HC quashes ‘illegal detention’ under PSA of former JeI spokesman; orders he be set free
Raps authorities for his repeated detentions; asks UT administration to pay him Rs 5 lakh compensation Srinagar: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has directed the UT administration to pay a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the former spokesman of banned Jamaat-e-Islami outfit advocate Ali Mohammad Lone alias Zahid for his […]
Special training camp for VDGs held in Poonch
Mendhar/Jammu: A three-day special training camp for Village Defence Guards (VDGs) was organized by the Army here, ahead of Lok Sabha elections, officials said on Saturday. Poonch along with the adjoining Rajouri district is part of the Anantnag Parliamentary constituency which is going to polls in the third phase of elections on May 7. The […]
Man commits suicide over ‘police harassment’; SHO attached after family stages protest
Jammu: A 47-year-old man allegedly committed suicide here, officials said on Saturday, as a purported video of the deceased and a suicide note accused police of harassment. The concerned station house officer (SHO) was attached and an inquiry was ordered into the incident. Rajesh Kumar was found hanging from a ceiling fan at his Janipur […]
Over 500 persons relocated to safer places amid land sinking in Ramban
Jammu: More than 500 people have been relocated to safer places after over 58 houses were completely damaged due to land sinking in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, officials said on Saturday. An official said the assessment of damages due to the land subsidence in Pernote village over the past three days […]
18 students from Army’s ‘Super 30’ crack JEE Mains
Jammu: Eighteen underprivileged students scripted history by cracking JEE Phase-II (exam) on the back of intensive coaching provided at Army’s White Knight Corps-run ‘Petronet Super 30’ in Reasi district, a defence spokesperson said on Saturday. The second batch of 27 students from the remote areas of the region had appeared in the JEE mains Phase-I […]
Make Modi PM for third time to end terrorism and Naxalism: Shah
Porbandar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said if Narendra Modi continues to be the prime minister for the third consecutive term, he would end terrorism and Naxalism from the country and also make India the world’s third largest economy. He was addressing an election rally at Porbandar in Gujarat in support of the […]
Modi’s ‘factory of lies’ won’t work forever: Kharge on BJP’s claims about Congress manifesto
Barpeta (Assam): Rejecting the BJP’s claims that the Congress’ election manifesto resembled that of the Muslim League, party president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday asserted that “Modi’s factory of lies” won’t work forever. Addressing an election rally at Kayakuchi in Barpeta district of Assam, he said unemployment is a big problem in the country and that […]
ED acted in most highhanded manner in excise policy case, Kejriwal tells SC
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday told the Supreme Court that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has acted in a “most highhanded manner” in a money-laundering case stemming from the alleged excise policy scam. In a rejoinder to the ED’s reply affidavit filed on his petition challenging his arrest in the case, Kejriwal […]
HC ask Centre to decide representation to include women in armed forces through CDS exam
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has asked the Centre to decide in eight weeks a representation seeking the entry of women in the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Indian Naval Academy (INA) and Air Force Academy of the Indian Armed Forces through the Combined Defence Services (CDS) examination. The court passed the order on a […]
Govt’s hypocrisy knows no bounds: Cong slams Centre for seeking ‘modification’ in 2G case verdict
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday said the BJP’s “hypocrisy knows no bounds” and alleged that while it called the administrative allocation of 2G spectrum under the UPA a “scam”, the Narendra Modi government was now seeking permission from the Supreme Court to “give away spectrum” without an auction. The opposition party’s attack came after […]
