Tourists enjoy a Shikara ride at Dal Lake in Srinagar. File photo. , photo credit: Nisar Ahmed
Invitations posted, Srinagar ready for G-20 tourism meeting
Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, is set to host a working group meeting of tourism representatives of G-20 countries in the last week of May. The city is undergoing a major transformation amid tight security planning for the high-profile event.
Khalistan supporter Amritpal Singh, 78 arrested in action against supporters
In a major crackdown against Khalistan supporter Amritpal Singh and his supporters, the Punjab Police arrested 78 people on March 18, 2023 and launched a manhunt. Internet services were suspended across the state till 19 March afternoon to prevent incitement to violence, but it was not clear whether the preacher had also been detained.
South Korea moves to ‘normalise’ military deal with Japan
South Korea will fully implement a key military intelligence-sharing deal with Japan, a defense ministry official told Reuters. AFP On March 18, the two countries are moving to thaw long-frozen ties and renew diplomacy to counter Pyongyang.
At a fence-repair summit on Thursday, the neighbors agreed to turn the page on a bitter dispute over Japan’s use of wartime forced labor.
Net neutrality debate is back in India
From November 2022, the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), which represents the three major telecom operators in India, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio, is demanding that platforms like YouTube and WhatsApp pay a share of the revenue . Make up for the network cost. This has reignited the debate around net neutrality.
Conman Kiran Patel, now in custody in J&K, duped many people in Gujarat too: Police
Kiran Patel, who has been arrested by the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) police on the charge of being a top-ranking official of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), apparently duped many people in Gujarat by promising government contracts or clearances. Have given.
After his arrest by the police in the union territory, several people in Ahmedabad, Vadodara and even in northern Gujarat accused him of fraud and cheating.
ED charge sheet enumerates plight of victims in Chinese loan app case
The ED has charged seven entities and five individuals in the ‘Chinese loan app’ case, where the effective interest rate in one case came to 2,233% per annum.
Serbia and Kosovo participate in high-stakes EU-mediated talks
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti arrived in North Macedonia’s lakeside resort of Ohrid for rare face-to-face talks with international envoys.
NIA files fifth charge sheet against PFI, its key office bearers and activists
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed the fifth chargesheet against 19 activists of the now-banned Popular Front of India (PFI) and 12 members of its National Executive Committee (NEC). The agency has also frozen 77 bank accounts linked to the organization and the accused persons.
Recruitment proposal for Eklavya schools leaves existing teachers in limbo
As the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs considers finalizing recruitment rules to recruit over 38,000 teachers and support staff for 740 Eklavya Model Residential Schools across the country, the jobs of nearly 4,000 teachers hang in the balance – Teachers who are already working in about 400 of these schools – The central government has calculated the staff requirement without considering the people already working in these schools.
Kazakhs to vote in newly activated parliament elections
Voters in Kazakhstan will vote on Sunday after a short but active campaign for seats in the lower house of parliament, which is being reorganized in the wake of deadly unrest that swept the resource-rich Central Asian nation a year ago.
‘Divine’ intervention keeps Royal Challengers alive
Devine played one of the finest innings in women’s T20 cricket at the Brabourne Stadium here on Saturday night. It was power-hitting at its best. His knock of 99 in just 36 balls (9×4, 8×6) powered RCB to an eight-wicket win against Gujarat Giants with 4.3 overs to spare.
Rohit returns as Men in Blue look to seal the series
Regular skipper Rohit Sharma will replace Hardik Pandya after missing the first match due to personal reasons. His return will provide a boost to the top-order which was struggling against Mitchell Starc’s flamboyant spell on Friday. Ishan Kishan is likely to make way.