Centre amends prison manual rules
Asks states to address issue of caste-based discrimination New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry has amended the prison manual rules to check discrimination and classification of inmates in jails on the basis of their caste. In a communication to chief secretaries of all states and Union territories, the Union Home Ministry said to address the […]
School enrolment fell by 37 lakh in 2023-24: Education Ministry Data
New Delhi: Enrolment in schools across India fell by 37 lakh in 2023-24 as compared to the previous year, Ministry of Education’s UDISE data showed. The Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE) Plus is a data aggregation platform maintained by the education ministry to collate school education data from across the country. While the […]
India asks Pakistan to expedite release of Indian prisoners in its custody
New Delhi: India on Wednesday urged Pakistan to expedite the release and repatriation of 183 Indian fishermen and civilian prisoners in view of completion of their jail terms. In addition, Pakistan has been asked to provide immediate consular access to the 18 civilian prisoners and fishermen in Pakistan’s custody, who are believed to be Indian, […]
Prez Murmu, PM Modi greet nation on New Year
New Delhi: President DroupadiMurmu, Vice President JagdeepDhankhar, Prime Minister NarendraModi and several Union ministers on Wednesday extended New Year greetings to the people and wished for prosperity, success and harmony. Dhankhar and LokSabha Speaker Om Birla also invoked the Constitution in their new year wishes urging everyone to remain loyal to it and nurture democratic […]
IAS officers in JK asked to file IPRs by Jan ending
Govt warns ‘disciplinary proceedings’ over failure to do so Srinagar: The Government on Wednesday asked all the IAS officers working in connection with the affairs of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir to file Immovable Property Returns (IPR) online by January ending, underlining that failure constitutes “good and sufficient” reason for institution of disciplinary […]
GST kitty rises 7.3 pc to Rs 1.77 lakh cr in Dec
New Delhi: The gross GST collection rose 7.3 per cent year-on-year to Rs 1.77 lakh crore in December despite significant increase in both domestic and export refunds. The Central GST collection stood at Rs 32,836 crore, State GST at Rs 40,499 crore, Integrated IGST at Rs 47,783 crore and Cess at Rs 11,471 crore, according […]
Three-decade-old security bunker in Srinagar city dismantled
Srinagar: Three decades after it was constructed, one of the oldest security bunkers in Srinagar city has been dismantled — underlining the improvement in the Kashmir valley’s security situation. The security bunker, constructed by the Border Security Force (BSF) in the early 1990s, at Braripora in the city’s Safakadal area is in the process of […]
JK holds first assembly polls since Article 370 repeal
Gets elected govt after six years in 2024 Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir got an elected government after six years in 2024 but statehood remained elusive as a hybrid model of governance kept hampering full restoration of democratic rule. The assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir — held after a gap of 10 years — had […]
Govt begins land identification process for Manmohan Singh memorial
New Delhi: The government has started the process of identifying a site for setting up a memorial to former prime ministerManmohan Singh and is in touch with his family to finalise the location. Sources said Central Public Works Department (CPWD) officials visited sites around the Sanjay Gandhi memorial in the RashtriyaSmritiSthal and identified some spots […]
Amit Shah, DharmendraPradhan to launch book documenting story of JK, Ladakh
New Delhi: Union ministers Amit Shah and DharmendraPradhan will on Thursday launch a book titled “Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh: Through the Ages”, according to education ministry officials. “The book attempts to document the story of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh from a perspective and format that enables an overview for both the subject specialist and […]