New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Newly appointed Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, will take the oath of office and secrecy on Wednesday.The swearing-in ceremony is scheduled to be held at 1:30 pm at Lok Niwas, where the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court will administer the oath, formally appointing him as the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of the national capital. Outgoing Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has been appointed as the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh and is set to assume char…
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New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Two-time Olympian Arif Mohammad Khan has praised the Khelo India Winter Games while also urging the Union sports ministry to develop world-class infrastructure on the slopes of Gulmarg to help Indian athletes prepare for international winter sports competitions. The Alpine skier from Jammu & Kashmir emphasised that India requires at least one fully developed facility at Gulmarg capable of hosting training and competitions for a full season of around five months, ex…
Shimla, March 10 (IANS) Aiming to maintain close coordination with the state government, Himachal Pradesh’s newly appointed Governor Kavinder Gupta said on Tuesday that he would work towards promoting environment, particularly enhancing green cover, preserving cultural heritage, besides strengthening religious tourism. Saying during his seven-month stint in the mountainous Ladakh, Governor Gupta travelled more than 10,000 km within seven months and is familiar with challenges of hilly regions…
Jammu, March 10 (IANS) The body of an Indian Army soldier, who went missing during a river crossing exercise, was recovered on Tuesday a day after the accident.Officials said that the body of the soldier who had gone missing during a river-crossing training exercise in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir a day earlier, was recovered today.“The body of Sepoy Akshit Sharma was recovered from the Manawar stream in the Khour area by a joint search party of the Army, the National Disaster Respons…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The Congress Parliamentary Strategy Group meeting discussed national and international issues and decided to raise foreign policy, unemployment and economic issues prominently during the second part of the Budget Session of Parliament starting on Monday, a party MP said.In light of the conflict in the Gulf, the Congress has decided to raise issues related to its implications, the fall in the rupee and our foreign policy deviation, said Congress MP from Rajya Sabha Syed …
Srinagar, March 6 (IANS) Senior religious leader and chief cleric of Kashmir, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, said on Friday that authorities have placed him under house arrest as restrictions continued across the Valley.Mirwaiz Umar said on X, “Restrictions in the valley continue and have been heightened on a Friday in the holy month of Ramzan. I have also been placed under house arrest, and in these greatly blessed days, when thousands come to the mosques seeking blessings and guidance the pulpit of Ja…
Mumbai, March 6 (IANS) Actor Salman Khan gave a heartfelt shout-out to veteran star Kabir Bedi, calling him the “original Tiger of India” while reminiscing about the iconic 1976 television series Sandokan. Salman took to his Instagram stories section to praise Kabir Bedi for creating history nearly five decades ago by becoming the first Indian actor to headline an international television show with “Sandokan.”“Sandokan Sandokan 50 years ago the first indian to do an international tv sh…
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Former Indian Ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu has been appointed the new Lieutenant Governor (L-G) of Delhi, Rashtrapati Bhavan said. Taranjit Singh Sandhu will replace former Delhi L-G Vinai Kumar Saxena, who has been serving at the post since May 26, 2022, the Rashtrapati Bhavan noted on Thursday.During his tenure as Delhi L-G, Vinai Kumar Saxena made his role much more vocal than his predecessors.Along with major rejig in Delhi, Governors of several other…
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday accepted the resignation of West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose and also announced a series of appointments and transfers of Governors and Lt Governors across several states and Union Territories.As part of the changes, according to an official note, Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla has been appointed as the Governor of Telangana.Jishnu Dev Varma, who is currently serving as the Governor of Telangana, has been appointed…
Jammu, March 5 (IANS) Ladakh’s Lt Governor Kavinder Gupta on Thursday resigned from his post, barely eight months after assuming the office.Gupta had taken the oath on July 18, 2025, becoming the third LG of the Union Territory.His tenure coincided with rising unrest in the region, where civil society groups and organisations such as the Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance have been protesting for statehood, Sixth Schedule protections, and job reservations for locals.Reports also said t…