Srinagar: Agriculture Minister, State of Maharashtra, Abdul Sattar on Saturday embarked on a significant visit to the Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Temperate Fruits located in Zawoora, here. The visit aims to strengthen agricultural ties between Maharashtra and Jammu and Kashmir, exploring avenues for collaboration and extending support in marketing of fruits being produced in […]
Srinagar: Srinagar Development Authority on Saturday concluded the process of allotment of residential plots to the applicants and the draw-of- lots was held at SDA complex Bemina. The Draw of Lots for allotment of 428 plots was held in presence of applicants for three consecutive days from 1st to 3rd June. SDA had invited online […]
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday described the Law Commission’s recommendations backing the sedition law as “shocking” and said this must be “resisted” as the law is already grossly “misused”. The former Union minister’s remarks came after the Law Commission proposed retaining the penal provision for the offence of sedition, saying repealing […]
London/Moscow: World leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, expressed their condolences to the families and the Government of India on Saturday over one of the country’s worst train accidents that killed at least 261 people. The accident, involving three trains, is one of the […]
New Delhi: More than 300 NDRF rescuers armed with big metal cutters, canine squads and other heavy-lift equipment are working at the train accident site in Odisha and are expected to wind up the search operation by Saturday evening, Director General of the force Atul Karwal said here on Saturday. The federal contingency force has […]
Washington: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday told members of the Indian American community here that India is currently experiencing a “fight” between two different ideologies and exuded confidence that all opposition parties are joining hands for an “alternative vision” of the country to that of the ruling BJP. Making his last public appearance during […]
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said he was committed to making Jammu and Kashmir a hub of medical and wellness tourism, noting the setting up of several AYUSH hospitals and wellness centres in the J&K. Speaking at an event organised by the Ministry of Ayush at the University of Kashmir, the LG said […]
New Delhi: The Law Commission has proposed retaining the penal provision for the offence of sedition, saying repealing it altogether can have serious adverse ramifications for the security and integrity of the country, prompting a push back by the Congress amid government assertion that the recommendations were “persuasive” and “not binding”. The Commission, chaired by […]
New Delhi: The Law Commission is considering to work on the issue of Uniform Civil Code (UCC), Justice (retired) Ranjana Prakash Desai said after a meeting with its chairperson and members here on Friday. Desai heads a committee preparing a draft of the code for Uttarakhand. Desai and members of the Uttarakhand panel met the […]
Rajouri/Jammu: A militant was killed in a gunbattle with security forces in Rajouri district on Friday morning, officials said. The body of the slain ultra has been retrieved from a gorge, where he had taken position during the exchange of fire. This is the third such incident reported from the Jammu region in the last […]