Lok Sabha passes bill to amend MMDR Act
New Delhi, Mar 19 (PTI) Seeking to bring more reforms in the mining sector, Lok Sabha on Friday passed a bill to amend the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act and Union minister Pralhad Joshi asserted that even if the Centre auctions a mine, all the revenue will go to states concerned. The Mines […]
25 SSPs, SPs transferred in JK
Srinagar, Mar 19: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday ordered transfer of 25 SSPs and SPs in Jammu and Kashmir with immediate effect. According to Home Department’s order, Rayees Mohammad Bhat (IPS), AIG (P&T), PHQ has been transferred and posted as SSP Baramulla vice Abdul Qayoom. Dr. Vinod Kumar (IPS), awaiting orders, has been […]
15 IPS Officers Promoted, 4 promoted as ADGPs
Srinagar, Mar 19: Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday ordered promotion of fifteen IPS officers, four of them as Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) in the Higher Administrative Grade (HAG)- Level 15 of Pay Matrix, with effect from 1 January this year. The officers promoted as ADGPs include Mukesh Singh, M. K. Sinha, Sunil […]
Youth found dead in Kulgam
Kulgam, Mar 19: A 27-year-old youth was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a park at District hospital Kulgam on Friday afternoon. An official said that a youth identified as Zubair Ahmed Bhat son of Manzoor Ahmad Bhat from Kulgam, was found unconscious in a park around 12:50 am. He was working in a tea […]
HC refuses to stay summons issued to Mehbooba Mufti by ED in PMLA case
New Delhi, Mar 19 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to stay summons issued to former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh said they are not granting any relief to the […]
Woman allegedly raped for 2 years in UP
Banda (UP), Mar 19 (PTI) A 22-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly raped for two years by a man on the false promise of marriage here, police said on Friday. The woman, who hailed from Mahoba district, lodged a complaint on Thursday evening at City Kotwali police station following which an FIR was registered against the accused. […]
Nearly 40k coronavirus cases in India: Govt
New Delhi, Mar 19 (PTI) India saw 39,726 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, the highest single day rise recorded so far this year, taking the nationwide COVID-19 tally of cases to 1,15,14,331, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The daily rise in infections (39,726) was the highest recorded in […]
Kashmir braces up for another wet spell from next week
Srinagar, Mar 19: Mercury increased in Kashmir Valley amid a forecast for wet spell next week, weatherman said on Friday. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of 5.8°C against 4.2°C on the previous night. The minimum temperature was 1.1°C above normal for this time of the year in the summer capital […]
Sarpanch procures fake PRC in Jammu, arrested
Jammu, Mar 19 (PTI) A sarpanch, who was involved in several cases of crime, was arrested by the Jammu and Kashmir Police in connection with the procurement of a permanent resident certificate through fraudulent means. Prabhakar Singh was detained under the Public Safety Act (PSA) in Kot Bhawal Jail, Jammu, for his unlawful activities. The […]
US, China spar in first face-to-face meeting under Biden
Anchorage (US), Mar 19 (AP) Top US and Chinese officials offered sharply different views of each other and the world on Thursday as the two sides met face-to-face for the first time since President Joe Biden took office. In unusually pointed remarks for a staid diplomatic meeting, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Communist […]