Amit Shah chairs J&K BJP Core group meet in Delhi

Srinagar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday chaired a core group meeting on Jammu and Kashmir’s BJP unit at party headquarters in New Delhi and directed party men to further strengthen the party at the booth level. He also asked party leaders to rope in prominent personalities into the party fold and to focus […]

NIA court rejects bail applications of 10 separatists

Srinagar: A special court here on Monday rejected the bail applications of 10 second-rung separatist leaders arrested on the charges of trying to revive the banned outfit Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF). Additional Sessions Judge Srinagar Sandeep Gandotra, special judge designated under the NIA Act, rejected the separatists’ pleas, saying if they were enlarged […]

INDIA ‘reluctantly’ backed women quota bill, says PM

Bhopal: Kickstarting Madhya Pradesh poll campaign, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the Congress and its allies in the new “ghamandia” alliance “reluctantly” supported the Women’s Reservation Bill in Parliament and warned people that if given an opportunity, they will backtrack on the historic legislation. Addressing a massive gathering of BJP workers, ‘Karyakarta Mahakumb’, […]

Lt Guv releases Mukesh Singh & Anupama Pandey’s book ‘Curse of the Pir’

JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha released a book titled “Curse of the Pir” authored by Mukesh Singh, ADGP Jammu and Anupama Pandey. The Lt Governor congratulated the authors for their remarkable literary endeavor. Inspired by true events, the book is a riveting tale of dedication of our Police officers and a tribute to their selfless […]

Police collaborates with social media giants to crack down on its misuse

Srinagar: In a significant development, the Jammu and Kashmir Police have intensified its efforts to curb the misuse of social media platforms for anti-India and anti-national activities. Sources said that they are actively tracking the IP addresses of individuals involved in such activities. What sets this initiative apart is the direct cooperation Police have secured […]

UN rights experts decry war crimes by Russia in Ukraine

Demands to look into genocide allegations

Geneva: Independent UN-backed human rights experts said Monday they have turned up continued evidence of war crimes committed by Russian forces in their war against Ukraine, including torture some of it with such “brutality” that it led to death and rape of women aged up to 83 years old. Members of the UN Independent Commission […]

Chief Secretary reviews progress of IT initiatives

Lauds Team J&K for securing top spot amongst UT/States

SRINAGAR: With an aim to further ease the life of common citizens through the medium of e-initiatives for greater transparency and door-step delivery of various government services, Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta chaired a detailed review of the IT Department on Monday. At the sidelines of the review, he also launched various IT initiatives […]

NEET-PG 2023: SC refuses to entertain plea against reduction of qualifying percentile to zero

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a petition against reduction of cut off qualifying percentile to zero for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Postgraduate (NEET-PG), 2023 counselling. The move will enable all those who appeared for the test to go for the counselling. The decision has drawn criticism as many […]

Protecting depositor money sacred duty for a banker: RBI Guv

Mumbai: Protecting depositors’ hard-earned money is a sacred duty for a banker, and more important than visiting a religious place, according to RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das. He said the task is more important because the entire banking system runs on deposits, which are accumulated from small savers, middle class and retirees. “Protection of depositors’ money […]