Centre to introduce four bills on quota, electoral reservation in JK
Srinagar, July 26: The Union Government will introduce four key bills on quota and electoral reservation in Jammu & Kashmir in Parliament on Wednesday (July 26). As per Lok Sabha’s revised list of business, the Union Home Minister Amit Shah will introduce a bill to amend the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019. The bill […]
No-confidence motion: Modi’s ‘prediction’ from 2018 goes viral
New Delhi, Jul 26 (PTI) With the opposition planning to bring a no-confidence motion against his government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reply to such a motion in 2018 has gone viral wherein he mockingly tells the parties behind it that they should prepare to table a similar exercise in 2023 as well. “I want to […]
India ready to cross LoC to maintain its honour: Rajnath
Dras (Ladakh), Jul 26 (PTI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said India is ready to cross the Line of Control (LoC) to maintain its honour and dignity, and called upon civilians to be ready to support the soldiers in such a situation. Citing the example of the Russia-Ukraine war, he said the war has […]
Challenges before armed forces likely to be more complex in future, India should prepare itself: Army chief
Dras (Ladakh), Jul 26 (PTI) Chief of Army Staff Manoj Pandey on Wednesday said the dangers and challenges before the armed forces are likely to get more complex in the future and India needs to be ready to face them. The Chief of Army Staff said the armed forces should prepare for the future keeping […]
India’s projected population, as on July 1, is 139 crore: Govt to Lok Sabha
New Delhi, Jul 25 (PTI) The projected population of India, as on July 1, 2023, is 139 crore according to a report of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said as per the United Nations, Department of Economic and […]
Mandatory for OTT platforms to display anti-tobacco warnings on screen: Minister
New Delhi, July 25 (PTI) The government has made it mandatory for OTT platforms to display an anti-tobacco health warning as a prominent static message at the bottom of the screen during the period of a tobacco product being displayed or used in a programme, the Rajya Sabha was told on Tuesday. The government notified the Cigarettes […]
36,521 personnel recruited in CAPFs in 9 months; process on to fill 79,960 vacancies: Govt
New Delhi, Jul 25 (PTI) As many as 36,521 personnel have been recruited in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) like the BSF and the CRPF in last nine months, while the recruitment process for 79,960 vacancies is currently underway, Union Minister of State for Home Nisith Pramanik said in Lok Sabha on Tuesday. He […]
Govt serious on allowing Muharram processions on 2 routes in Srinagar: Div Com Kashmir
Srinagar, July 25: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Vijay Kumar Bidhuri on Tuesday said that government was serious on lifting decades restrictions on Muharram processions on two routes in Srinagar areas and that ball is in the Shia community court, who have been asked to provide details about number of people participating in the procession. Talking to […]
PM Modi cites East India Company, Indian Mujahideen to hit back at opposition alliance
New Delhi, Jul 25 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday derided the opposition alliance INDIA as the most directionless the country had ever seen and cited reviled names such as East India Company and Indian Mujahideen to assert that people cannot be misled merely by the use of the country’s name. Parliamentary Affairs Minister […]
Pak intruder killed as BSF foils narcotic smuggling along international border in Samba
Samba/Jammu, Jul 25 (PTI) The Border Security Force (BSF) thwarted a major narcotic smuggling bid along the International Border (IB) as it shot dead a Pakistani intruder in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, a BSF spokesperson said on Tuesday. Four kilograms of narcotic substance was recovered from the possession of the slain intruder, the spokesperson […]