AAP MLA’s plea listed for final hearing in J&K HC on Nov 20
Jammu: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has listed a plea filed by detained Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Mehraj Malik for final consideration on November 20, a party spokesperson said after the hearing of the case on Friday. Malik, who is the AAP’s Jammu and Kashmir unit president, was detained under […]
Over 6,000 registered for maiden BSF Jammu marathon on Sunday
Jammu: Over 6,000 people have registered for the first-ever Jammu BSF Marathon on November 9, a top officer of the border guarding force said on Friday, as preparations are almost complete for the mega event. Director General of BSF Daljit Singh Chawdhary will flag off the marathon in four race categories — 42 km, 21 […]
EOW chargesheets four revenue officials in fraudulent land compensation case
Srinagar: The Economic Offences Wing of Crime Branch Kashmir has filed a chargesheet against 10 people, including four revenue department officials, for their alleged involvement in a land compensation fraud case in Anantnag district. The case pertains to the fraudulent disbursement of compensation to “non-existent” beneficiaries whose land was falsely shown as acquired by the […]
Doctor arrested from UP’s Saharanpur over posting JeM posters in Srinagar
Saharanpur: A doctor working at a private hospital here was arrested and handed over to the Jammu and Kashmir Police for allegedly putting up posters in support of the banned terror outfit, Jaish-e-Mohammed, in Srinagar, an official said on Friday. Additional Superintendent of Police (City) Vyom Bindal said, “The accused, Adil Ahmed, a resident of […]
DGP chairs security review meet in Srinagar
Calls for advanced surveillance, inter-agency coordination Srinagar: Director General of Police (DGP), Nalin Prabhat on Thursday called for strengthening the security grid in Srinagar city through advanced surveillance, effective inter-agency coordination, and proactive field engagement. DGP Prabhat, chaired a high-level security review meeting at the police control room in Srinagar to assess the prevailing security […]
Experts warn of rising obesity, heart attacks among youth
Urge for adopting ‘Blue Zone’ lifestyle New Delhi: A new health crisis is silently gripping India’s youth, with leading medical experts warning that sedentary lifestyles are rapidly escalating instances of hypertension among teenagers and triggering heart attacks in individuals as young as 25. With 50 per cent of heart attacks now striking people below the […]
Low-carbon future to cost 0.6 pc of average GDP to nine emerging economies: Study
New Delhi: The climate finance needed for nine major emerging economies in the G20, including India, China, Brazil, and South Africa, to transition to a low-carbon future by 2030 amounts to about USD 2.2 trillion or 0.6 per cent of their GDP on average, according to a new study. The report titled “Climate Finance Needs […]