Take pledge to ensure J-K gets first BJP CM after assembly polls: Raina to workers
JAMMU, July 6 (PTI): Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina on Saturday urged workers and leaders to work together to ensure that the Union Territory gets its first chief minister from the saffron party by winning the next assembly elections on its own. Addressing hundreds of party delegates attending the two-day ‘Vistarit Karyasamiti Baithak’ […]
Two BSF personnel killed in separate road accidents
JAMMU, July 6 (PTI): Two Border Security Force (BSF) personnel, including an assistant sub-inspector, were killed in separate road accidents in Kathua and Udhampur districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, officials said. ASI Parshotam Singh (58), a resident of Himachal Pradesh, lost his life, while two of his colleagues were rescued when their vehicle […]
Govt asks departments to streamline execution of developmental works
Srinagar, July 6: The Government has issued fresh instructions to its departments to streamline the execution of developmental works in Jammu and Kashmir. It has also asked the departments to review ongoing approved works on BEAMS and delete those which are non-starter or non-priority. “As per Rule 136(1) of GFR-2017, no work shall be commenced […]
Fresh batch of over 5,800 pilgrims leave Jammu for Amarnath cave
Jammu, Jul 6 (PTI) A fresh batch of over 5,800 pilgrims left Jammu city early Saturday for the twin base camps in Kashmir to join the annual Amarnath Yatra, officials said. Braving heavy rains, the ninth batch comprising a total of 5,876 pilgrims, including 1,118 women and 18 children, left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp […]
Fourth case of rare brain-eating amoeba infection reported in Kerala
Kozhikode (Kerala), Jul 6 (PTI) Another case of amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare brain infection caused by a free-living amoeba found in contaminated waters, has been reported from Kerala. A 14-year-old boy, a resident of Payyoli in this north Kerala district, is afflicted with the disease, according to sources in the private hospital where he is […]
Amarnath Yatra temporarily suspended due to heavy rain
Srinagar, Jul 6 (PTI) The Amarnath Yatra was temporarily suspended on both routes to the cave shrine on Saturday as a precautionary measure due to heavy rainfall, officials said. Intermittent heavy rainfall has been seen along the Baltal and Pahalgam routes since last night, they said. The decision to temporarily suspend the yatra was taken […]
NHRC issues notices to states, UTs over women being ‘forced’ into sex trade by anti-social elements
New Delhi, Jul 6 (PTI) The NHRC has issued notices to the chief secretaries and the police chief of all the states and union territories over reports that women are allegedly being forced into sex trade by anti-social elements on the pretext of providing them with lucrative job opportunities. In a statement on Friday, the […]
Biden says he was sick during debate, asserts only ‘Lord Almighty’ can drive him out of race
WASHINGTON, July 6 (PTI): US President Joe Biden on Friday said he had “a bad night” and he was “exhausted” and “sick” during his first presidential debate with his Republican rival Donald Trump. He asserted that only the “Lord Almighty” could make him drop out of the race to win the November 5 election. Biden, […]
Scrapping NEET-UG 2024 not rational, will jeopardise interest of honest candidates: Centre to SC
NEW DELHI, July 5 (PTI): Scrapping the NEET-UG, 2024 exam in entirety would “seriously jeopardise” lakhs of honest candidates and not be rational in the absence of any proof of large-scale breach of confidentiality, the Centre told the Supreme Court on Friday. The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG), conducted on May 5 by the National Testing […]
Cop gets bail in ‘fake encounter’ case after 18 years
JAMMU, July 5 (PTI) : The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has granted bail to a policeman arrested for allegedly killing an “innocent” man and dubbing him a “terrorist” 18 years ago. Justice Atul Sreedharan passed the order on July 3, saying, “This is a clear cut case of violation of Article 21 […]
