MPs demand restoration of MPLAD scheme
New Delhi, Feb 11 (PTI) Several MPs cutting across party lines on Wednesday demanded restoration of the Member of Parliament Local Area Development (MPLAD) scheme suspended last year. Under the scheme, MPs can recommend development programmes involving expenditure of Rs 5 crore every year in their constituencies. Last year, the government suspended MPLAD (Member of […]
PM should take COVID vaccine shot in public: LS member
New Delhi, Feb 10 (PTI) DMK member Dayanidhi Maran on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should take a COVID vaccine shot in public as such a move will give confidence to people since many are not trusting the vaccine. Participating in the discussion on Union Budget 2021-22 in Lok Sabha, he also said that […]
Three detained over alleged molestation bid
Srinagar, Feb 10: Three persons have been detained by police in Chewa area of Bandipora district over accusations of molestation and making of an abduction bid on a local girl on Wednesday afternoon. Reports said that situation went awry in the area after three persons on board a vehicle tried to molest and made bid […]
No civilian aware of move to abrogate Article 370: Govt to RS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (PTI) The government on Wednesday denied that civilians, including a journalist, were privy to information related to the abrogation of Article 370, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir. The Central government got the approval of Parliament on August 5, 2019 for the abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of […]
Petrol, diesel prices at fresh highs as rates up for 2nd straight day
New Delhi, Feb 10 (PTI) Petrol and diesel prices on Wednesday scaled new highs in the country as rates were hiked for the second day in a row. Petrol price was hiked by 30 paise per litre and diesel by 25 paise a litre, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers. The increase […]
Army shoots ‘intruder’ near LoC in Uri: Police
Srinagar, Feb 10 (PTI) The Army shot dead an intruder near the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said on Wednesday. Army troopers killed an intruder near the LoC at Dulanja in Uri in north Kashmir on Tuesday night, a police official said. He identified the intruder […]
Rescue operation to locate 25-35 workers trapped inside Tapovan tunnel continues
Joshimath (U’khand), Feb 10 (PTI) Rescuers from multiple agencies like the ITBP, NDRF and Army continued their operation on Wednesday to penetrate deeper through tonnes of silt to reach out to workers trapped inside the Tapovan tunnel as the toll in the Uttarakhand flash floods has mounted to 32 with over 170 missing. The centre of […]
JKNPP president resigns from party membership
Jammu, Feb 10 (PTI) In a setback to the Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP), its president and former legislator Balwant Singh Mankotia on Wednesday announced his resignation from the basic membership of the party. Mankotia, a two-time former MLA from Udhampur constituency, was on February 6 re-elected as party president, a post which […]
Govt forms district panels, sets deadline for mining leases
Srinagar, Feb 10: The government on Wednesday ordered the constitution of District Level Single Window Committee(s) for each district of Jammu and Kashmir for facilitating the execution of mining leases of e-auction for project proponents where clearance/NOC applications have not been received or are under process. The ten-member committee is headed by the respective Deputy […]
Mercury records slight drop in Kashmir
Srinagar, Feb 10: The minimum temperatures remained below sub-zero level and dropped slightly in most parts of the Kashmir Valley, the weatherman said on Wednesday. A meteorological department official said that the mercury settled at minus 1.6°C against the previous nights minus 1.2°C and normal of 0.2°C for this time of the year. The temperature […]
