NEW DELHI: A Delhi court granted bail to a co-accused in the extortion and kidnapping case involving Vikas Yadav, a former Indian government official charged by the US authorities for his alleged role in a foiled plot to assassinate Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on American soil. Pannun was designated a terrorist by India.Additional sessions…
NEW DELHI: As Election Commission digitises records of 64 lakh electors in Bihar reported as “deceased, permanently shifted, enrolled at multiple places or untraceable” along with reports of booth level officers (BLO) recommending their non-inclusion in the draft roll, a parallel exercise to enrol first-time and new electors is set to gather momentum in the…
NEW DELHI: Two key messages given by the Union aviation ministry to Tata Sons and Air India chairman N Chandrasekaran on Friday were to “end the culture of backseat driving” in key AI departments with a direct bearing on safety, and that people holding posts in these core departments should have the final authority to…
Army to add more muscle on Pakistan, China fronts NEW DELHI: With the collusive military threat from China and Pakistan figuring high on India’s radar screens, which was reinforced during Operation Sindoor, the Army is now setting up some new ‘Rudra’ all-arms brigades and ‘Bhairav’ light commando battalions for a greater and swifter offensive punch…
This is a representative image JAMMU: Parallel magisterial and police probes have been launched into circumstances in which Mohammad Parvez, a 21-year-old Jammu resident, was killed alleged “police firing” on Thursday.The case has sparked protests and outrage across J&K with the deceased’s family, BJP and several politicians, including J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah, condemning the…
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah (Pic credit: PTI) SRINAGAR: J&K government on Saturday instructed all doctors and paramedical staff in public healthcare institutions to wear white aprons and nameplates during duty hours, reaffirming existing norms after observing instances of breach.The latest directive comes days after a scuffle outside a prominent hospital in Srinagar…
This is a representational AI image (Pic credit: Lexica) JAMMU: Police seized a heroin consignment weighing about 500 gms, suspected to have been dropped by a Pakistani drone, in a forward village close to the international border in Jammu & Kashmir’s Samba district Saturday.A police spokesperson said, “The consignment was lying in an open field…
SRINAGAR: On Kargil Vijay Diwas, the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) launched the Veer Parivar Sahayata Yojana, an initiative aimed at providing free legal aid to defence personnel, veterans, and their families.The scheme was officially launched on Saturday at Shri Kashmir Convocation Centre on the banks of Dal Lake in Srinagar.Supreme Court judge and NALSA…
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah (Pic credit: PTI) SRINAGAR: J&K’s Omar-Abdullah-led government has started dipping its toes in “hydropower tourism” with plans to allow hydel electricity generators to set up on-site tourism facilities as an incentive to attract more investors into such projects.J&K’s Draft Hydro Power Policy, 2025, proposes tourism infrastructure in hydel…
Air India disburses Rs 25 lakh interim compensation to families of crash victims NEW DELHI: Following the tragic crash of Air India Flight 171 on June 12, the airline announced that it has disbursed Rs 25 lakh in interim compensation to the families of 147 of the 229 passengers who died, as well as to…