New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday outlined his government’s “youth first” approach and announced the setting up of fast‑track courts to ensure speedy justice and stringent punishment for those involved in the NEET paper leak. PM Modi said the students’ future remains the government’s top priority and anyone trying to harm them will not be spared.The move, which will fast‑track prosecution of paper leak accused, has been hailed by students and aspira…
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Srinagar, June 24 (IANS) J&K Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) said on Wednesday that it has presented the chargesheet in court against a former Block Development Officer (BDO), an Executive Engineer, and five others in a case of embezzlement of government funds. A statement said, “ACB J&K has filed a charge-sheet before the Hon’ble Court of Special Judge, Anti-Corruption, Baramulla, in FIR No. 02/2020 of Police Station ACB Baramulla against six public servants and one beneficiary contrac…
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) The NEET-UG re-examination was conducted peacefully across various examination centres in the country on Sunday. After the exam, students shared their views on the difficulty level of the question paper and various other matters such as security arrangements and facilities provided at the centres. Most students said that the Biology and Chemistry sections were easy to moderate, while Physics turned out to be the most challenging subject.A student who appeared for the ex…
Srinagar, June 18 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah on Thursday reviewed arrangements for the upcoming Mata Kheer Bhawani Mela in Tullamulla town of Ganderbal district.Officials said J&K Chief Minister and Ganderbal MLA, Omar Abdullah on Thursday reviewed the preparations for the annual Kheer Bhawani Mela and assured that all pending works and necessary arrangements would be completed ahead of the religious event scheduled for June 22.During his visit to the revered shri…
Budgam, May 27 (IANS) Eid-ul-Adha was celebrated with religious fervour across Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, as thousands of worshippers gathered at mosques and Eidgahs to offer prayers and spread the message of brotherhood, communal harmony, and peaceful coexistence. Large congregations were witnessed at several places across the Union Territory, including Jammu, Budgam, Banihal, Shopian, and Kupwara.In Budgam, Anjuman-e-Sharie Shian President, Aga Syed Hassan Mosavi Al-Safavi, said that larg…
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday allowed Baramulla MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, to avail a fresh spell of interim bail from June 25 to June 30 to attend the Chehlum (40th-day) rituals and ceremonies following his father’s demise.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Madhu Jain directed that Rashid, who is currently on interim bail till June 2, shall surrender before the jail authorities upon expiry of the present relief period…
Lucknow, May 19 (IANS) A shocking case of purported forced conversion of a minor boy from Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor district, in Jammu and Kashmir, has kicked up a major controversy, prompting protests from the family members who are now pleading before the administration to arrange his return from the valley.The boy, said to be a minor, was reportedly hoodwinked by a fellow youth from the Muslim community in Bijnor and taken to Kashmir’s Kupwara on the pretext of a good job opportunity.A case …
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday granted interim bail to jailed Baramulla MP Engineer Rashid till June 2 to enable him to attend the funeral and perform the customary last rites of his father, who passed away at AIIMS-Delhi in the early hours of the day.A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Madhu Jain allowed the plea moved by Abdul Rashid Sheikh, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) verified the death of his father…
Srinagar, May 13 (IANS) Leading the anti-drug campaign from the front, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha on Wednesday joined the ‘Nasha-Mukt Jammu Kashmir Campaign’ march in Kupwara town.The Lieutenant Governor also addressed a public gathering and said that over the past 32 days, the civil and police administration had struck a devastating blow to the entire drug smuggling ecosystem and this people’s movement was transforming into a revolution against narcotics.“Our consisten…
Srinagar, May 12 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Police’s Crime Branch said on Tuesday that it has registered three cases against a notorious fraudster while cautioning people to approach them immediately if they suspect they have fallen victim to economic fraud.A press statement by the Crime Branch Kashmir said that the Economic Offences Wing Kashmir has registered three separate cases against the accused Abdul Majeed Mir, son of Abdul Rahim Mir, a resident of Lastiyal Kalaroos, Kupwara, for alleg…