Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande leaves for UK on 5-day visit
New Delhi, Aug 9 (PTI) Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande on Wednesday left for the UK on a five-day visit to attend a prestigious military event and hold talks with the top British defence brass on bilateral strategic issues. Gen Pande will review the 201st Sovereign’s Parade of Commissioning Course at the prestigious Royal Military […]
Pak PM Sharif to formally tender advice to President Alvi to dissolve National Assembly
Islamabad, Aug 9 (PTI) Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was poised on Wednesday to formally recommend the dissolution of the National Assembly to President Arif Alvi to pave the way for the next general elections in the country. The five-year tenure of the 342-member lower house of Parliament was scheduled to expire on August 12. […]
Rajouri Chikri Wood Craft, Anantnag’s Mushqbudji Rice receive GI tag
SRINAGAR, AUG 8: In a significant developments, Rajouri Chikri Wood Craft from Rajouri district and Mushqbudji Rice of Anantnag district of have received the Geographical Indication (GI) Tag. The process for GI Tagging of nine products was started by NABARD in consultation with Department of Handicrafts & Handloom and Department of Agriculture in December 2020, […]
Chief Secretary flags off Tiranga Rally in Srinagar
SRINAGAR AUG 08: Chief Secretary, DrArun Kumar Mehta today flagged off a Mega Tiranga Rally here at Bakshi Stadium as a prelude to the celebration of 77th Independence Day Celebrations under “Meri Maati Mera Desh” campaign. Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri, Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Mohammad Ajaz Asad were also present during this event. On […]
Lt Guv reviews preparedness for Independence Day celebrations
SRINAGAR, AUG 8: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today chaired a meeting with the senior Administrative and Police officers to review the preparedness for Independence Day celebration across Jammu Kashmir UT. The meeting was attended by Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary; Dr Mandeep Kumar Bhandari, Principal Secretary to Lt Governor; Administrative Secretaries; ADGPs; Divisional Commissioners, […]
Duo accused of eve teasing held in Srinagar
Srinagar, Aug 8: Police detained two persons accused of alleged their involvement eve teasing in Srinagar. The two eve teasers identified as Saif ul Ullah son of Shameem Khushu and Rakib Hafiz, both residents of Natipora were detained/bound down under relevant sections of CrPC, a police spokesman said. The vehicle used in the commission of […]
28 pc GST on face value in casinos, online gaming, horse racing will increase revenue collection: FM
New Delhi, Aug 8 (PTI) Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the 28 per cent GST on full face value of supplies in casinos, race courses and online gaming will result in higher revenues. The online gaming segment grew by 28 per cent in 2021 to reach USD 1.9 billion, as per NITI Aayog […]
Wife calling husband dark-skinned amounts to cruelty, says Karnataka HC granting divorce to couple
Bengaluru, Aug 8 (PTI) The High Court of Karnataka has said that insulting a man for being dark-skinned by his wife constitutes cruelty as it underlined this as a strong reason for allowing his appeal and granted him divorce. The HC stated this, in a recent judgement, while granting divorce to a 44-year-old man from […]
US lawmakers are travelling to India to be present at Red Fort during PMs address
Washington, Aug 8 (PTI) A bipartisan group of US lawmakers are travelling to India to participate in the Red Ford address of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 15 among other things, according to an official statement. The bi-partisan Congressional delegation is led by Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna and Congressman Michael Waltz. The two are […]
Woman ends life by jumping in river Jhelum
Srinagar, Aug 8: A woman committed suicide by jumping into river Jhelum near Zero Bridge, Rajbagh area of Srinagar on Tuesday morning, officials said. An official said that a lady (name withheld), resident of Sonwar, jumped into the river Jehlum near Zero Bridge Rajbagh Srinagar. Soon after the incident, the body was retrieved by locals […]