CS chairs session with stakeholders over implementation of Mission YUVA
SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo Friday held a brainstorming session with the major stakeholders including those in Administration, Academics and Industry to have exchange of ideas about the best way for implementation of recently approved Mission Yuva Udyami Vikas Abhiyan (YUVA) here in the UT. Besides the ACS, Forest; Commissioner Secretary, I&C; Secretary, SDD the […]
Assembly Elections: CEO exhorts J&K voters to leverage ECI Apps
JAMMU: Urging the voters to leverage the technological features introduced by the Election Commission of India in the electoral process, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) J&K, Pandurang K Pole on Friday exhorted the voters of Jammu and Kashmir to make use of the mobile voter friendly applications and ensure their active participation in the upcoming Assembly […]
JK polls: Congress’ central election committee meets to zero in on candidates
New Delhi: The Congress’ central election committee met here on Friday and finalised a few names for contesting the upcoming assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir. Sources said the committee would meet again soon as only a few names were finalised and there would be further discussions on some other possible candidates. Congress president Mallikarjun […]
Lt Guv chairs 47th meeting of Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha chaired the 47th Board meeting of Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) at Raj Bhawan, Friday. The meeting was attended by members of the Shrine Board D.C. Raina; Smt. Kailash Mehra Sadhu, K. N. Rai; Dr Shailesh Raina and Prof Vishwamurti Shastri. The Board, which met under the chairmanship of the […]
BJP top leaders meet, discuss counter measures to NC-Congress alliance
Srinagar: In a bid to counter the recent pre-poll alliance move by National Conference and Congress in J&K, the BJP’s top leadership from the Union Territory assembled at BJP national president JP Nadda’s New Delhi residence to give final touches to the probable candidates for the first phase commencing from September 18. Reliable sources said […]
Considerable percentage of vehicles exhibited emissions above PUCC limits in real conditions: Study
New Delhi: A considerable percentage of vehicles exhibited emissions above PUCC limits in real-driving conditions, a new study found and called for using remote sensing in the short term to complement the PUCC inspection procedure. The Pollution Under Control Certificate (PUCC) test is not reflective of real-world driving emissions, said the study by the International […]
Pakistani intruder held along LoC in Poonch
JAMMU: A Pakistani intruder was apprehended along the Line of Control (LoC) after crossing into this side in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, official sources said. He was picked up by the security forces in the area along the LoC close to Chakan Da Bagh. The intruder identified as Azhar is being questioned.
7 candidates file nominations for J-K polls
Srinagar: Seven candidates filed their nominations on Thursday for different Assembly seats in Kashmir, which are going to polls in the first phase on September 18, officials said. The candidates include one from the National Conference (NC), two from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), two from the Apni Party, one from the People’s Conference and […]
Congress-NC alliance in J-K will collapse like house of cards Tarun Chugh
Chandigarh: The National Conference-Congress alliance in Jammu and Kashmir will collapse like a house of cards and face a humiliating defeat in the assembly elections, BJP general secretary Tarun Chugh said on Friday. He also claimed the alliance had been rejected time and again by the people of Jammu and Kashmir. “Even in the last […]
SC-ST Act applicable only if there is intention to humiliate: Apex Court
New Delhi: An offence under the SC-ST Act is not established merely on the fact that the complainant is a member of a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe community unless there is an intention to humiliate, the Supreme Court said on Friday. A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra made the observation […]
