Girl killed, 14 others injured in two road mishaps in Jammu, Rajouri
Jammu, Aug 31: An 18-year-old girl died and 14 persons were injured in two separate road accidents in Jammu and Rajouri districts on Saturday, officials said. They said that nine passengers were injured when a minibus they were travelling in met with an accident near Kunjwani in Jammu. All the injured were shifted to hospital […]
District judiciary crucial component of rule of law, backbone of judiciary: CJI
New Delhi, Aug 31 (PTI) Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud on Saturday termed the district judiciary the “backbone of the judiciary” and said it is a crucial component of the rule of law. Speaking at the ‘National Conference of the District Judiciary’, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi here, the […]
NIA arrests key accused involved in radicalising youths
New Delhi, Aug 31 (PTI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a key accused involved in an international conspiracy to radicalise youngsters and establish an Islamic caliphate in India, an official statement said on Saturday. It said Aziz Ahamed alias Aziz Ahmed alias Jaleel Aziz Ahmed was nabbed on Friday at the Bengaluru international […]
Rahul Gandhi to address 2 poll rallies in J&K on Sep 4: Cong leader
Anantnag (J-K), Aug 31 (PTI) Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will address two election rallies in Jammu and Kashmir on September 4 to campaign for the candidates of the NC-Congress alliance, a senior Congress leader said on Saturday. AICC general secretary Ghulam Ahmad Mir told PTI Videos here that it was […]
PM Modi bats for swift justice in cases of crimes against women
New Delhi, Aug 31 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday underlined the need for swift justice in cases involving crimes against women and said that it will give them greater assurance of their safety. Modi also said the judiciary is considered a guardian of the Constitution, and that the Supreme Court and the judiciary have […]
Windfall tax on crude petroleum reduced to Rs 1,850/tonne
New Delhi, Aug 31 (PTI) The government has cut windfall tax on domestically-produced crude oil to Rs 1,850 per tonne, from Rs 2,100 per tonne with effect from Saturday. The tax is levied in the form of Special Additional Excise Duty (SAED). The SAED on the export of diesel, petrol and jet fuel or ATF, […]
Irfan Hafiz Lone to join Congress
Srinagar, Aug 31: In a significant political development, prominent rights activist Irfan Hafiz Lone is set to join Congress. Sources said that Irfan is likely to join the party today and would be the NC- Congress alliance’s candidate on the segment. As per seat—sharing arrangement worked out between NC and Congress, the latter would field […]
GELA-2024: Expenditure Observers for Srinagar District hold meetings with NOs, AEOs
Srinagar, Aug 30: The Expenditure Observers for District Srinagar for General Elections to Legislative Assembly-2024, Capt. Pradeep Shoury Arya and Subodh Singh today held meetings related to surveillance of expenditure of contesting candidates and political parties as per guidelines of Election Commission of India. The meetings were aimed to curb the inducement of voters through […]
NC had to ‘sacrifice’ many seats for alliance with Congress: Omar Abdullah
Srinagar, Aug 30 (PTI) National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah Friday said the pre-poll alliance with the Congress for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls was not an easy decision as the party had to “sacrifice” many seats it felt it had a chance to win. Addressing a party function at the NC headquarters […]
Man dies, two others injured after shooting stone hits car on Mughal road
Poonch, Aug 30: One person died and two others were injured on Friday when a vehicle they were travelling in was hit by a shooting stone along the Mughal Road which connects Kashmir Valley’s Shopian district with twin districts of Rajouri and Poonch. Official sources said that the vehicle—Maruti car (JK11A-4674)— was on its way […]
