President of Nepal Ram Chandra Paudel is scheduled to present the government’s policies and programmes for the coming fiscal year in the joint sitting of the federal parliament later this afternoon. The parliament secretariat has finalised the preparation for the meeting slated to begin at 3:00 pm. In this connection, Speaker Devraj Ghimire is consulting
Frontier Kupwara district in north Kashmir, which is part of 1-Baramulla Parliamentary Constituency, has extended home-voting facility for voters aged 85-years plus and PwD (specially abled /Divyanjans) today. A total of 402 registered elderly and PwD electors of the district with over 40 percent locomotive disabilities from across all the six assembly segments of the
India’s domestic coal stock has surged by 26 percent this year to reach 149 million tonnes. Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi in a social media post informed that the country’s production grew by 7.31 percent in April. He also said that the dispatch to power sector has increased by 5.43 percent Year-on-Year. Mr. Joshi also asserted
India has sent a second tranche of Humanitarian Assistance including 40 tonnes of medicines, medical supplies and other equipment to assist flood victims in Kenya. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in a social media post informed about it. First tranche of assistance was sent in Naval Ship Sumedha and was handed over to the Government
In Jammu & Kashmir, the fourth phase of voting for General Elections to 18th Lok Sabha concluded peacefully yesterday with a remarkable 37.99 percent voting in the districts of Srinagar, Ganderbal, Pulwama and Budgam and Shopian. The corresponding percentage for the last Lok Sabha election in 2019 was 14.43 percent. Presenting the details on fourth
The Ramcharitmanas, Panchatantra and Sahṛdayāloka-Locana have been included in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Asia-Pacific Regional Register. Culture Ministry said, this inclusion is a proud moment for India, a confirmation of the country’s rich literary heritage and cultural legacy. The Ministry said, it also signifies a step forward in global cultural preservation efforts, highlighting the
In Tennis, India’s Rohan Bopanna and his Australian companion Matthew Ebden will face the Italian pair of Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori in the Men’s Doubles pre-quarters of Italian Open in Rome today. The second seeded Indian- Australian duo defeated Francesco Passaro and Matteo Arnaldi of the host country in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2
Bihar governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar have expressed deep grief over the demise of senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi. In his condolence message, Mr. Arlekar said Sushil Kumar Modi was an ardent follower of Loknayak Jai Prakash Narayan and he will be remembered as crusader against corruption. Chief Minister
In Arunachal Pradesh, the 1st Edition of the “Siang Biodiversity Meet- 2024″ is underway at Gobuk and Ramsing villages in Upper Siang District. The week long biodiversity meet which started on May 12 will conclude on 18th of this month. The event is being organized by Gobuk Welfare Society in collaboration With Epum Sirum Welfare
In Kerala, a 57 year old woman patient was charred to death when an ambulance carrying her caught fire on the way to a hospital in Kozhikode early this morning. The patient was being shifted on a Mobile ICU from one private hospital to another when the mishap took place. There was heavy rain in