Parliament panel adopts reports on criminal laws
New Delhi, Nov 5 (PTI) A parliamentary committee on home affairs on Monday adopted three reports on bills to replace the existing criminal laws with some opposition members submitting dissent notes, sources said. The Parliamentary Committee on Home Affairs, chaired by BJP member Brij Lal, met on Monday, nearly 10 days after members had sought […]
Former minister Lal Singh appears before ED in Jammu; supporters stage protest
Jammu, Nov 6 (PTI) Former Jammu and Kashmir minister Choudhary Lal Singh appeared before the Enforcement Directorate on Monday for questioning in connection with a case against an educational trust run by his wife and former legislator Kanta Andotra, official sources said. Scores of Singh’s supporters led by his wife Andotra assembled outside the agency […]
Gold falls Rs 50; silver remains flat
New Delhi, Nov 6 (PTI) Gold prices declined Rs 50 to Rs 61,750 per 10 grams in the national capital on Monday amid weak global cues, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had settled at Rs 61,800 per 10 grams. “Gold prices declined on Monday, with spot gold prices (24 […]
Candles, diyas made by prisoners to light up homes in Jammu this Diwali
Jammu, Nov 6 (PTI) Candles and earthen lamps of various designs and colours made by jail inmates will light up the homes of hundreds of families this Diwali in Jammu. As part of skill training and rehabilitation of inmates, the authorities in the district jail in Amphalla here are encouraging prisoners to make candles and […]
Three killed, 16 others injured in Rajouri road mishap
Srinagar, Nov 6: Three people were killed and 16 others injured when a vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident in Rajouri district, officials said on Monday. They said Tempo vehicle bearing registration number (JKO2AB-5535) met with an accident by skidding off the road and fell into gorge at Farwaala Nagrota area in […]
Severe or worse air quality in Delhi for 4th consecutive day
New Delhi, Nov 6 (PTI) Pollution levels in Delhi-NCR on Monday morning were recorded around seven to eight times above the government-prescribed safe limit, as a toxic haze persisted over the region for the seventh consecutive day. Stringent curbs, including a ban on entry of polluting trucks, came into effect in Delhi on Sunday as […]
CRPF DG reviews security situation in interior areas of Srinagar
Srinagar, Nov 5 (PTI) CRPF Director General Sujoy Lal Thaosen on Sunday reviewed the security situation in interior areas of Srinagar city, an official said. Thaosen visited several areas and was briefed by senior officers of the paramilitary force and Jammu and Kashmir Police about the current security scenario, he said. The DG also visited […]
Police arrests man impersonating as CBI officer in north Kashmir’s Baramulla
Srinagar, Nov 5: Police in Baramulla have arrested a man who was impersonating as a CBI Officer and recovered household items and fake ID cards from his possession, a police spokesman said Sunday. He said that police received a written complaint from Farooq Ahmad Wani of Wassun Bangil, highlighted a sequence of events involving a […]
CS chairs preparatory meeting for 5th Phase of Back to Village Programme in JK
JAMMU, NOV 5: The Chief Secretary today chaired a High Level meeting of senior functionaries of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir to review preparations for ‘Fifth Phase of Back to Village Programme (B2V5)’ which is J&K Government’s flagship public outreach, participation and feedback programme. The meeting was attended by Administrative Secretaries of Finance, General […]
Arab leaders push for an Israel-Hamas cease-fire now; Blinken says counterproductive
Amman, Jordan, Nov 5 (AP) Arab leaders decrying the deaths of thousands of Palestinian civilians in the Israel-Hamas war pushed for an immediate cease-fire Saturday even as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned that such a move would be counterproductive and could encourage more violence by the militant group. After an afternoon of talks […]