Ladakh

LG directs for over three-fold increase in sea buckthorn harvest in Ladakh

10:22 pm February 3, 2021

Leh: Ladakh Lt Governor R K Mathur on Wednesday asked officials to explore ways and means to increase the production of sea buckthorn, a berry plant said to be having many medicinal values and prevalent in the Union Territory. Maintaining that sea buckthorn is a potential large GDP contributor and a means of employment generation, LG Mathur asked officials […]

US concerned by China’s ongoing attempts to ‘intimidate’ neighbours: White House

2:17 pm February 2, 2021

Washington: In its first response to the China-India border standoff, the Biden administration has voiced concern over Beijing’s ongoing attempts to ”intimidate” its neighbours and said it was closely monitoring the situation. A top official of the new Biden administration also asserted that the US will stand with its allies to advance its shared values in the strategically-vital Indo-Pacific region. ”We […]

President to visit Odisha from March 20-22

Kovind condemns R’day violence during farmers protest; on standoff with China says India committed to protecting its sovereignty

1:47 pm January 29, 2021

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday strongly defended the three contentious agri laws that have sparked intense protests from a section of farmers, and condemned as “‘very unfortunate” the Republic Day violence and the “insult” to the tricolour during the farmers’ tractor parade here on January 26. In his customary address to the […]

President arrives in Odisha on a 3-day visit

Right to vote must be respected: President

4:35 pm January 25, 2021

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind said on Monday that the right to vote must be respected, noting that people around the world have struggled a lot for it. Addressing the 11th National Voters’ Day Celebrations, Kovind said even in America, which is known to be one of the leading democracies in the world, people had to undertake decades of struggle to […]

Rafale jets of Indian & French air forces conduct complex maneuvers as part of mega drill

11:18 pm January 21, 2021

New Delhi: Rafale fighter jets of Indian and French air forces on Thursday carried out a plethora of complex aerial maneuvers along with other frontline combat jets as part of a five-day mega exercise in Jodhpur to further enhance their operational coordination, officials said. Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat flew a sortie in a Phenix Airbus A330 multi-role tanker transport aircraft of the French Air […]