Congress has no right to criticise govt on inflation: FM

Congress has no right to criticise govt on inflation: FM

Bengaluru: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sithraman, who cast her vote for Karnataka Assembly polls on Wednesday, expressed confidence about BJP coming back to power in the state with full majority and criticised the Congress over inflation during UPA rule. On the issue of rising inflation, the Union minister said she and the BJP government stand […]

When Vajpayee went to a nightclub in the US

New Delhi: In his first trip to the US in 1960, Atal Bihari Vajpayee befriended a young IFS officer posted in the permanent mission of India to the UN and explored New York with him, visiting museums, art galleries and even nightclubs, says a new biography of the former prime minister. Vajpayee went to the […]

G20 meeting: Home Secretary, IB Chief Reviews Security In Valley

G20 meeting: Home Secretary, IB Chief Reviews Security In Valley

Srinagar: Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla and Director of Intelligence Bureau Tapan Deka are visiting Kashmir on Tuesday to review the security preparation for a meeting of the G20 later this month, sources said. The high-level delegation took stock of the security preparation for the G20 meeting for which international delegates will be in […]

Govt Orders Establish ‘Excellence Groups’ in Departments

Govt Orders Establish ‘Excellence Groups’ in Departments

Srinagar: The Government on Tuesday ordered establishment of “Excellence Groups” in Government Departments of Jammu and Kashmir. “Transfers in an administrative setup based on tenure system are a routine affair, necessitated many a times, either by administrative exigencies or Government priorities and interests,” noted a government circular, adding, “These transfers however, should not break continuity […]

NIA carries out searches in 16 locations in J&K

NIA carries out searches in 16 locations in J&K

Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday carried out searches at 16 locations across Jammu and Kashmir in a militant conspiracy case, an official said. The searches in the houses of suspects at four locations in Anantnag, three in Shopian, two each in Budgam, Srinagar and Poonch and one each in Baramulla, Kishtwar and […]

3 LeT associates arrested in Shopian, IED recovered: Police

3 LeT associates arrested in Shopian, IED recovered: Police

Srinagar: Security forces on Tuesday arrested two militant associates of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district and recovered arms and ammunition, including an IED, from them, police said. During the course of an investigation into a case, security forces arrested two associates linked with LeT, a police spokesperson said. The spokesperson […]

Edu Deptt Issues Guidelines For Seeking Permission, Affiliation Of Pvt Schools

Edu Deptt Issues Guidelines For Seeking Permission, Affiliation Of Pvt Schools

JAMMU: Section 11 of Jammu & Kashmir School Education Act 2002 provides that no school shall be established, run or maintained without permission of the Competent Authority. The procedure to be followed for grant of permission to such schools is enshrined in Rule (4) of School Education Rules 2010. Further Section (12) of the said […]

Govt bans apple imports if its price is less than Rs 50 per Kg

Govt bans apple imports if its price is less than Rs 50 per Kg

New Delhi: The government has banned the import of apples if its imported price is less than Rs 50 per Kg. The directorate general of foreign trade (DGFT) said in a notification that the imports are free if the price is above Rs 50 per kg. “Import of apples…is prohibited wherever the CIF (cost, insurance, […]

HC Quashes 5 PSA Detention Orders, Uphold One

HC Quashes 5 PSA Detention Orders, Uphold One

Srinagar: The High Court of J&K and Ladakh has quashed five detention orders under Public Safety Act and dismissed a plea against another. A bench of Justice Sindhu Sharma quashed detentions orders against Sahil Nisar Malik son of Nisar Ahmad Malik of New Colony Pulwama who was booked under PSA on 19 July 2022, Sameer […]

Weather Improves After Days Of Rain, Snowfall

Weather Improves After Days Of Rain, Snowfall

Srinagar: After days of impermanent rains in plains and light snowfall over upper reaches, Meteorological department here on Tuesday forecast “mainly dry” weather along with rise in day temperature in Jammu and Kashmir. In the next 24 hours, a MeT official here said that mainly dry weather is expected even though “a brief spell of […]