SRINAGAR: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has banned transfer of officials engaged in revision of electoral rolls in Jammu & Kashmir during the revision period, which would start on July 25 with publication of draft electoral rolls and culminate on August 20. In a letter to Chief Secretaries of Jammu & Kashmir and three […]
Srinagar: The government on Monday said that it’s a historic Day in Indian Criminal Justice System as new Criminal Laws came into force today. To mark this momentous occasion, the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha presided over the implementation ceremony of the new Laws in J&K, at Police Headquarters. Chief Justice, J&K and Ladakh High Court […]
NEW DELHI: On the occasion of Doctor’s Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said his government is fully committed to improving the health infrastructure in India and ensuring doctors get the widespread respect they deserve. July 1 is observed as the National Doctor’s Day to commemorate Bidhan Chandra Roy, a renowned doctor who served […]
Srinagar: Srinagar, Anantnag and Baramulla police stations are among the stations having registered cases under newly-adopted criminal law provisions, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). According to an official, an FIR, bearing number 22/2024, was registered at the Chanapora police station, falling under jurisdiction of Sadder subdivision here. “The case has been registered under sections 135-1(b) and […]
Hajin: In celebration of Kargil Vijay Diwas Rajat Jayanti Mahotsav, the Indian Army, in collaboration with Aseem Foundation, Pune, organised a women’s friendly cricket match at Hajin on Monday. The event witnessed an enthusiastic response from Hajin and surrounding areas. The match was held between Aseem Eleven and Majestic Sports Club Bandipora at AGS Hajin. […]
Mendhar/Jammu: A brief exchange of fire was reported along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, official sources said on Saturday. The firing from across the border was reported on a forward Indian post in Krishna Ghati sector late Friday night, prompting retaliation by the army troops guarding the LoC, the […]
New Delhi A court here on Saturday sent Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to judicial custody till July 12 in a corruption case related to the alleged excise scam. Kejriwal was produced in the court by the CBI after the end of his three-day custodial interrogation. The CBI sought 14 days jail for Kejriwal, saying […]
RANCHI: Former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren on Saturday slammed the BJP for allegedly hatching a conspiracy against him and claimed that the saffron party will be wiped out from the state after the upcoming assembly elections. Addressing JMM workers at his residence, Soren said there would be a “revolt against those who plotted the […]
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday expressed deep distress at the death of five soldiers who drowned when their T-72 tank sank due to flash floods in the Shyok river in Ladakh. “Deeply distressed at the loss of lives of five Indian Army bravehearts, including a JCO (junior commissioned officer), while getting a […]
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted pilgrims on the start of the Amarnath Yatra, saying the ‘darshan’ of Lord Shiva is known to infuse immense energy in his followers. The annual Amarnath Yatra began early Saturday as the first batch of pilgrims left the twin base camps in Baltal and Nunwan to […]