CRPF to raise special CoBRA battalion for counter-terrorist operations in J&K: DG
Neemuch (MP), Apr 17 (PTI) The Central Reserve Police Force has decided to raise a special CoBRA battalion for counter-terrorist operations in Jammu and Kashmir, 17 years after this jungle warfare unit was raised in the paramilitary to undertake operations in Naxal-affected states. CRPF Director General (DG) Gyanendra Pratap Singh announced this during the 86th […]
RBI issues master direction of deposits, accounts
MUMBAI, Apr 17 (PTI): The RBI on Thursday said banks can open/close rupee accounts (non-interest bearing) in the name of their overseas branches or correspondents without prior reference to the central bank. However, the opening of rupee accounts in the name of branches of Pakistani banks operating outside Pakistan requires specific approval of the Reserve […]
Man detained for ‘suspicious movement’ in Samba
JAMMU, Apr 17(PTI) Security forces detained a man after he was found roaming “suspiciously” in Samba district, officials said on Thursday. He was released later. Mohammad Farooq, a resident of Salunian village in Poonch district, was detained near Nandini Hills along the National Highway in Samba on Wednesday evening, officials said.
BJP holds protest against Congress
Jammu, Apr 17 (PTI) The BJP on Thursday held a protest against the Congress and said the ED filing a chargesheet in the National Herald case against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi is the final nail in the coffin of the opposition party, whose leaders are “neck-deep in corruption”. The protesters also criticised the Congress […]
Waqf case: Centre says won’t denotify properties, SC grants it 7 days to reply to pleas
New Delhi, Apr 17 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Thursday recorded the Centre’s assurance that neither waqf properties, including “waqf by user”, will be denotified nor appointments will be made to the central waqf council and boards till May 5. The Centre strongly opposed the Supreme Court’s proposal to pass an interim order against the […]
Terrorists not present in Jammu only, Baramulla still vulnerable: Senior Police Officer
Srinagar, Apr 17: Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Baramulla, Gurinderpal Singh, on Thursday said that terrorist activities in the district have not completely ceased, and cross-border drug smuggling remains a pressing concern for the security agencies. SSP Singh while responding to a query said, “It’s not that terrorists are present only in Jammu. We continue […]
ITBP jawan dies of cardiac arrest in Udhampur
Jammu, Apr 17: An ITBP Jawan from Panthankote died of a cardiac arrest in Udhampur district of Jammu division on Thursday. An official said that a Jawan of ITBP identified as Didhar Singh resident of Pathankote while travelling in a bus from Pathankote to Srinagar fell unconscious at Dramthal near Prem mandir NHW. He […]
SC to examine whether Muslims can be governed by succession law instead of Shariat
New Delhi, Apr 17 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to examine a contentious issue whether Muslims can be governed by secular Indian succession law to deal with ancestral properties instead of Shariat without renouncing their faith. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar took note of a plea filed […]
CAPF, CRPF to play key role in wiping out Naxalism from country by March 2026: Shah
NEEMUCH (MP): (Apr 17) , Apr 17 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said Naxalism will be eliminated from the country by March 31, 2026 and the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and the CRPF will play a major role in it. He was addressing the Central Reserve Police Force’s (CRPF) 86th Raising […]
SC proposes to stay key provisions of Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025
New Delhi, Apr 16 (PTI) In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Wednesday proposed to stay certain key provisions of the contentious Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, including the power to denotify properties declared as waqf by courts and inclusion of non-Muslims in central Waqf councils and boards. The top court proposed to pass the […]