Maha Kumbh: Near stampede on Mauni Amavasya, casualties feared; Akharas call off Amrit Snan
Mahakumbh Nagar, Jan 29 (PTI) Multiple casualties were feared after a “stampede-like” situation broke out at the Sangam on Wednesday amid the ongoing Maha Kumbh, as millions of pilgrims turned up for a holy bath on Mauni Amavasya, officials said. In view of the incident, the Akharas called off their traditional ‘Amrit Snan’ for Mauni […]
Police can’t serve accused notice via WhatsApp, other electronic means: SC
New Delhi, Jan 28 (PTI) The Supreme Court has said police cannot serve notices to accused persons through WhatsApp or other electronic modes under the Criminal Procedure Code or Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and Rajesh Bindal directed all states and union territories (UT) to issue appropriate directions […]
17-year-old boy killed over personal rivalry in Jammu, 3 held
Jammu, Jan 28 (PTI) Three people were arrested for allegedly killing a 17-year-old boy with a sharp-edged weapon here, police said on Tuesday. Ajay Kumar, a resident of Bhatyari village in Bishnah, was found dead near his house on the outskirts of Jammu around midnight on January 13. Kumar was a bus conductor and had […]
Steps underway to transform Jammu and Kashmir: Dy CM
JAMMU, JAN 28:- Elaborating the people friendly measures initiated by the present government, Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Choudhary, today said that steps are underway to ensure transformation of Jammu and Kashmir. The Deputy Chief Minister was speaking at a conclave “Badalta Jammu and Kashmir” organised by Gulistan News Network here. The conclave was attended by […]
Union Minister chairs review meeting on Aspirational District Programme in Baramulla
BARAMULLA, JAN 28: Union Minister of State (MoS) for Union Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME), Labour and Employment, Shobha Karandlaje, today chaired a meeting at Baramulla to review progress on various indicators of NITI Ayog’s Aspirational District Programme (ADP). The meeting was attended by Member Legislative Assembly Baramulla, Javed Hassan Beig; Deputy […]
Search operations underway at nearly two dozen places across Jammu
Jammu, Jan 28 (PTI) Security forces on Tuesday launched a massive search operation at nearly two dozen places, mostly in the higher reaches and forest areas along the Line of Control, to counter terrorists who carried out several attacks last year in various districts of Jammu region, officials said. After carrying out deadly attacks in […]
Can’t accept export of raw materials, value addition must happen in India: PM Modi
Bhubaneswar, Jan 28 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said he cannot accept raw materials getting exported and finished products being shipped into the country, asserting that value additions must happen here. Inaugurating the ‘Utkarsh Odisha, Make in Odisha Conclave’ in Bhubaneswar’s Janata Maidan, Modi said he considers eastern India as the growth engine […]
13 injured after Vaishno Devi-bound bus collides with truck in Jammu
JAMMU, Jan 28 (PTI): At least 13 people were injured when a bus carrying pilgrims to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine collided with a stationary dumper truck near here on Tuesday, officials said. The condition of all the injured, including three children and two women, is stated to be “stable”, they said. The accident took […]
Trump signs order that likely sets in motion future ban on transgender troops
Washington, Jan 28 (AP) President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth to revise the Pentagon’s policy on transgender troops, likely setting in motion a future ban on their military service. Trump had tried to impose a ban on transgender troops during his first term, but it was tangled up […]
NIA carries out raids in north Kashmir’s Sopore
SRINAGAR, Jan 28 (PTI): The National Investigation Agency on Tuesday carried out raids at three places in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore, officials said. The agency sleuths carried out the searches at the residences of three persons identified as Javaid Ahmad Sheikh, A R Shalla and Nisar Ahmad in connection with a terror-related case, the officials […]