagar led the reading of Preamble in presence of all Judicial officers, Chief…

Ruling alliance maintains lead in Nepal elections

Ruling alliance maintains lead in Nepal elections

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s Nepali Congress-led ruling coalition on Saturday maintained its lead in Nepal’s parliamentary elections, winning 77 seats out of the 148 declared. In the 275-member House of Representatives, 165 seats will be elected through direct voting, while the remaining 110 will be elected through a proportional electoral system. A party or…

Mosquitoes carrying ‘twin viruses’, causing co-infection
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Mosquitoes carrying ‘twin viruses’, causing co-infection

PGI finds simultaneous dengue, chikungunya transmission The Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research’s (PGI) Virology Department has found incidences of Aedes aegypti mosquito carrying both dengue and chikungunya viruses at the same time during vector-borne transmission this season. Due to a common vector, both dengue and chikungunya viruses are co-infecting the human host as…

Crucial meeting of Tibetan govt in-exile at Dharamsala

Crucial meeting of Tibetan govt in-exile at Dharamsala

The Permanent Strategy Committee of the 16th Kashag (Tibetan government in-exile) convened its third meeting here today. Sikyong Penpa Tsering is chairing the three-day meeting being held from November 25 to 27 and all committee members, including advisers Kasur Tempa Tsering, Kasur Dongchung Ngodup, former representative of the Dalai Lama at Tibet Bureau in Delhi,…

A Man killed, 30 injured as Haryana Roadways bus collides with truck in Jind Hisar

A Man killed, 30 injured as Haryana Roadways bus collides with truck in Jind Hisar

A man was killed and 30 people were injured as a Haryana Roadways bus collided with a truck on the Jind-Rohtak highway on Saturday morning. The accident took place near Jai Jai Vanti village in Jind district. The truck driver died in the mishap while 30 bus passengers were injured. Three passengers who were critical…

Gurugram housing project revived, threat to 60K trees

Gurugram housing project revived, threat to 60K trees

The Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran’s (HSVP) decision to revive a 20-year-old housing project in Sector 54 on the Gurugram-Faridabad road here, which falls in the Aravalli’s no construction zone, may lead to axing of 60,000 trees. The project has not only met resistance from environmental activists but has also initiated a tussle between the HSVP…

Union government has no intention of fulfilling their promises farmers

Union government has no intention of fulfilling their promises farmers

Farmer unions to march to Raj Bhavans across country. Farmer unions will take out marches to Raj Bhavans across the country on Saturday to mark two years since they launched their agitation against the now-repealed three farm laws. The farmer leaders have alleged that the Union government has no intention of fulfilling their promises and…

Rally in IT shares, public sector banks help stock markets record new highs

Rally in IT shares, public sector banks help stock markets record new highs

India’s main indexes closed at record highs on Thursday, powered by a rally in shares of IT companies and public sector banks, with sentiment bolstered by signals the U.S. Federal Reserve may slow the pace of interest rate hikes. The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex rose 1.24%, biggest single day gain in two weeks, to close…