Interstate drug racket busted in south Kashmir’s Anantnag, 3 held
SRINAGAR, Oct 12 (PTI): An interstate drug racket was busted in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district and three people were arrested, police said on Saturday. Acting on credible input about a consignment of narcotic drugs being transported from Delhi to Srinagar, police in Anantnag established multiple checkpoints along the route, a police spokesman said. During […]
Child rights body calls for stopping state funding to madrassas unless they comply with RTE norms
NEW DELHI, Oct 12, 2024 (PTI): The apex child rights body has raised serious concerns about the state of functioning in madrassas and called for stopping state funding to them unless they comply with the Right to Education Act. In its latest report titled ‘Guardians of Faith or Oppressors of Rights?’, the National Commission for […]
Administration amends Civil Services Rules to set up Services Selection Board
Srinagar, Oct 12 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday evening amended the Civil Services Rules to provide for the setting up of Services Selection Board for recruitment of non-gazetted staff, including Class IV employees. “There shall be constituted a Service Selected Board for making selection for recruitment to subordinate services/non-gazetted/class IV (MTS) posts […]
PM Modi greets people on Vijayadashami
New Delhi, Oct 12 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted people on Vijayadashami. “I wish all of you achieve victory in every sphere of life with the blessings of Maa Durga and Prabhu Shri Ram,” he said on X. Vijayadashami marks the end of Durga Puja and commemorates Lord Ram’s victory over demon […]
BSF intercepts Pakistani drone in Ferozpur, heroin and empty pistol magazine recovered
FEROZEPUR, Oct 12 (PTI): A packet of heroin weighing 498 grams and an empty pistol magazine were recovered after the BSF troops intercepted a Pakistani drone, said an official on Saturday. The Border Security Force troops activated “technical counter measures” to neutralise the drone after intercepting it in the border area along the India-Pakistan border […]
Omar reaches Raj Bhavan in Srinagar to stake claim to form government formation
Srinagar, Oct 11 (PTI): National Conference leader Omar Abdullah reaches Raj Bhavan in Srinagar to stake claim to form government in Jammu and Kashmir.
51 first-time MLAs to enter J&K Assembly
Srinagar, Oct 11 (PTI) There are 51 first-time MLAs among the 90 members elected to the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly in the first polls held for the Union Territory’s legislature. The National Conference (NC), which has emerged as the single-largest party in the election with 42 seats, has the highest number of debutant MLAs at […]
Centre will respond at appropriate time on J&K Statehood: Kishan Reddy
HYDERABAD, Oct 11 (PTI): Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on Friday said that the Centre would respond at an appropriate time to the demand for restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood. However, he asserted Article 370 will not come back to Jammu and Kashmir. He was responding to a query on National Conference seeking restoration […]
Congress MLAs leave decision to nominate CLP leader on party’s central leadership
Srinagar, Oct 11 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Friday said it has left the decision of nominating the leader of legislature party in the assembly to the Congress’ central leadership in New Delhi. In another decision, the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) extended support to the National Conference (NC) for government formation in J&K. […]
Will submit letter of support to J&K LG tomorrow: Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar, Oct 11: National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah Friday said that it will submit letter of support to Lieutenant Governor on Saturday to form the government as soon as possible. Speaking with reporter at his residence, Abdullah said the party has received letter of support from Congress, its alliance partner, to stake claim for […]