BJP MLAs discuss party strategy ahead of J-K Assembly Budget Session
Jammu, Feb 23 (PTI) Union minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday held a meeting with newly elected BJP legislators here to discuss the strategy for the Budget Session of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly which is scheduled to begin on March 3, party leaders said. The luncheon meeting, held at the Trikuta Nagar residence of the […]
Govt reviewing infrastructure of district hospitals for setting up daycare cancer centres
New Delhi, Feb 23 (PTI) The government has started a survey to identify gaps and review the infrastructure in all district hospitals in order to implement the budget announcement of setting up daycare cancer centres in these health facilities over the next three years. The estimated expenditure for setting up these centres will be Rs […]
Will not rest till BJP-led govt fulfils its commitment on JK statehood: Congress
Jammu, Feb 23 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Tariq Hameed Karra on Sunday said his party would not rest till the central government fulfils its commitment to restore the Union Territory’s statehood. He also asked the local unit of the BJP to explain whether the commitment was another “jumla” of the Prime Minister Narendra […]
PM Modi makes strong pitch for battling obesity
New Delhi, Feb 23 (PTI) Making a strong pitch for fighting obesity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people to use less oil in food and also pass on the challenge of reducing oil intake by 10 per cent to 10 others. In his monthly Mann Ki Baat radio broadcast, Modi said using less […]
Speaker warns MLAs over giving publicity to House Business notices
Jammu, Feb 23 : Amid some MLAs giving publicity to notices submitted by them in the Legislative Assembly regarding Business of the House to be taken up during the ensuing budget session, the Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather has expressed displeasure over this practice saying that this is against the parliamentary practices, conventions and established rules. […]
3.7 magnitude earthquake strikes Himachal’s Mandi
SHIMLA, Feb 23 (PTI): An earthquake of moderate intensity hit Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district at 8.42 am on Sunday. Tremors were felt in parts of the district, though no loss of life or property was reported, officials said. According to the MeT office, the earthquake was of 3.7 magnitude, and the epicentre was located at […]
Amid less snowfall, CM Omar expresses inability to announce new dates for Khelo India Winter Games 2025
Srinagar, Feb 23: Asserting that Gulmarg will soon become a premier destination for heli-skiing and adventure rides, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday said that the government is not in a position to announce new dates for Khelo India Winter Games. Pertinently, the second leg of the Khelo Indian Winter Games 2025 that was scheduled […]
Mehbooba slams assembly speaker, accuses him of imposing a form of ‘martial law’
SRINAGAR, Feb 23 (PTI): PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said the role of the assembly speaker is to safeguard the rights of members of the legislature and not to act as a censor. Her remarks came after Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather took a serious note of publicity of the House […]
Several members of J-K Handicapped Association detained after their protest march against govt
SRINAGAR, Feb 23 (PTI): Police on Sunday detained several members of Jammu and Kashmir Handicapped Association (JKHA) after they took out a protest march here against the government’s “failure” to improve the lives of the disabled, officials said. Dozens of members of the JKHA assembled near the Press Enclave here holding banners and raising slogans, […]
Police in JK registers first-ever electronic FIR after complaint lodged via WhatsApp
Srinagar, Feb 22 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday registered its first-ever electronic First Information Report (e-FIR) following a complaint lodged via WhatsApp. “In a ground-breaking move towards digital policing, the Vilgam police station in Handwara has registered its first e-FIR following a complaint lodged via WhatsApp,” a police spokesman said. He said […]