Transport Commissioner sets Jan 31 as deadline for installation of CCTV cameras in school buses
JAMMU, DEC 16: Transport Commissioner, Vishesh Mahajan today held a meeting with representatives of school authorities regarding the safety audit of vehicles ferrying students. The aim of the move was to seek active participation and cooperation from the school authorities to ensure that vehicles used for ferrying students are fit and safe for transportation. Referring […]
Army’s Northern Command marks Vijay Diwas with wreath-laying ceremonies in J-K, Ladakh
JAMMU, Dec 16 (PTI): The Army’s northern command Monday organised wreath-laying ceremonies at various places in Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh to celebrate Vijay Diwas, which marks India’s victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war that led to the birth of Bangladesh as an independent nation. The Udhampur-based Northern Command commemorated the occasion with a […]
Govt asks MPs to publicise list of fake universities on social media
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) The government on Monday asked members of Parliament to spread awareness about 21 fake universities operating across the country and caution students against joining such institutions. Replying to supplementaries during Question Hour in the Lok Sabha, Union Minister of State for Education Sukanta Majumdar said the central government had requested […]
Nation lost towering musical genius: Manoj Sinha on Zakir Hussain’s passing
JAMMU, Dec 16 (PTI): Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday expressed grief at the passing of tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, saying the nation and the music world had lost a “towering musical genius”. Hussain died in a hospital in San Francisco, US, from complications arising out of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. He was […]
Bill on simultaneous polls likely to be introduced in LS on Dec 17; to be referred to joint panel
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) A constitutional amendment bill for holding Lok Sabha and assembly elections simultaneously is likely to be introduced in Parliament on Tuesday and could be referred to a joint committee of the two Houses. A top government functionary said the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024, popularly being referred […]
Indian Constitution has stood test of time: FM in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) India’s Constitution has stood the test of time in the last 75 years of its existence, even as most of the 50 countries that framed their constitution around the same time have rewritten or changed features of their constitutions, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday. Initiating the discussion on […]
More than 30 crore registered on e-Shram portal in last 3 yrs: Govt in LS
NEW DELHI, Dec 16 (PTI): Over 30 crore labourers have registered on the e-Shram portal in the last three years and the number of those registered with the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation has gone up, the government said in the Lok Sabha on Monday. Responding to supplementaries during the Question Hour, Union minister Pankaj Chaudhary […]
Zakir Hussain dies in US hospital, tributes pour in for tabla maestro
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain died in a hospital in San Francisco, US, his family said on Monday. He was 73. Hussain died from complications arising out of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, the family said in a statement. He had been in hospital for the past two weeks and was shifted to […]
On Vijay Diwas, PM Modi pays tribute to selfless dedication and unwavering resolve of soldiers
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tribute to soldiers as India commemorated Vijay Diwas to mark the surrender of Pakistani forces to the Indian Army in 1971, leading to the creation of Bangladesh. Modi said in a post on X, “Today, on Vijay Diwas, we honour the courage and […]
Two held with 5.5 kg heroin near LoC in Rajouri
RAJOURI/JAMMU, Dec 16 (PTI): Two suspected narcotics smugglers were arrested and 5.50 kilogrammes of heroin seized from them near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said on Monday. The seizure of the huge quantity of heroin, worth crores of rupees in the international market, from the Nowshera sector thwarted […]