JKPSC declares result of CCE-2022
SRINAGAR: The J&K Public Service Commission Tuesday declared the result of Combined Competitive Examination (CCE) -2022. According to communique of JKPSC, the Commission in its extra ordinary meeting held today on 22.08.2023, after the conclusion of the interviews, decided to declare the result of all the candidates who had appeared in the interview and also […]
India records 23 fresh Covid cases
New Delhi: India has logged 23 new coronavirus infections while the active cases have been recorded at 1,470, according to Union health ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll is 5,31,926, the data updated at 8 am showed. The country’s Covid case tally is 4.49 crore (4,49,96,676). The number of people who have recuperated […]
Those against land to landless responsible for 50,000 innocent deaths: Lt Guv
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said those opposing the “land-to-landless policy” initiated by his administration were responsible for the death of 50,000 innocent people over the past three decades in the Union Territory. Sinha said under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, nearly two lakh houses have been sanctioned for Jammu and Kashmir but […]
BJP leader demands SIT to look into ‘fraudulent sale’ of properties of migrants
Jammu: BJP leader G L Raina on Monday demanded the constitution of an empowered Special Investigation Team (SIT) to look into cases of alleged grabbing of properties owned by displaced Kashmiri migrants in the valley over the last three decades. He said that the issue has been raised by the community repeatedly at all available […]
Elections in states: EC makes fresh push for eco-friendly campaigns
New Delhi: Ahead of assembly polls in five states, the Election Commission has expressed concern over the use of non-biodegradable materials for campaigning and urged political parties to avoid plastic and polythene for making posters and banners. The poll panel has come out with consolidated instructions issued by it from 1999 onwards on making election […]
Jammu records increase in terror activities: Official Data
Jammu: The Jammu region has witnessed an increase in terror activities with certain security indicators, including recruitment of terrorists, showing an upward trend over the past nearly four years, official data revealed. The arrest of 231 terrorists and their overground workers (OGWs) between August 5, 2019 and June 16, 2023 in the stepped up counter-insurgency […]
Two infiltrators killed along LoC in Balakote: Army
Jammu: Army on Monday said that an infiltration bid was foiled along the Line of Control Balakote Sector of Poonch district by killing two infiltrators. A defence spokesperson based in Jammu also said that one AK-47, two magazines and as many hand grenades were recovered. “Intelligence inputs received from multiple Intelligence agencies and police revealed […]
SC to issue guidelines on summoning of government officials to courts
New Delhi: The Supreme Court said on Monday it will lay down the broad guidelines to be followed by courts across the country while summoning government officials. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said there must be different sets of procedure to deal with contempt […]
Era of ‘corruption and scams’ before 2014: PM Modi
Says now every penny going into accounts of poor people
Bhopal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the era of “corruption and scams” prevailed before 2014 when the rights of the poor and their money were robbed, but now every penny is directly reaching their bank accounts. Citing a NITI Aayog report, Modi said 13.50 crore Indians have come out of BPL (below poverty […]
Carrying capacity of Indian Himalayan region
SC proposes expert panel for comprehensive study
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday mooted constituting an expert committee for conducting a “complete and comprehensive” study on the carrying capacity of the Himalayan region in the country, where unplanned development has caused devastation in recent times, terming it a “very important issue”. The carrying capacity is the maximum population size that an […]
