Judicial infrastructure not optional but essential: CJI Surya Kant
Hyderabad, Apr 5 (PTI) State governments across the political spectrum recognise that strengthening judicial infrastructure is not optional but essential, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said on Sunday. Addressing a gathering after laying the foundation stone for Telangana High Court Zone II—which includes residential buildings for judges and the Chief Justice—Justice Kant said that […]
Govt steps up LPG supply, urges calm amid Hormuz concerns
New Delhi, Apr 5 (PTI) Sale of small 5-kg LPG cylinders – available across-the-counter at LPG distributorships on showing valid ID proofs – has been stepped up, with about 6.6 lakh bottles sold since March 23 as the government ramps up supplies to meet demand. Unlike the subsidised domestic 14.2-kg cylinders, the 5 kg bottles, […]
India accounts for 25% of global groundwater use, says committee, flags over-extraction
New Delhi, Apr 5 (PTI) India accounts for around 25 per cent of global groundwater withdrawals, the Public Accounts Committee has flagged, and urged the Jal Shakti Ministry to persuade states to curb excessive extraction. The observations were made in the panel’s 41st report ‘Ground Water Management and Regulation,’ presented in the Lok Sabha on […]
Assembly passes Private Universities Bill
House also passes Jan Vishwas 2nd (Amendment of Provisions) Bill Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Saturday passed the Private Universities Bill that deals with the establishment and incorporation of private institutions in the Union Territory. The bill moved by Education Minister Sakeena Itoo reads, “A Bill to provide for the establishment and […]
Absconder held after 5 years in minor rape case in Kishtwar
Jammu: A man accused of raping a minor from Himachal Pradesh has been arrested by a police team from Kishtwar district after evading arrest for nearly five years, officials said on Saturday. The accused, Avtar Singh, a resident of Thakrai village, was wanted in connection with an FIR registered at the Kistwar Police Station in […]
Over 18 lakh kanals of land encroached in JK: Official Data
Jammu: Over 18 lakh kanals of land are encroached across Jammu and Kashmir, with only 29,000 kanals retrieved so far from squatters, official data said. As per official data, a total of 18,38,735.42 kanals of land have been encroached upon, including 17,22,993 kanals of state land and 1,15,742.42 kanals of forest land. The data said […]
Fresh snowfall in Kashmir higher reaches, rains lash plains
Erratic weather till April 10: MeT Srinagar: Few areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir received fresh snowfall on Friday, while the plains were lashed by rains, officials said. They said a few areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir, including Mughal Road in south Kashmir’s Shopian, and Sadhna Top in north Kashmir’s Kupwara, […]