Srinagar: The Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has extended hearty congratulations to the voters of first phase of Assembly Election for the record turnout. In a social media post, the Lieutenant Governor said, their enthusiastic participation is a testament to the strength of Indian democracy and people’s faith in democratic values. The Lieutenant Governor posted on […]
Srinagar: High security arrangements are in place in Srinagar ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to address a rally on Thursday at Sher-e-Kashmir Park. It will be the first big rally of BJP in Kashmir since the announcement of elections. BJP has fielded just 19 candidates from Kashmir and left many seats for ‘like-minded’ […]
Srinagar: In view of visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Kashmir Valley and in order to avoid congestion on various routes during the visit, the traffic department issued an advisory to avoid any inconvenience to the public. It said traffic movement from Pantha Chowk towards Ram Munshi Bagh shall be restricted from 04:00 AM […]
Jammu: Union Minister of Coal and Mines and BJP election in-charge for the Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, G Kishan Reddy visited the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board Sports Complex, at Katra, in Jammu and Kashmir to inspect the arrangements and logistics for the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s election rally in Katra. Prime […]
New Delhi: India has served a formal notice to Pakistan seeking a review of the Indus Water Treaty, arguing that “fundamental and unforeseen” changes in the circumstances require a reassessment of the pact. The notice was issued to Pakistan on August 30 under Article XII(3) of the Indus Water Treaty (IWT), Government sources said on […]
New Delhi: A meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, scheduled for today has been postponed due to some technical reasons. As per the new schedule, the meeting will now be held on September 19 and 20, 2024. A meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, […]
Chairs maiden UT Level Committee for Standardization & Quality Control Jammu, September 18: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today chaired the first meeting of the UT level Committee for Standardization & Quality Control of the local chapter of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) tasked to maintain the highest standards for goods and services that are critical […]
Jammu: A man was arrested here for allegedly murdering an elderly couple four days ago, a senior police officer said on Wednesday. He said the accused had no criminal record and had been acquainted with the family for about eight years. Deepak Singh alias “Sonu” was in need of money and planned the murder to […]
New Delhi: Moving ahead with its “one nation, one election” plan, the government on Wednesday accepted a high-level panel’s recommendations for holding simultaneous polls for the Lok Sabha, state assemblies and local bodies in a phased manner after a countrywide consensus-building exercise. Asserting that several political parties are already on board, the government said even […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hailed the government’s approval of simultaneous elections as a significant step toward enhancing India’s democracy. He also thanked former President Ram Nath Kovind for painstakingly spearheading the nationwide consultation process. In a post on X on Wednesday, PM Modi said, “The Cabinet has accepted the recommendations of the […]