Sports minister Satish Sharma assures fair probe into team selection for Santosh Trophy
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir sports minister Satish Sharma on Monday assured a time-bound and impartial inquiry into Santosh Trophy team selection, a day after the BJP alleged discrimination with the Jammu region and demanded his resignation. Jammu and Kashmir Sports Council had already dismissed the allegations as misleading and defended the selection as merit-based and […]
Red Fort blast: Court extends NIA custody of Soyab, Naseer Bilal by four more days
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday extended the NIA custody of Soyab, a Faridabad resident accused of harbouring Red Fort bomber Umar-un-Nabi, and Dr Naseer Bilal Malla, a resident of Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, for four more days. The probe agency produced Soyab at the Patiala House Court amid tight security on Friday […]
SC asks Centre, JK administration to provide space for functioning of CAT at Jmu
New Delhi: Taking a strong note of the delay, the Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre and the Jammu and Kashmir administration to provide a proper space within a month for functioning of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) at Jammu. The top court was hearing a 2020 PIL filed by one Achal Sharma alleging […]
‘Vote chori’ issue raised by Cong, INDIA bloc has nothing to do with it: Omar
Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday distanced himself from the “vote chori” issue raised by the Congress and said the “INDIA bloc has got nothing to do with it”. His remarks came a day after top Congress leaders attacked the BJP and the election commissioners at a ‘Vote Chor Gaddi Chhod’ rally in the […]
Two arrested for attacking police officer in Jammu
Jammu: Two persons were arrested on Monday, a day after a sub-inspector of the Jammu and Kashmir Police was injured in an attack by a group here, officials said. Sub-Inspector Nitin Khajuria, posted at the Bakshi Nagar police station, was attacked on Sunday evening by four people travelling in a Thar. The accused — Rishab, […]
LG Sinha chairs 84th University Council Meeting of Kashmir University
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday chaired the 84th Meeting of the University Council of the University of Kashmir (KU), at Lok Bhavan, Srinagar. The Lieutenant Governor, who is also the Chancellor of the University, emphasized the need to introduce contemporary, interdisciplinary and skill-oriented academic programmes aligned with the National Education Policy (NEP-2020). He […]