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V-P Dhankhar questions certain NGOs’ silence on Kolkata medic’s rape, murder
Dehradun: Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday questioned the silence of certain NGOs on the violence against a “health warrior” at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, terming the incident as “barbarity expressed in extremity”.Addressing students and faculty members at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in…
Read More »Prez Murmu flags delay in rape case verdicts, calls for end of ‘culture of adjournments’
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday said delay in court decisions in heinous crimes, like rape, forces the common man to think that the judicial process lacks sensitivity, even as she called for a change in ‘culture of adjournments’ in the judiciary.She said longstanding pendency and backlog of…
Read More »Former PDP Chief Spokesperson Suhail Bukhari joins Congress
Srinagar, Sep 1: Suhail Bukhari, the former Chief Spokesperson of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) joined the Congress party on Sunday.The move comes shortly after his resignation from the PDP on August 20.Bukhari was displeased with the PDP leadership, as he was denied a mandate to contest the forthcoming elections,…
Read More »EC has changed date of counting of votes in J&K at BJP’s behest: Mehbooba Mufti
SRINAGAR, Sept 1: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday alleged the Election Commission has changed the date of counting of votes for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls at the behest of the BJP. “They (ECI) do what suits the BJP. When I contested the (Lok Sabha) elections, they…
Read More »J-K Assembly polls: Battle lines drawn in Chenab valley
Jammu: On the eight seats of Chenab valley going to polls in the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir elections, the NC-Congress alliance is hoping to tip the scales in its favour after DPAP leaders withdrew from contest in four seats, while the BJP and PDP are going all…
Read More »ACB Registers FIR Against Former CAPD Employee for Amassing Disproportionate Assets
Srinagar, August 30: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered an FIR against Mohd Shafi Rather, also known as Kanda, a former Class IV employee in the Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD) department in Baramulla, for allegedly amassing disproportionate assets worth crores of rupees. The investigation, which began with a verification…
Read More »Police arrests 2 drug peddlers in Anantnag, psychotropic substances recovered
September 01: Acting tough against the drug peddlers/smugglers and to eradicate the menace of drugs from the society, police have arrested two drug peddlers in Anantnag and recovered huge quantity of psychotropic substances from their possession.A Police team from Police Post Sangam intercepted a bike bearing registration number PB08C-2618 at…
Read More »PM Modi, Amit Shah, other Union Minister’s set to campaign in J&K from Sep 10
Srinagar, Sep 01: To boost the BJP’s election campaigning in J&K, Prime Minister Narendera Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and other senior ministers of the party are all set to arrive in the UT from September 8 onwards, party sources informed KNO, a local news gathering agency.They said talks about the…
Read More »High court has power to quash FIR even when the charge sheet is filed : Supreme Court..
SRINAGAR ÷ The India’s apex court on Wednesday (Aug 28) emphasised that the high court, under Section 482 CrPC, is empowered to quash an FIR even when the charge sheet is filed. This, the apex court said should be done when the court believes that continuing the proceedings would…
Read More »Paralympics: Golden girl Avani leads shooting’s medal rush; landmark track bronze from Preethi Pal
Chateauroux/Paris: The extraordinary Avani Lekhara became the first Indian to win two successive Paralympic gold medals with a record-breaking performance that cemented her place as one of the finest para-shooters in the world on a history-making day for the country, which also snared its maiden track medal through Preethi Pal.The…
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JSD orders major reshuffle of 116 Mechanical Wing Officers
Transfers, postings and additional charges ordered across Jammu, Kashmir and I&FC mechanical divisions Jammu: …
