104 personnel of forces under MHA lost lives in ‘accidents’ in 2019; 2,006 in six years
New Delhi, Sep 3 (PTI) Two security personnel under the command of the Union home ministry died in “accidents” every week on an average in 2019, totalling 104 such fatalities over the year, according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data. A total of 2,006 such fatalities have been reported in six years, […]
Shooting stones continue to disrupt traffic on Jmu-Sgr highway
Srinagar, Sep 03: The traffic on Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with the outside world, continues to be disrupted amid shooting stones near Panthyal in Ramban district on Thursday. A senior traffic police officer said that traffic movement “continues” to be disrupted on the thoroughfare due to “intermittent shooting” stones at […]
PM Modi’s personal website, mobile app hacked
New Delhi: The Twitter account of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personal website and mobile app was hacked early this morning, the social media giant has confirmed. Twitter said that it has taken “steps to secure the compromised account” and is “actively investigating” the situation. The account reportedly sent out tweets asking its followers to donate […]
Army Chief begins two-day visit to Ladakh
New Delhi, Sep 3 (PTI) Army Chief Gen MM Naravane began a two-day visit to Ladakh on Thursday to carry out a comprehensive review of the security situation in the region in view of China’s fresh attempts to change status quo along the southern bank of Pangong lake, official sources said. Gen Naravane will be […]
83,883 fresh Covid-19 cases take India’s tally past 38-lakh mark
New Delhi, Sep 3 (PTI) India’s COVID-19 tally raced past the 38-lakh mark on Thursday with the sharpest single-day spike of 83,883 fresh cases, while the number of recoveries surged to 29,70,492, pushing the recovery rate to over 77 per cent, Union health ministry data showed. The total number of coronavirus cases in the country […]
10-member Biodiversity Council set up in J&K
Jammu, Sep 3 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday set up a 10-member council for conservation of biological diversity and sustainable use of its components in the Union territory, officials said. As per an order issued by the General Administrative Department (GAD), sanction has been accorded to constitute the Jammu and Kashmir Biodiversity […]
Cabinet nod: Kashmiri, Dogri, Hindi to be official languages in JK
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a bill under which Kashmiri, Dogri and Hindi, apart from the existing Urdu and English, will be the official languages in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Announcing the decision at a news briefing, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said the Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Bill, […]
