Lok Sabha Speaker Birla releases new edition of book on parliamentary practices, procedures
PATNA, Jan 20 (PTI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday released an updated version of a book detailing the practices and procedure of Parliament. The new edition of “Practice and Procedure of Parliament” — authored by MN Kaul and SL Shakder — has been edited by Utpal Kumar Singh, the Lok Sabha secretary general. […]
Lieutenant Governor takes a pledge for Organ Donation
JAMMU, JAN 20: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today took pledge for Organ Donation by registering on Ayushman Bharat Organ Donation Registry of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India (notto.abdm.gov.in). The State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (SOTTO) representatives, Dr Elias Sharma, Nodal Officer, Dr Sanjeev Puri, Joint Director and Sh Irfan […]
Sopore Encounter: Soldier injured as fresh firing resumes
Sopore, Jan 20: A soldier was injured as fresh firing resumes during an encounter between terrorists and security forces in Gujjarpati area of Zaloora in Sopore on Monday, officials said. The encounter broke out in the area late last evening. An official said that the operation was halted last night due to darkness. “With the […]
Spring sealed in remote Rajouri village hit by mysterious deaths
Rajouri/Jammu, Jan 20 (PTI) Amid an ongoing probe into the mysterious deaths of 17 members of three families in a remote Jammu and Kashmir village, authorities have sealed a spring in the affected area after its water tested positive for “some pesticides or insecticides”. Additional Deputy Commissioner (Kotranka subdivision) Dil Mir ordered the spring to […]
Remarks against Amit Shah: SC stays proceedings in defamation case filed against Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi, Jan 20 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday stayed trial court proceedings against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case filed against him for alleged defamatory remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Naveen Jha, a BJP worker, had filed the case against Gandhi in 2019 for his alleged remarks against […]
Man detained after video shows him assaulting his children
Jammu, Jan 20 (PTI) A man was detained after a video purportedly showing him mercilessly assaulting his children, one five years old and the other just three, was circulated widely on social media, police said on Monday. Sudesh Kumar, a resident of Naagni Chulna village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district, was picked up on […]
Trial of Yasin Malik: SC asks JKHC registrar to ensure proper VC facilities at Jammu court
NEW DELHI, Jan 20 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Monday directed the registrar general of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court to ensure proper video conferencing facilities at a special court in Jammu hearing the 1989 Rubaiya Sayeed kidnapping and the 1990 Srinagar shootout cases involving jailed JKLF chief Yasin Malik and others. The top […]
Mysterious Deaths in Rajouri village: Another child falls to the disease, toll reaches 17
Srinagar, Jan 19: The sixth and last child of Mohammad Aslam from Badhaal village of Rajouri in Jammu division has succumbed at GMC Jammu, taking the death toll in the ‘mysterious disease’ to 17. An official said Yasmeena Jan, daughter Mohammad Aslam was taken to GMC Rajouri last Sunday from where she was referred to […]
Expert team has arrived, efforts on to ascertain cause of Budhal deaths: LG Sinha
Jammu, Jan 19: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday said that the efforts are on to ascertain the cause of mysterious deaths of 16 people who died in Rajouri’s Budhal village during the past 45 days. Talking to reporters here LG Sinha, said, “The Health Department of J&K and other departments also conducted an investigation into […]
Deputy Chief Minister reviews progress on Capex works in Nowshera
NOWSHERA (RAJOURI), JAN 19: Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Chowdhary, today chaired a comprehensive review meeting of ongoing works under the District Capex Budget here. The meeting was attended by ADC Nowshera, Babu Ram Tandon, ACD, Vijay Verma along with other district and sectoral officers. During the meeting, the Deputy Chief Minister issued clear directives to […]