I wish to see young, bright minds as business leaders: Lt Guv
Calls on students to focus on changing the lives of people JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said that he wishes to see the young and bright minds as business leaders and thinkers of tomorrow. “These young people will shape the economic progress of society and future of this great country,” LG Sinha said […]
Upcoming Monsoon Session: Rajnath, Shah, other ministers hold strategy meet
New Delhi: Several Union ministers, including Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, J P Nadda and Kiren Rijiju, held a strategy session at the defence minister’s residence here on Thursday ahead of Parliament’s Monsoon Session beginning from July 21. With the customary all-party meeting being held on Sunday, the Group of Ministers are believed to have strategised […]
CM Omar Abdullah interacts with citizens at Raabita office Srinagar
Listens to public concerns SRINAGAR: CM Omar Abdullah on Friday listened to public grievances at Srinagar Raabita office, an official spokesman said. He said that several deputations and individuals called on the Chief Minister at the weekly public outreach programme and apprised him of various issues, demands and challenges faced by different sections of society. […]
Hoax bomb threats at over 45 Delhi schools, 3 colleges
New Delhi: More than 45 schools and three colleges in Delhi received bomb threats via emails on Friday, triggering panic among the students and their parents. The threats, however, later turned out to be hoaxes. This was the fourth day this week that schools and colleges in the national capital were targets of bomb threats. […]
INDIA bloc parties to hold key online meet
AAP distances itself from opposition grouping New Delhi: INDIA bloc parties will hold an online meeting on Saturday to reach a consensus on issues that they would raise to corner the government during Parliament’s Monsoon Session and convey a message of unity, but AAP has distanced itself from the opposition grouping. The TMC, which was […]
All parties on board in Justice Varma impeachment move: Govt
Says corruption in judiciary ‘serious’ New Delhi: All political parties are on board on the move to impeach Justice Yashwant Varma, from whose residence here burnt wads of currency notes were found, the government said on Friday, paving the way for a motion on this matter during the upcoming Monsoon session of Parliament. A fire […]
DGP reviews security situation, anti-terror operations
Focus of meet on mountainous districts of Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban Jammu: Director General of Police (DGP) Nalin Prabhat on Friday reviewed the security situation and anti-terror operations in the mountainous districts of Doda, Ramban and Kishtwar, an official said. The DGP, who visited Bhaderwah and Batote areas, laid emphasis on eliminating both existing […]
Intruder kills house owner’s son during scuffle in Qazigund
Srinagar: A 25-year-old youth was killed in Qazigund area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district during the intervening night of Thursday and Friday after a thief, impersonating a security forces official, broke into his house and engaged in a scuffle with him. Official sources said that the robber, posing as a security personnel, barged into the […]
Lt Guv orders establishment of Governor’s ‘Sainik Sahayta Kendra’
Cell to offer Grievance Redressal for soldiers SRINAGAR: The Lieutenant Governor has accorded sanction for the establishment of the Lieutenant Governor’s Sainik Sahayta Kendra (LGSSK), a dedicated institutional mechanism to assist and address civilian grievances of serving soldiers from the Indian Armed Forces and Central Armed Police Forces, an official spokesman said Thursday. The Kendra, […]
CM Omar Abdullah lauds progress at AIIMS Jammu
Commends quality of health-care delivery JAMMU: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday visited AIIMS Jammu to review its functioning and expressed satisfaction over the remarkable progress made by the institution in a short span of time. He was accompanied by Advisor to the Chief Minister, Nasir Aslam Wani. The Chief Minister was received by Executive Director […]