LS Polls: 3.80 % of electorate exercise franchise in Kulgam till 11 am
Kulgam: The poll percentage for the district Kulgam, were voting is underway for Anantnag parliamentary constituency has reached 3.80 % at 11 am. According to officials 3.80 % of total electorate of the district have exercised their franchise in 2nd leg of the polls for the APC. Election commission for the first time divided polling […]
Sri Lanka’s face veil ban takes effect under new regulation after Easter bombings
Colombo (PTI): Muslim women in Sri Lanka will not be allowed to wear any form of face veils in public from Monday under new regulations announced by President Maithripala Sirisena who used emergency powers in the wake of the Easter Sunday bombings. The new regulation banning any form of face covering was announced by the […]
Rafale: Centre seeks SC’s nod to circulate letter seeking adjournment on hearing, SC allows
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Centre to circulate a letter for adjournment in Tuesday’s scheduled hearing on Rafale review pleas. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi allowed the Centre’s counsel to circulate the letter among parties which include petitioners who have filed review pleas. The apex court had on […]
Body of a non local recovered in Arigam Pulwama
Pulwama: Body of a non local was recovered near water canal in Arigam village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday. According to reports locals of the village spotted the body and informed police. While police suspect that the man might have died due to drug overdose, postmortem of the body is being conducted […]
LS polls: 2.8 percent votes cast till 10 am in Kulgam
Kulgam: 2.8 Percent votes have been cast in Kulgam district up to 10 am as voting for Anantnag parliamentary seat is underway in the district. Offcials said that in Kulgam 528 votes were cast making up 0.5% of electorate. In Noorabad constituency 4509 votes have been caste making 5.9% of total voters. For HS Bugh, […]
Sale, purchase of chemicals, acids banned in Anantnag
Anantnag: The District Magistrate Khalid Jahangir in exercise of the powers vested under section 144 CrPc, has ordered ban on the sale and purchase of chemical/acids in district Anantnag for a period of two months with immediate effect. According to the official communique, the ban has been imposed after it has been noticed that rampant […]
Establish 24×7 Flood control room in every district: Div Com to DCs
Srinagar: For effective flood mitigation plan, the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan today directed all Deputy Commissioners of the valley to establish 24×7 flood control room immediately in their respective districts where officers of Irrigation and Flood Control, Disaster Management, PHE, PDD, Revenue, Health, Food and Police should be deployed to provide real time […]
Police vehicle used to distribute food packets at BJP’s Anantnag rally, inquiry ordered
Srinagar: Police on Saturday ordered probe and attached the driver of police vehicle which was usee to distribute food packets at a BJP rally in Anantnag on Saturday. The vehicle in question was deployed for ferrying escort personnel of a protected person. “ The vehicle has been withdrawn from said protected person and driver of […]
HC suggests amendments to POCSO Act over consensual sex after 16 years of age
Chennai (PTI) Observing that relationship between a girl under 18 years of age and a teenage boy or little over the teenage years cannot be construed as “alien” or “unnatural”, the Madras High Court suggested exclusion of consensual sex after 16 years of age from the purview of POCSO Act. Justice V Pathiban gave the […]
Returning officer asks police to register FIR against Gambhir for holding rally without permission
New Delhi, (PTI) The East Delhi returning officer Saturday asked police to register an FIR against BJP candidate Gautam Gambhir for allegedly holding a public meeting in Jangpura without permission, officials said. The cricketer-turned-politician is the saffron party’s nominee from the East Delhi Lok Sabha seat and is pitted against AAP’s Atishi and senior Congress […]