Laws must be for people’s convenience, should not be a burden: PM to NDA MPs
New Delhi, Dec 9 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said no innocent Indian should face harassment or inconvenience due to any law or rule, and such measures should always be for the convenience of the common people. Addressing an NDA parliamentary party meeting here, Modi also said reforms should be brought in all […]
BSF jawan found dead in Samba; CRPF constable dies in separate incident
Jammu, Dec 9 (PTI) A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan was found dead under suspicious circumstances in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday. Constable Sukhdeep Singh, a resident of Ferozpur in Punjab, was found lying in a canal at Rehiyan village on Monday evening. Locals shifted him to the district hospital […]
IndiGo cancels around 180 flights from Bengaluru, Hyd on Tuesday; likely to lose some routes
Mumbai, Dec 9 (PTI) IndiGo cancelled around 180 flights from Bengaluru and Hyderabad on Tuesday, as the disruption in the crisis-hit airline prolonged for the eighth consecutive day, sources said. “IndiGo is not operating 58 flights to and from Hyderabad on Tuesday. Of these, 14 are arrivals and 44 departures,” the sources said, adding that […]
Red Fort blast: NIA conducts searches in forest area in south Kashmir’s Anantnag
Srinagar, Dec 9 (PTI) A team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday carried out searches in the forest area in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir as part of its probe into the November 10 blast near the Red Fort in Delhi, officials said. They said the NIA sleuths, assisted by police and […]
Madrassa teacher arrested for raping minor
Jammu, Dec 9 (PTI) A madrassa teacher was arrested for allegedly raping a minor in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, a police spokesperson said. The accused, identified as Nasir Majeed of Challer village, was arrested within three hours of receiving the complaint regarding the alleged incident at Madrassa Dar-ul-Quran in the Gandoh area, the official […]
Registrar General of India asks states to appoint census functionaries by January 15, 2026
NEW DELHI, Dec 9 (PTI): The Registrar General of India (RGI) has directed all the states and Union territories to complete the appointment of census functionaries — the officers responsible for the massive data collection exercise — by January 15, 2026, according to a latest circular. The enumerators and supervisors are the primary census functionaries […]
SC orders 30 pc seats for women advocates in state Bar councils
New Delhi, Dec 8 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday directed that 30 per cent seats in state Bar councils, where the election process has not been set in motion, be kept for women advocates. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi said for the current year, the state Bar councils […]
Army officer asks troops to maintain consistent approach in counter-terror operations
JAMMU, Dec 8 (PTI): A senior Army officer on Monday asked the troops to stay alert and maintain a firm and consistent approach in counter-terrorist operations in militancy-infested Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir. General Officer Commanding of Army’s White Knight Corps Lt Gen P K Mishra passed the directions during his visit to Gandoh […]
Lt Guv lays foundation stone of houses for victims of border shelling
JAMMU, DEC 8: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday laid the foundation stone for construction of new houses for families affected due to recent natural calamities and unprovoked Pakistani shelling during Operation Sindoor, in Jammu District. 350 houses in Jammu district will be constructed at a cost of Rs 35 crore. The construction cost of […]
Red Fort blast case: Delhi court extends NIA custody of 3 doctors, preacher by 4 days
NEW DELHI, Dec 8 (PTI): A Delhi court on Monday extended the NIA custody of three doctors and a preacher, who were arrested in connection with the November 10 Red Fort blast case, by four days. All four accused — Dr Muzammil Ganai, Dr Adeel Rather, Dr Shaheena Saeed and Maulvi Irfan Ahmed Wagay — […]