Day: August 16, 2022

Lt Governor visits ITBP personnel injured in tragic road accident near Chandanwari

SRINAGAR, AUGUST 16: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today visited Army Hospital Srinagar and enquired about the well-being of ITBP personnel injured in a tragic road accident near Chandanwari. Lt General Amardeep Singh Aujla, GOC 15 Corps was also present. The Lt Governor went around the wards where the […]

Bus falls in Kashmir gorge, kills six Indian border police

SRINAGAR, Aug 16 – A bus carrying personnel from India’s high-altitude border police rolled off a mountainous road and fell into a gorge in Kashmir on Tuesday, killing at least six officers, police said. Kashmir police said on Twitter the injured were being flown to an army hospital […]

Chinese military ship docks at Sri Lanka port despite Indian concern

COLOMBO, Aug 16 – A Chinese military survey ship docked at Sri Lanka’s Chinese-built port of Hambantota on Tuesday after a delay of several days because of opposition to the visit from India, which vies with China for influence in crisis-hit Sri Lanka. India had opposed the docking […]

China sets sanctions on Taiwan figures to punish US, island

BEIJING — China imposed visa bans and other sanctions Tuesday on Taiwanese political figures as it raises pressure on the self-governing island and the U.S. in response to successive congressional visits. The sanctions come a day after China announced more military exercises in the seas and skies surrounding […]

Lt Governor interacts with IAS inductees of J&K Administrative Service

SRINAGAR, AUGUST 16: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today interacted with the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) inductees of the members of Jammu & Kashmir Administrative Service, at Raj Bhavan here today. The Lt Governor congratulated the IAS inductees and extended his best wishes for their personal and professional life. […]

Forest Department celebrates I-Day, 2022

Dedicates Amrit Sarovars to the people; organizes plantation programs SRINAGAR, AUGUST 16: The Forest Department celebrated Independence Day, 2022 with much fervour and happiness. On the occasion, Flag hoisting ceremonies were organised at Forest Headquarter, Sheikh Bagh, Srinagar and similar programmes were held at Circle level, Divisional level […]

PM pays tribute to Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his Punya Tithi

AUGUST 16, 2022 The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid tributes to former Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his Punya Tithi.  The Prime Minister tweeted; “Today, on the Punya Tithi of respected Atal Ji, visited Sadaiv Atal and paid tributes to him. We remain inspired by […]

More than 6 crore Tiranga selfies uploaded on the Har Ghar Tiranga website under Har Ghar Tiranga Abhiyan

Guinness World Record of World’s ‘Largest Human Image of a Waving National Flag’ created in Chandigarh with the participation of 5,885 people The entire nation has come together to make Har Ghar Tiranga Campaign a success. This kind of enthusiasm from people across different walks of life is […]

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh approves StartUp loan for manufacturing and commercialising

The Minister presides over the signing of MoU between Technology Development Board under DST and M/s TGP Bioplastics Private Limited, Satara, Maharashtra for manufacturing & commercialization of compostable plastic The concept of compostable plastic will be scaled up with further government support for driving global action on plastic […]

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