PM favoured referring ONOE bill to JPC for wider discussions: Shah tells LS
NEW DELHI, Dec 17 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi favoured detailed discussion at every level on the ‘one nation, one election’ bill and wanted it to be referred to a Joint Committee of Parliament, Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday. Shah made the remarks in Lok Sabha when the House was hearing objections to […]
NCERT textbooks to cost less from 2025, new books for classes 9-12 by 2026: Dharmendra Pradhan
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) textbooks for some classes will cost less from next year, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced on Tuesday. The Council, which currently prints 5 crore textbooks in a year, is working to augment the capacity to 15 crore from next year, […]
Cold wave conditions intensify in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Dec 17 (PTI): Cold wave conditions intensified in Kashmir as the minimum temperature plummeted several degrees below freezing point, causing the fringes of several water bodies including the Dal Lake here to freeze, officials said on Tuesday. Srinagar city recorded a minimum temperature of minus 5.3 degrees Celsius, down from minus 3.4 degrees Celsius […]
Unscheduled Power Cuts: Traders in north Kashmir’s Pattan stage protest, block Srinagar-Baramulla highway
Srinagar, Dec 17: Traders Federation Pattan on Tuesday held a protest over prolonged and frequent power cuts in the area. The protest led to halting of traffic movement on Srinagar-Baramulla highway, causing inconvenience to commuters Nasir Bashir, president of the trader’s federation, said that despite being a metered area, Pattan receives only a few hours […]
Jammu cop suspended after protest by lawyers over alleged misbehaviour
Jammu, Nov 17 (PTI) Lawyers held a protest and blocked a road on Monday night over the alleged misbehaviour of a traffic policeman in Jammu, prompting authorities to suspend him. Scores of lawyers blocked the Janipur road, alleging that an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of the Traffic Police misbehaved with a member of their fraternity. The […]
BJP likely to get new president in February
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) The new BJP president, who will succeed incumbent J P Nadda, is likely to be elected by the end of February, according to a senior party functionary. Party sources said the ongoing organisational election is on track to complete the polling process in more than half of its state units […]
Security vulnerabilities hinder AI adoption in India, reveals Deloitte report
NEW DELHI, Dec 17 (PTI): As many as 92 per cent of Indian executives view security vulnerabilities as the foremost challenge to responsible AI adoption, highlighting a pressing need for robust governance frameworks to foster trust and mitigate risks in an increasingly AI-driven landscape, according to a recent report by Deloitte. The ‘AI at a […]
CM Omar Abdullah vows to keep governance free from political affiliations
SAMBA, DEC 16: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today reiterated his government’s commitment to unbiased governance, emphasizing that decisions would not be influenced by political affiliations or party lines. He urged officers to address public issues brought forth by elected representatives with seriousness and urgency. Chairing a district review meeting at the Conference Hall in Samba, […]
Congress lacked courage to act on Article 370: Hardeep Puri in Rajya Sabha
NEW DELHI, Dec 16 (PTI): Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday tore into the previous Congress-led governments on Article 370, saying the party abdicated its responsibility to the Constitution with regard to Kashmir as the “temporary” provision was made “de-facto permanent” because it “lacked the courage to act”. Speaking on the ‘Glorious Journey of […]
Transport Commissioner sets Jan 31 as deadline for installation of CCTV cameras in school buses
JAMMU, DEC 16: Transport Commissioner, Vishesh Mahajan today held a meeting with representatives of school authorities regarding the safety audit of vehicles ferrying students. The aim of the move was to seek active participation and cooperation from the school authorities to ensure that vehicles used for ferrying students are fit and safe for transportation. Referring […]
