Failed Drainage System & Official Apathy responsible for Water-Logging in Srinagar: Altaf Bukhari

Srinagar  : Apni Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Saturday raised serious concern over the water logging problem in the various areas of Kashmir division especially in Srinagar city. In a statement issued to CNS the media here, Bukhari said that in the aftermath of the incessant rainfalls, the whole valley appears to have … Read more

English rendering of PM’s address at the National Committee to commemorate ‘Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav’

Namaskar! The occasion of 75 years of Independence is not far away, we are all waiting to welcome it. The country will celebrate the day, which is so historic, glorious and important, with the same grandeur and enthusiasm. It is our privilege that we have been given the responsibility by the time and the country … Read more

On International Women’s Day Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship celebrates the contribution of Women in Skill Development

The Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dr.MahendraNath Pandey inaugurated a function organised to mark the International Day for Women, at NDMC Convention Centre in New Delhi today. The Minister honoured women entrepreneurs from across the country for their contribution in skill development and becoming from job seekers to job givers and achieving great success … Read more

National Skill Development Corporation to bridge the skill gap

The Government of India had constituted a Committee known as Common Norms Committee (CNC) for providing recommendations on cost norms for skill development schemes/programmes implemented by Government of India. Common Norms Committee (CNC) for Skill Development Schemes has decided that 1.5% of the average training cost per trainee for 3 months, or 1.5% of the hourly … Read more

Ex-Legislators’ Council seeks early resumption of democratic political process in JK

Urges Lt Governor to check rampant corruption in system Jammu : Asserting that the current situation in Jammu and Kashmir was chaotic, Ex-Legislators’ Council has demanded early resumption of democratic political process in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. The Council, comprising former legislators from different regional and national political parties, was of the … Read more

Chakoora-Naina Road in Dilipidiated Condition

Pulwama  : The Chakoora-Naina road in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district is lying in dilapidated conditions. According to the commuters, they are facing inconvenience while travelling on this 6.5 km long road. “The road has developed potholes which make it difficult to drive smoothly on it,” Residents of MainChakoora, Grawgund,Kulpora,Ladermer, Khellen,Naina and other adjoining villagers said … Read more

Waseem Rizvi’s Move sparks Widespread Resentment in Kashmir

Kashmir : Discontent and anger has brewed across Muslim-majority Jammu and Kashmir after Uttar Pradesh Shia Waqf Board chairman Waseem Rizvi filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Supreme Court dema nding deleting 26 Ayats (verses) from the Holy Quran. Rizvi’s outrageous remarks of recommending omission of certain verses of the Holy Quran and … Read more

India’s first AC railway terminal to function soon: Piyush Goyal

The country’s first centralised air-conditioned railway terminal in Bengaluru would be operational soon, Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday. “Named after one of the foremost civil engineers, Bharat Ratna Sir M. Visvesvaraya, the nation’s first centralised AC railway terminal in Bengaluru is set to become operational soon,” Mr. Goyal tweeted. According to railway … Read more

Samsung India Launches #MonsterReloaded Galaxy M12 with 8nm Exynos Processor and 90Hz Display

  Samsung, India’s most trusted smartphone brand, today announced the launch of Galaxy M12. After the success of Galaxy M11 and Galaxy M21 in 2020, Samsung is looking to further cement its position in the sub-15K segment in India with some of the biggest upgrades in its product offering this year. The #MonsterReloaded Galaxy M12 … Read more

Samsung Partners Delhi Technological University to Set Up Samsung Innovation Lab; Will Focus on Collaborative Research & Training

Samsung India has inaugurated a Samsung Innovation Lab at Delhi Technological University (DTU) under the Samsung Innovation Campus initiative, strengthening its commitment towards the Government’s Skill India initiative as part of its latest vision #PoweringDigitalIndia.   At the lab, students and faculty at DTU will work on advanced technology training as well as joint research … Read more

Samsung Launches 980 NVMe SSD that Combines Speed and Affordability; Sets New Standard in Consumer SSD Performance

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced memory technology, today launched the 980 NVMe SSD[1], the company’s first consumer drive without DRAM. Delivering the highest performance among DRAM-less SSDs[2], the new 980 makes blazing NVMe speeds more accessible to a wider range of users.   “Samsung has been at the forefront of introducing … Read more

Samsung Internet 14.0 Beta is Now Available

Samsung Electronics today released Samsung Internet 14.0 beta, which offers improved privacy and security settings, a revamped viewing experience on Galaxy foldable devices, and new UI innovations.   “Samsung is constantly looking for ways to enhance the security of its services and protect users’ privacy,” says Du Kim, VP and Head of Web R&D Group, … Read more

[Interview] Growing Together for a Better Tomorrow: Samsung Employees Talk About the Value of Diversity

To yield the best results as a team, respect and communication between teammates is crucial. However, in the process of achieving a common goal, sometimes the different thoughts and opinions of team members can lead to miscommunication – making it paramount that all differences in the workplace are acknowledged and embraced.   In order to … Read more

Samsung Rolls Out Digital Film #WorkPlayChill; Introduces Energy Efficient Convertible 5-in-1 ACs for Customized & Precise Cooling

  Samsung India has launched a digital campaign #WorkPlayChill for its new Convertible 5 in 1 AC range, bringing to life five power consumption modes offered by this range for different cooling needs – Home Alone mode at 40% power consumption, Eco mode at 60%, Pleasant mode at 80% power consumption, Normal mode at 100% … Read more

Voices of Galaxy: How Software Engineer Vanisri Srikrishna Jallapelli Leads Her Team to Break Boundaries

In celebration of International Women’s Day 2021, Samsung is proudly highlighting the women behind our innovation as part of Voices of Galaxy. Across the company, countless innovators push themselves every day to create new experiences while paving the way for others to succeed.   Vanisri Srikrishna Jallapelli, a software engineer based in India, is one … Read more

No rooms sans RT-PCR report for tourists from 6 states now, Restrictions extended to travellers from Haryana, Punjab, Gujarat, MP

Udaipur : With a surge in the number of COVID positive cases in Udaipur, the district administration has tightened the strictness norms to prevent any alarming situation. Fresh directions have been issued to the tourism department, airlines companies, hotels and airport authorities to strictly adhere to the pandemic protocols. Besides Maharashtra and Kerala, now travellers  from  … Read more

Border Roads Organisation restores connectivity to 13 border villages of Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district cut off due flash floods, in record time

A 200-feet Bailey Bridge, built by Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in Reini Village on Joshimat – Malari road across the Rishiganga River was thrown open for public on March 03, 2021. With this, BRO has restored connectivity, in a record time of 26 days, to the 13 border villages of Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district that were … Read more

COVID19 Vaccination-Day 49

The cumulative number of COVID19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 1.90Crore today. The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on 16th Jan 2021 and vaccination of the Frontline Workers (FLWs) started from 2nd Feb 2021.The next phase of COVID-19 vaccination has commenced from 1st March 2021 for those who are over 60 years of age and for … Read more

Indian Medicines Pharmaceutical Corporation Limited, the PSU of AYUSH Ministry to sell products on Government e-Market (GeM) portal

Indian Medicines Pharmaceutical Corporation Limited (IMPCL), the public sector manufacturing unit of the Ministry of AYUSH has received a shot in the arm in the matter of potential sales volumes, thanks to the recent tie up with the Government e-Market (GeM) portal for selling its products online.  The deal between IMPCL and GeM was finalised … Read more

Monthly Weather Review for the month of Feb 2021 and Weather Outlook for the month of March 2021

According to the National Weather Forecasting Centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD): Salient features of month of Feb  2021 (a)  Western Disturbances (WDs): Six WDs and four induced cyclonic circulations affected Northwest India during Feb 2021. Among these, two WDs caused scattered to fairly widespread rainfall/snowfall activity over Western Himalayan Region and isolated to … Read more

PM addresses webinar on Production Linked Incentives scheme

The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi addressed a webinar on Production Linked Incentives scheme organized by Department for Promotion of Industry and International Trade and NITI Aayog through video conference. Speaking on the steps taken to boost trade and industry in this year’s Union Budget, the Prime Minister said that over the past 6-7 years, several … Read more

AYUSH wing of Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) gets a shot in the arm with senior level manpower revamp

In a major exercise to streamline the functioning of the AYUSH units of the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS), the AYUSH Ministry promoted a panel of 78 AYUSH Physicians to of Chief Medical Officers in the Senior Administrative Grade on 5th March 2021. These AYUSH Physicians belong to the Ayurveda, Homoeopathy, Unani and Siddha disciplines, … Read more

Vice President calls for public-private partnership to bring advanced health facilities to rural areas

The Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu today called for bridging the urban-rural disparity in the health infrastructure on a mission mode and appealed to the private sector to try to expand its footprint to semi-urban and rural areas, and provide affordable healthcare to the people. He also suggested to Governments to partner proactively with the … Read more

Arjun Munda inaugurates GI Mahotsav at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie

Arjun Munda, Union Minister for Tribal Affairs inaugurated the Tribes India GI Mahotsav at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) Mussoorie today. Bhaskar Khulbe, Advisor to the Prime Minister of India; Sanjeev Chopra, Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA); Pravir Krishna, Managing Director, TRIFED and Padmashri Dr. Rajni Kant, Advisor, … Read more

Union Education Minister inaugurates the New Delhi World Book Fair 2021 – Virtual Edition

Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ inaugurated the New Delhi World Book Fair 2021 – Virtual Edition today. Addressing on the occasion, the Minister appreciated that ‘National Education Policy-2020’ is the theme of New Delhi World Book Fair 2021. Speaking on NEP, the Minister said, it has emerged as world’s biggest reform, which will develop … Read more

Samsung, National Geographic Traveller India Partner to #UncoverTheEpic with Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G’s 8K Video Snap Feature

  Samsung, India’s most trusted brand, teamed up with National Geographic Traveller India for an adventure like never before to #UncoverTheEpic. National Geographic Explorer and Photographer Prasanjeet Yadav captured the unexplored sky islands of the Western Ghats using Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G, Samsung’s power-packed flagship smartphone.   “We are delighted to partner with National Geographic … Read more

Gadkari Reviews Progress of India’s first Grade- Separated Urban Expressway (Dwarka Expressway)

Dwarka Expressway The Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Nitin Gadkari reviewed the progress of India’s First Grade Separated Urban Expressway, Dwarka Expressway (NH – 248BB) today. The Minister made a inspectional visit to Dwarka Expressway with public representatives and Media. Nitin Gadkari expressed hope that the 29-kilometre long Expressway, being constructed under the … Read more

228th meeting of CBT, EPF held at Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir

The 228th meeting of Central Board of Trustees, EPF was held today in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir under the chairmanship of Santosh Kumar Gangwar,Union Minister of State for Labour & Employment(Independent Charge),Vice-Chairmanship of Apurva Chandra, Secretary(L&E) and the Member Secretary Sunil Barthwal, Central P F Commissioner. During the meeting, Chairman, CBT launched e-facility for the … Read more

The Central Board recommends 8.50 % rate of interest to its subscribers for the year 2020-21

The 228th meeting of Central Board of Trustees, EPF was held today in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir under the chairmanship of Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Union Minister of State for Labour & Employment (Independent Charge),Vice-Chairmanship of Apurva Chandra, Secretary(L&E) and the Member Secretary Sunil Barthwal, Central P F Commissioner. The Central Board recommended 8.50% annual rate … Read more

Let’s See Who Else Found Galaxy S21 Series Epic!

Built to deliver next-level mobile experiences, Galaxy S21 series is packed with innovative features that will make everything you do on the smartphone simply more epic. Galaxy S21 series is truly designed for the way we live now and delivers the ultimate smartphone experience.   Equipped with the latest Exynos 2100 chipset, advanced pro-grade camera, … Read more

PM salutes all those working towards wildlife protection on World Wildlife Day

The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has saluted all those working towards wildlife protection on World Wildlife Daytoday. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, “On #WorldWildlifeDay, I salute all those working towards wildlife protection. Be it lions, tigers and leopards, India is seeing a steady rise in the population of various animals. We should do everything … Read more

Policy Dialogue on COVID-19 Vaccine organized by CSIR-NISTADS and CSIR-NISCAIR

CSIR Institutions CSIR-NISTADS and CSIR-NISCAIR, New Delhi jointly organized a half-day session on “A Policy Dialogue on COVID-19 Vaccine from Self-Reliance to Global Leadership: Opportunities, Challenges, and Policy Imperatives in COVID Era” recently. This event was organised to celebrate the National Science Day and to have a policy discourse from eminent personalities on the journey … Read more

Global Bio-India 2021: Innovation focus, Policy Initiatives, Startup showcased

The potential of biotech innovation ecosystem and its rapid growth have been well recognized as the key contributors to the growth of global bio-economy. Globally there has been a major thrust towards encouraging the growth of the Start-ups, entrepreneurs, academia, and industry that are further steering the development of the Indian Biotechnology ecosystem. Global Bio-India … Read more

Cabinet approves Memorandum of Understanding between India and France on Renewable Energy Cooperation

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi was apprised of the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and French Republic in the field of renewable energy cooperation.  The MoU was signed in January 2021. The objective of the MoU is to establish the basis for promotion of bilateral cooperation in … Read more

Video Replay: Unbox & Discover 2021

On March 2, Samsung Electronics held its virtual Unbox & Discover event at which the company unveiled its very latest MICRO LED, Samsung Neo QLED, lifestyle TVs, monitor and soundbar products.   The event saw Samsung voice its commitment to providing TV technologies that innovate and add value to user’s daily lives, especially given the … Read more

Government amends Insurance Ombudsman Rules for better resolution of policyholders’ complaints regarding insurance service deficiencies

The Government on 2nd March 2021 notified comprehensive amendments to the Insurance Ombudsman Rules, 2017, with a view to improve the working of the Insurance Ombudsman mechanism to facilitate resolution of complaints regarding deficiencies in insurance services in a timely, cost-effective and impartial manner. The amended rules have enlarged the scope of complaints to Ombudsmen from … Read more

Vedanta Focuses On Global Esg Standards, Benchmarks Best Practices For Environmental & Social Performance

  -Recognised in The Sustainability Yearbook – 2021 by Dow Jones Sustainability Index -CDP score improves from C to B- pointing to greater environmental disclosure  – Collaborating with TCFD to develop global standards for transparency.   Mumbai/Delhi : Vedanta has been at the forefront of sustainable practices and is leveraging new technologies to safeguard the environment … Read more

Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat continue to report an upsurge in COVID Daily New Cases

Several States in the country continue to report an increased number of daily new cases. 6 States, Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat, have shown a surge in new cases in the last 24 hours. 15,510 new cases were registered in the last 24 hours. Maharashtra continues to report the highest daily new cases at … Read more

Samsung Launches Galaxy A32 with 64MP Quad Camera, Real Smooth 90Hz Display in India

  Samsung, India’s most trusted smartphone brand, today announced the launch of Galaxy A32. With a refreshed minimalistic design and stylish camera layout, Galaxy A32 comes with best-in-class 64MP Quad Camera, stunning 6.4″ FHD+ sAMOLED screen with 90Hz refresh rate for smooth in-app navigation, browsing and gaming and a host of other innovative features. After … Read more

Piyush Goyal addresses Global Bio-India Startup Conclave, 2021;

Minister of Railways, Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs and Food & Public Distribution Piyush Goyal today addressed Global Bio-India Startup Conclave, 2021, organized by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), GOI. He said that our startups, young professionals, innovators, thinkers and scientists will be at the cutting edge of technology worldwide, & at the forefront of … Read more

Samsung Unboxes its 2021 Lineup, Letting You Discover More of What You’re Passionate About

Samsung Electronics showcased its 2021 lineup of MICRO LED, Samsung Neo QLED, lifestyle TVs, monitors, and soundbars at its virtual Unbox & Discover event. As people spend more time at home, Samsung’s latest innovations let consumers get the most from their screens—allowing them to work efficiently, communicate effectively, and explore their personal passions.   “At … Read more