PM greets people on Raksha Bandhan, celebrates with schoolchildren

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted people on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan on Wednesday and was joined by girl students from different schools at his residence to celebrate the festival. Dedicated to the unbreakable trust and immense love between sister and brother, this auspicious festival is a “sacred reflection of our culture”, he […]

YouTube removed 1.9 mn videos in Jan-Mar 2023 in India

New Delhi: Over 1.9 million videos were removed between January and March 2023 in India for violating YouTube’s community guidelines, marking the highest removals among nations, according to a report released by the popular video streaming platform. During the same period, globally, YouTube removed over 6.48 million videos for violating community guidelines. The Community Guidelines […]

UT status of J&K is not permanent thing: GoI

UT status of J&K is not permanent thing: GoI

Lack Of Electoral Democracy Cannot Be Allowed To Go On ‘Indefinitely’, Says SC New Delhi: The Government of India told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the union territory status of Jammu and Kashmir is not a “permanent thing” and that it will make an elaborate statement on the vexatious political issue in the court […]

JK situation far from normal, Solicitor General vindicated our stand: Mehbooba

JK situation far from normal, Solicitor General vindicated our stand: Mehbooba

Srinagar: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said the arguments by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta in Supreme Court during the hearings on a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 vindicated her party’s stand that the situation in Jammu and Kashmir was far from normal. The Solicitor General on Tuesday informed a five-judge […]

Eye on elections, govt slashes LPG price by Rs 200

Eye on elections, govt slashes LPG price by Rs 200

New Delhi: The government on Tuesday announced a Rs 200 per cylinder cut in prices of domestic cooking gas as it looked to counter the promise of cheaper LPG made by the Congress party in upcoming assembly elections in states like Madhya Pradesh. At present, a 14.2-kg LPG cylinder in the national capital costs Rs […]

It will provide more comfort to sisters: Modi

It will provide more comfort to sisters: Modi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday hailed the government’s announcement of a Rs 200 per cylinder cut in prices of domestic cooking gas, saying the festival of Raksha Bandhan is about “increasing happiness within the family” and this reduction will provide more comfort to sisters and make their life easier. The government on Tuesday […]

J&K clinches top spot in country in citizen-centric online services: Govt

J&K clinches top spot in country in citizen-centric online services: Govt

Srinagar/Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, formally announced the landmark achievement of reaching 1016 citizen centric services being provided in online mode making Jammu and Kashmir first amongst all States/UTs in the number of e-services being provided to citizens. The Lt Governor said that it was a milestone achievement in tune with the commitment and resolve […]

Admin’s constant endeavour is to strengthen good governance: LG

Admin’s constant endeavour is to strengthen good governance: LG

Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha interacted with citizens, through video conferencing during “LG’s Mulaqaat”- Live Public Grievance Hearing programme, at the Civil Secretariat. The Lt Governor sought the action taken report from Deputy Commissioners, Head of Departments on the pending grievances of LG’s Mulaqaat programme. The chair was informed that 355 cases have been redressed. […]

CS calls for doing away with citizens visiting offices

CS calls for doing away with citizens visiting offices

Srinagar: J&K today added 16 more online services offered by the Transport Department to its list after Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta launched them under the e-Transport project of the Department. With this, Jammu and Kashmir moved to first place in the country amongst States/UTs in offering the number of online services to its […]

Court grants bail to Gujarat ‘conman’

Court grants bail to Gujarat ‘conman’

Srinagar: A local court here on Tuesday granted bail to alleged Gujarat conman Kiran Patel who was arrested for posing as a top official in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in March this year. The court of chief judicial magistrate, Srinagar, granted bail to Patel lodged in central jail here, one of his lawyers Anil […]