Appointment of judges in 12 HCs

SC collegium recommends 68 names to Centre

New Delhi: In an unprecedented decision, the Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana has recommended as many as 68 names in one go for appointment as judges in 12 high courts, including in Allahabad, Rajasthan and Calcutta, that are facing a severe crunch of judges. The three-member Collegium, […]

PM Modi may visit US in late September

New Delhi: A visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the US later this month is likely to depend on the finality over hosting of the first in-person summit of the Quad leaders by the Biden administration, people familiar with the development said on Saturday. The tentative schedule explored for the visit was between September […]

Afghan crisis: US presses Pakistan to fight terror groups

Islamabad: The Biden administration is quietly pressing Pakistan to cooperate on combating dreaded terrorist groups such as the ISIS-K and Al Qaeda following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, according to a set of leaked documents and diplomatic cables to a prominent US media outlet. The Dawn newspaper on Saturday carried a report quoting a news […]

116 new covid-19 cases, one death reported in JK

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 116 new coronavirus cases even as there was one death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Saturday. 31 of the new cases were reported from Jammu Division and 85 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall case tally to 325830, they said. Moreover, was one death […]

CUK entrance tests rescheduled

Srinagar: The entrance tests for various courses (CUKAT 2021) of the Central University of Kashmir have been rescheduled, a spokesman of the University said Saturday. He said that the new dates for the entrance tests are 17, 18, and 19 September 2021, adding that the revised date sheet is available on the university website.  

Ladakh admin relaxes age limit for entry into govt services

Srinagar: The Ladakh administration on Saturday issued an order to temporarily define ‘Resident of Union territory of Ladakh’ for the purpose of appointment to all non-gazetted posts and also relax the age limit for entry into government service by two years. According to Ladakh Resident Certificate Order 2021, any person who possesses a Permanent Resident […]

BSF opens fire at drone along Indo-Pak border in Punjab

Chandigarh: The Border Security Force opened fire on a suspected drone along the Indo-Pak border in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district, an official said Saturday. The BSF troops heard the humming sound of the drone early on Saturday and then fire upon it, said the BSF official in a statement. A special search operation was carried […]

Former police officer joins NC in Jammu

Jammu: A former police officer Saturday joined the National Conference here, a party spokesman said. Former Deputy Inspector General of Police Ashok Kumar Atri was welcomed into the party fold by Jammu provincial president Devender Singh Rana and other senior leaders at the party headquarters, the spokesman said. Rana congratulated Atri for his decision to […]

Lt Guv meets members of parliamentary panel on IT

Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday met the visiting members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology here. Sinha met the members of the committee, which is led by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, at the Raj Bhavan. “Met members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology led by its Chairperson & Member […]