Uttarkashi: Rescue workers pulled out all 41 workers trapped in Uttarakhand’s Silkyara tunnel in a multi-agency rescue operation that hovered between hope and despair for almost 17 days. Union minister V K Singh and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami welcomed the workers as National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) men brought them out through a […]
Srinagar: After it faced flak from a section of politicians, the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday defended booking under UAPA seven university students who had raised objectionable slogans after the Indian cricket team’s in the World cup final, saying it had invoked a “softer provision” of the anti-terror law. Several politicians, including the former […]
Srinagar: Protests were held at the National Institute of Technology here on Tuesday over a student’s social media post allegedly hurting religious sentiments, officials said. The protesters demanded stringent action against the non-local student who has been sent home on leave, they said. The students have blocked both the gates of the institution, located in […]
Srinagar: Security forces have arrested two persons along with four hand grenades and a pistol in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, the Army said. “In a Joint Operation launched by #IndianArmy & @JmuKmrPolice on specific intelligence, a Mobile Vehicle Interception Post (MVIP) was established today at Gushi Bridge at Kupwara where two suspected individuals were […]
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud Tuesday said top judges of several countries agree that the right to legal aid has to begin “at the earliest,” even before arrest of an accused. He said judges need to educate not just students but the masses also about it. The CJI was speaking at […]
New Delhi: Around 18 per cent of the candidates contesting the Assembly polls in five states have declared criminal cases against them, while 29 per cent are “crorepatis”, according to a report released on Tuesday. Think-tank Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) examined the self-sworn affidavits of 8,051 of the 8,054 candidates in the poll fray […]
New Delhi: The government is set to positively consider the Indian Navy’s proposal for construction of a second aircraft carrier at a cost of around Rs 40,000 crore, in a major move that comes against the backdrop of rising concerns over China’s increasing forays into the Indian Ocean region. Top government sources told PTI that […]
New Delhi: The government will launch the first round of auction of critical and strategic minerals on Wednesday putting 20 blocks under the hammer. Twenty blocks of critical and strategic minerals being put on sale are spread across the country, an official statement said, adding that critical minerals are important for the country’s economic development […]
New Delhi: The ‘Punjab Pavilion’ has bagged the Gold medal for the ‘Swachh Pavillion for excellence in display’ at the 42nd India International Trade Fair 2023, which ended here on Monday evening. Punjab Pavilion Administrator Davinderpal Singh and Deputy Administrator Gurpreet Singh, among others, received the award from ITPO Chairman and Managing Director Pradeep Singh […]
New Delhi: The government may consider introducing appropriate legal safeguards for healthcare workers, who at times face violence from relatives or attendants of patients, a parliamentary panel has said. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs headed by BJP member Brij Lal, which examined the proposed three criminal laws, discussed a memoranda submitted by various […]