PM Modi pays tributes to Parliament attack victims

New Delhi, Dec 13 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tributes to those killed in the terrorist attack on Parliament in 2001, and said the country remains eternally grateful for their courage and dedication. Modi paid tributes to them at a commemoration event held in Parliament complex. Eight security personnel had made the […]
Two killed as container truck overturns in Kulgam, south Kashmir

Srinagar, Dec 13: Two persons lost their lives after being trapped beneath an apple-laden container truck that overturned at Pombai area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said. An official said that an AC container truck bearing registration number JK03P-0505, carrying apples, overturned on a road in Pombai village. The truck had four occupants, two […]
Two drug peddlers detained under NDPS Act in Kathua

JAMMU, Dec 13 (PTI): Two suspected drug peddlers, including a woman, were detained under stringent the NDPS Act in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, police said on Friday. Gurnam Singh alias Katta of Chak Drab Khan and Asha Bibi of Khanpur-Marheen were habitual drug peddlers and their detention warrants under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic […]
Cabinet nod to bills for simultaneous polls to Lok Sabha, state assemblies

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved two bills, including one to amend the Constitution to implement “one nation, one election”, and the draft legislations are likely to be introduced in Parliament in the ongoing winter session, sources said. As of now, the Cabinet has given its nod to draft legislations to hold simultaneous […]
Opposition raises concerns over simultaneous polls; BJP, allies welcome it
New Delhi: Opposition parties raised concerns on Thursday over bills cleared by the government for holding simultaneous elections and said larger consultations are required while ruling NDA leaders asserted the burden on the exchequer will be lessened. The Union Cabinet approved bills to implement ‘One Nation, One Election’, and sources said the draft legislations are […]
Chief Minister reviews functioning of Information Department
Directs officers to ensure fairness, transparency in issuing advertisements JAMMU: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday chaired a comprehensive review meeting of the Information Department at the Civil Secretariat here. The meeting assessed department’s performance and deliberated on matters requiring improvement to enhance efficiency and outreach of the Information department. The meeting was attended by Advisor […]
Biggest reason for road accidents is lane indiscipline: Union Minister Gadkari
New Delhi: Road Transport and Highways Minister NitinGadkari on Thursday said the biggest reason for road accidents is lane indiscipline and his own car was fined twice in Mumbai for not following traffic rules. He said high speed is not such a big problem as world over people drive fast. However, lane indiscipline is a […]
Kashmir plains receive season’s first snowfall, MeT predicts dry week ahead
Srinagar: Many areas in the plains of Kashmir received the season’s first snowfall on Thursday breaking a long dry spell, even as the minimum temperature improved at most places in the valley, officials said. However, snowfall in the higher reaches, which began in Wednesday, continued at several places. The plains of Shopian, Pulwama, and Baramulla, […]
Public welfare is my ‘Dharma’ and ‘Kartavya’: Lt Guv Sinha
Pays tributes to General Zorawar Singh on his Martyrdom Day JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinhaon Thursday said that Public welfare is my ‘Dharma’ and ‘Kartavya’. Paying tributes to the brave warrior and India’s greatest military strategist, General Zorawar Singh, on his Martyrdom Day, the Lieutenant Governor spoke on General Zorawar Singh’s military campaigns in […]
No court to entertain, pass directions in cases of religious places till further orders: SC
New Delhi: In an important development, the Supreme Court on Thursday restrained till further directions the courts in the country from entertaining fresh lawsuits and passing any effective interim or final orders in pending ones seeking to reclaim religious places, especially mosques and dargahs (a muslim shrine). “As the matter is sub-judice in this court, […]