Jaipur, June 8 (IANS) The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC), headed by Leader of the Opposition Tika Ram Jully, is heading on an eight-day study tour covering Leh-Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, and Haryana, from Jaipur on Monday. The tour, which will continue until June 16, aims to facilitate on-site studies of administrative practices and enable interactions with corresponding committees of the legislative assemblies in the states and Union Territories being…
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New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) After its inaugural trial phase, the Delhi Pro Volleyball League (DPVL) will conduct its Phase 2 Trials on Sunday here at Laxmi Public School, Karkardooma.The Phase 1 trials recorded a 100 percent attendance rate among all athletes who received confirmation calls, underlining the strong interest among players to be part of the league’s first season.DPVL is now expanding its talent identification process beyond Delhi by calling athletes from seven states and regions acr…
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Monday that the Cabinet has approved important proposals related to the Ad-Hoc Monthly Relief (AMR) scheme for the 1,832 Jammu & Kashmir migrant families in the city. The Chief Minister said the scheme will apply only to those registered Jammu & Kashmir migrant families who have received relief up to March 31, 2024.Reiterating the BJP government’s commitment to the welfare, rehabilitation, and social security of migrant …
Srinagar, May 29 (IANS) The driver and the helper of a truck escaped miraculously after their trailer truck plunged into a 400-ft-deep gorge near the Zojila Pass on the Srinagar-Leh national highway on Friday, officials said.The accident occurred near Pani Matha in the Zojila sector when the truck, travelling from Sonamarg to Kargil, reportedly went out of the driver’s control and skidded off the road before falling into the gorge.Officials identified the vehicle as a 14-wheeler trailer bearin…
Srinagar, May 26 (IANS) Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday went to offer condolences to the family of the minor girl raped and murdered in Budgam district as police revealed the details of the accused. Omar Abdullah went to the residence of the parents of the minor girl who was kidnapped, raped, and murdered last week.The Chief Minister offered condolences to the family and assured them that the harshest punishment would be meted out to the criminal who committed this he…
Srinagar, May 25 (IANS) Police in Jammu & Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday arrested one accused in the kidnap, rape, and murder of a minor, who had gone missing on Saturday and whose body was recovered on May 24. Police today said that one of the accused, identified as Mudasir, was arrested within 24 hours of the incident.Efforts are underway to arrest the other accused as well. Police have added that they will ensure the accused persons receive the harshest punishment for the gruesome …
New Delhi/Chandigarh, May 24 (IANS) Heatwave conditions are expected to continue across large parts of northwest India over the next four to five days, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) maintaining a red alert for Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh and a yellow alert for Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan.Meteorologist Akhil Srivastava told IANS that a western disturbance was currently centred over Jammu & Kashmir, which is likely to trigger thunderstorm activity in the hilly r…
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) India’s total fish production reached approximately 197.75 lakh tonnes during 2024–25, with cold-water fisheries contributing nearly 3 per cent of inland fish production, the government said on Saturday.National cold-water fish production currently stands at around 7,000 metric tonnes, while trout production alone has increased nearly 1.8 times over the last decade to about 6,000 metric tonnes in 2024–25, according to Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dai…
Srinagar, May 16 (IANS) Police in J&K’s Srinagar district said on Saturday that it has attached property worth Rs 6 crores belonging to notorious drug peddlers. A police statement said today, continuing its sustained crackdown against drug trafficking and narcotics-related activities under the ongoing Nasha Mukt Jammu & Kashmir Abhiyan, Srinagar Police has attached three immovable properties along with 01 vehicle belonging to three notorious drug peddlers under the provisions of the Na…
Srinagar, May 16 (IANS) Police in J&K’s Srinagar district have attached a residential house and land of a drug peddler valued at Rs 1.2 crore. The police said that during its sustained crackdown against drug trafficking under the ongoing Nasha Mukt Jammu & Kashmir Abhiyan, Srinagar Police has attached an immovable property comprising a double-storeyed residential house along with land worth approximately Rs 1.2 crores situated at Gasoo Hazratbal.The police said that the property belong…