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SRINAGAR: In a significant push to elevate visitor experience, Jammu and Kashmir would adopt a Rajasthan-style behavioural training model for tourism stakeholders to improve the conduct and professionalism of tourism stakeholders across the Union Territory to give better experience to the tourists. "The visitor experience, behaviour of service providers and hospitality standards are essential for the growth and sustainability of a successful tourism economy. Harassment, overcharging or unprofes ...Read More >
Chairing a high-level meeting with Deputy Commissioners (DCs), SSPs, and senior officials of the civil and Police administration at Lok Bhavan, Jammu, LG Sinha emphasised a multi-pronged strategy of Jammu, Apr 1: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday directed for adopting a zero tolerance policy against the drug menace in Jammu and Kashmir. Chairing a high-level meeting with Deputy Commissioners (DCs), SSPs, and senior officials of the civil and Police administration at Lok Bhavan, Jamm ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged government officials to embrace the spirit of a "Karma Yogi" during his address at Karmayogi Sadhana Saptah, highlighting the importance of duty, technology, and long-term planning for a Viksit Bharat 2047. Speaking via video conference, the Prime Minister highlighted the inauguration of Seva Teerth and emphasised India's resolve for a Viksit Bharat, stressing the need for rapid economic growth, modern infrastructu ...Read More >
Srinagar, Mar 29: The Jammu & Kashmir National Health Mission Employees Association (JKNHMEA) has announced a 48-hour continuous sit-in protest / strike starting from April 1 across all districts of Jammu & Kashmir, as a decisive and united step to press for the long-pending and genuine demands of NHM employees who have tirelessly served the healthcare system under the most challenging circumstances. Despite repeated assurances and continuous representations, the issues confronting NHM employee ...Read More >
Srinagar, April 01: National Health Mission employees in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday skipped duties and joined protests to press for their long-pending demands, including regularization and salary enhancement. Over 12,000 employees working in J&K hospitals joined the protests across all districts, seeking a salary hike, regularization, and job security. The 48-hour stir, starting Wednesday, has been announced by the J&K National Health Mission Employees Association (JKNHMEA) across all distri ...Read More >
Chennai, April 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Nearly 3,000 police personnel have been deployed across Chennai as part of extensive security arrangements for the two-day visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will arrive in the city on Friday to campaign ahead of the elections. According to official sources, the Prime Minister is scheduled to land in Chennai at around 3.20 p.m. on Friday by a special aircraft. Soon after his arrival, he will proceed by helicopter to Puducherry, where he is expected to t ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Census 2027, world's largest census exercise has begun. The Government of India has commenced Phase I of Census 2027 -Houselisting and Housing Census (HLO) from today, marking the beginning of the country's largest administrative and statistical exercise. This is India's first ever digital data capture and Self-Enumeration. The national enumeration exercise was initiated with the enumeration of the President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu, through the option of Self-Enumeration, ...Read More >
Jammu, Apr 01: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday directed the adoption of a 'Zero Tolerance' policy against the drug menace in Jammu and Kashmir. Chairing a high-level meeting with Deputy Commissioners, SSPs, and senior officials of the civil and police administration at Lok Bhavan, Jammu, the LG called for a multi-pronged strategy, strengthening law enforcement to dismantle trafficking networks, intensifying mass awareness campaigns to deter potential users, and enhancing treatment, ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Wheat procurement in Punjab began on Wednesday on a troubled note as arhtiyas (commission agents), who play a central role in mandi operations, went on strike over a set of unresolved demands, raising concerns over disruptions in the procurement process. The arhtiyas are demanding restoration of the old system of 2.5% dami (commission), reimbursement of ₹55 crore deducted by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) as employees' provident fund (EPF), and withdrawal of the decision to cut ...Read More >
Srinagar- Marking a significant milestone in technology-driven policing and improved citizen services in the Union Territory, Jammu and Kashmir has secured a top position on the CCTNS Pragati Dashboard of the National Crime Records Bureau. According to official data, as of March 1, 2026, J&K ranked first among Union Territories (excluding Delhi), reflecting the sustained and coordinated efforts of the CCTNS team of the Crime Branch, J&K Police. In the overall national ranking of States and UTs, ...Read More >
Srinagar- In a first for India's census history, President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday participated in the country's inaugural self-enumeration exercise, marking the digital rollout of Census 2027. The exercise, launched in the national capital and seven other states and Union Territories, allows citizens to submit their household details online through a dedicated portal, introducing a major shift from the traditional door-to-door data collection. Murmu comple ...Read More >
SRINAGAR, Apr 1: J&K has secured the top position among Union Territories, excluding Delhi, on the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) Pragati Dashboard, reflecting improved performance in technology-driven policing and citizen services. The ranking, released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, is based on monthly performance assessments of States and Union Territories. As per the latest evaluation dated March ...Read More >
New Delhi: India on Wednesday launched its first-ever fully digital census exercise, with President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah among the first to complete online self-enumeration through a newly launched portal. The 15-day self-enumeration window, introduced for the first time in the country's census history, opened in Delhi and seven other states and Union Territories, allowing citizens to submit their household details online before the comm ...Read More >
Jammu, April 1 (PTI) Amit Sharma, the Chief Principal Census Officer and Director of Census Operations in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, on Wednesday outlined the roadmap for Census 2027 in the twin Union Territories, where self-enumeration will begin on May 17. This will be India's first census to be conducted entirely through digital mode, he said. Sharma said the massive national exercise will ensure complete confidentiality of individual data in accordance with the provisions of the Census ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Census 2027, the world's largest enumeration exercise, began on Wednesday with the government launching Phase I - Houselisting and Housing Census (HLO). This marks the start of the country's biggest administrative and statistical exercise, and for the first time, features digital data capture and a self-enumeration facility, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said. The exercise was formally initiated with President Droupadi Murmu completing self-enumeration, followed by Vice-Pres ...Read More >
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir has secured the top position among Union Territories, excluding Delhi, on the National Crime Records Bureau's CCTNS Pragati Dashboard as of March 1, 2026, marking a major achievement in technology-driven policing in the Union Territory. According to officials, Jammu and Kashmir ranked first among UTs, while Delhi secured the top position in the overall national ranking of States and Union Territories. The achievement has been attributed to the sustained efforts of the ...Read More >
Dimapur, April 1 (MExN): Nagaland emerged as one of the top-performing states in Goods and Services Tax (GST) growth during the financial year 2025-26, registering a 28.4% year-on-year increase in domestic collections, significantly higher than the national average. The growth places Nagaland as his at the top among States/Union Territories in year-on-year % growth in domestic GST collections. Only OIDAR (Online Information Database Access and Retrieval services) showed higher growth than the S ...Read More >
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a second special meeting of the cabinet committee on security on Wednesday to safeguard India amid the war in West Asia. With the Strait of Hormuz blockade squeezing global energy markets, the Prime Minister reviewed a cross-departmental strategy to diversify the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). During the meeting, the cabinet secretary briefed the Prime Minister on measures to ensure adequate availability o ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday participated here in the first self-enumeration exercise in India's census history, giving an option to citizens to submit their own information through a special web portal, officials said. In a message posted on X, Shah urged people to fully cooperate in this national duty by providing the requested essential information to the Census team when it visits their homes. "As part of the first phase of the Census, the 'House Listin ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) About 55,000 households from eight states and Union territories, including some areas of the national capital Delhi, availed the self-enumeration facility on the first day of Census 2027, officials said on Wednesday. The Houselisting and Housing Census in these states and UTs will begin on April 16 and end on May 15. A specially developed portal for self-enumeration has been opened for the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Goa, Karnataka, Sikkim, Odisha, Lakshadweep, Mizoram, ...Read More >
In a communication addressed to the Additional Director General, Public Information Bureau, Director of Census Operations and Chief Principal Census Officer Ramachandran R requested him to create awareness among the general public through media. He appealed to the officials to encourage active participation of the general public in the Census of India 2027 and the Self-Enumeration process. He emphasised on the importance of providing correct and complete information to the enumerators during t ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday participated in the self-enumeration initiative for Census 2027 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, her office said. The census is being conducted in digital mode for the first time in the country. Murmu self-enumerated her household details in the portal (se.census.gov.in) in the presence of Home Secretary Govind Mohan, Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India Mritunjay Kumar Narayan and other senior officials, the President's offi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday took part in the first self-enumeration exercise in India's census history, which began in the national capital and seven other states and UTs giving an option to citizens to submit their information through a special web portal. The first citizen of the country self-enumerated on the SE portal(se.census.gov.in) where she filled all her details in Rashtrapati Bhavan in the presence of Home Secretary Go ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday completed his self-enumeration for the first phase of Census 2027 and appealed to people of the country to self-enumerate their household details themselves and participate in the Census process. The first phase of the country's 16th Census began on April 1 in some states besides Delhi. "Completed my self enumeration. Today marks the beginning of the first phase of Census 2027, relating to house listing and housing operations," P ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 1 (PTI) Haryana has recorded the highest growth in State GST (SGST) collection among all states in 2025-26, according to a report by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC). The state's post-settlement SGST collection stood at Rs 48,289 crore in FY26, registering a 21.5 per cent growth from Rs 39,743 crore in FY25. This is much higher than the national average growth of 5.7 per cent. An official spokesperson on Wednesday said the total GST collection in Haryana ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: At a rally in Sivaganga ahead of Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, Edappadi K Palaniswami on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on CM MK Stalin, accusing him of forging alliances out of "fear of defeat" and alleging a breakdown of law and order under the ruling dispensation.Palaniswami claimed that "out of fear of defeat, Stalin implored Congress and formed an alliance with the grand old party," targeting the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and its tie-up with the Congress.Hitting back ...Read More >
Census 2027: India has started Census or headcount of the country's over a billion population from today i.e. April 01, 2026. The exercise will be done in two phases with the first phase beginning from 1st April 2026, Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, Mritunjay Kumar Narayan said whille addressing a press conference. Census of India is conducted under provisions of Census Act, 1948, Census Rules, 1990 as amended from time to time. The last Census of India was conducted in 201 ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday participated in the self-enumeration initiative for Census 2027 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, her office said. Murmu self-enumerated her household details in the portal (se.census.gov.in) in the presence of Home Secretary Govind Mohan, Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India Mritunjay Kumar Narayan and other senior officials, it said in a post on X. The Census kick-started on Wednesday in eight states and Union Territories in ...Read More >
Raipur, Apr 1 (PTI) Minister of State for Sports Raksha Khadse on Wednesday said the inaugural Khelo India Tribal Games has given a new direction to Chhattisgarh, which was earlier "known for naxalism" and was perceived to be "backward". Khadse visited Raipur as part of the ongoing Games and commended the Sports Authority of India (SAI) for organising the event. With over 2,500 athletes from all states and Union Territories competing across disciplines, Khadse said KITG 2026 reflects the centr ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): India's crude oil inventories remain adequate, with the government securing sufficient supplies for the next two months, said Sujata Sharma, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, on Wednesday during an inter-ministerial briefing amid the ongoing West Asia crisis. Assuring stability in fuel supply, Sharma said, "Our refineries are operating at the highest levels. There have been no reports of any dry-out at retail outlets." Also Read | Hapur S ...Read More >
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