After knife attack, New Zealand criminalizes terror plotting

Wellington, Sep 30 (AP) New Zealand politicians on Thursday passed a law that makes plotting a terrorist attack a crime, fixing a legal loophole that was exposed earlier this month by a violent knife attack. The new law had been months in the planning but was hurried through Parliament after an extremist inspired by the […]
UN chief urges united action to prevent Myanmar catastrophe

United Nations, Sep 30 (AP) The United Nations chief is urging unified regional and international action to prevent the crisis in Myanmar from becoming a large-scale conflict and multi-faceted catastrophe in the heart of Southeast Asia and beyond. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned in a report to the U.N. General Assembly circulated Wednesday that the opportunity […]
Voting begins for by-election to Odisha’s Pipili seat

Pipili (Odisha), Sep 30 (PTI) Voting for the by-election to the Pipili assembly seat in Odisha’s Puri district began here at 7 am on Thursday amid tight security and strict adherence to COVID-19 guidelines, officials said. Around 2.30 lakh voters will decide the fate of 10 candidates, including the ruling BJD’s Rudrapratap Maharathy, Ashrit Pattnaik of […]
Ensure quality disposal of every genuine public grievance: LG to officers

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday held interaction with public through virtual mode during the 7th Round of “LG’s Mulaqaat- Live Public Grievance Hearing” at Civil Secretariat. The interaction proved beneficial for many people as several grievances were redressed on the spot by the Lt Governor. During the two-hour-long programme, the Lt Governor interacted […]
Eligibility criteria should be uniform: SC
Selection of primary teachers in JK
New Delhi: Appointments to public posts should be strictly in accordance with Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution and the eligibility criteria should be uniform without giving any scope of arbitrary selections, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday. The observations were made by the apex court which set aside the selection of a primary […]
Arrested teenage Pak militant urges handlers to take him back
Srinagar: A Pakistani militant captured alive by the Indian Army during a live encounter in north Kashmir’s Uri sector has asked his handlers in the neighbouring country to take him back to his mother. “I appeal to the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) area commander, the ISI and the Pakistan Army to take me back to my mother […]
Pakistani intruder held along LoC in Rajouri
Jammu: A Pakistani intruder was apprehended along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district on Tuesday, officials said. Army troops guarding the LoC picked up the movement of a person who attempted to sneak into this side from across the border in Keri sector, the officials said. They said the infiltrator was challenged and […]
JK reports 100 fresh covid-19 cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 100 fresh covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Wednesday. They said 24 of the cases were confirmed from Jammu division and 76 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 329320. There was no death due to […]
NIFT Srinagar campus to be completed by May 2022: CS
Asks Institute to establish ‘Centre of Excellence’ for promoting JK’s traditional products
SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Wednesday chaired the meeting of the UT Level Advisory Committee of the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Srinagar. Administrative Secretaries of departments of Finance, Industries & Commerce, and Higher Education, besides, Director-General NIFT, MD SIDCO, and concerned officers participated in the meeting. At the outset, a detailed […]
Union Minister reaches Kupwara for three day visit
KUPWARA: Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nìtyanand Rai reached the frontier district Kupwara for a three day visit as part of the Union Government’s public outreach programme to Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory, an official spokesman said Wednesday. He said that the Minister on reaching Kupwara laid foundation stone of Model Agriculture Farm […]