President rejects mercy petition of Nirbhaya gang rape convict Pawan Gupta
New Delhi, Mar 4 (PTI) President Ram Nath Kovind has rejected the mercy petition of Pawan Kumar Gupta, one of the four men facing the gallows in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, officials said on Wednesday. The mercy petition of Pawan has been rejected by the President, a Home Ministry official said. A […]
LS adjourns till 2 pm as protests over Delhi violence continue
New Delhi, Mar 4 (PTI) Lok Sabha witnessed repeated disruptions on Wednesday amid Opposition protests over Delhi violence even as the government maintained that the matter will be discussed next week in the House. The House was adjourned till 2 pm as soon as it reassembled at noon. Earlier, Congress members trooped into the Well shouting […]
Rain, snow expected from March 5 to 7 in J&K, Ladakh: IMD
Jammu, March 4 (PTI) The India Meteorological Department has predicted a three-day period of moderate rain and snow beginning Thursday in the Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, MeT department officials said. According to a statement issued on Tuesday night by Earth Science, India Meteorology Centre, Srinagar, moderate rain and snow is expected in […]
22-year-old youth found hanging in Kupwara
Srinagar: A 22-year-old youth was found hanging in the forest area of Zurhama in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Wednesday. A police official said that some locals informed the police about the body hanging from a tree at Zurhama area. Immediately a police team reached the spot and recovered the body of the youth. The youth has […]
Coronavirus shows signs of receding in China
Beijing, Mar 4 (PTI) The coronavirus infections showed signs of receding in China with 38 new fatalities, taking the total number of casualties to 2,981, Chinese health officials have said even as countries grappled to contain the fast-spreading deadly virus that has claimed over 3,100 lives globally. By the end of Tuesday, 2,981 people died of […]
: Coronavirus threat: All international passenger arrivals on watchlist
New Delhi: With one confirmed patient of coronavirus in Jaipur and six suspected cases from Agra, apart from the two infections reported Monday in Delhi and Hyderabad, the government Tuesday announced an additional measure to contain the outbreak: All international passengers to India will now have to submit self-declaration forms on arrival. “Passengers of all international flights […]
BJP suspends two local body leaders for anti-CAA stand
Mumbai, Mar 4 (PTI) The Maharashtra BJP has suspended the chairperson of a party-ruled municipal council and deputy head of another local body which recently passed resolutions against the Citizenship Amendment Act. BJP spokesperson Keshav Upadhye posted the suspension letters on his Twitter handle on Wednesday. As per the letters, issued on Tuesday, the Parbhani- based […]
Complaint against any PM will go to Lokpal full bench
New Delhi: The Lokpal Rules notified almost a year after the appointment of the country’s first Lokpal, established to inquire into allegations of corruption against public functionaries, state that in case a complaint is filed against a sitting or former Prime Minister, a full bench will decide, at the admission stage, whether an inquiry should […]
Arms Licence Case: Govt Suspends IAS Officer Rajiv Ranjan
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has suspended a 2010-batch IAS officer Rajiv Ranjan, couple of days after he along with former deputy commissioner Itrit Hussain Rafiqui were arrested in the arms licensing case, officials said. “In pursuance of Rule 3(2) of All India Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1969, Kumar Rajeev Ranjan, IAS, Additional Chief Executive […]
Driver found dead in mysterious circumstances in south Kashmir
Srinagar: driver was found dead in mysterious circumstances on Wednesday morning in Khudwani area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said. Officials identified the driver as Pratab Singh 35, son of Omkar Singh of Jammu. They said that Singh was found dead in mysterious circumstances in his own vehicle (tanker) bearing registration number JK02AV-1625. Meanwhile, a […]
