JAMMU: Reasi Police have formed 97 new Village Defence Guard (VDG) groups to strengthen the district’s village-level defence grid. As part of the security augmentation plan, as many as 726 aged VDG personnel have been replaced, and 1,902 additional members have been recruited across existing VDG groups, Reasi SSP Paramvir Singh said Thursday.The SSP was…
West Virginia Board of Education approves closure of 15 schools (Image credit: Canva) The West Virginia Board of Education on Wednesday approved the closure of 15 schools across six counties after a series of votes that reflected mounting fiscal pressures and years of enrollment decline in rural communities. The decision, first reported by WCHS News,…
A political commentator and top US pollster, Mark Mitchel, stirred a row after saying he wants to launch a consultancy to help major American companies “de-Indianise,” raising questions about what the term actually means.Mitchell of Rasmussen Reports frequently appears on Steve Bannon’s (former Trump loyalist) War Room. The anti-immigrant preacher criticised the presence of Indian…
At a heartfelt prayer gathering arranged by Hema Malini, Kangana Ranaut honored the memory of the beloved Dharmendra. With genuine warmth, she reflected on his humble spirit, reminiscing about her own village upbringing. Kangana fondly shared how Dharmendra, along with his sons Sunny and Bobby, consistently uplifted her throughout her career, serving as a source…
If ever you feel lost, things are not going your way and you are confused like never before, then you are not alone. Think like this, you’re not losing yourself but meeting a new version of you. A new refined, renewed and healed version who is all set to live their life. There comes a…
SRINAGAR: In Srinagar, for once, politics took a back seat on December 8, when the conversations revolved not around the tug-of-war between CM Omar Abdullah and LG Manoj Sinha, or another round of security briefings. In the J&K assembly corridors this Monday, lawmakers gathered instead to confront a deadlier political blind spot: Cancer among its…
Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma, and Virat Kohli Former India batter Robin Uthappa said he felt “strange” that the Indian men’s cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir did not mention Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the press conference after India won the third ODI against South Africa and sealed the series 2-1.Kohli finished the series…
NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday announced the opening of ticket sales for next year’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, setting entry-level prices at “historic low” to increase access to the tournament.Ticket sales started at 6:45pm IST, with prices beginning at Rs 100 in India and LKR 1,000 in Sri Lanka, according…
US applications for unemployment benefits rose sharply last week, although filings remain within the historically low range seen in recent years despite growing concerns over labour-market momentum.The Labor Department said on Thursday that jobless claims for the week ending December 6 increased by 44,000 to 236,000, up from 192,000 in the previous week and exceeding…
NEW DELHI: The NHPC on Thursday said it was seeking an NOC from the ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEF&CC) for using assets of the Subansiri Lower project to raise secured debt in the future for other projects without offering forest land as collateral.The clarification followed reports that MoEF&CC had rejected its proposal…
