Person can be kept in preventive detention beyond 3 months if advisory board confirms it: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled the constitutional scheme that a person cannot be kept in preventive detention beyond a period of three months is not applicable if an advisory board has confirmed there is sufficient cause for such detention. In an important verdict, the top court also held the state government was not […]
India logs 33 new Covid cases
New Delhi: India logged 33 fresh coronavirus infections in a day while the active cases were recorded at 1,436, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll has increased to 5,31,924 with two deaths, one each reported from Kerala and Uttar Pradesh, the data updated at 8 am stated. The country’s […]
Court convicts two accused for 2014 acid attack on Law student in Nowshera Srinagar
Srinagar: Describing it as “horrific case of vitriolage”, a court here on Thursday convicted two persons for throwing acid on a 20-year-old law student at Nowshera Srinagar on 11 December 2014. The Principal District and Sessions Court Srinagar Jawad Ahmed held the accused duo—Irshad Ahmad Wani alias Sunny Wazirbagh Srinagar and Muhammad Umar Noor of […]
Amarnath Yatra: Chhari Mubarak taken to Sharika Bhawani Temple in Srinagar
Srinagar: Chhari Mubarak, the saffron-robed holy mace of Lord Shiva, was Thursday taken to the ancient Sharika Bhawani Temple here for special prayers as part of the ongoing annual Amarnath Yatra. The Chhari Mubarak Swami Amarnath Ji led by Mahant Deependra Giri was taken to Sharika Bhawani Temple on Hari Parbat to pay obeisance to […]
WHO South-East Asia region commits to enhancing efforts to end TB
Gandhinagar: The WHO South-East Asia Region, which bears a disproportionate burden of nearly half of the global TB cases and deaths, on Thursday committed to further accelerate efforts to end tuberculosis by 2030 with its member countries adopting the Gandhinagar Declaration. “Today urgent action is needed more than ever to achieve our goal of a […]
Strong bipartisan support from US Congress instrumental in further elevating India-US ties: PM Modi
New Delhi: Strong bipartisan support from the US Congress is instrumental in further elevating India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday after a congressional delegation from America called on him. In a post on X, Modi said, “Glad to receive a Congressional delegation from US, including co-chairs of India Caucus […]
Article 370: SC asks if Parliament can enact law to divide J-K into two UTs during President’s Rule
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked whether Parliament could have enacted the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, which divided the erstwhile state into two union territories, during the subsistence of President’s Rule in 2018-2019. The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill was tabled and passed by the Rajya Sabha on August 5, 2019 and […]
Searches carried out in Poonch ahead of Budha Amarnath yatra
Mendhar/Jammu: Security forces on Wednesday conducted a search operation in nearly a dozen villages near the Line of Control (LoC) ahead of the annual Budha Amarnath yatra in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. This was the second time in the past week that searches were carried out in the Gursai area of […]
Protest in Jammu against installation of prepaid electricity meters
Jammu: Scores of power consumers held a protest here on Wednesday against the decision of the Jammu and Kashmir administration to install prepaid smart meters. The protesters also blocked the highway for nearly two hours, alleging that smart meter users in Jammu were receiving exorbitant bills amounting to thousands of rupees. Meanwhile, officials said two […]
Latest round of border talks with India held in ‘candid and pragmatic atmosphere’: China
Beijing: China on Wednesday said the latest round of the border talks with India was held in a “candid and pragmatic atmosphere” and the two sides had a “positive, constructive and in-depth discussion” on the resolution of the remaining issues along the Line of Actual Control in the Western Sector. The 19th round of China-India […]
