Chief Secy pushes for expansion of MBBS and PG seats across the GMCs
JAMMU, DEC 9: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today chaired a meeting to comprehensively review the augmentation of undergraduate and postgraduate seats across Government Medical Colleges (GMCs), Dental Colleges, Ayurvedic and Unani Colleges by the Health & Medical Education (H&ME) Department in J&K. The meeting was attended by Secretary, Health & Medical Education Department; Director, SKIMS; […]
CM Omar Abdullah reviews urban projects taken up under SASCI
JAMMU, DEC 9: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today reviewed the projects of the Housing & Urban Development Department being implemented under the scheme, Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI). The meeting was attended by Advisor to the Chief Minister Nasir Aslam Wani, Additional Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister Dheeraj Gupta, Principal Secretary […]
Division of Vande Mataram song led to partition of India: Home Minister Amit Shah
NEW DELHI, Dec 9 (PTI): The division of ‘Vande Mataram’ song for “politics of appeasement” led to partition of India, Home Minister Amit Shah said in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, as he slammed Opposition for linking the debate on 150 years of the national song with the upcoming West Bengal elections. Initiating the debate […]
J&K transporters call for strike on Dec 15 over ‘neglect’ by government
Srinagar, Dec 9: Jammu and Kashmir Transport Welfare Association on Tuesday announced a one-day token strike on December 15 over their “long-pending” demands. Addressing a press conference in Srinagar, the association General Secretary Sheikh Mohammad Yousuf said transporters from both Jammu and Kashmir divisions have unanimously decided to observe the strike as a mark of […]
Man accused of criminal, anti-social activities detained under PSA
Jammu, Dec 9 (PTI) A man wanted for his alleged involvement in various criminal and anti-social activities was detained under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Tuesday, police said. Pradeep Ambedkariya, who was named in four FIRs registered under various sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in the […]
Laws must be for people’s convenience, should not be a burden: PM to NDA MPs
New Delhi, Dec 9 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said no innocent Indian should face harassment or inconvenience due to any law or rule, and such measures should always be for the convenience of the common people. Addressing an NDA parliamentary party meeting here, Modi also said reforms should be brought in all […]
BSF jawan found dead in Samba; CRPF constable dies in separate incident
Jammu, Dec 9 (PTI) A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan was found dead under suspicious circumstances in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday. Constable Sukhdeep Singh, a resident of Ferozpur in Punjab, was found lying in a canal at Rehiyan village on Monday evening. Locals shifted him to the district hospital […]
IndiGo cancels around 180 flights from Bengaluru, Hyd on Tuesday; likely to lose some routes
Mumbai, Dec 9 (PTI) IndiGo cancelled around 180 flights from Bengaluru and Hyderabad on Tuesday, as the disruption in the crisis-hit airline prolonged for the eighth consecutive day, sources said. “IndiGo is not operating 58 flights to and from Hyderabad on Tuesday. Of these, 14 are arrivals and 44 departures,” the sources said, adding that […]
Red Fort blast: NIA conducts searches in forest area in south Kashmir’s Anantnag
Srinagar, Dec 9 (PTI) A team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday carried out searches in the forest area in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir as part of its probe into the November 10 blast near the Red Fort in Delhi, officials said. They said the NIA sleuths, assisted by police and […]
Madrassa teacher arrested for raping minor
Jammu, Dec 9 (PTI) A madrassa teacher was arrested for allegedly raping a minor in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, a police spokesperson said. The accused, identified as Nasir Majeed of Challer village, was arrested within three hours of receiving the complaint regarding the alleged incident at Madrassa Dar-ul-Quran in the Gandoh area, the official […]