New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asked civil servants to question the policies of the ruling political party and take decisions in national interest. Addressing bureaucrats on the 16th Civil Services Day, he said India’s rapid development would not have been possible without the active participation of civil servants. The prime minister told […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to eight life convicts in 2002 Godhra train burning case in Gujarat, but declined bail to four others noting their roles in the case. In February 2002, 59 people were killed when a coach of the train was burnt at Gujarat’s Godhra, triggering riots in the […]
Poonch: Five army personnel were killed after militant ambushed their vehicle in Poonch, taking advantage of heavy rains and low visibility, officials said on Thursday. Another soldier was seriously injured in the incident and was evacuated immediately to the Army Hospital at Rajouri, they said. “Today, at approximately 1500 hours, one Army vehicle, moving between […]
New Delhi: India attaches special importance to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in promoting dialogue on multi-dimensional political, security and economic subjects, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday. He said this while chairing a meeting of Heads of Departments of SCO member states responsible for Prevention and Elimination of Emergency Situations in New […]
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday announced that Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari would travel to India next month to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting, a development that could provide an opportunity to break the ice between the two neighbours. “Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will be leading the Pakistan delegation to the SCO Council of Foreign […]
Srinagar: The crescent for the month of Shawwal 1444 A.H has not been sighted anywhere in Jammu and Kashmir, Grand Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam said here on Thursday evening. Islam said there was no testimony from anywhere regarding the sighting of crescent, leading this office to conclude that the Eid-ul-Fitr will be observed on Saturday across Jammu […]
Srinagar: The High Court of J&K and Ladakh has quashed a series of detention orders under the Public Safety Act including that of journalist Fahad Shah on ground that the “detaining authority did not apply its mind”. In one of the cases pertaining to the detention of Srinagar resident Peerzada Mohammed Waseem, the court came […]
Srinagar: Upper reaches including Gulmarg received fresh snowfall while intermittent rains lashed plains, bringing mercury down in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Thursday. A meteorological department official here said that in the last 24 hours till 0830 hours this morning, Srinagar received 28.3mm of rain, Qazigund 68.0mm, Pahalgam 43.7mm, Kokernag 36.8mm, Gulmarg 40.4mm (also […]
New Delhi: The Centre has directed local bodies to ensure only recognised organisations carry out the animal birth control programme in stray dogs as per the recently notified rules. The municipal corporations need to implement the Animal Birth Control (ABC) Programme and Anti Rabies Programme jointly, the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying said […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said lawyers cannot go on strike or abstain from work and directed all high courts to constitute grievance redressal committee at the state level headed by the chief justice, where advocates could make representations for redressal of “genuine problems”. A bench headed by Justices MR Shah and Ahsanuddin […]