LG orders dismissal of two govt employees over terror links
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday terminated the services of two government employees in the Union Territory over their alleged involvement in terror activities, officials said. The sacked employees were identified as Siyad Ahmad Khan, an assistant stockman in the Sheep Husbandry Department residing in the Keran area, and Khurshid Ahmad Rather, a school […]
Dismissal of tainted politicians: PM Modi, Amit Shah slam opposition for criticising Bill
Gayaji(Bihar)/Kochi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday attacked the political parties for opposing the Constitution (One Hundred And Thirtieth Amendment) Bill 2025, with Modi asserting that the practice of people in seats of power running governments from jail should be stopped. The attack by Modi and Shah over the […]
CIPS awards- Need to redouble efforts to adopt modern practices: Lt Guv
Says there is need to nurture excellence, foster culture of innovation within governance SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said that we need to redouble our effort to adopt modern practices to build a truly inclusive society and effective, transparent, and accountable governance. Felicitating the winners of Centre for Innovations in Public Systems (CIPS) […]
If we need to struggle a bit for statehood, we will: Omar Abdullah
Jammu: With the hopes for restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir in the Monsoon Session dashed, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said the struggle begins anew from here. “Leave it now, the hope has gone, the water has crossed over. We will start our process from here. We had hoped that this would […]
JK, its youth have huge role to play in achieving ‘Viksit Bharat’ goal: Minister Khadse
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir and its youth have a huge role to play in achieving the goal of ‘Viksit Bharat@2047’ and take the country forward, Union minister Raksha Khadse said on Friday. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that we have to achieve Viksit Bharat by 2047. Jammu and Kashmir and its youth will […]
VP Polls: Direct contest between NDA, opposition candidate
New Delhi: The stage is set for a direct contest between ruling NDA nominee C P Radhakrishnan and joint opposition candidate B Sudershan Reddy for the September 9 vice-presidential election. After a scrutiny of the nominations filed for the vice-presidential poll, all four sets of nomination papers of both the candidates were found to be […]
Mandatory sale of 20% ethanol blended petrol challenged in SC
New Delhi: A PIL filed in the Supreme Court has challenged the nationwide rollout of 20 per cent Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP-20) alleging millions of motorists were forced to use fuel not designed for vehicles. The plea, filed by advocate Akshay, said millions of everyday motorists were being left helpless at the pump, forced to […]
GST Council to meet on Sep 3-4 to discuss moving to a two-rate structure
New Delhi: The high-powered GST Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, will meet on September 3-4 to discuss moving to a two-slab taxation. In an office memorandum, the GST Council Secretariat said the two-day meeting will be held in New Delhi. The council, comprising finance ministers of all states and UTs besides the Centre, […]
Govt hikes registration renewal fee of motor vehicles older than 20 years
New Delhi: The transport ministry has raised the registration renewal fee for motor vehicles older than 20 years to discourage people from keeping them. The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH), in a notification, announced that the renewal fee for light motor vehicles (LMVs) older than 20 years has been doubled to Rs 10,000 […]
Bihar SIR row: Repose faith in us, not one voter will fall through cracks, ECI tells SC
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday asked the Supreme Court to repose faith in it for carrying out the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar and assured “not one voter will fall through the cracks”. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi, which was hearing […]
