NIA opposes separatist leader’s plea before Delhi HC
New Delhi, Sep 29 (PTI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has opposed in the Delhi High Court the plea of a Kashmiri woman separatist leader challenging the attachment of her mother-in-law’s house, saying the property was utilised for “terror activities” and even for celebrating “Pakistan Day.” The agency, in its reply, claimed that the attached […]
Govt defers proposal to make 6 airbags mandatory in cars by one year to Oct 1, 2023: Gadkari
New Delhi, Sep 29 (PTI) The government has deferred the implementation of the proposal to make six airbags mandatory in passenger cars by one year to October 1, 2023, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday. The government had earlier planned to make six airbags mandatory in eight-seater vehicles for enhanced safety […]
Akhilesh Yadav elected Samajwadi Party president for third time
Lucknow, Sep 29 (PTI) Akhilesh Yadav was on Thursday unanimously elected president of the Samajwadi Party for the third consecutive time, said the party’s secretary general Ram Gopal Yadav. Declaring the result of the election at the Samajwadi Party national convention at Ramabai Ambedkar stadium here, Ram Gopal Yadav said Akhilesh Yadav was the only […]
India plays important role as frontline state in fight against terrorism: President Murmu
New Delhi, Sep 29 (PTI) President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday said India’s leadership in several fields has become unchallenged now and the country plays an important role as a frontline state in the fight against terrorism. Addressing a group of officer trainees of the Indian Foreign Service (2021 batch), who had called on her at […]
MeT forcasts mainly dry weather in J&K
Srinagar, Sep 29: Mainly dry weather has been forecast over the plains and very light rain at one or two places over higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir in next 24 hours. A meteorological department official here said that mainly dry weather was expected to prevail for the subsequent two days. He said that there […]
Blast at bus stand in Udhampur city, 2nd one within hours; no casualty reported
Udhampur/Jammu, Sep 29 (PTI) A blast in a bus parked at a stand in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur city on Thursday morning, the second within a few hours, sent security agencies in a tizzy as they sounded a high alert, sources said. The roof and the backside of the bus were blown away by the […]
200 environmental activists killed globally in 2021: Report
Mexico City, Sep 29 (AP) Some 200 environmental and land defense activists were killed around the world in 2021, including some 54 in Mexico, which assumed the position of the deadliest country in the annual report by nongovernmental organisation Global Witness. More than three-quarters of the killings took place in Latin America, where Colombia, Brazil […]
India records 4,272 Covid cases in a day; death toll rises to 5,28,611
New Delhi, Sep 29 (PTI) India’s COVID-19 case tally increased by 4,272 in a day to reach 4,45,83,360, while active cases have declined to 40,750 according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll has reached 5,28,611 with 27 more deaths, including 16 fatalities reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 […]
Remembering the ‘good’ old days
K S S Pillai I no more speak about the low cost of living in the past in front of my grandson. “How much was your salary then?” he would ask, making me shut my mouth. Fortunately, there are some people of my age in the neighbourhood who like to spend an hour or so […]
Drug addiction: Teachers have a role in curbing the menace
Mohammad Eqbal Jammu and Kashmir is facing silent epidemic of drug abuse as it is rising dramatically around the surroundings and no one seems to know how to stem the tide. Over from few years, the percentage of drug use has reached an all-time high. Substance abuse is rapidly assuming epidemic proportions in our society […]