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CS reviews handicrafts sector, pushes GI traceability and skill development

Srinagar, Aug. 14 -- Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo on Friday reviewed measures aimed at strengthening Jammu and Kashmir's handicrafts and handloom sector, directing authorities to expand skill-based cou... Read More


Odisha Floods Live Update: Flood Situation Worsens In 4 Districts, 45 Panchayats Affected

Bhubaneswar, Aug. 14 -- Two days of incessant rain has pushed up water levels in several rivers across Odisha, raising flood threat in Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Balasore. The Baitarani is flowing above... Read More


Juniper Hotels to Invest Rs 850 Crore to Develop Landmark Luxury Hotel in New Delhi

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- Left to right: Dr. Mannan Akhtar, DDA Commissioner (Lands); Shri N. Saravana Kumar, Vice Chairman, DDA; Mr. Sardar Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Lieutenant Governor (DDA Chairman); ... Read More


Deeply saddened by tragic loss of lives at tunnel collapse in Chamoli: Rajnath Singh prays for safe rescue of trapped workers

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday expressed grief over the loss of lives in the tunnel collapse at a hydroelectric project site in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district and praye... Read More


Caste, Covid vaccination: Centre notifies 40 questions for Census Phase 2 starting next month

India, Aug. 14 -- The Centre on Friday notified 40 questions that respondents will be asked during the second phase of the Census, the population enumeration phase, with caste and the place of Covid v... Read More


Pakistan Embassy Reportedly Funds Qawwali at Dhaka Press Club on Independence Day Eve

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- DHAKA - The pandal went up before most of the club's members had any idea what it was for. By Wednesday evening, workers had set the structure in the garden of Bangladesh's Natio... Read More


President address: Students architects of future, reforms underway

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- In a first, the full version of Vande Mataram, recently accorded the same legal protection as the national anthem, was played ahead of and after President Droupadi Murmu's addres... Read More


At least 16 killed, 40 injured in Cameroon bus crash

YAOUNDE, Aug. 14 -- At least 16 people were killed and approximately 40 others injured early Friday following a collision on the Yaounde-Bafoussam highway in Cameroon. The accident took place at Noma... Read More


Nearly 90% of railway stations lack prescribed amenities, supplied drinking water found contaminated: CAG

India, Aug. 14 -- A CAG audit found that 458 of 512 inspected non-suburban railway stations, or more than 89%, lacked one or more prescribed passenger amenities. The deficiencies included drinking wa... Read More


Himachal CM flags off 35 electric buses for Hamirpur, inaugurates SRT, CBT Labs and other projects

Shimla, Aug. 14 -- Himachal Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu today flagged off 35 electric buses at Hamirpur to be deployed in various depots of the district as part of the green initiativ... Read More