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 […]
Udhampur resident dies in fire incident
Jammu, Aug 8: A village panch died after a fire broke out at his residence in Udhampur’s Panchari tehsil late at night Monday, officials said. Reports said that the deceased has been identified as Panch Gyan Chand son of Dhani Ram of Panchayat Katti of Panchari tehsil. Witnesses said that a sudden fire broke out […]
SIA seeks public help to investigate Neelkanth Ganjoo murder case
SRINAGAR, Aug 7: In order to unearth the larger criminal conspiracy behind murder of Retired Judge, Neelkanth Ganjoo three decades ago, the State Investigation Agency (SIA), through a communique, has appealed all persons familiar with facts or circumstances of this murder case to come forward and share any account of events which has direct or […]
Couple arrested in Srinagar for impersonating as IAS, IPS officers
Srinagar, Aug 7: Police on Monday said it arrested a couple for impersonating as IPS and IAS officers and duping people on pretext of providing jobs. In a Tweet Srinagar police said that they had duped many persons of lakhs of rupees by promising jobs, transfers and other favours. They have been identified as Manmohan […]
