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| India doesn’t believe in conflict between ecology, economy: PM Modi | | | | Agencies
Mysuru, Apr 9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said India did not believe in conflict between ecology and economy but gave importance to coexistence between the two.
Protection of wildlife was a universal issue, PM Modi said, launching the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) that endeavours to protect and conserve big cats.
The Prime Minister was speaking after inaugurating the programme 'Commemoration of 50 years of Project Tiger' organised at Karnataka State Open University.
Citing data that showed the tiger population in India stood at 3,167 in 2022, PM Modi said: "The tiger numbers that we have reached shows that this family of ours is growing. This is a moment of pride." Calling for a standing ovation to celebrate the rise in tiger population, he added, "I'm confident and I assure the world that in the days to come we will achieve more." According to the data, the tiger population was 1,411 in 2006, 1,706 in 2010, 2,226 in 2014, 2,967 in 2018 and 3,167 in 2022.
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav and Minister of... | |
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| Arrest of two PoJK drug smugglers on LoC: Names of local contacts likely to be revealed | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 9: The ongoing campaign of security forces against narco-terrorism achieved a big success today when the Army captured alive two infiltrators who were trying to sneak into this side of the Line of Control (LoC) with narcotics.
Three infiltrators were trying to sneak into this side of LoC from the Poonch sector. One of them was killed by the Army while two were captured alive.
According to the defence spokesperson in the search operation so far three bags with fourteen packets of narcotics weighing approx 17 kilograms, Pakistan currency, some documents, and eatables have been recovered.
During preliminary questioning, the two intruders who have been a... | |
| | | | Hospitals across India to run 2-day drills from today for Covid preparedness | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, Apr 9: Amid rising COVID-19 cases, a nationwide mock drill to take stock of hospital preparedness will be held on April 10 and 11 in which both public and private facilities are expected to participate.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will visit AIIMS, Jhajjar on April 10 to oversee the mock drill, officials said on Sunday.
In a review meeting held on April 7, Mr Mandaviya had urged state health ministers to visit hospitals and oversee the mock drills.
He had also advised them to review the preparedness with district administrations and health officials on April 8 and 9. In the meeting with state health ministers, and principal and additional chief sec... | |
| | | | ‘Zojila Tunnel to be completed by Dec 2026’ | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 9: The work on the strategic Zojila tunnel – an all-weather connection between the Kashmir valley and the Ladakh region — is going on at a rapid pace and over 40 % of the drilling has been completed, the construction company said on Sunday.
The company said it is hopeful of completing the project by December 2026.
The tunnel project – through the mighty Zojila Pass at an altitude of 11,578 feet on the Srinagar-Kargil-Leh National highway – is of strategic importance as the highway remains closed during winters due to heavy snowfall, cutting off Ladakh region from Kashmir.
The single-tube Zojila tunnel – from Baltal, in the Ganderbal district of centr... | |
| | | | Application window for CUET-UG reopens; register by April 11 | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, Apr 9: The application window for CUET-UG reopened Sunday for three days following representation from students and there will be no change in the syllabus after rationalisation of NCERT textbooks, officials said.
“Following requests from several students, we have decided to re-open the application portal for CUET-UG on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday and it will close at 11.59 pm on Tuesday (11 April 2023). Students are requested to visit cuet.samarth.ac.in for more details,” UGC Chairman Jagadesh Kumar said.
Nearly 14 lakh students have applied for CUET-UG, up by 41 per cent since last year.
Following rationalisation of NCERT books, aspirants of undergraduate en... | |
| | | | Disinformation being spread to stop India’s progress towards becoming ‘Vishwa Guru’: Bhagwat | | | |
Agencies
Mumbai, Apr 9: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said misconceptions and distorted information were being spread about India to slow down its progress towards becoming a 'Vishwa guru'.
Speaking at a function in Mumbai, Bhagwat said such misconceptions were spread about the country post-1857 (after the First War of Independence) but such elements got a befitting reply from Swami Vivekanand.
These misconceptions were being spread to slow down our progress as "nobody in the world can argue with us based on logic," he added.
"We are going to be a Vishwaguru in the next 20-30 years. For that, we need to prepare at least two generations who will experie... | |
| | | | Technology can make justice process easily accessible: Rijiju | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 9: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday highlighted that about five crore cases are pending in courts and said technology can play an important role in not only reducing pendency, but also making the process of delivery of justice easily accessible to people.
He also highlighted that after the completion of the third phase of the e-Courts project, the time would not be far when all courts in the country will become totally paperless "It pains me to see about five crore cases still pending for their final disposal. We can use technology as a solution to reduce pendency of cases in our courts," the minister said at the release of the first edition of the... | |
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