Lt Guv meets families of victims of terrorism
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj SinhaThursday met the family members of victims of terrorism from across North, Central and South Kashmir, at Raj Bhawan. The family members whose loved ones were brutally killed by various terrorist groups in the past narrated the horrific incidents and sought the intervention of Lt Governor for resolution of their long […]
Search operations underway in Poonch, Rajouri; Army officer visits Doda
Jammu: Security forces have launched a massive search operation to track down terrorists at different places in the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri, officials said on Thursday. The officials said police and army launched a joint search operation at MohriShahstar in Gursai top area of Poonch district late Wednesday night following information about […]
Nomination of 5 MLA’s to assembly by Lt Guv, HC’s special bench to hear plea next week
Jammu: A special division bench of the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court will hear next week a plea challenging the power vested in the J&K lieutenant governor to nominate five members to the Legislative Assembly of the Union territory. Chief Justice TashiRabstan agreed to constitute a special division bench on Monday to hear […]
BJP mounts grand oath ceremony for NayabSaini
Modi, Shah Sharedais Panchkula: With the top brass of BJP leaders, including Prime Minister NarendraModi, descending here, the oath-taking ceremony of Nayab Singh Saini assumed the air of a grand event. All roads leading to Dussehra ground here were chock-a-block as thousands of BJP supporters from across Haryana made their way to the ceremony. Saini, […]
MHA writes to states, UTs to take steps to reduce overcrowding of jails
New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry has asked all states to take steps, including implementation of a specific provision of the BharatiyaNagarikSurakshaSanhita (BNSS) 2023, for providing relief to undertrial prisoners and reduce overcrowding in jails. Overcrowding in prisons, especially the issue of large number of undertrials, has been a matter of concern for the government, […]
12 CRPF personnel injured in road mishap at Budgam
Srinagar: A dozen CRPF personnel were injured when their vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Thursday, officials said. The incident took place in the Khaigam area of the central Kashmir district, they said. The injured Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were shifted to a […]
Enhanced insurance benefits for EPFO members extended retrospectively
New Delhi: Union Labour Minister MansukhMandaviya on Thursday announced extension of the enhanced insurance benefits for all members of retirement fund body EPFO under Employees’ Deposit Linked Insurance (EDLI) scheme. The move will ensure up to Rs 7 lakh of life cover to more than 6 crore EPFO members. The scheme has been extended with […]
Marital rape- Will decide constitutional validity of laws granting immunity to husbands: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will decide the constitutional validity of penal provisions in the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the BharatiyaNyayaSanhita (BNS) which grant immunity from prosecution to a husband for the offence of rape if he forces his wife, who is not a minor, to have sex with him. […]
Abducted 13-year-old girl rescued in Jammu, minor boy held
Jammu: A 13-year-old girl was rescued here from the clutches of her minor abductor within 24 hours of the kidnapping, police said on Thursday. The alleged abductor has also been apprehended following a written complaint by the victim’s mother in Bihar on Wednesday, they said. In her complaint to Police Post Supwal in Samba district, […]
Jammu industrialists seek CM’s intervention in revival of ailing MSME sector
Jammu: A body of industrialists on Thursday sought the intervention of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to ensure revival of the MSME (micro, small and medium enterprise) sector of the Union Territory. Jammu-based Federation of Industries (FOI) hailed the formation of the National Conference-led government in Jammu and Kashmir and congratulated Abdullah and […]
