SC registry refuses urgent listing of Kejriwal’s plea for extension of interim bail
New Delhi, May 29 (PTI) The Supreme Court registry on Wednesday refused urgent listing of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea seeking extension of his interim bail by seven days for undergoing certain medical tests. The apex court registry refused to accept the application, saying since Kejriwal was given liberty to move the trial court […]
BSF opens fire on suspected Pak drone near LoC in Poonch
Jammu, May 29 (PTI) The Border Security Force personnel fired several rounds to shoot down a suspected Pakistani drone near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch, officials said on Wednesday. The drone activity from across the border was picked up by the alert border guards in Khanetar garrison at around 11.30 […]
Husband ‘kills’ wife in north Kashmir’s Tangdgar area
Kupwara, May 29 : In a shocking incident, a husband allegedly killed his wife by strangulating her at Tangdhar in north Kashmir’s frontier Kupwara district. An official said that a lady, in her 30’s (name withheld) was allegedly killed by her husband after strangulated her at their house during the intervening night of Tuesday-Wednesday. The […]
GPS tracking device put on LeT terror associate in Barmmulla: Police
Srinagar, May 29: Police on Wednesday said that it have installed GPS tracking device on a Lashkar-e-Toiba militant associate in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Police said that in compliance to an order received from Court, police in Baramulla today affixed a GPS tracking device on a under trial terror associate who was enlarged on bail […]
KPDCL serving notices to consumers found hooking, meter bypassing
SRINAGAR, MAY 28: Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) has warned its consumers to desist from illegal power usage, failing which permanent disconnections with recovery of the unaccounted energy consumed shall be effected including registration of FIRs, under the Electricity Act. KPDCL has also started serving Notices to the consumers found using power illegally by […]
IGNOU starts admission process for July 2024 session
Srinagar, May 28: Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) starts the admission process for its various academic programs for July 2024 admission cycle, a statement issued by the University said. The process started from 15th May onwards in which several new academic programs have been launched from July 2024 admission cycle including M. Sc. Chemistry, […]
Jammu schools to observe summer vacations from June-01 to July-16
Srinagar, May 28: Amid the heat wave, the Directorate of School Education Jammu (DSEJ) Tuesday ordered summer vacation for all government and private schools from June-01 to July-16 in summer zone areas of the region. DSEJ in an order said, “All the government and recognised private schools falling in summer Zone of Jammu Division shall […]
Fire engulfs forest areas of Kathua, Rajouri
JAMMU, May 28 (PTI): The forest areas in Kathua and Rajouri districts of Jammu and Kashmir have been engulfed by fire, causing significant damage to forest wealth, officials on Tuesday said. The officials said the fire started in Dhara Dogano area of Basholi belt in Kathua district and soon spread to nearby regions. The forest […]
Police in JK solves 2019 temple priest murder case, main accused nabbed from Haryana
JAMMU, May 28 (PTI): The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday claimed to have solved a five-year-old murder case of a temple priest with the arrest of the main accused from Haryana. Baba Pragat Nath (65), a resident of Uttar Pradesh, was found dead with injuries to his head inside the temple in Toph Sherkhania […]
I-T dept asks taxpayers to link PAN with Aadhaar by May 31 to avoid higher TDS deduction
NEW DELHI, May 28 (PTI): The income tax department on Tuesday asked taxpayers to link PAN with Aadhaar by May 31 to avoid tax deduction at a higher rate. As per income tax rules, if a Permanent Account Number (PAN) is not linked with biometric Aadhaar, TDS is required to be deducted at double the […]