New Delhi: Asafoetida, one of the important spices in the Indian kitchen and also known for its medicinal properties, will subsequently be produced in India. Asafoetida plantation was done for the first time in India at the Kwaring village in the Lahaul valley of Himachal Pradesh, at 11,000 feet above sea level. This Asafoetida variant was developed scientifically in […]
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Chandigarh: – The construction work of the longest bridge on the strategically important Manali-Leh highway, in Himachal Pradesh, has been completed. This month, the bridge will be opened for traffic. This bridge on the Manali-Leh highway has been named as Barsi Bridge. After the Colonel Chewang Rinchen Setu, built on the Shyok river at Daulat […]
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Srinagar: – Jammu-Kashmir administration and the Indian Army have signed a memorandum of understanding. The airstrip at Kishtwar, in Jammu and Kashmir, will be made operational under the Udaan scheme of the union government. The significance of the decision increases further as the Kishtwar district lies close to the Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh borders. Also, […]
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New Delhi: General Bipin Rawat, Chief of Defence Services (CDS), assured that the Indian Army is fully geared up for long-term deployment on the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The tension created following the conflict in the Galwan Valley, in June, continues to reign and all the bilateral discussions on the subject have failed. Therefore, […]
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Guwahati: The union government has given permission to start work on the strategically important project to build a tunnel under the Brahmaputra river. This is the first tunnel being built under a river in India. This will ensure that the states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh are connected round the year. This will also expedite […]
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New Delhi: Chief of Army Staff General MM Naravane visited Ladakh, especially when the region has been reeling under high tension between India and China. On Friday, General Naravane visited the headquarters of XIV Corps of the Indian Army at Leh, in Ladakh. After that, he held talks with the main officers of the Northern […]
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New Delhi: The United States has criticised Chinese activities on the Indian border. Alice Wells, US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, attacked China saying that the Chinese activities are inciting, and this only shows how China is misusing its increasing military might. Wells has seemingly supported the Indian stand by […]
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New Delhi: The States of Uttar Pradesh (UP), Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh (MP), Haryana, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh (HP) have amended the labour laws. This amendment sanctions 12 hours working shift, instead of the current 8 hours, and Karnataka and Assam also have indicated similar changes. These amendments in the state labour laws are considered to […]
Read More »New Delhi: A step towards the development of border areas has been initiated under the ‘Border Area Development Programme’. Nine states sharing international border will benefit from the development work undertaken in this programme. In order to develop the basic amenities necessary for this, the central government has released funds of 167 crore rupees, informed […]
Read More »New Delhi: China, forced to back out in ‘Doklam’ standoff against India is now looking to avenge its defeat. President Xi Jinping after winning the second term as President would now look to directly confront India on ‘Doklam’ like issue as suggested by Chinese analyst while issuing warning of fresh insurgency attempts. India seems to […]
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