140 police officers selected for Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation
New Delhi, Aug 12 (PTI) The Union Home Ministry on Saturday announced that 140 police officers, including 15 from the CBI, 12 from the NIA and 10 from Uttar Pradesh, have been selected for this year’s Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation. The awardees include 22 women officers, according to an official statement. […]
Highest impact of corruption is borne by poor, marginalised: PM at G20 meet
Kolkata, Aug 12 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the highest impact of corruption is borne by the poor and the marginalised and asserted it (corruption) affects resource utilization, distorts markets, impacts service delivery and ultimately diminishes people’s quality of life. Addressing the G20 Anti-Corruption Ministerial Meet here via video conferencing, the PM […]
Pedestrian dies after hit by car in Anantnag
Anantnag, Aug 12: A pedestrian died after being hit by a car ain Paibugh area of Anantnag on Saturday morning, officials said. An official said that the pedestrian was injured after being hit a car near Paibugh Mattan. “He was immediately shifted to a nearby hospital where he was declared brought dead,” he said. He […]
CRPF jawan found dead inside camp in Pulwama
Srinagar, Aug 12 (PTI) A CRPF jawan was found dead inside a camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district in a suspected case of suicide, officials said. According to preliminary reports, Sepoy Ajay Kumar was found dead at Chursoo in the Awantipora area of the south Kashmir district after gunshots were heard around 2 am, […]
Govt tables bills in LS to end British-era laws of IPC, CrPC, Evidence Act; says will transform criminal justice system
New Delhi Aug 11 (PTI) In a landmark move, Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday introduced three bills in Lok Sabha to replace colonial-era laws, asserting that the proposed laws will transform the country’s criminal justice system and bring the spirit to protect the rights of the Indian citizen at the centre stage. Shah introduced […]
Parliament adjourned sine die
New Delhi, Aug 11 (PTI) The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha was adjourned sine die on Friday, bringing down the curtain on the Monsoon session of Parliament that witnessed persistent protests over the ethnic violence in Manipur and a fiery debate on the no-confidence motion against the BJP government. The discussion on the no-confidence […]
NExT exam likely to be held in August 2025, say sources
New Delhi, Aug 11 (PTI) Discussions between the Health Ministry and NMC officials indicate that the National Exit Test (NExT) is likely to be held in August 2025 for the final year MBBS students of the 2020 batch, official sources said. The National Medical Commission (NMC) in its NExT Regulations 2023 issued in June had […]
CS for carrying out QC before declaring villages as Model category under SBM
SRINAGAR, AUG 11: With the Independence Day coming close by, the Chief Secretary, DrArun Kumar Mehta, today took review of the districts which were lagging behind in declaration of their villages as ‘Model Category’ under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) Grameen. The Government is aspiring to declare the whole UT as the ODF+ by 15th […]
Finance minister calls for concerted global efforts to restructure debt for poor countries
Mumbai, Aug 11 (PTI) Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday called for concerted global efforts led by rich nations to help indebted countries deleverage at a time when multilaterism is the most potent challenge. Addressing online a G20 session, organised by the finance ministry and the Reserve Bank here, ahead of the grouping’s summit next […]
Import of vital medicines from India allowed: Pakistan’s drug regulatory authority
Islamabad, Aug 11 (PTI) Cash-strapped Pakistan’s drugs regulatory watchdog has said that hospitals and common citizens can import vital medicines, including anti-cancer drugs and vaccines, from India for their use, a media report said on Friday. The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) said on Thursday that there was no restriction on hospitals or the […]