DEO Udhampur suspends 2 Govt employees for dereliction of election related duty
UDHAMPUR: The District Election Officer Udhampur, Saloni Rai, has taken swift disciplinary action by suspending two government employees for neglecting their assigned election duties for the upcoming Assembly Elections-2024. Kulbushan Koul, Head Assistant at the Zonal Education Office Dudu, who was appointed as a Presiding Officer for the General Elections, has been suspended for failing […]
Nalin Prabhat takes over as J&K Police chief
Srinagar: Highly decorated IPS officer Nalin Prabhat took over as the Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday, following the retirement of R R Swain. Prabhat, whose appointment was announced by the Ministry of Home Affairs in August, received the baton from Swain during a simple ceremony at the police headquarters here. Prabhat, […]
Car plunges into gorge in Kishtwar, two dead
Jammu: Two women were killed and three people were injured when a car skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said. The victims were identified as Mehru Nissa (25) and her relative Rehana, officials said. The accident took place at Pathshala in […]
Oct 8 assembly poll results will mark ‘countdown’ to PM Modi’s ‘exit’: Jairam Ramesh
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday exuded confidence that his party will form governments in Haryana, and Jammu and Kashmir, while claiming that the Assembly elections’ verdict on October 8 would mark the “countdown” to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “exit” from the Centre. In an interview with PTI, he also accused the […]
Kolkata rape: SC pulls up Bengal govt for ‘tardiness’ in installing CCTVs, building resting rooms
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday expressed dissatisfaction over “tardy” progress by West Bengal government in installation of CCTVs and construction of toilets and separate resting rooms in government medical colleges, and directed the state to complete ongoing work by October 15. The apex court was hearing a suo motu case related to the […]
YouTuber arrested for defamatory content about ex-Army chief VK Singh
Ghaziabad: The owner of a YouTube-based news portal has been arrested here for allegedly putting out defamatory content against former Army chief and former Union minister V K Singh, police said on Monday. The arrest was made by the officials of Kavinagar police station following the registration of a complaint made by Singh, the former […]
Women participated more in 17 seats in first two phases of J&K polls: CEC Kumar
New Delhi: The turnout of women was more as compared to male electors in 17 of the 50 constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir where polls have been held, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said on Monday. Talking to reporters on the eve of the final phase of assembly elections in the Union territory in which […]
Citing poll code, EC puts on hold appointment of army officer as SSP by J&K admin
New Delhi: The Election Commission has put in abeyance the Jammu and Kashmir administration’s order to appoint an Army colonel as SSP (Training and Special Operations), citing a ban on transfer of officers connected to elections as the Model Code of Conduct is in force. In its order to the chief secretary, the EC said […]
Under PM Modi 3.0, first 100 days mark momentous diplomatic outreach for India: MEA
New Delhi: After assuming office for the third consecutive term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited seven nations, including Russia and Ukraine, according to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). After being sworn in for the third time as PM, he first participated in the G7 Leaders’ Outreach meeting in Italy at the invitation of Italian Prime […]
CEC appeals to J&K voters to participate in large numbers
New Delhi: On the eve of the third phase of voting in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar urged voters to participate in greater numbers. Kumar congratulated the people of J&K for turning out in record numbers. During the first phase, the voter turnout was 61.38%, and in the second […]
