Uttarakhand UCC draft ready, rollout soon
The committee drafting the rules and regulations for the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Uttarakhand on Monday readied its final report which will soon be submitted to Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, sources said. The timely submission of the panel’s final draft report on UCC to the chief minister will pave the […]
Focus was on running well between wickets – Sciver-Brunt
Nat Sciver-Brunt credited her partnership with Danielle Wyatt-Hodge and the role played by the England spinners for their victory against South Africa in the Group B encounter in Sharjah. It wasn’t the best of starts for England in a chase of 125 against South Africa in what was a key clash in the 2024 T20 […]
UN warns world’s water cycle becoming ever more erratic
GENEVA: Increasingly intense floods and droughts are a “distress signal” of what is to come as climate change makes the planet’s water cycle ever more unpredictable, the United Nations warned on Monday. Last year the world’s rivers were their driest for more than 30 years, glaciers suffered their largest loss of ice mass in half […]
JK Polls: NC-Cong Alliance Ahead in 46 Seats
JAMMU: The National Conference-Congress alliance has taken lead on 46 seats in Jammu and Kashmir, while the BJP is leading on 23 seats, according to initial trends. Trends uploaded by the Election Commission showed that the PDP was ahead in three seats in the Union territory while the Independents are leading on eight seats. The […]
Preventive measures
Divisional Commissioner Jammu, recently chaired a meeting to review the preparedness and preventive measures for Dengue in districts of Jammu Division. The meeting discussed the ongoing efforts, preparedness and measures for prevention and minimizing the cases of Dengue. Director Health Services, Jammu apprised the Divisional Commissioner on the yearly comparison and monthly trends of the […]
Defence Minister to inaugurate DefConnect 4.0 today
NEW DELHI: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday will inaugurate DefConnect 4.0 at Manekshaw Centre, Delhi Cantt, a significant step towards advancing indigenous innovation and celebrating the growing defence ecosystem of the country. The event is being organised by Innovations for Defence Excellence – Defence Innovation Organisation (iDEX-DIO), under Department of Defence Production, Ministry of […]
Tarigami Expects Secular Parties to Dominate JK Elections
SRINAGAR: After the exit polls projected a close contest in Jammu and Kashmir, Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidate from Kulgam Assembly constituency, Muhammad Yousuf Tarigami claimed that the public seek the formation of a non-BJP and secular government in the Union Territory. “The public of Jammu and Kashmir wants a non-BJP government to be […]
Soldier Shoots Self Dead In J&K’s Poonch
MENDHAR/JAMMU, Oct 5: An army personnel allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Saturday, officials said. Uttarakhand native Sepoy Manish Bisht was on sentry duty at a post in Behrote in Balakote sector when he took the extreme step, the officials said. They said police have started […]
Rajouri man injured in bear attack in Kangan, hospitalised
Ganderbal: A 50-year-old man was injured after being attacked by a bear in Cherwan area of Kangan in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Saturday, officials said. An official said that the man identified as Manzoor Ahmad Khan son of Ahmad Khan of Rajouri was attacked by a bear in forest area in Cherwan […]
Counting process
Elaborate arrangements were put in place as per ECI guidelines for seamless counting process. Ahead of Counting of votes of Eight 8 Assembly Constituencies of Srinagar District for General Elections to Legislative Assembly-2024, the District Election Officer(DEO) Srinagar, visited SKICC-Centaur to review the arrangements being made for the seamless Counting process. He took stock of […]
