Massive search operation launched in Poonch ahead of Independence Day
Mendhar/Jammu, Aug 12 (PTI) Security forces on Saturday launched a search operation in over a dozen villages near the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said. The joint operation by the Army and police in the Gursai area of Mendhar subdivision is being carried out as part of stepped-up security in […]
India records 38 fresh Covid cases, active caseload at 1,487
New Delhi, Aug 12 (PTI) India witnessed a single-day rise of 38 fresh COVID-19 cases while the active caseload declined to 1,487, according to Union Health Ministry data. The death toll has been recorded at 5,31,920 (5.31 lakh), the data updated at 8 am on Saturday showed. India’s total Covid case tally is currently at […]
Nepal ready to supply tomatoes to India; seeks easier access to market
Kathmandu, Aug 12 (PTI) Nepal is ready to export tomatoes to India in bulk on a long-term basis to quell the skyrocketing prices but has sought easy access to the market and other necessary facilities. The neighbouring country’s assurance came after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told Parliament on Thursday that India has started importing tomatoes […]
915 pilgrims leave Jammu base camp for Amarnath cave shrine
Jammu, Aug 12 (PTI) After a one-day break, a fresh batch of 915 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here for Kashmir on Saturday to undertake the annual Amarnath pilgrimage, officials said. The pilgrims left in a convoy of 33 vehicles between 3:30 am and 3:45 am amid tight security, they said. While 675 […]
CBK Produces Chargesheet against land-broker, other accused of cheating
Srinagar, Aug 12: The Economic Offences Wing Srinagar (Crime Branch Kashmir) produced chargesheet against a land-broker and another person accused of cheating a client in Gulab Bagh Pandach in central Kashmir’s Srinagar district. A CBK spokesperson in a statement issued here said that a chargesheet in Case FIR No. 27/2021 of P/S Crime Branch Kashmir […]
140 police officers selected for Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation
New Delhi, Aug 12 (PTI) The Union Home Ministry on Saturday announced that 140 police officers, including 15 from the CBI, 12 from the NIA and 10 from Uttar Pradesh, have been selected for this year’s Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation. The awardees include 22 women officers, according to an official statement. […]
Highest impact of corruption is borne by poor, marginalised: PM at G20 meet
Kolkata, Aug 12 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the highest impact of corruption is borne by the poor and the marginalised and asserted it (corruption) affects resource utilization, distorts markets, impacts service delivery and ultimately diminishes people’s quality of life. Addressing the G20 Anti-Corruption Ministerial Meet here via video conferencing, the PM […]
Pedestrian dies after hit by car in Anantnag
Anantnag, Aug 12: A pedestrian died after being hit by a car ain Paibugh area of Anantnag on Saturday morning, officials said. An official said that the pedestrian was injured after being hit a car near Paibugh Mattan. “He was immediately shifted to a nearby hospital where he was declared brought dead,” he said. He […]
CRPF jawan found dead inside camp in Pulwama
Srinagar, Aug 12 (PTI) A CRPF jawan was found dead inside a camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district in a suspected case of suicide, officials said. According to preliminary reports, Sepoy Ajay Kumar was found dead at Chursoo in the Awantipora area of the south Kashmir district after gunshots were heard around 2 am, […]
Govt tables bills in LS to end British-era laws of IPC, CrPC, Evidence Act; says will transform criminal justice system
New Delhi Aug 11 (PTI) In a landmark move, Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday introduced three bills in Lok Sabha to replace colonial-era laws, asserting that the proposed laws will transform the country’s criminal justice system and bring the spirit to protect the rights of the Indian citizen at the centre stage. Shah introduced […]