Govt’s third term witnessing work at thrice the speed of previous dispensations: Prez Murmu
New Delhi, Jan 31 (PTI) The government’s third term is seeing work being done at thrice the speed of previous administrations with a determination to end “policy paralysis”, President Droupadi Murmu said on Friday, citing decisions on issues such as Waqf boards and One Nation, One Election. Addressing a joint session of Parliament, signalling the […]
AIP workers detained in Srinagar for sitting on hunger strike demanding Rashid’s release
SRINAGAR, Jan 31 (PTI): Several Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) workers were detained on Friday as they were trying to sit on a day-long hunger strike here to demand the release of Baramulla Lok Sabha MP and party chief Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer, police said. The AIP workers assembled at the Sangarmal Shopping complex where […]
HC asks NIA stand after jailed J&K MP seeks interim bail to attend Parliament
NEW DELHI, Jan 30 (PTI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought the NIA’s stand on a plea by Jammu and Kashmir MP Rashid Engineer seeking interim bail in a terror-funding case to attend Parliament. Justice Vikas Mahajan said, “Let the needful be done before the next date of hearing.” Rashid said he wished to […]
Lieutenant Governor pays tributes to Mahatma Gandhi
JAMMU, JAN 30: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha paid tributes to the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on his Punya Tithi, today. “The principles and values of truth and non-violence to which Gandhiji was always committed are beyond time and place. They are as relevant today as they were during his lifetime. He has guided […]
Five IAS officers transferred, Nitish Rajora is new Director Info
Srinagar, Jan 30: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday ordered the transfer and posting of five senior IAS officials in the interest of administration. As per an order, Jatin Kishore (IAS, AGMUT:2020), Additional Secretary in the Lieutenant Governor’s Secretariat and holding additional charge as Director, Information J&K, has been transferred and posted as Deputy […]
NC expects statehood restoration in next Parliament Session
Srinagar, Jan 30: The ruling National Conference (NC) on Thursday said that they are hopeful that the Statehood to be restored in the next Parliament session. “We hope that the statehood will be restored in the Budget session. The dual-power centre is not going to favour anyone, thus the restoration of statehood is imperative to […]
Army pension row: SC pulls up Centre for ‘dragging’ retired personnel to court, asks for policy
NEW DELHI, Jan 30 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Thursday pulled up the Centre for “dragging” retired armed forces personnel to court and asked it to frame a policy on the issue. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan said each and every member of the armed forces who was awarded relief […]
Search operation underway in Doda
Jammu, Jan 30 (PTI) Security forces on Thursday launched a cordon and search operation following information about suspected movement of terrorists in Doda district, police officials said. The search operation was jointly launched by police and CRPF in Dorhu, Basti and adjoining forest area in Bhaderwah at 8.30 am. They said the search operation was […]
Bill introduced in US Senate to restrict birthright citizenship
Washington, Jan 30 (PTI) A group of Republican Senators has introduced a bill in the US Senate to restrict birthright citizenship to the children of illegal immigrants and non-immigrants on temporary visas. According to Senators Lindsey Graham, Ted Cruz and Katie Britt, who introduced the bill, the exploitation of birthright citizenship is a major pull […]
Dead body of an elderly man recovered from Doda forests
Jammu, Jan 30: A 60-year-old man’s body was found in mysterious conditions near Parshola Nallah in Doda district. Officials said that yesterday around 11:00am a man who went along with his sheep to neaby forests for grazing. As he didn’t returned home for hours, the family and locals soon rushed to the forest area in […]