No need for countersignature of transfer certificates: CBSE tells schools
New Delhi, Nov 4 (PTI) The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has directed all schools to ensure that no requests for countersignature of transfer certificates (TCs) are sent to headquarters or regional offices, according to officials. The Board had earlier discontinued the practice of countersignature of the TCs from one CBSE-affiliated school to another. […]
SC asks Centre to file comprehensive reply on pleas challenging online gaming law
New Delhi, Nov 4 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to file a comprehensive reply on petitions challenging an online gaming law which prohibits “online money games”, and bars banking services and advertising related to them. A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K V Viswanathan was informed that the Centre […]
Ex-managing director of J-K Cooperative Development Ltd convicted for forgery
Srinagar, Nov 4 (PTI) A court in Jammu and Kashmir has convicted a 93-year-old former managing director of J-K Cooperative Central Land Development Limited for forging his date of birth to extend service. The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch Kashmir has secured the conviction of the former MD Mohammad Shafi Banday for […]
Mini bus overturns in Rajouri; many students among 28 injured
Rajouri/Jammu, Nov 4 (PTI) At least 28 persons, mostly students, were injured when a mini bus overturned on a highway in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said. The bus was on its way to Rajouri town when the driver lost control resulting in the accident near Thandikassi, the officials said. Rescuers […]
SC concerned over misuse of POCSO cases, says awareness needed
New Delhi, Nov 4 (PTI) The POCSO act is being being misused in cases of marital discord and consensual relationships between adolescents, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday while stressing the need to spread awareness in boys and men about its legal provisions. A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and R Mahadevan was hearing […]
India’s top 1% grew its wealth by 62% since 2000: G20 report
New Delhi, Nov 4 (PTI) India’s richest 1 per cent expanded its wealth by 62 per cent between 2000 to 2023, according to a report commissioned by the South African Presidency of the G20. The study, led by Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz, warns that global inequality has reached “emergency” levels, threatening democracy, economic stability, and […]
J&K bureau chief of The Week, Tariq Bhat, dies of cardiac arrest
Srinagar, Nov 4 : Senior Journalist and J&K Bureau Head of The Week, Tariq Ahmad Bhat died of cardiac arrest on Tuesday morning at his home in Srinagar. One of the family members said that Bhat complained of chest pain today morning and he was immediately taken to a nearby hospital, where he was declared […]
Sakeena Itoo reviews performance, functioning of SED across Jammu division
Calls for effective, transparent utilisation of public funds JAMMU: Minister for Education, Sakeena Itoo Monday chaired a meeting at Civil Secretariat here to review the performance and functioning of School Education department across Jammu division. The meeting was attended by Secretary School Education department, Ram Niwas Sharma; Project Director Samagra Shiksha, Bhawani Rakwal; Director School […]