SCBA writes to CJI Chandrachud requesting statues in court premises
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Bar Association has written a letter to the Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud to consider its request of erecting statues of the country’s first president and CJI in the apex court’s premises. SCBA secretary Rohit Pandey said the letter was to bring to the present CJI’s notice the […]
Pakistani man who inadvertently entered Indian territory handed over to Pakistan Rangers
Chandigarh: A Pakistani man who was apprehended after inadvertently entering Indian territory was handed over to the Pakistan Rangers on humanitarian grounds, a BSF spokesperson said on Sunday. Border Security Force (BSF) troops apprehended the Pakistani national near the border fence in Punjab’s Fazilka district on Saturday, the spokesperson said. During questioning, it was learnt […]
MeT predicts rains till May 1
Snowfall reported in many north Kashmir areas Srinagar: The back to back Western Disturbances in Jammu and Kashmir have once again resulted in a whiteout at multiple places including the famous ski-resort Gulmarg, Machil and others places while rains continued to lash plains including Srinagar. The back-to-back Western Disturbances affected Jammu & Kashmir since April […]
Mughal Road shut after fresh snowfall in upper reaches
Jammu: The Mughal Road was closed for vehicular traffic on Saturday following fresh snowfall in the higher reaches, including Peer Ki Gali, along the alternative route connecting Jammu’s Poonch and Rajouri districts to south Kashmir’s Shopian district, officials said. More than six inches of fresh snow has been recorded at the 11,433-feet high Peer Ki […]
Special training camp for Village Defence Guards held in Poonch
Mendhar/Jammu: A three-day special training camp for Village Defence Guards (VDGs) was organized by the army here, ahead of Lok Sabha elections, officials said on Saturday. Poonch along with the adjoining Rajouri district is part of the Anantnag Parliamentary constituency which is going to polls in the third phase of elections on May 7. The […]
Gandbal boat tragedy: Second missing minor boy’s body recovered
Srinagar: The lifeless body of the second missing minor boy of Gandbal was found from River Jhelum near Noorbagh, Srinagar, on Saturday morning. With the recovery of the body of Farhan Parray, the death toll in the Gandbal tragedy rises to eight, while one person – the father of little Hazik whose body was found […]
Man commits suicide over ‘police harassment’
SHO attached after family stages protest Jammu: A 47-year-old man allegedly committed suicide here, officials said on Saturday, as a purported video of the deceased and a suicide note accused police of harassment. The concerned station house officer (SHO) was attached and an inquiry was ordered into the incident. Rajesh Kumar was found hanging from […]
Make Narendra Modi PM for third term: Amit Shah
Porbandar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday urged people to make Narendra Modi the prime minister for the third term to rid the country of terrorism, Naxalism and poverty, and to make India the third largest economy in the world. In the last 10 years, PM Modi took several tough decisions without caring for […]
CS reviews flood management, mitigation plan for Kashmir
JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, Saturday chaired a meeting of Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC) Department to review the flood management and mitigation measures being evolved for Kashmir valley. ACS Jal Shakti, ACS Forest, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Secretary PWD, Secretary Health, Secretary Grievances, Secretary DMRR&R, IG Traffic, Deputy Commissioners, SPs, Chief Engineer I&FC/UEED, representatives of […]
Congress should apologise to country for questioning integrity of EVMs: PM Modi
Vasco (Goa): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the Congress should apologise to the country for doubting the integrity of the electronic voting machines (EVMs). Speaking at an election rally here, he also said Goa was a model of the BJP ”saturation approach” to the implementation of the central government’s schemes, which was true […]
