Govt to bring bills for removal of PM, Union minister, CMs held on serious criminal charges

New Delhi, Aug 20 (PTI) The government is planning to introduce three bills in Parliament on Wednesday for the removal of a prime minister, a Union minister, a chief minister or a minister of a state or Union Territory when arrested or detained on serious criminal charges for 30 days in a row. If any […]
Chief Minister sanctions financial assistance for victims of Badhaal tragedy

SRINAGAR, AUG 19: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah sanctioned and released a grant of ₹30 lakh out of the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund in favour of the Next of Kin (NoK) of the deceased victims of the Badhaal tragedy. In December 2024, the village of Badhaal in Rajouri district witnessed a tragic incident in which 17 […]
CS favours adoption of online systems for RR updation and DPCs

SRINAGAR, AUG 19: The Jammu and Kashmir administration is set to introduce a major governance reform aimed at digitizing and streamlining the updation of Recruitment Rules (RRs) and the timely conduct of Departmental Promotion Committees (DPCs) across all government departments. The initiative took shape during a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, and […]
Properties of two terrorists attached in Anantnag, Baramulla

SRINAGAR, Aug 19 (PTI): Properties of two active terrorists were attached in Anantnag and Baramulla districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, police said. In Anantnag, the police attached the land belonging to active terrorist Adil Hussain Thoker, while an orchard of designated terrorist Asif Maqbool Dar, who is presently operating from across the border, […]
Schools remain shut in Jammu due to inclement weather

JAMMU, Aug 19 (PTI): Schools remained shut for the second consecutive day on Tuesday across Jammu because of inclement weather, officials said. Rain has in several places in the region, triggered flash floods in rivers and landslides, obstructing many roads. Since last week, 71 people have died and 122 suffered injuries in three separate cloudbursts […]
Cloudburst occurrences: Expert team to identify all vulnerable places, says CM Omar

Srinagar, Aug 19: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said that the government is mulling to form a team of experts to identify all vulnerable places across Jammu & Kashmir and also suggest measures to prevent loss of lives in future. The statement comes days after cloudburst claimed over 60 lives in the Kishtwar district […]
Kishtwar cloudburst: Death toll climbs to 64 after woman’s body recovered

Chisoti (JK), Aug 19 (PTI) Body of a woman was recovered in this cloudburst-hit village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, taking the death toll to 64, officials said, as the extensive rescue and relief operation entered the sixth day on Tuesday. The decomposed body was sighted downstream and subsequently recovered by the rescuers this […]
Ganderbal minor’s murder case: Police arrests elder sister for murdering her sibling

Srinagar, Aug 19): Less than 48 hours after body of 14-year-old girl was recovered on Batsar- Sehpora road in Ganderbal, police has arrested her sister for the death in the central Kashmir district. Addressing a presser, SSP Ganderbal Khalil Poswal said that the 22-year-old girl (sister of deceased) has been arrested in connection with the […]
Yamuna water level rises close to evacuation mark in Delhi

NEW DELHI, Aug 19 (PTI) The water level in Yamuna river at Delhi’s Old Railway Bridge reached 205.79 metres, slightly short of the 206-metre evacuation level, at 8 am on Tuesday. The water level in the river had touched 205.55 metres on Monday afternoon, breaching the danger mark of 205.33 metres and has been increasing […]
PM Modi appeals for unanimous election of Radhakrishnan as vice president

New Delhi, Aug 19 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday appealed to all parties, including the Opposition, for unanimous election of NDA’s vice presidential candidate C P Radhakrishnan, as he praised his life of public service at a meeting of the ruling alliance MPs. Radhakrishnan was felicitated at the meeting of MPs here by […]