SRINAGAR, MARCH 26: Joint Director Information Kashmir, Mohammad Aslam and employees of Joint Directorate Information, Kashmir have condoled the demise of father of Joint Director Information (Hqr), Vevaik Puri. In a condolence meeting, Joint Director Kashmir expressed deepest condolences with Vevaik Puri and his family. Deputy Director Information (PR), Ahsan ul Haq Chisti; other officers...
Srinagar, Mar 26: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday arrested a Patwari of Samba and his associate, Chowkidar, Halqa Nanga, in a case related to accepting bribe from the complainant. As per a statement issued to the news agency, the spokesman said that a case was registered against the said Patwari on a complaint....
Srinagar, Mar 26: Voting for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections (Lok Sabha Election 2024) in Jammu and Kashmir is scheduled for April 19. However, the participation of independent candidates in every election is gradually decreasing. In the 2014 elections, eight candidates contested from this region, including three independents. Let’s explore the reasons behind...
Cape Town, Mar 26: Fast bowling sensations Gerald Coetzee and Nandre Burger made it to Cricket South Africa’s player contracts for 2024/25. Coetzee, who shone in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 in India with 20 wickets, the most by a South Africa player, and Nandre Burger, who enjoyed a special debut Test series...
Mumbai, Mar 26: In view of polling will be held in five phases in 48 Lok Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra, workers, officials and employees will get a one-day paid leave on the polling day to exercise their right to vote, said a government circular here on Tuesday. According to the order, workers, officials and employees...
Jammu, Mar 26; Two more candidates on Tuesday filed their nomination papers from the Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency for the first phase of ensuing parliamentary elections scheduled to be held in Jammu and Kashmir on April 19. Mohd Ali Gujjar as an Independent Candidate and Ghulam Mohd Saroori from the Democratic Progressive Azad Party filed...
Jammu, Mar 26: Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh and BJP Candidate for Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency on Tuesday said that while Congress led governments in the past exploited the Gujjar community for their vote bank interests, it is for the first time after independence that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given the Gujjar community in...
Jammu, Mar 26: Emphasizing the need for unity and brotherhood among people and urging voters to support development and progress, Chairman DPAP, Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday stressed the necessity of defeating those entities that seek to divide people along religious lines, as well as political parties that have failed to address the issues concerning...
Jammu, Mar 26: Releasing Paanch Nyay (five justices) carrying 25 guarantees, AICC Incharge J&K Affairs Bharat Singh Solanki on Tuesday, while terming Modi’s guarantees as false and fake, said that the Congress party will fulfil all the guarantees as already proved in the past elections. Speaking at a function organised by the JKPCC here at...
Srinagar, Mar 26: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Tuesday ended his 21-day hunger strike. He went on a hunger strike to demand statehood for Ladakh, demanding constitutional safeguards for Ladakh and its inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. On the last day of his fast, Magsaysay Award-winning educationist Wangchuk appealed Prime Minister Narendra...
Jammu, Mar 26: Jammu and Kashmir administration has designated over 100 doctors, who will issue health certificates to the pilgrims of Shri Amarnath yatra likely to start from June 29. Official sources said that as many as 112 doctors have been designated to issue Compulsory Health Certificates from health centers across the Jammu region. Notably,...
Srinagar, Mar 26: A court here on Tuesday granted bail to one of the accused from Tamil Nadu who was arrested by Cyber Police Kashmir in January this year in connection with fraudulent website—Curative Survey Private Limited— which according to police have scammed and cheated gullible public by falsely promising them of huge returns on...
Doda, Mar 26: A man died while another got injured when a vehicle met with an accident on Marmat-Khellani road this afternoon in Doda district. An official told the news agency, that the vehicle was on its way from Mangota Marmat to Doda when it skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge....
Bandipora, Mar 26: Two persons have been booked under the Public Safety Act (PSA) over anti—national activities in Bandipora district, police said on Tuesday. An official told the news agency, that two persons were booked under PSA and lodged in central jail Kot Bhalwal. The duo has been identified as Danish Parvaiz son of Parvaiz...
Shimla, Mar 26: The BJP National Election Committee announced to allot tickets to all the six disqualified Congress MLAs of Himachal Pradesh Assembly for the by-election. Releasing the list of six candidates for the bye-election BJP President Rajiv Bindal said that the party decided to allot tickets to Sudhir Sharma from Dharmshala, Ravi Thakur...
Srinagar, Mar 26 : Police on Tuesday arrested an alleged extortionist and recovered two toy pistols from his possession in Jammu Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Police said that it received information through reliable sources that some persons in the jurisdiction of Rajpora Pulwama were extorting money from the general public by deceitful means through criminal...
Srinagar, Mar 26: A man in Pulwama has been booked for extorting money from public through criminal intimidation in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. “Today Police station Rajpora received information through reliable sources that some persons in the jurisdiction of police station are extorting money from the general public by deceitful means through criminal intimidation,” reads...
Srinagar, Mar 26: Two back-to-back Western Disturbances (WD) are likely to cause widespread light to moderate rain and snow during the next 48 hours over Jammu and Kashmir. The Meteorological Centre Srinagar on Tuesday predicted that two back-to-back WD’s are likely to hit on March 27 evening and can cause light to moderate rain...
Kolkata, Mar 26 : At least six activists were injured when the ruling TMC and main opposition BJP supporters clashed at Kumirmari under Gosaba block in election-bound West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas, police said on Tuesday. Official sources said the Coastal Police of the Sundarbans were investigating the reasons as to why the clashes...
New Delhi, Mar 26 : Delhi Police on Tuesday asked Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) protestors to clear the Patel Chowk Metro station within 5 minutes, announcing that Section 144 has been imposed in the area as they don’t have permission to hold protests. “Section 144 has been imposed; there is no permission for protests, and...
Bengaluru, Mar 26 : BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla on Tuesday strongly condemned Karnataka Minister and Congress leader S Tangadagi’s remarks, accusing him of promoting a “politics of threat”. He also called for action from other prominent leaders within the Congress party, including Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, and Priyanka Vadra against Tangadagi for his unparliamentary...