Jammu: The NIA on Saturday conducted raids on the premises of several suspects in Poonch district in connection with an attack that killed seven civilians in the Dhangri village of Rajouri district earlier this year, an official said. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) raids were conducted at five locations across the Gursai village of Mendhar […]
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday requested the Army to investigate allegations that some units in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district were harassing local youth by putting them into bonded labour. A defence spokesperson, however, refuted the allegations. “Received distressing calls from residents of Kanslo Kanda area in Kulgam about them being allegedly harassed […]
Kargil: The BJP has lost its moral ground to stand before the people of Kargil post-bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir in August 2019, National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah said on Saturday. Addressing a rally here ahead of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council-Kargil election on October 4, he slammed the BJP for not giving […]
Says Resolute Stand During Ladakh Standoff Made World Take Notice Of Political, Military Resolve Of Rising India New Delhi: The resolute and firm manner in which the Indian troops stood up to the Chinese forces during the eastern Ladakh border standoff has made the world take notice of “political and military resolve of a rising […]
Mumbai: A person cannot be incarcerated for an indefinite period of time pending trial as it is violative of the fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution of India, the Bombay High Court said while granting bail to a man, accused in a double murder case. A single bench of Justice Bharati Dangre on September 26 […]
New Delhi: The four-month monsoon season has ended with India receiving “near normal” cumulative rainfall — 820 mm against a long-period average of 868.6 mm — amid positive factors countering the effect of El Nino conditions, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday. Rainfall between 96 per cent and 104 per cent of the […]
Jammu: The train traffic was restored at the Jammu Railway Station Saturday evening after agitating farmers in Punjab called off their three-day long strike, a senior railway official said. The resumption of rail traffic provided much needed relief to hundreds of passengers including Vaishno Devi pilgrims who were left stranded at Jammu and Katra railway […]
New Delhi: The last date to exchange Rs 2,000 notes at banks has been extended till October 7, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in a statement today. The RBI said the ? 2,000 note will remain valid even after the deadline to exchange ends. The previous deadline was today. Banks will stop accepting […]
Varanasi (UP): A court here on Saturday completed the hearing on a petition seeking the handing over of keys to the basement at the Gyanvapi mosque complex to the Varanasi district magistrate and reserved its order for October 4. Authorities had barricaded and locked the basement known as Vyas ji ka Tehkhana in 1993. Prior […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the Aspirational Districts Programme that ushered in change in 112 districts will form the basis of the programme to uplift aspirational blocks, adding that he will be back next year to review its success. Addressing a programme to launch the ‘Sankalp Saptaah’, linked to the implementation […]