SRINAGAR: Continuing its efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from the society, Police in Kulgam have arrested three drug peddlers and recovered contraband substances from their possession. Acting on specific information regarding drug dealings at (Dhaba) in Nippora, Qazigund, a police party from PS Qazigund rushed to the spot and during checking, officers were […]
Srinagar: The University of Kashmir on Friday organised a pledge-taking ceremony in connection with the celebration of the Vigilance Awareness Week-2021. Registrar Dr Nisar A Mir led top varsity officials in taking the “Integrity Pledge for Organisations” that, among other things, urges promotion of ethical business practices and fostering a culture of honesty and integrity. […]
Rome: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met President of the European Council Charles Michel and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen here and held an extensive discussion covering trade and investment ties, climate change, Covid-19, global and regional developments. This was Prime Minister Modi’s first official engagement after he arrived here […]
LUCKNOW: Scotching speculation over the BJP’s chief ministerial face in the coming UP assembly elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said Yogi Adityanath has to become CM in 2022 for Narendra Modi to be sworn in as the prime minister again in 2024. The Union Home Minister made the decisive remark at a […]
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Friday clarified that there is no total ban on the use of firecrackers and only those fireworks which contain Barium salts are prohibited. A bench of Justices M R Shah and A S Bopanna said however that no authority can be permitted the violation of the directions issued by it […]
New Delhi: With 14,348 people testing positive for coronavirus in a day, India’s total tally of Covid cases rose to 3,42,46,157, while the active cases were recorded at 1,61,334, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed to 4,57,191 with 805 fresh fatalities, including 708 from Kerala, according to […]
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday said that it cannot play with people’s lives by directing the Centre to revaccinate people with Covishield who are fully vaccinated with Covaxin to enable them to travel abroad during the Covid-19 pandemic. The apex court was hearing a petition that said that Covaxin was not approved by […]
Underlining that telemedicine is no longer an option but a necessity, Union minister Jitendra Singh called for such innovative healthcare solutions in a country like India where there is a shortage of medical professionals and millions of people live in rural areas without direct access to proper healthcare or treatment. Singh said the implementation of […]
Noida: Three Kashmiri students arrested in Agra for allegedly raising pro-Pakistan slogans were on Thursday booked for sedition, Uttar Pradesh Police said. The three students, two of them aged 20 and one 21, were also remanded in 14-day judicial custody by an Agra court, the officials said. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath earlier in […]
Jammu: The Principal of Government Medical College Rajouri on Thursday terminated services of Operation Theatre Technician over a Whatsapp status celebrating Pakistan cricket team’s win over the Indian team in Sunday’s world cup T20 match. The action followed after the matter was brought to the principal’s notice by DySP headquarters Rajouri as well as through […]