Child pillion passenger: MoRTH proposes 40 kmph speed limit for motorcycles

New Delhi: To introduce safety measures for child passengers, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has proposed that the speed limit of a motorcycle, with a child up to 4 years of age being carried as a pillion, shall not be more than 40 kmph. The ministry in a draft notification has also […]

Union Minister visits Reasi, interacts with public representatives

Reasi: The Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Food Processing Industries, Prahlad Singh Patel Tuesday visited Reasi where he interacted with the public representatives and participated in various activities. On the occasion the minister said that the Government is making best efforts to ensure that benefits of development reach all sections of the society […]

No one lost his land after abrogation of Article 370: Amit Shah

Srinagar: Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah, while addressing the public rally at SKICC, asked them not to fall prey to the deception being created by some people for the sake of their political advantage. Some vested interests spread lies and incite the feelings of the people of Kashmir on the name of abrogation of […]

Shah inaugurates Houseboat Festival in Srinagar

Srinagar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday inaugurated a Houseboat Festival organised by the Department of Tourism of Jammu and Kashmir at the famous Dal Lake here, officials said. The minister also witnessed a musical fountain and laser show, that, he said, was “a mesmerising experience”. The Houseboat Festival has been organised as part […]

Poonch-Rajouri encounter: Firing resumes as search operation enters 15th day

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Jammu: Heavy firing was reported from a forest area as a massive search operation to track down hiding militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri entered the 15th day on Monday, officials said. It was not immediately clear whether the firing in Bhatti Durrian forest was the result of a […]

Transferring pvt land to outside investors

Jammu-based body seeks amendment in law

Jammu: A Jammu-based body of industrialists has sought an amendment to a land revenue law for transfer of non-agricultural private land to prospective investors from outside Jammu and Kashmir to set up their units in the union territory. The Federation of Industries (FOI), Jammu, raised the demand in a memorandum, which was submitted by its […]

10th, 12th Exam: Students to carry ‘consent’ signed by parents or guardians

Srinagar: Government has issued fresh covid-19 guidelines, among others mandating “consent by parents or legal guardians” for students of 10th and 12th class for taking examinations in Jammu and Kashmir. Offline Board Examinations for 12th and 10th classes have been permitted to be held in staggered manner keeping in view all the social distancing norms […]

No shortage of power in country, says R K Singh

New Delhi: Power Minister R K Singh on Monday exuded confidence that there will be no power shortage in the country amid the ongoing low coal stocks at power plants and stressed on timely payments by distribution companies to the plants for electricity supplied to them. The statement assumes significance in view of coal shortage […]