The traffic police has issued a detailed public advisory ahead of BRICS Summit 2026 NEW DELHI: The traffic police has issued a detailed public advisory ahead of BRICS Summit 2026, warning commuters of traffic diversions and restrictions during the motorcade rehearsal on Sept 2. The rehearsal will be held between 10am and 3pm, with traffic…
Govt Tuesday halved sugar stock holding limit for dealers to 2,000 quintals NEW DELHI: Govt Tuesday halved sugar stock holding limit for dealers to 2,000 quintals from Sept 15 till Nov 30, in its bid to ensure adequate availability in the domestic market and prevent hoarding and speculative trading. The move comes as retail prices…
Iltija Mufti Tuesday joined the MBBS and BDS interns’ protest at Srinagar Government Medical College SRINAGAR: PDP’s Iltija Mufti Tuesday joined the MBBS and BDS interns’ protest at Srinagar Government Medical College on Tuesday, a day after they began their indefinite strike across J&K demanding an increase in their monthly stipend from Rs 12,300 to…
A special NIA court has ordered the attachment of the share of accused Fayaz Ahmed Mir in multiple properties in Kashmir JAMMU: A special NIA court has ordered the attachment of the share of accused Fayaz Ahmed Mir in multiple properties in Kashmir while the trial in an alleged terror-linked arms case remains pending. Special…
Srinagar’s stalled commercial complex fetched an eye-popping Rs 421.75 crore (Representative image) SRINAGAR: For years, grass and weeds had more business at Sangarmaal City Centre than shoppers did. Then came the bidders. A 45-kanal (5.625 acre) parcel around Srinagar’s stalled commercial complex fetched an eye-popping Rs 421.75 crore after an overnight auction far exceeded what…
BJP plans Vadnagar-Varanasi biker ride for PM Modi’s 76th birthday NEW DELHI: BJP has planned a trip of bikers between PM Narendra Modi’s birthplace Vadnagar in Gujarat and his parliamentary constituency Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh as part of its month-long events to celebrate his birthday on September 17, an exercise which will jibe with the…
PM Modi’s gift list for leaders at SCO summit NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who participated in the 26th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, presented a range of traditional Indian handicrafts, textiles, tea, musical instruments and literary works to leaders and…
A large unusual fish caught in the floodwaters of the Gandak basin being examined by locals at Valmikinagar in West Champaran BETTIAH: Unidentified and unusual fish swept into the Gandak river and its floodplains by floodwaters from Nepal have prompted the Bihar govt to issue a safety advisory, asking residents of West Champaran and Gopalganj…
Rivers swell across UP, inundating over 11,300 hectares in five districts LUCKNOW: Rivers in Uttar Pradesh reached or crossed danger levels at several monitoring stations as satellite data showed inundation of 11,358.49 hectares across five districts, highlighting the spread of flood conditions in the state. The affected districts are Ballia, Ghazipur, Gorakhpur, Mau and Deoria.The…
NEW DELHI: The political row over the alleged purification ritual at Haldwani’s Ramlila Ground following Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s rally last month has intensified, with the BJP Scheduled Caste Morcha performing a ‘buddhi-shuddhi’ ritual for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at Panchayati Temple in Dehradun.The development came as Uttarakhand Congress chief Ganesh Godiyal led a massive…