‘Electoral reforms’: Oppn stages walkout from RS demanding timeline for discussion
New Delhi: Standoff between the government and the opposition over the demand for a debate on special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls continued on Tuesday, with Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju refusing to give a timeline for the debate, even though he said the government was ready to have a discussion. Opposition parties demanded […]
LS Speaker Birla calls meet to break House deadlock over SIR
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has summoned a meeting of party leaders on Tuesday to break the deadlock in the House over the Opposition demand for a discussion on the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The Speaker’s meeting comes in the wake of repeated disruptions in the Lok Sabha over the […]
Mercury settles below freezing point in parts of Kashmir
Snowfall likely in higher reaches Srinagar: The minimum temperature at most places in Kashmir dropped and settled below the freezing point, while the meteorological department has forecast a spell of light snowfall in the higher reaches later this week, officials said on Tuesday. Srinagar recorded a low of minus 2.5 degrees Celsius on Monday night, […]
Northern Army commander underscores resolve to keep JK free from terror
Jammu: Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma reviewed the counter-terrorism grid in Kishtwar and Udhampur, and called for maintaining constant vigil, officials said on Tuesday. The General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Northern Command on Monday visited the Basantgarh and Chhatru areas of Udhampur and Kishtwar districts, which have witnessed several terror incidents over the past […]
J&K’s Raj Bhavan renamed as ‘Lok Bhavan’
Jammu2: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor’s Secretariat has announced the renaming of the Union Territory’s Raj Bhavan to "Lok Bhavan, Jammu and Kashmir. This building serves as the official residence and office of the Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory, according to an order. The order, signed by Principal Secretary Dr Mandeep K. Bhandari, states […]
India’s third indigenous nuclear submarine to be commissioned soon: Navy Chief
New Delhi: India is strengthening the naval component of its nuclear triad with Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi on Tuesday saying that the third indigenous nuclear-powered submarine ‘Aridaman’ will be commissioned soon and that his force is focusing on boosting its overall combat prowess. Addressing a press conference ahead of the Navy Day, Admiral […]
Govt approves relaxation of upper age limit for govt job recruitment: MLA
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government has approved relaxation in the upper age limit for recruitment to government jobs in the Union Territory, a ruling National Conference MLA said on Tuesday. “The (J-K CM’s) Secretariat has confirmed to me that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has approved and forwarded the age relaxation,” MLA Zadibal Tanvir Sadiq […]
NIA special court extends police custody of Red Fort blast accused
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday extended the police custody of Amir Rashid Ali, a Jammu and Kashmir resident accused of facilitating the Red Fort blast, for seven more days. On November 26, he was sent to a seven-day NIA custody ahead of the expiry of his 10-day remand on November 27. Ali, arrested […]
Implementation of four new Labour Codes reviewed
Reforms to simplify processes, reduce penal provisions, and strengthen worker rights: CS JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, on Tuesday chaired a high-level meeting to review the implementation status of the four new Labour Codes, one of India’s most significant labour reforms aimed at simplifying compliance systems and improving worker welfare across Jammu & Kashmir. The […]
Rubaiyya Sayeed kidnapping: Court releases Shangloo, rejects CBI plea for custody
Jammu: The CBI was left red-faced on Tuesday when a special court set free Shafat Ahmed Shangloo, a day after the agency arrested him in connection with the 1989 kidnapping of Rubaiyya Sayeed — the daughter of the then home minister Mufi Mohammed Sayeed. Shangloo was produced before the special TADA court, where the CBI […]