Law on prevention of child marriages can’t be stunted by personal laws: SC
NEW DELHI, Oct 18 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Friday held that the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act cannot be stunted by personal laws and that marriages involving children violate the free will to have a life partner of choice. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra […]
Jammu ADGP supervises security measures in Rajouri
Jammu, Oct 18 (PTI) A senior police officer visited the border district of Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir to supervise and strengthen the security measures in the region. Jammu Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Anand Jain was accompanied by Rajouri-Poonch Range DIG Tejinder Singh and Rajouri SSP Randeep Kumar, a police spokesman said. The visit […]
LG allocates portfolios to Dy CM, Ministers
Srinagar, Oct 18: Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Friday allocated the portfolios to the newly sworn in ministers. As per an order issued by the LG, in pursuance of rule 4 (2) of the Transaction of Business of the Government of Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir Rules, 2019, 1, the Lieutenant Governor […]
Police recovers abducted woman in Kupwara, kidnapper arrested
Srinagar, Oct 17: Police in north Kashmir’s Kupwara recovered an abducted woman and arrested the accused person involved in the kidnapping, a police spokesman said Thursday He said that police in Kalaroos received a written complaint from a person that his daughter (name withheld) has been missing from 12th October 2024. Accordingly, a case FIR […]
Lt Guv meets winner and runner-up teams of Legends League Cricket
SRINAGAR, OCT 17: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today met the Winner and Runner-up teams of Legends League Cricket-2024. The final match was played on Wednesday at Bakshi Stadium Srinagar. The teams were comprised of former International Cricketers including Yusuf Pathan, Shahbaz Nadeem, Elton Chigumbura, Hamilton Masakadza, Nikhil Chopra and other team members, team owners and […]
Unidentified body found in Srinagar, probe launched
Srinagar, Oct 17: An unidentified body of a man was found floating in the water near Safa Kadal area of central Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Thursday afternoon, officials said. An official said that the body was spotted by locals, who then retrieved it. He said that soon after police reached to the spot, and the […]
SC to consider hearing plea for restoration of statehood to JK
NEW DELHI, Oct 17 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will consider listing a plea seeking time-bound restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. Senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, appearing for applicants, urged a bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra that the […]
Several CRPF troopers injured in road mishap at Budgam
Budgam, Oct 17: Several CRPF troopers were injured in aa road accident in Pakherpora area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Thursday morning, officials said. An official said that a CRPF vehicle fell down in a gorge near Khaygam crossing in Pakherpora today morning. He said that several troopers were injured in the incident. “They […]
CM Omar Abdullah to visit fire affected area of Warwan Kishtwar
Jammu, Oct 17: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that he will visit fire affected area to assess the damage at Warwan area Kishtwar. Taking on micro-blogging platform X, Omar Abdullah wrote, ” I’ll be travelling to Warwan, Kishtwar today to meet the families whose lives have been turned upside down by this devastating […]
SC upholds validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act
NEW DELHI, Oct 17 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act related to the grant of Indian citizenship to illegal immigrants in Assam by a majority verdict of 4:1. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud said the Assam Accord was a […]