SC proposes to strengthen self-regulatory mechanism for TV news channels

SC proposes to strengthen self-regulatory mechanism for TV news channels

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday found fault with the existing self-regulatory mechanism to monitor TV news channels and sought the Centre’s response, saying it wants to make it “more effective”. Making it clear that it does not want to impose any censorship on media, a bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud […]

DGP congratulates 13 officers promoted as SPs

Srinagar: Director General of Police J&K Dilbag Singh has congratulated 13 officers for their regularization/promotion as Superintendents of Police. The DGP has congratulated the officers and their families. In his message, he hoped that the officers will work more professionally and dedicatedly to achieve the organizational goals especially towards safety and security of the people. […]

Second batch of Agniveers attested at JAKLI Srinagar

Srinagar: Setting yet another milestone, the second batch of Agniveers undergoing training at the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry Regimental Centre were attested in a ceremonial event on 14 Aug 2023 at the JAK LI Regimental Centre, Srinagar. As a mark of respect, the event commenced with Rashtriya Salute to National flag followed by oath […]

Faqeer Shah Abdul Rasheed, author of ‘Warga Posh: The Hidden Flower’, passes away

Ashmuqam: Faqeer Shah Abdul Rasheed passed away peacefully on the 26th of Muharram, 1445 AH (August 13 2023) at 4:30 am in Manzigam Ashmuqam. A beacon of wisdom and devotion, he dedicated his life to spreading the message of the ‘singularity of our Creator’. Mr Muhammad Umran, President of The Hidden Human Research Foundation (HHRF) […]

33 killed in Himachal rains, 12 of them in Shimla landslides

33 killed in Himachal rains, 12 of them in Shimla landslides

Shimla: At least 33 people were killed in Himachal Pradesh, seven of them buried under the rubble of a temple in Shimla as rains wreaked havoc in the state, triggering landslides that blocked key roads and brought down houses, officials said on Monday. More people are feared trapped under the debris of the Shiv temple […]

India will be truly successful only when women occupy equal space in society: Rahul

India will be truly successful only when women occupy equal space in society: Rahul

New Delhi: India will be truly successful only when women occupy equal space in the society, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Monday. Gandhi also said women must take their rightful place in politics and shape India’s destiny. The former Congress chief also shared a link for applying for the Indira Fellowship named after former […]

Mobile internet services restored, security stepped up in Nuh ahead of I-Day

Gurugram: Mobile internet services were restored in Nuh on Monday as police stepped up security ahead of Independence Day in the Haryana district where communal clashes broke out two weeks ago, police said. Following the violence on July 31, mobile internet services were completely stopped by the government till August 8. The suspension was subsequently […]

Delhi Court denies bail to woman accused of stealing laptop, iPad from high court premises

New Delhi: A Delhi court has denied bail to a woman accused of stealing a laptop and an iPad from the Delhi High Court complex in July, saying the possibility of the accused absconding or threatening the witnesses could not be ruled out. Metropolitan Magistrate Paras Dalal denied the relief to the accused — Bala […]

Gandhi: The ‘one man army’ behind the ‘Great Calcutta Miracle’

Kolkata: Two days before India became independent, Mahatma Gandhi drove down in a pre-World War Cadillac automobile into Kolkata’s Beliaghata, a densely populated locality and the epicentre of rioting in the megapolis, to be greeted for the first time in his life by crowds which shouted ‘Go back Gandhi’. He had come to stay in […]

Peace, prosperity should be our common goal: LG

Peace, prosperity should be our common goal: LG

Attends ‘Meri Maati, Mera Desh’ programme at Srinagar Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha attended ‘Meri Maati, Mera Desh’ programme at Srinagar today. Students, common man, Mitti Mitra from Panchayats, Blocks, Urban Local Bodies came together to pay homage to the soil of motherland. The Lt Governor paid tributes to the freedom fighters, martyrs and administered […]