Samba: A soldier was seriously injured in an accidental grenade blast inside a camp in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said. The sepoy was handling a training grenade that exploded in his hand inside the camp at Diyani, they said. They said the trooper was admitted to the Military Hospital in […]
New Delhi: NDA nominee Om Birla was elected as speaker of the Lok Sabha for a second consecutive term by voice vote on Wednesday, capping days of intense battle on the issue with the opposition in a rare move proposing its own candidate. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who moved the motion for Birla’s election as […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Om Birla on his re-election as Lok Sabha Speaker, expressing confidence that he will guide parliamentarians and play a big role in the House fulfilling people’s expectations. Modi and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju were joined by the Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi in escorting Birla, […]
Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, the newly-elected MP from Srinagar, on Wednesday urged Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to ensure the sanctity of the House by restraining members from making disparaging remarks like dubbing a Muslim parliamentarian a “terrorist” or rushing legislations like the abrogation of Article 370. In his two-minute inaugural address after Birla was […]
Srinagar: Anantnag-Rajouri Parliamentarian, Mian Altaf on Wednesday called on Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi and discussed several issues including construction and maintenance of roads along the border areas of twin districts of Rajouri and Poonch that are taken care by BEACON and BRO. In an official statement, Mian Altaf said that he […]
NEW DELHI: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that highway agencies should not charge tolls if roads are not in good condition. Gadkari was speaking at a global workshop on satellite-based tolling, set to be implemented over 5,000 km this financial year. “If you don’t provide good quality service, you should not charge toll…We are […]
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday registered a case and conducted raids on the various properties allegedly owned by a deputy superintendent of police (DySP) in J&K and Himachal Pradesh in connection with disproportionate assets (DA) case, officials said. The ACB is investigating allegations of acquisition of disproportionate assets, including two […]
Srinagar: Commemorating celebration of International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, J&K Legal Services Authority in collaboration with District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) Srinagar and Burn Hall School, Gupkar Road Srinagar, organized a mega awareness program titled “Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.” Justice Tashi Rabstan, Judge, High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh […]