Govt bringing laws, taking steps to make social media platforms accountable: IT Min
New Delhi, Feb 9 (PTI) The government is bringing laws and is taking other steps to make social media platforms more accountable for any slanderous content posted on their platforms, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Rajya Sabha on Friday. The minister, who was responding to supplementaries during question hour, said the government is amending […]
Two terrorist hideouts unearthed in JK
Srinagar, Feb 9 (PTI) Security forces have unearthed two terrorist hideouts in Sopore area of Baramulla district in north Kashmir and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition, officials said on Friday. Two suspected terror associates were also arrested during the search operation which yielded the arms and ammunition haul, the officials said. They said […]
Govt wants all AIIMS to be fully functional, hiring taking place: Union Minister
New Delhi, Feb 9 (PTI) Recruitment for 29,000 posts at various All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have taken place in the last six months, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Friday. Emphasising that the government is focusing on providing the best tertiary care to people in their own states, the Health and […]
If judges can go to National Judicial Academy for training, why not lawyers: SC
New Delhi, Feb 9 (PTI) If judges can go to the National Judicial Academy for training, why not lawyers, the Supreme Court said on Friday while asserting that all advocates should undergo compulsory training and they should not be allowed to practise unless they have a certificate from a recognised law university. The remark was […]
Woman’s body found in power canal in Ganderbal, police starts investigation
Ganderbal, Feb 09: A woman was found dead in a power canal in Gund area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Friday, officials said. An official said that the body was spotted by some locals, who informed the police, following which team reached to the spot. He said that the body was later retrieved from […]
Sub-zero temp continue in Kashmir, Srinagar records minus 4.8°C
Srinagar, Feb 9: Sub-zero temperatures continued in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday with Srinagar recording a low of minus 4.8°C. A meteorological department official here said that while the temperature in Srinagar was slightly higher than previous night’s minus 5.2°C, it was below normal by 4.4°C for the summer capital of J&K for this time […]
Markets trade firm on buying in Reliance, TCS
Mumbai, Feb 9 (PTI) Equity benchmark indices rebounded in early trade on Friday amid buying in Reliance Industries, Tata Consultancy Services and ICICI Bank along with largely firm Asian markets. After a flat beginning, the 30-share BSE Sensex further climbed 122.61 points to 71,551.04 in early trade. The Nifty went up by 45.45 points to […]
CS led Committee approves AAP for key Agri schemes
JAMMU, FEB 08: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo today chaired the UT level committee meetings called for giving approval to the Annual Action Plans (AAP) of some of the key Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) for development of Agriculture and Horticulture sectors here in the UT. Besides the Principal Secretary, APD and Principal Secretary, Finance, the meeting […]
Govt lists tabling of ‘white paper’ in Lok Sabha’s supplementary agenda
New Delhi, Feb 8 (PTI) The government has listed tabling of the ‘White Paper on the Indian Economy’ in the Lok Sabha’s supplementary agenda for Thursday. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will table a copy of the document, the agenda said. In her Budget speech on February 1, Sitharaman had said a white paper on Indian […]
ED nabs Kashmiri man for ‘terror financing,’ being involved in MBBS admissions in Pakistan
Srinagar, Feb 8 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate has arrested a man from Kupwara district in a money laundering case related to MBBS admissions in Pakistan. “ED has arrested Mohammad Abdullah Shah, a resident of Kupwara, J&K, on 06/02/2024 under the provisions of PMLA, 2002 in connection with money laundering case wherein accused persons involved in […]