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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) searched a number of places in Kashmir on Tuesday as part of an investigation into a case involving terrorist activity, according to officials. The searches were conducted in Srinagar and the south Kashmir districts of Anantnag, Pulwama, and Kulgam. “Searches were carried out in a case registered by NIA in Jammu last year,” they claimed. The case relates to a criminal conspiracy for carrying out terrorist and subversive actions that was hatched by the cadres, OGWs, and affiliates of numerous organisations that are outlawed, as well as their offshoots that operate under various aliases at the direction of their Pakistani masters.

14 March 2023 Amritsar Workers prepares the venue of G-20 2nd Education Working Group Meeting on the eve of the event held at Khalsa College, in Amritsar on Tuesday. PHOTO-PRABHJOT GILL AMRITSAR Amritsar: Seminar on ‘Strengthening Research and Promoting Innovation through richer Collaboration’ will be organised at Khalsa College by IIT Ropar with collaborative inputs from prominent Higher Education Institutions such as IISc Bengaluru, IIM Amritsar and TISS Mumbai. Addressing the press conference here today Secretary (Higher Education) Mr. K. Sanjay Murthy informed that the Seminar on 15th March will begin with a presentation from Prof. Govindan Rangarajan, Director IISc Bengaluru on ‘Research Initiatives in G20 countries’ with inputs provided by G20 members and invitee countries in the seminar. The seminar will also include two Panel Discussions, one on ‘Research in Emerging and Disruptive Technologies, Industry – 4.0’ to be chaired by Prof. Rajeev Ahuja, Director, IIT R...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh chairs a high-level meeting to review the progress of various infrastructure projects along northern border areas, in New Delhi on Tuesday.

LG Manoj Sinha presenting medal to a martyr’s wife at Raj Bhawan, Jammu on Tuesday.

Lucknow: The Yogi Government in Uttar Pradesh has decided to organize recitals of Ramcharitmanas during this Ram Navami in each district. During Navratri, the state government will also organise recitals of Durga Saptashi in every district along with cultural programmes engaging women and girls.  The state government has allocated a fund of Rs one lakh to each district for this purpose. The opposition parties in UP have reacted sharply over this decision of Yogi Govt and demanded that the same should be done during the festivals of other religions. The Principal Secretary, Culture of UP, Mukesh Meshram has issued directives to all the District Magistrates and Commissioners asking them to organise recitals of Ramcharaitmanas on the occasion of Ram Navami and Durga Saptashi during the Navratri period beginning next week. During the Navratri festival this year the state government has asked to take out tableaus in every district and organise special devotional programmes. ...

For the first time Indian armed forces will be equipped with high-quality, aviation helmets which will be made by MKU under its sub-brand Kavro. Common Aircrew Helmet for different aircraft including Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) `Hawk’ and Kiran trainers, for MiG-21, and Jaguar fighters, Lightweight Integrated Aircrew Helmet for the Su30 and MiG series fighters will be made by the company under `Make in India’ initiative at its facility located in the UP Defence Industrial Corridor.

Kalyani Strategic Systems Limited (KSSL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bharat Forge, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Rolls-Royce Marine North America to develop naval propulsion systems for the Indian market. The agreement includes a partnership between KSSL and Rolls-Royce for the licensed manufacturing, design and development, pre-sales and sales support, installation, testing, commissioning, and aftermarket services and support of the propulsion systems.

India achieved another milestone on Saturday by launching the first ever indigenously developed Train Control and Supervision System. The i-ATS (Indigenous-Automatic Train Supervision) system has been launched by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on its first corridor i.e. Red line (from Rithala to Shaheed Sthal). With the launch of i-ATS, India becomes the sixth country which has its own ATS products after France, Germany, Japan, Canada, and China.

Diplomats are working to ensure a smooth gathering of Foreign Ministers on March 1 in New Delhi, close on the heels of the one-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine; given the growing global polarisation with the G-7 and EU on one side and Russia on the other, India is likely to seek a consensus. With the one-year anniversary of Ukraine war next week, India’s top diplomatic machinery has been working the phones and racking up air-miles to ensure a smooth G-20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (FMM) on March 1, less than a week later, where Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will attend.

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced that the central government will clear the entire dues of the pending balance of the GST compensation, as decided at the 49th GST Council meeting. "As of May 31, we cleared all the dues. There was something left in the name of dues for June. Even that is getting cleared," Nirmala Sitharaman said announcing the clearance of all GST dues to the tune of ₹16,982 crore.

The Union Cabinet met on Wednesday and took some important decisions for development in various sectors such as agriculture, border security, roads, and infrastructure, in the country. The meeting was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Information & Broadcasting and Youth Affairs & Sports Minister Anurag Thakur and Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying and Information & Broadcasting L Murugan later discussed the various proposals that came up during the Cabinet meeting.

In an aim to further enhance the significance and need to maintain River Ganga, the government of India has approved Namami Gange Mission-II, till 2026, with a financial allocation of Rs 22,500 crore. This budget includes the project expenditure for existing liabilities amounting to Rs 11,225 crore, and additional Rs 11,275 crore financial allocations for new interventions through the mission. Bishweswar Tudu, Minister of State for Jal Shakti, stated that a total of Rs 14,084 crore has been released by the centre to the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), from the Financial Year 2014-2015, till January, 2023. “Out of this, Rs 13,607 crore is released by NMCG to state governments, state missions for clean Ganga and other agencies for implementation of projects related to Ganga rejuvenation," he added. Cleaning and balancing the natural character of the river is a continuous process. The government of India aims to support the efforts of the state governments in add...

Russia has offered to jointly develop with India a non-nuclear submarine based on the Russian Amur-1650 submarine after it stated that it would not be bidding for India’s ambitious Project 75 (India) or P-75I diesel submarine project. The Deputy Director of the Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, Vladimir Drozhzhov, said on the sidelines of the ongoing Aero India 2023 show that the development of this proposed submarine based on Amur 1650 will include a localization level of up to 80%. This proposal comes when India is looking to sign an agreement to develop diesel-electric submarines under the P-75I this year. The country issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to five foreign contenders, including Russia, in 2021.

Bengaluru: German defence firm HENSOLDT is set to share full range of critical technologies with state-run aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) for manufacturing of Obstacle Avoidance System (OAS) for Indian helicopters. The OAS is a key equipment that helps in improving situational awareness of pilots and thereby reduces the possibility of accidents, besides enhancing mission accomplishments, according to aviation experts. The HAL is looking at production of OAS for the Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH), officials said. The indigenously designed and developed ALH is a twin engine, multi-role, multi-mission new generation helicopter in the 5.5 tonne weight class. The HENSOLDT and HAL made the announcement on the collaboration covering design and IPR (Intellectual property Rights) for manufacturing of the Obstacle Avoidance System for Indian helicopters and for potential future exports on the sidelines of Aero India 2023, the German company said.

Thales and Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for setting up manufacturing facilities in India to produce precision-strike 70mm laser-guided rockets (FZ275 LGR). Through the agreement, BDL will become a part of the FZ275 LGR global supply chain,

Come March 15 and a chronic issue, which not only plagued 247-km-long Jammu-Srinagar national highway for many years but also resulted in deaths and injuries, would be a thing of the past. The commuters would be able to bypass the Panthyal stretch in Ramban district, a point highly prone to shooting stones, as the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is all set to complete the construction of 800-metre-long tunnel called T5. The tunnel is a part of the highway realignment project, which would put an end to the ghost of shooting stones and disruption of traffic. Ramban deputy commissioner (DC) Mussarat Islam said, “The stretch at Panthyal was the most problematic one on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway (NH44) because of the shooting stones, but the NHAI has promised to hand over the T5 tunnel to us by March 15. It would put an end to the problem of shooting stones and subsequent disruptions in traffic movement.”

இதுதான் மோடி மாடல்! கர்நாடகாவின் தும்கூருவில் அரசு நிறுவனமான ஹிந்துஸ்தான் ஏரோனாடிக்சின் (HAL) இலகு உபயோக ஹெலிகாப்டர் (Light Utility Helicopter) தயாரிப்பு தொழிற்சாலையை பிரதமர் மோடி அவர்கள் 6 2.23 அன்று நாட்டுக்கு அர்ப்பணித்தார். இந்த ஹெலிகாப்டர் மோடி அவர்களின் தாரக மந்திரமான 'இந்தியாவில் தயாரிப்போம்' என்பதின் அடிப்படையிலான 100% உள்ளூர் தயாரிப்பு! இரண்டு பைலட்டுகளும் , 6 பயணிகளும் இதில் பயணிக்கலாம். இது நாட்டின் வடக்கு எல்லையின் சியாசின் பனிப் பிரதேசம் போன்ற மிக உயரமான பகுதிகளில் இயக்க ஏதுவானது . ராணுவ வீரர்களை ஏற்றிச் செல்லவும் , வான் வழி ஆம்புலன்சாக உபயோகிக்கவும், எல்லைப் பகுதி ராணுவத்திற்கான பொருள் விநியோகம் செய்யவும் உதவும். ஏன் , தரையில் உள்ள இலக்குகளைத் தாக்கும் பீரங்கி ஊர்தியாகவும் பயன்படுத்தலாம். 20 ஆண்டுகளில் 1000 ஹெலிகாப்டர்கள் தயாரிக்க திட்டமிடப்பட்டுள்ளது.இத்திட்டத்தால் சுற்றியுள்ள பகுதிகளில் 6000 பேருக்கு வேலை வாய்ப்பு கிடைக்கும். (இரா.ஸ்ரீதரன்)

Nearly 1.50 lakh foreign delegates are expected to arrive in India this year to participate in various G20 meetings to be held in 56 cities, Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy said on Tuesday. Addressing reporters, Reddy said after independence and till 2014, only 13 antiquities which were smuggled out of India, were brought back. Whereas during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visits to various countries, 229 relics or monuments were brought to the country. India is hosting (heading) G20 this year. Officials and minister and delegates from 29 countries (20 countries of G20 group and nine special invitees) will be coming to India to participate in various meeting. The meetings will be held in 56 cities in India. Approximately 1.50 lakh foreign delegates are expected. Along with them their family members and associates are also expected." Owing to COVID-19 pandemic, he said the tourism sector suffered heavily for two years. However, the revival started in 2022 as d...

Income Tax officials are conducting 'survey' operations on the Indian offices of the British public broadcaster BBC in both Delhi and Mumbai, sources said on Tuesday. According to sources, IT personnel were verifying certain account documents in the BBC's finance department. Income tax officials arrived at BBC offices located at the national capital's KG Marg for the survey. The British broadcaster's office at Kalina Santacruz in Mumbai was also surveyed, sources said, adding that the survey was limited to business premises of BBC only. According to reports, a team of IT officials arrived at the BBC Studios office in Kalina Santacruz around 11.30 am today and survey is going on since then. There is no IT activity at the BBC News office at Linking road Bandra West. It is learnt that the tax officials are conducting verification of certain account documents in the finance department of the BBC offices. During the investigation, the mobile phones of all the...

India, Brazil and the US, as leading biofuel producers and consumers, will work together during the next few months towards setting up a global biofuel alliance along with other interested countries. “This alliance will be aimed at facilitating cooperation and intensifying the use of sustainable biofuels, including in the transportation sector,” the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) said in a statement.