Desists from promoting offshore betting platforms, Centre to social media influencers
New Delhi: Government on Thursday cautioned all endorsers and social media influencers to refrain from promoting or advertising, including surrogate advertisements, of offshore online betting and gambling platforms. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, in an advisory, said that these advertisements have significant financial and socio-economic implications of online betting and gambling on consumers, particularly […]
SC stays Centre’s notification setting up PIB’s Fact Check Unit
New Delhi: In a jolt to the Centre, the Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the notification setting up a fact-checking unit under the Press Information Bureau (PIB) to identify fake news about the Union government. The fact check unit was notified on March 20 under Information Technology Rules, 2021, by the Ministry of Electronics and […]
Peace is best secured from position of strength: Dhankhar
New Delhi: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday described global peace and security as fundamental to growth and asserted that peace is best secured from a position of strength. Highlighting that the “isolation approach is now a matter of the past” he pitched for the need for nations to engage in meaningful discourse in “these […]
Nomination process for first phase of Lok Sabha polls begins
New Delhi: The nomination process for 102 parliamentary constituencies spread across 21 states and Union territories, where polling would be held in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections on April 19, began Wednesday with the issuance of a notification. In the first phase, polling will be held in Arunachal Pradesh (2 seats), Assam […]
Notification issued for election in Udhampur constituency
Jammu: The notification for the Lok Sabha poll in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur constituency on April 19 was issued on Wednesday, an election official said. The Udhampur-Kathua constituency is one of 102 segments across the country going to the polls in the first phase on April 19. Kathua District Magistrate Rakesh Minhas, who is also […]
Asia’s largest tulip garden to open from this weekend
Srinagar: It’s a riot of colours at Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden as Asia’s largest tulip garden is ready to welcome tourists from this weekend. The garden, formerly known as Siraj Bagh, is ensconced between Dal Lake and Zabarwan Hills. It will be opened to the public on Saturday as tulips of different colours have […]
Two-day wet spell to begin today as fresh WD to affect JK
Srinagar: As the day temperature has gone up in J&K parts, the weatherman here has predicted two-day wet spell in Jammu and Kashmir from tomorrow (March 21), saying that light to moderate rains and snow is expected at many places. According to details a fresh Western Disturbance is affecting Jammu and Kashmir tomorrow and under […]
Discrimination against HIV infected persons
Govt appoints ombudsman to keep a check on prejudice Srinagar: In a significant move, the Jammu & Kashmir Government has appointed an ombudsman to whom people infected with HIV can complain about discrimination faced by them. The Health & Medical Education Department has appointed Sham Lal Lalhal, retired district and sessions judge, as ombudsman to […]
Faux Pass: 11th standard question paper distributed to 12th class students
Govt constitutes committee to probe the matter, JKBOSE postpone the exams Srinagar: In a bizarre twist, the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) Wednesday distributed Physical Education question papers of 11th standard to 12th standard candidates. Hundreds of 12th standard candidates were left to lurch who had sleepless nights to prepare for the […]
EC asks state govt’s to comply with orders to remove unauthorised political advts
New Delhi: Cracking the whip, the Election Commission on Wednesday asked state governments to take down all unauthorised political advertisements from government, public and private properties and send a compliance report in the next 24 hours. In a letter to the Union Cabinet Secretary and the chief secretaries of all states and union territories, the […]
