Rafale row: SC allows Centre to circulate letter seeking adjournment of hearing
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday allowed the Centre to circulate a letter for adjournment in tomorrow’s scheduled hearing on Rafale review pleas. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi allowed the Centre’s counsel to circulate the letter among parties which include petitioners who have filed review pleas. In a setback to the Centre, […]
IG, CRPF in Kashmir gets 6 months extension in services
New Delhi: The tenure of CRPF’s Inspector General (operations) in the Kashmir valley, Zulfiquar Hasan, has been extended by another six months till September, a government order said Monday. Hasan is a 1988-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the West Bengal cadre. An order issued by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), headed […]
Congress resorted to criminal injustice to Ladakh: Rijiju
Leh: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju lashed out at the Congress on Monday for “decades of criminal injustice” to the people of Ladakh. Addressing rallies at Nyoma in Changthang region near the Line of Actual Control here, the minister of state for home said in the 72 years of independence, Congress enjoyed power for 60 years […]
Fraudster held in Jammu
Jammu: The police crime branch arrested a man here on Monday on charge of cheating, officials said. The arrested, Puneet Rasutra, is presently on police remand, they said. FIR has been registered under sections 420 (Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property), 467 (forgery of valuable security, will, etc.), 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating), […]
Four suspected criminals arrested in Jammu
Jammu: Four suspected criminals, including one facing murder charges, were arrested on Monday, police said here. Murder accused Ramesh Kumar, a resident of Rehari Chunghi, had been on the run for the past nine years and was arrested by a special police team from Jammu, a police official said. A case was registered against him […]
Northern Army commander visits forward posts along LoC in Rajouri
Jammu: General Officer-commanding-in-chief, Northern Command, Lt Gen Ranbir Singh Monday visited forward posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district and reviewed the operational preparedness and prevalent security situation of the force, a defence spokesman said. During the visit to the sector, the Army commander was briefed by the commanders on ground about […]