3 arrested following scuffle at Sheshnag camp of Amarnath Yatra
Srinagar, Jul 21 (PTI) Three persons have been arrested for allegedly being involved in a scuffle at the Sheshnag base camp of the Amarnath Yatra last week which led to minor injuries to a few pilgrims and ponywallas, police have said. The Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said some people have […]
Nearly 1,000 people evacuated as heavy rains create flood-like situation in 12 villages of Nanded, Maharashtra
Aurangabad, Jul 21 (PTI) Nearly 1,000 people from Biloli tehsil in Maharashtra’s Nanded district have been shifted to safer places as heavy rains created a flood-like situation in 12 villages, officials said on Friday. Rescue teams comprising revenue department personnel and others carried out the rescue operation from Thursday evening that continued till late night, […]
J&K to achieve the milestones of ‘Zero Poverty ’&‘ Housing for All’ till 2024: CS
SRINAGAR, JULY 20: On the concluding day of the workshop organised by the J&K Planning, Development & Monitoring Department for administration, Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta remarked that J&K is well on track to achieve the milestones of ‘Zero Poverty’ and ‘Housing for All’ by the year 2024. Dr Mehta was speaking about the […]
Govt says fresh consultations on UCC needed due to importance of subject, court orders
New Delhi, Jul 20 (PTI) The government on Thursday said the Law Commission initiated fresh consultations on the issue of uniform civil code due to the “relevance and importance” of the subject and various court orders on the matter. In a written reply in Rajya Sabha, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said the 21st Law […]
Opposition running away from Manipur debate: Anurag Thakur
New Delhi, Jul 20 (PTI) Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday claimed that the opposition was “running away from a discussion” in Parliament on the Manipur situation, accusing them of using incidents of crime against women to further political gains. Speaking to reporters outside Parliament, he said the government was ready for a debate on […]
Eight physical education teachers, agent chargesheeted in fake degrees’ case
Srinagar, July 20: Economic Offences Wing of Crime Brnach Kashmir has filed a chargesheet against 8 Physical Education teachers and an agent in Rajouri for securing jobs on fake certificates. According to a statement issued here, a police spokesman said that the chargesheete was filed in case FIR No. 19/2018 U/S 420,465,467,468,471 201 120-B RPC […]
What happened to daughters of Manipur can never be forgiven; guilty won’t be spared: PM Modi
New Delhi, Jul 20 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the incident of women being paraded naked in Manipur has shamed 140 crore Indians, asserting that law will act with its full might and no guilty will be spared. “Today, when I am standing by this temple of democracy my heart is full […]
NIA raids at multiple locations in three districts of Kashmir region in terror-related case
Srinagar, Jul 20 (PTI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday carried out raids at several places in Jammu and Kashmir in connection with a terror-related case, officials said. The raids were conducted in the Baramulla, Pulwama and Shopian districts of the Kashmir valley, they said. During the raids, the NIA sleuths were accompanied by […]
Another batch of pilgrims leaves for Amarnath cave
Jammu, Jul 20 (PTI) Amid tight security, a fresh batch of over 6,500 pilgrims left the base camp here on Thursday for the Amarnath shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas. While 3,746 pilgrims, who are headed for Pahalgam, left in a convoy of 165 vehicles, another convoy of 97 vehicles carrying 2,777 pilgrims left for the […]
JK highway reopens for traffic
Jammu, Jul 20 (PTI) Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway resumed on Thursday after a day-long closure due to landslides and mudslides in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, officials said. Heavy rains had triggered landslides and mudslides at multiple places blocking the highway in Ramban and Udhampur districts. The highway is through for two-way traffic […]