Govt completes NH-44 safety upgrade in J&K: Nitin Gadkari
Says project cost estimated at ₹171.25 Cr New Delhi: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Friday said that key safety and commuter facility works have been completed on the strategic NH-44 in Jammu & Kashmir at a total project cost of approximately ₹171.25 crore. The initiatives include blackspot rectification at SIDCO […]
Jammu DM issues order regulating courier services to check transport of narcotics
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir government has issued an order regulating the functioning of courier companies, parcel services and logistics operators to prevent the transport of contraband substances in Jammu district. Jammu District Magistrate (DM) Rakesh Minhas directed that no such entity shall accept, book or transport any prohibited substance unless it possesses a valid transport […]
‘God saved me’: Farooq a day after surviving assassination bid
Flags ‘inadequate’ security at venue Jammu: Veteran politician and National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday described his narrow escape from an assassination attempt as an act of divine intervention, while raising serious questions over the “total absence” of police deployment at a high-profile wedding where the incident took place. The 88-year-old former […]
Omar meets father after assassination bid
Jammu: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah met his father and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah here on Thursday morning, hours after security personnel foiled an assassination attempt on the veteran leader at a wedding function in the city. Leaders cutting across party lines also gathered at the former chief minister’s residence in Bathindi here to enquire […]
No MP enjoys privilege, would be forced to take action to maintain LS dignity: Birla
New Delhi: Speaker Om Birla on Thursday said Lok Sabha functions strictly according to rules and no member has the privilege to speak whenever he or she wishes and warned that if anyone behaves contrary to the decorum of the House, he would be compelled to take strict action to preserve its dignity. A day […]
Targeting political leaders through violence unacceptable: BJP
Condemns attack on Farooq Abdullah Jammu: The BJP on Thursday strongly condemned the attack on National Conference president and former chief minister Farooq Abdullah, saying “targeting political leaders through violence is unacceptable” and demanded a thorough probe into the incident. Abdullah had a narrow escape when a gunman allegedly opened fire at him from […]
Energy crisis amid Middle East war: No need to panic or pay attention to rumours, says PM Modi
Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday appealed to the people not to pay attention to rumours or panic in the wake of the LPG supply disruption caused by the ongoing conflict in West Asia, and urged that only verified information be disseminated. The PM’s comments come in the wake of the commercial […]