Paddar sapphire mines: GSI completes preliminary survey of scientific exploration
Jammu: The Geological Survey of India has completed the preliminary survey for scientific exploration of sapphire mines in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, officials said on Friday. Sapphire found in the Paddar Valley in the district is famous world-over for its unique peacock blue colour, they said. Located at an altitude of 4,742 metres above […]
No proposal to scrap sedition law: Union Minister
New Delhi: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday said in Lok Sabha that the Ministry of Home Affairs has no proposal under consideration to scrap Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) dealing with sedition. He also said that “the question of law” regarding Section 124 A is pending for adjudication before the Supreme […]
Helicopter crash: IAF calls for avoiding uninformed speculation
New Delhi: The Indian Air Force on Friday called for avoiding “uninformed” speculation on the chopper crash near Coonoor that killed CDS Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 armed forces personnel. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said in Parliament on Thursday that a tri-services inquiry has been ordered into the crash and it is being […]
63 officers of SED repatriated to J&K from Ladakh
Srinagar: The government has repatriated 63 employees of the School Education Department from the Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh to Jammu and Kashmir. Besides, the General Administration Department (GAD) in an order issued on Thursday has said that it has replaced the repatriated officers after nearly four years posted in the union territory of Ladakh. […]
At minus 6.0 deg Celsius Gulmarg coldest place in Kashmir
Srinagar: The minimum temperature at most places in Kashmir fell as the mercury settled below freezing point across the valley on Friday, officials said here. Gulmarg resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district recorded a minimum temperature of minus 6.0 degrees Celsius, the officials said. They said the resort was the coldest recorded place in the […]
India has 21.03 judges per million people, Lok Sabha told
New Delhi: India has 21.03 judges per million people, Lok Sabha was informed on Friday. In a written reply, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said, “The judge to population ratio (judge per million population) with respect to sanctioned strength of judges is 21.03 as on October 31, 2021.” In order to calculate the judge-population ratio per […]
Farmer unions suspend agitation, protesters to head home
New Delhi: The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Thursday announced the suspension of its over a year-long agitation after they received a formal letter from the central government accepting their key pending demands including withdrawal of police cases against the protesters and on MSP. Calling off the agitation, the SKM, an umbrella body of 40 […]
Chopper crash: Rajnath announces tri-services probe
Coonoor/New Delhi: Investigators on Thursday recovered the black box of the military helicopter that crashed in a hilly terrain near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu killing Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat and 12 others, hoping to get vital clues on the possible cause of the disaster that will be probed by a high level tri-services […]
Mortal remains of only 3 of 13 deceased identified
New Delhi: Out of the 13 people killed in the IAF helicopter crash near Coonoor, the mortal remains of only Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat and Brig LS Lidder could be identified, officials said on Thursday. They said the mortal remains of only those identified will be released to […]
Govt set to start process to appoint next CDS soon
Gen Naravane frontrunner: Sources
New Delhi: The government is set to begin the process soon to appoint the next Chief of Defence Staff with Army Chief Gen MM Naravane emerging as the front-runner for the top post that fell vacant following the demise of Gen Bipin Rawat in a helicopter crash. The move by the government comes even as […]
