Added on March 1, 2024
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court said on Thursday its extraordinary power under Article 142 of the Constitution does not empower it to ignore the substantive rights of the litigants enjoying valid judicial orders granting a stay in civil and criminal cases. Article 142 of the Constitution empowers the top court to pass “any decree or […]
Added on March 1, 2024
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New Delhi: The government has fixed a conservative target of wheat procurement in the range of 30-32 million tonnes during the 2024-25 rabi marketing season, according to the food ministry. The lower target has been fixed despite the Ministry of Agriculture hoping for a record wheat production of 114-115 million tonnes in the 2023-24 crop […]
Added on March 1, 2024
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New Delhi: About 90 per cent of the Himalayan Region will experience drought lasting over a year if global warming increases by 3 degrees Celsius, according to new research. The findings, published in the journal Climatic Change, show that 80 per cent of the increased human exposure to heat stress in India can be avoided […]
Added on March 1, 2024
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Accused surrenders; locals, relatives demand punishment for culprit Handwara: A man allegedly killed his wife in the Audoora Mawer village of Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district late Wednesday evening. While the accused, Mohammed Maqbool Mir (40), surrendered himself for his crime, the locals and relatives demanded stringent punishment for him. The victim, Rafeeqa, a […]
Added on March 1, 2024
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Jammu: A K Choudhary, a 1991-batch Indian Police Service officer, was sworn in as the new chairman of the Public Service Commission in Jammu and Kashmir, an official said on Thursday. Choudhary (59) took the oath of office before Lt Governor Manoj Sinha at a ceremony held at the Raj Bhawan here, he said. Last […]
Added on March 1, 2024
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Srinagar: A policeman was injured on Thursday in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district after his rifle went off accidentally, officials said. The incident took place in Pulwama’s Arihal village when the cop was on duty, they added. “A policeman of Pulwama district police got injured in accidental firing from his service rifle while on official duty […]
Added on March 1, 2024
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Srinagar: Authorities have attached immovable properties of six proclaimed offenders, who allegedly went to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) for arms training, in Ganderbal district, officials said on Thursday. The properties include agricultural land in Kawcherwan and Tangchatter areas of Kangan in the central Kashmir district. In pursuance of an order passed by the Ganderbal district magistrate […]
Added on March 1, 2024
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Mendhar/Jammu: An army personnel was injured when his service rifle went off accidentally near the Line of Control in Poonch district, officials said on Thursday. The incident occurred on Wednesday night. The soldier, who was part of a patrolling team in the Balnoi area of the Mendhar sector, slipped after losing balance which led to […]
Added on March 1, 2024
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Srinagar: A massive fire incident that broke out in Jamalata area of Nawa Kadal in Srinagar claimed the life of a house owner on Thursday late evening, while three residential houses were also gutted in the incident, officials said. At least three residential houses were damaged after a massive fire broke out in Jamalata, Nawa […]
Added on February 29, 2024
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Srinagar: The administration has targeted to establish Jammu and Kashmir as one of the leading start-up ecosystems in India by 2027. As per the Jammu and Kashmir Start-up Policy 2024-27, the administration will take multiple measures to boost the start-up ecosystem in the union territory. According to the policy documents thorough measures including setting up […]
