Anti-pollution type mechanism needed to clean up social media: CEC
New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar on Friday said that anti-pollution measures similar to Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) were needed to combat “social media pollution”. The CEC lamented that social media platforms were not blocking or at least labelling easily detectable fakes and leaving it to poll bodies to engage fact checkers […]
FM takes part in customary halwa ceremony
Marks final stage of Budget preparation New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday participated in a traditional ‘halwa’ ceremony, marking the final stage for the preparation of Union Budget 2025-26 to be unveiled on February 1 in the Lok Sabha. The ceremony is a customary ritual in which traditional dessert ‘halwa’ is prepared and […]
RBI Fines J&K Bank, others for compliance issues
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank on Friday said it has penalised Jammu and Kashmir Bank, Bank of India, and Canara Bank for deficiencies in regulatory compliance. Jammu and Kashmir Bank has been penalised Rs 3.31 crore for contravention of certain norms related to financial inclusion – access to banking Services – Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account […]
Mysterious disease: Patients from Badhaal recovering as investigation continues
Visible impact on patients after changing few medicines: Principal GMC Rajouri Srinagar: After nearly 50 days of uncertainty and fear, positive news is emerging from the Badhaal area of Rajouri district as patients admitted to various hospitals are showing signs of recovery. According to officials 14 patients from the affected village are under medical care […]
Specially designed Vande Bharat Express train for Kashmir arrives in Jammu
Jammu: Specially designed to operate seamlessly in Jammu and Kashmir’s challenging winter conditions, the Vande Bharat Express train arrived in Jammu with a large number of people aspiring to experience a dream travel to Kashmir. The Jammu railway station on Friday echoed with a unique announcement which said “Yatrigan kripya dhyan dein, Vande Bharat train […]
Amendments to Waqf Act- Changes represent significant threat to Waqf autonomy: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq
BJP terms Mirwaiz’s appearance before parl panel as ‘good’ New Delhi: Expressing “serious and deep concern” over the proposed amendments to the Waqf Act, Jammu and Kashmir Mutahida Malis-E-Uleme (MMU) patron Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has said the proposed changes represent a significant threat to the autonomy and functioning of the Waqf. In a written submission […]
Kashmir valley reels under cold conditions
Srinagar shivers at minus 3.3 degrees Srinagar: The minimum temperature dropped in Kashmir on Friday as cold conditions tightened their grip on the valley, with the Meteorological Department predicting mostly dry weather until the end of the month, officials said. The minimum temperature in Srinagar settled at minus 3.3 degrees Celsius on Thursday night, down […]
President Murmu to address nation on Republic Day eve on Saturday
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu will address the nation on the eve of Republic Day on January 25, the Rashtrapati Bhavan said in a statement issued on Friday. The address will be broadcast from 7 pm on the entire national network of Akashvani and all channels of Doordarshan in Hindi followed by the English version, […]
Plea to enforce rights of people trafficked as bonded labourers not adversarial: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said the plea to enforce fundamental rights of people trafficked as bonded labourers was not an adversarial one. Justices B R Gavai and Augustine George Masih made the observation after attorney general R Venkataramani said pursuant to the apex court’s November 21, 2024 direction, a committee was formed […]
JK sees 3rd highest dropout rate in North India
Ladakh worst hit across north India with 19.84 percent dropout rate Srinagar: With a dropout rate of more than 13 percent at secondary school level, Jammu and Kashmir is grappling with worst ‘abandonment’ student rate in north India The recent official figures further reveal that the dropout rate at secondary level in Ladakh was 19.84 […]