Srinagar: The Inspector General of Police Kashmir Zone VK Birdi on Monday visited North Kashmir’s Baramulla and Sopore to assess and enhance the security measures, a police spokesperson said. The IGP Kashmir alongwith DIG NKR Baramulla Vivek Gupta-IPS chaired security review meetings, emphasizing the importance of collaborative efforts in ensuring the safety and well-being of […]
Srinagar: Minimum temperatures in most places of the Kashmir Valley dropped close to the freezing point or below it on Monday days after the region witnessed snowfall and rain. While the minimum temperature in Srinagar City and Kokernag town in south Kashmir stayed marginally above the freezing point, Pahalgam and Gulmarg continued to reel under […]
Srinagar: The Supreme Court is likely to announce its verdict this month on pleas challenging the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir In September, a five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud have reserved the verdict in September on over 20 petitions challenging the Central […]
New Delhi: A total of 28,522 FIRs of murder were registered in 2022 an average of 78 killings every day or more than three every hour across India, down from 29,272 in 2021 and 29,193 in 2020, according to the latest NCRB data. ‘Disputes’ with 9,962 cases was the motive in highest number of murder […]
New Delhi: The recently concluded Assembly polls that saw the BJP win three states will not impact the INDIA bloc but the opposition parties need to work harder for the Lok Sabha polls next year, opposition leaders said on Monday. The BJP swept Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh on Sunday, inflicting a resounding defeat on […]
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday sought the Centre’s stand on a PIL against the alleged use of public servants and defence personnel to spread “political propaganda” by showcasing the achievements of the government in the last nine years. A bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Manmohan observed though there should not be […]
Raipur: Nineteen women candidates have been elected to the 90-member Chhattisgarh assembly this time, six more than the tally in the 2018 state polls. Of the newly-elected women members, 11 are from the Congress and eight from the Bharatiya Janata Party. The BJP on Sunday won the Chhattisgarh polls, bagging 54 of the 90 seats […]
New Delhi: As many as 28 Virtual Digital Assets (VDA) service providers, including WazirX, Coin DCX and Coinswitch, have registered themselves with the Financial Intelligence Unit-India (FIU-IND), Finance Ministry said on Monday. The Finance Ministry in March had said entities dealing in VDAs, crypto exchanges and intermediaries would be considered “reporting entity” under the Prevention […]
New Delhi: The tourism ministry, in consultation with the relevant stakeholders, has formulated a draft National Tourism Policy, 2023 to enhance the contribution of tourism in the Indian economy by increasing visitation, stay and spend, and making India a year-round tourist destination, Parliament was informed on Monday. In a written reply to a question in […]
Sensex nears 69k-mark, Nifty breaches 20,500 Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty soared more than 2 per cent to settle at record high levels on Monday, marking the fifth straight day of gains as the BJP’s victory in assembly polls in three states boosted investor sentiment. Analysts said BJP’s clear majority in Madhya Pradesh, […]