In Jammu and Kashmir, the 275 Kms long Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH44) was closed for vehicular traffic today following multiple landslides triggered by rains that lashed wide parts of the Union Territory overnight. Akashvani Jammu Correspondent reports that the strategic national highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, was
In Himachal Pradesh, due to the active western disturbance, intermittent snowfall is occurring in the higher altitude areas, while a decrease in temperature due to rainfall and hailstorm has been recorded in other regions. Snowfall is being observed in residential areas including Kunjum Pass, Baralacha, and Rohtang Pass in the tribal district of Lahaul-Spiti. Due
In Haryana, Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) today released the second list of candidates for Loksabha election to be held on May 25. JJP has also announced its candidate for Karnal Assembly bypoll. Mr Rajendra Madanwill contest this Assembly seat. He will contest against the Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini. As per the list released by
The University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) examination has been postponed from 16th June to 18th June this year. The UGC has taken this decision following feedback from the candidates. UGC added that the UGC-NET will be conducted in OMR mode across the nation on a single day. The UGC-NET is a standardized test to determine the
In Telangana, 525 candidates remained in the election fray in all 17 Lok Sabha constituencies, as the last day for withdrawing nominations was over by 3PM today. 100 candidates who filed valid nominations have withdrawn their nominations today. The lowest number of 12 candidates are in Adilabad while the highest number of 45 nominations are
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today bowed to Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji on the sacred occasion of his Parkash Purab. In a social media post, Mr Modi said, he is remembered by millions across the world as the embodiment of courage, compassion and selflessness. Prime Minister said, Guru Teg Bahadur Ji’s life serves as a
Today was the day for high profile nominations in Uttar Pradesh. Senior BJP leader and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP candidate and former Minister in Maharashtra government Kripa Shankar Singh and Senior party leader and Union Minister Smriti Irani filed their nominations today. Rajnath Singh filed his nomination from Lucknow parliamentary constituency. He is
AICC General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi blamed the Central Government for price rise and unemployment in the country. Addressing a public rally in Sedam in Gulbarga Parliamentary constituency in Karnataka today, she said wrong GST and demonetisation have ended employment in small and medium Industries and enterprises. She charged that the farmers are suffering. She also
Prime Minister and Senior BJP leader Narendra Modi today said that the NDA Government is providing opportunities to the youth of the country so that they can dream big in every sector. Addressing a public rally in Pune, Maharashtra Mr. Modi said that the NDA government announced Rs 1 lakh crore corpus to promote technological
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar today underlined the need for reformation in the Indian Arbitration system. He also stressed the pivotal role of institutions in fostering meaningful reform and noted that they embody the collective wisdom of their respective domains. Addressing the gathering after the inauguration of the Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF) building in New