3 papers-solvers arrested in Muzaffarnagar
UP (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force has arrested three alleged paper-solvers from a Police Constable exam centre here, police said Tuesday. The three accused — Manish, Sohanveer and Deepak Rathi — are believed to be part of a gang, said Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) STF Brijesh Kumar Singh adding they were arrested on Monday […]
Young generation should be encouraged to talk about their issues, needs: Governor J&K SP Malik
Jammu: Governor Jammu and Kashmir Satya Pal Malik on Tuesday said that every section of society especially youth be encouraged to talk about their issues and needs. Malik while emphasizing the importance of addressing problems of youth in the State said that providing them with opportunities in the arenas of sports, arts and other extracurricular activities ‘which help them in honing […]
Landslide hits car on Srinagar-Jammu highway in Ramban
Jammu: Four people escaped unhurt when their car was hit by a landslide on the Jammu-Srinagar Highway in Ramban district Tuesday, officials said. The car was hit by rocks when it was crossing the highway at Anokhi falls. However, the occupants escaped unhurt. PTI
India, Pak exchange fire in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu: The armies of India and Pakistan on Tuesday exchanged gunfire along the International Border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan Rangers targeted forward posts along the IB in Samba Kashmir with small arms fire, officials said Tuesday. BSF troops guarding the borderline retaliated resulting in brief exchanges, they said. Officials said Pakistani […]
Forces launch search operations in Samba
Jammu: Security forces have launched a search operation following suspected movement along the Indo-Pakistan border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, officials said Tuesday. The search operation was launched in Basantar river area in Ramgarh sector, they said. The operation was launched following reports of suspected movement in border areas of Ramgarh sector, officials said. […]
Life expectancy of Delhiites can go up by 3yrs if air quality improves by 20-30pc: Study
New Delhi (PTI) Life expectancy of Delhiites will be up by nearly three years if the target of the National Clean Air Programme to improve air quality by 20 to 30 per cent in the next five years is fulfilled, according to a new study. Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan on January 10 launched the much-awaited […]
Delhi based company to install Pre-paid electric meters in Kashmir from April
Srinagar: The Government of Jammu and Kashmir is all set to launch its Pre Paid electricity meter installation to reduce Transmission and Distribution (T&D) losses, reports said. According to reports that the plan is to install around 10 lakh prepaid electricity meters. The project will commence from April this year. “In August last year, the government […]
Nagaland Cabinet rejects citizenship bill
Kohima,(PTI) The Nagaland Cabinet has rejected the citizenship bill, following pressure from various tribal organisations and students bodies. Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio and Chief Secretary Temjen Toy, in a press release, said that taking into account the will and desire of all sections of the people, the Cabinet meeting on Monday made it amply clear that […]
Omar, Mehbooba condole death of George Fernandes
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister’s Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday paid tributes to former Defence Minister of India George Fernandes. Fernandes breathed his last on Tuesday after a prolonged illness. While Omar called him a ‘tireless crusader for the voiceless and the marginalised’, Mufti termed him as ‘true socialist’ . “Rest in […]
China decries ‘political manipulations’ behind Huawei case in US
Beijing, Jan 29 (AFP) China on Tuesday decried the “political manipulations” behind the US case against Huawei as Washington indicted the tech giant’s chief financial officer and levelled sweeping charges against the company. “For some time, the US has used state power to discredit and crack down on specific Chinese companies in an attempt to strangle […]
