Xen Jal Shakti Dept arrested while accepting bribe: ACB
Srinagar: Anti Corruption Bureau on Thursday arrested Executive Engineer Ground Water Division, Kashmir in the Jal Shakti Department for demanding and accepting bribe. As per an ACB spokesman, the accused allegedly demanded Rs 1,36,000 as bribe for issuance of allotment orders in favour of the complainants. The complainants, the ACB said, have already paid a […]
Govt blocks 8 YouTube channels for ‘fake, sensational’ and ‘anti-India’ content
New Delhi: The government on Thursday ordered the blocking of eight YouTube channels, including one operating from Pakistan, for allegedly using “fake and sensational thumbnails” and spreading disinformation related to India’s national security. The channels that were blocked under the Information Technology Rules-2021 include seven Indian news channels, a statement from the Information and Broadcasting […]
HC seeks govt response to PIL challenging maintainability of PSA
Gives it month’s time to file counter-affidavit
Srinagar: In a Public Interest Litigation seeking determination of the maintainability of controversial preventive detention law, the Public Safety Act (PSA), J&K High Court on Thursday granted a month’s time to the Union Territory Administration to file its counter-affidavit. PSA, under which hundreds of political activists are lodged in jails in and outside J&K without […]
Toshkhana brought under the administrative control of Department of Culture
Srinagar: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, approved the transfer of administrative control of Toshkhana Organization from the Hospitality & Protocol Department to the Department of Culture, an official press release informed. It said Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to the LG, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, […]
HM emphasises on human intelligence for counter-terror action
Inaugurates National Security Strategies Conference 2022
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday emphasised on the importance of human intelligence towards countering terrorism, especially the crucial role played by district level police officers in identifying emerging terror hotspots. Shah said this while inaugurating the National Security Strategies (NSS) Conference 2022, which brings a unique mix of top leadership addressing […]
5 members of family among 6 found dead in Jammu; SIT set up for probe
Jammu: Six people, including five members of a family, were found dead under mysterious circumstances here on Wednesday, prompting police to set up a special investigation team to probe the case. The bodies of the victims, including three women, were recovered from two adjoining houses in the posh Tawi Vihar in Sidhra area around 1 […]
LG pays tributes to ITBP personnel killed in Chandanwari accident
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday paid tributes to the ITBP personnel who lost their lives in a bus accident near Chandanwari while returning from Amarnath Yatra duty. Attending a ceremony in Srinagar, the LG said, “The nation will never forget their courage, valour and supreme sacrifice.” Seven Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel were […]
Around 25 lakh new voters likely to be enrolled in J&K: Chief Electoral Officer
ECI notifies schedule of Special Summary Revision for J&K
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Electoral Officer Hirdesh Kumar on Wednesday said around 25 lakh new voters are expected to be enrolled in the Union Territory as the special summary revision of electoral rolls is being held for the first time after abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. He also described the ongoing exercise to […]
Politicians react sharply to reports that ordinary residents can vote in J&K elections
Srinagar, Aug 17: Political leaders in Kashmir have sharply reacted to reports that people ordinarily residing in Jammu and Kashmir even for purposes of work can cast vote in the next Assembly election in the Union Territory, accusing the BJP of tilting the balance in its favour. “Is the BJP so insecure about support from […]
HC asks former minister Rather to approach Estates deptt for retaining his govt accommodation
Srinagar: Former minister and National Conference senior leader Abdul Rahim Rather, facing risk of losing his government accommodation, was on Monday directed by the J&K High Court to immediately make a representation before the government to plead his case. The court also quashed a 2016 government notice whereof he along with other occupants had been […]
