Azad led DPAP suffers another setback
Two former ministers among other leaders back in Cong Jammu: Two former Jammu and Kashmir ministers – Jugal Kishore Sharma and Abdul Majid Wani – along with hundreds of their supporters on Thursday returned to the Congress here, in a setback for Ghulam Nabi Azad’s Democratic Progressive Azad Party. Former Member of Legislative Council (MLC) […]
3.5 kanal prime land retrieved after major demolition drive in Jammu
Jammu: In a major demolition drive, authorities on Wednesday retrieved 3.5 kanal prime land at Sidhra after demolishing several illegal constructions including shops raised on the state land, an official said. The drive was conducted by a team of revenue officials on the directions of Deputy Commissioner Rakesh Minhas, the official said. The retrieved land […]
World must display ‘zero tolerance’ towards terrorism: Jaishankar at SCO meet
Moscow: India on Tuesday said that the world must display “zero tolerance” towards terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, asserting that there can be no justification, no looking away and “no whitewashing”. “As India has demonstrated, we have the right to defend our people against terrorism, and will exercise it,” External Affairs Minister S […]
Don’t view every Kashmiri Muslim with suspicion: Omar
Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday advocated stringent punishment for all those involved in the “white collar” terror module and Delhi blast case, but urged that innocent civilians should not be harmed. “I raised the issue yesterday at the North Zone Chief Minister’s conference as well. Union Home Minister was there, Union Home Secretary, […]
Make telemedicine facilities available to prisoners: MHA to states, UT’s
New Delhi: The Union home ministry has asked all states and Union Territories (UTs) to make telemedicine facilities available to prisoners to provide timely access to medical care. In a communique to chief secretaries, DGs, and IGs of prisons of all states and UTs, the home ministry said timely access to medical care is important […]
SC forms high-powered panel to oversee polls in 16 state bar councils
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday constituted a high-powered supervisory committee headed by a retired apex court judge to oversee elections in 16 state bar councils, saying the poll process should be “just, fair and transparent”. A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Ujjal Bhuyan and N Kotiswar Singh, which directed holding of polls in […]