Duo open fire on two men over land dispute in Jammu, arrested
Jammu: Two men were arrested for allegedly opening fire on two others over a land dispute RS Pura border belt of Jammu district, officials said on Friday. The two men who were injured in the incident were hospitalised and their condition is said to be stable, they said. The accused went with their kin to […]
Send monthly reports on public issues, solutions to CS office: Admin to officers
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir administration has ordered officers including deputy commissioners to reach out to people at grassroots level, conduct public hearings, and send monthly reports to the Chief Secretary. The order was aimed at resolving public issues and was issued following the taking over this month of senior IAS officer Atal Dulloo as the […]
Water bodies freeze as intense cold wave grips Kashmir
Srinagar: Kashmir is freezing under intense cold wave with Srinagar city recording the coldest night of this season even as the minimum settled several degrees below freezing point across the valley, officials said on Thursday. Srinagar city — the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir — recorded a low of minus 5.4 degrees Celsius on […]
HC judges selection- Out of 650 appointments since 2018, nearly 17 pc belong to SC, ST, OBC categories: Govt
New Delhi: Nearly 17 per cent of the 650 judges appointed to various high courts since 2018 belong to the Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Other Backward Classes (OBC) categories, the government informed Parliament on Thursday. Minorities account for less than 6 per cent of the total number of judges appointed since 2018, […]
LS security breach row: Govt asks opposition not to ‘politicise’ incident as 14 MP’s suspended
New Delhi: As many as 14 opposition MPs were suspended from Parliament for the remainder of the session for disrupting proceedings as the Lok Sabha security breach incident snowballed into a major row on Thursday with the government asking the opposition not to “politicise” the “grave national issue” and the Congress, TMC and others demanding […]
Police file terrorism charges against four people
8 security personnel suspended New Delhi: Police have filed terrorism charges against four people arrested after two of them jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber and set off smoke canisters in a major security breach inside Parliament that also led to the suspension of eight Delhi Police personnel. As more details emerged on what Delhi […]
Rubaiya Sayeed abduction case: Three witnesses fail to appear before TADA court in Jammu
Jammu: Three witnesses, including former Kashmir Bar Association president Mian Abdul Qayoom, failed to appear in a special court here on Thursday in connection with the 1989 abduction of Rubaiya Sayeed, while separatist leader Yasin Malik and his associate Rafiq Pahloo appeared before it via video-conferencing. Pahloo was given a final opportunity by the special […]
5G signals likely to interfere with aircraft’s radio altimeters: Govt
New Delhi: The government on Thursday said it has not conducted any study to assess the effects of the 5G network on airline services in the country but the 5G C-band spectrum has the likelihood of interfering with the current radio altimeters installed on the aircraft. Aviation regulator DGCA has reviewed the studies/actions undertaken by […]
PM Modi received highest national awards of 14 countries since 2014: Govt
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been conferred with the highest national awards of 14 countries since 2014 in recognition of his leadership at bilateral, regional, and global levels, the government said in Rajya Sabha on Thursday. Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan, replying to a question, also referred to Modi receiving […]
Surgeons from outside states learn advanced laparoscopic hernia surgery at GMC
Srinagar: Surgeons from various parts of the country underwent specialized training in laparoscopic hernia procedures at SMHS Srinagar. Following the training, surgeons expressed confidence in their ability to perform such surgeries effortlessly. Prof Dr Iqbal Saleem Mir, Head of the Department of Surgery at GMC & SMHS Hospital, said that GMC Srinagar, particularly SMHS Hospital, […]
