Congress Seeks Polls To J&K Urban Local Bodies, PRIs Under Single Election Authority
Jammu: The Congress on Saturday questioned the Jammu and Kashmir administration’s decision to hold urban local body and Panchayati Raj Institution polls under separate election authorities. Pradesh Congress Committee chief Vikar Rasool Wani, in a letter to Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, demanded holding the elections to municipal corporations and other urban local bodies under the […]
DC Bandipora flags off 3-day trekking expedition to Gurez
Bandipora: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Bandipora Dr Owais Ahmad Saturday flagged off a 3-day trekking expedition from Mini Secretariat Bandipora to Gurez Valley. The expedition comprising girls contingent of different age groups is being organised by Youth Services and Sports department Bandipora. Officials from the district youth services and sports department were present on the occasion. […]
Police arrests SMC Corporator, Aqib Renzu in sexual harassment case
Srinagar, Sep 23: Police on Saturday arrested a Corporator of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC), identified as Aqib Ahmed Renzu in alleged sexual harassment, outraging modesty and online stalking case. Police in a post on X (formally twitter) said that strong technical evidences in this matter were produced by the victim. “One SMC corporator Aqib Ahmed […]
Police arrests two terrorists in Baramulla, arms and ammunition recovered
Srinagar, Sep 23: Police along with security forces arrested two terrorists linked with proscribed terror outfit LeT/TRF and recovered incriminating materials, arms and ammunition from their possession in Baramulla, a police spokesman said. He said that police in Baramulla through reliable sources came to know that one individual identified as Yaseen Ahmad Shah son of […]
Major terror bid foiled in Pakistan’s Punjab province; 13 ISIS, TTP terrorists arrested
Lahore, Sep 23 (PTI) Pakistan’s law enforcement agencies foiled a major terror plot to target key installations in the Punjab province and arrested 13 terrorists, mostly belonging to the banned Islamic State (ISIS) and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), police said on Saturday. According to the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab police, it conducted 83 intelligence-based […]
Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, Union Minister Giriraj Singh visit Simaria, Begusarai; pay tributes to Rashtrakavi Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
BIHAR, SEP 23: Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha and Union Minister for Rural Development, Shri Giriraj Singh today visited Simaria, Begusarai and attended the Rashtrakavi Ramdhari Singh Dinkar’s birth anniversary event. Paying tributes to the Rashtrakavi, the Lt Governor remembered the significant contribution of Ramdhari Singh Dinkar in the field of literature and his selfless […]
ADC orders salary deduction of 2 employees found absent at TB hospital Sopore
Sopore, Sep 23: Authorities on Saturday ordered for salary deduction of two employees who were found absent from their duties at the district Tuberculosis hospital in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. An official said that two employees were found unauthorisedly absent during a surprise checking on Friday. He said that following this additional […]
Govt making sincere attempts to draft laws in simple manner, Indian languages: PM
New Delhi, Sep 23 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that his government is making sincere attempts to draft laws in a simple manner and in Indian languages to the maximum extent. Inaugurating the International Lawyers’ Conference here, he also flagged concerns about cyber terrorism and money laundering besides the use of artificial […]
DAK urges three vaccines this fall to prevent triple virus threat
Srinagar, Sep 23: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Saturday urged people to get vaccinated against Covid, flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). “The triple vaccine could ward off this winter’s tripledemic of respiratory illnesses,” said Influenza expert and DAK President Dr Nisar ul Hassan. “We could be facing a triple virus whammy of Covid, Flu and RSV this […]
US ‘deeply concerned’ about allegations raised by Canadian PM Trudeau against India: Blinken
New York, Sep 23 (PTI) The US is “deeply concerned” about the allegations raised by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau against India on the killing of a Khalistani separatist in Canada, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said and Washington was “closely coordinating” with Ottawa on the issue and wants to see “accountability” in the […]
