Directs strict action against fake registrationsSRINAGAR, JULY 09: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday visited the Yatra Transit Camp and Yatri Niwas at Pantha...

Assesses status of arrangements for ongoing SANJY SRINAGAR, JULY 09: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, Thursday chaired a high-level review meeting to assess the arrangements put in place for the ongoing Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra-2026 and issued directions for further strengthening the facilities and services being provided to the pilgrims to ensure the safe, smooth and hassle-free conduct of the annual pilgrimage. The meeting was attended by senior officers from the Civil Administration, Shrine Board, and security establishment, including Administrative Secretaries, senior officers of Police, CAPFs, BRO/BEACON, Heads of Departments, Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Deputy Commissioners/SSPs of Anantnag and Ganderbal; Director Information; besides other concerned officers. Reviewing the progress of the Yatra, the Chief Secretary took note of the extensive arrangements...

New Delhi:  India's next phase of global capability centre (GCC) expansion will be far more geographically diverse, with Tier-II and Tier-III cities emerging as key hubs of innovation, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday. Addressing the CII National GCC Business Summit 2026 here, the Finance Minister said the first 2,000 GCCs were largely concentrated in metropolitan centres, but the next wave of growth is expected to spread across a wider range of cities as the geography of global value creation undergoes a transformation. FM Sitharaman said future breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, engineering design and product development could emerge from cities such as Varanasi, Chandigarh, Visakhapatnam, Tiruchirappalli and Mysuru, just as readily as from established...