Over 56,000 people affected, 10,477 houses damaged in Manipur floods
IMPHAL, Jun 3 (PTI): Over 56,000 people have been affected by flash floods triggered by overflowing rivers and embankment breaches in Manipur, an official statement said on Tuesday. It said that 10,477 houses have been damaged and 56,516 174 people affected by the floods. One person went missing after being swept away by a river […]
Assembly Speaker holds meeting with heads of recently formed House Committees
SRINAGAR JUN 2: Speaker, Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Abdul Rahim Rather, on Monday exhorted upon all the Chairpersons of Financial and other Committees, recently constituted, to work with utmost dedication in close coordination with the Assembly Secretariat to ensure efficient functioning of their respective Committees. The Speaker stated this while chairing a meeting of […]
Mehbooba Mufti calls on Lt Guv
SRINAGAR, JUN 2: Mehbooba Mufti, former Chief Minister of J&K and President, Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, at Raj Bhawan today. Ms. Mufti discussed various important matters including smooth conduct of Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra and dignified return and rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandit Community in the valley, an […]
67 unexploded shells neutralized in forward villages in Poonch
JAMMU, Jun 2 (PTI): Over 60 unexploded shells have been successfully located and neutralized in forward villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, a defence spokesperson said. The shells were defused in villages Chajla, Jhulas, Mendhar, Mankot and Lower Krishna Ghati as part of an ongoing effort to protect […]
AJKPC body demands clear timeline for panchayat, block development council polls
JAMMU, Jun 2 (PTI): Asserting that the delay in holding panchayat polls has left a “democratic vacuum” at the village level, the All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference (AJKPC) on Monday called for immediate action to restore grassroots democracy in the Union Territory (UT). It said the failure to conduct elections to panchayati raj institutions […]
RBI may go for ‘jumbo rate cut’ of 50 bps on Friday: SBI research
NEW DELHI, Jun 2 (PTI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may go for a “jumbo rate cut” of 50 basis points on Friday to reinvigorate the credit cycle and counterbalance uncertainties, said SBI research report. RBI’s rate-setting panel Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will start deliberations on the next bi-monthly monetary policy on June 4 […]
Minor boy dies after falling into water trench in Ganderbal
Ganderbal, Jun 2: A two-year-old boy died after accidentally slipping into a water trench, located in the lawn of his residential house at Gagingear area Gund. Locals said that, the tragic incident occurred when the child was playing in the lawns. The deceased has been identified as Mahir Ahmad Chohan, son of Gulzar Ahmad, a […]
Army to alter training schedule to accommodate Eid prayers at Red Road
Kolkata, Jun 2 (PTI) The Army authorities here have decided to alter its training schedule a little bit to accommodate Eid ul Adha prayers at Red Road later this week, sources said on Monday. West Bengal Minister Javed Ahmed Khan said that though there was some issue about the permission owing to the Army’s own […]
Search operation underway in Kathua
Jammu, Jun 2 (PTI) Security forces on Monday launched a search operation near a forest area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district after suspicious movement was detected, officials said. The operation was launched after a civilian spotted three suspected persons in Saladhi area of Hiranagar, they said. A joint operation team is engaged in the […]
Court defers defamation case against Rahul Gandhi
Sultanpur (UP), Jun 2 (PTI) A special court on Monday deferred the hearing in a defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as bar members refrained from work due to a colleague’s passing. The bar association observed it to be a non-working day owing to the death of its member and advocate Kamal Srivastava. The […]