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Selection of primary teachers in JK
New Delhi: Appointments to public posts should be strictly in accordance with Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution and the eligibility criteria should be uniform without giving any scope of arbitrary selections, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday. The observations were made by the apex court which set aside the selection of a primary […]
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Srinagar: A Pakistani militant captured alive by the Indian Army during a live encounter in north Kashmir’s Uri sector has asked his handlers in the neighbouring country to take him back to his mother. “I appeal to the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) area commander, the ISI and the Pakistan Army to take me back to my mother […]
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Jammu: A Pakistani intruder was apprehended along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district on Tuesday, officials said. Army troops guarding the LoC picked up the movement of a person who attempted to sneak into this side from across the border in Keri sector, the officials said. They said the infiltrator was challenged and […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that the roll-out of the ‘PM POSHAN’, a scheme approved by the Union Cabinet earlier in the day, will play a crucial role in fighting malnutrition. “We are committed to doing everything possible to fight the menace of malnutrition. Today’s Cabinet decision on PM-POSHAN is a […]
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New Delhi: Observing that the court’s power of contempt can’t be taken away even by a legislative enactment, the Supreme Court on Wednesday held the chairperson of an NGO guilty of contempt for not depositing Rs 25 lakh for “scandalising and browbeating” the court. “We are of the view that the contemnor is clearly guilty […]
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New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad has written to party president Sonia Gandhi demanding an immediate meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) to discuss the current state of affairs in the organisation. Sources said Azad, a former leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha who currently leads the ‘Group of 23’ leaders who […]
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New Delhi: The focus of the government is on increasing the tree and forest cover not just quantitatively but qualitatively as well, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Wednesday while reiterating that people’s participation and awareness are crucial to manage flora and fauna in the country. Speaking at the launch of ‘Jumbos on the […]
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Jammu: Police have seized 23 kg of poppy from a Punjab-bound car on a highway and arrested a narcotic smuggler in Samba district, officials said Wednesday. During checking of the said vehicle Tuesday, a total of 23 kg of poppy packed in 37 polythene bags, tactfully hidden in a fabricated cavity of the car, was […]
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Jammu: N S Jamwal, the Inspector General of BSF, Jammu frontier, has been promoted to the rank of Additional Director General (ADG) and posted to the Western Command Chandigarh, a spokesperson for the border guarding force said on Wednesday. Jamwal, who hails from Jammu, has an illustrious career spanning 37 years with expertise in different […]
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Jammu: More than 40 political activists joined the Apni Party Wednesday in Jammu city and vowed to strengthen the party’s base in the region. They joined the party at a function organised at Purkhoo in the presence of district president Pushp Dev Kumar Uppal and scheduled caste coordinator Bodh Raj Bhagat. Speaking on the occasion, […]
