Over the past three months, authorities have seized 1,307 vehicles allegedly involved in the illegal transport of minerals and registered 1,161 FIRs CHENNAI: The State government on Wednesday announced plans to establish an end-to-end mineral management system to monitor mineral production and transportation in real time.Presenting the budget, finance minister N Marie Wilson said the…
Joint teams carried out cordon-and-search operations based on intelligence inputs about suspicious activity JAMMU: Security forces busted a terrorist hideout in a remote village in J&K’s Poonch district, while joint teams carried out cordon-and-search operations in Jammu’s Akhnoor sector and Kathua’s Hiranagar sector based on intelligence inputs about suspicious activity, officials said Wednesday.Officials said the…
All major political parties in Kashmir held protests and demonstrations, carrying banners and raising slogans describing Aug 5, 2019, as a ‘black day’ SRINAGAR/JAMMU: Striking a poetic note on the seventh anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of the state of Jammu & Kashmir into two Union Territories, chief minister Omar Abdullah…
Bihar minister Deepak Prakash (File photo) NEW DELHI: Bihar minister Deepak Prakash was on Tuesday nominated to the state Legislative Council, days after the Supreme Court questioned his continuance in the cabinet without being a legislator.According to a gazette notification, governor Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (retd.) nominated Prakash to the vacant seat left by…
BJD leader claimed that a nuclear power plant would pose a serious threat to the health. The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Wednesday opposed the proposed setting up of a nuclear power plant in Odisha, alleging that the BJP government was putting public safety at risk to benefit private companies. The party also warned of…
NHRC intensifies scrutiny of Meta over CSAM on Instagram, Facebook, issues fresh notices NEW DELHI: The National Human Rights Commission has issued summons to the Delhi police commissioner to appear before it taking a serious view of a lack of response to its notice and later a reminder directing an investigation into allegations of paid…
LoP in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi led march demanding Union home minister Amit Shah’s statement on alleged police excesses. NEW DELHI: Parliament remained paralysed for the 13th consecutive day on Wednesday as relentless protests by Opposition parties forced repeated adjournments in both Houses, even as the government pushed through key legislative business.Amid the deadlock, efforts…
Union minister Kiren Rijiju announces special session of Parliament NEW DELHI: Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday announced that Parliament will convene a three-day special session from August 16 to 18 to consider the Women’s Reservation and Delimitation Bills.He clarified that the special sitting will be separate from the ongoing Monsoon Session, which commenced on…
File photo: BJP MP Sambit Patra addresses a press conference in New Delhi NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday hit back at Congress leader and leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over his allegations of police excesses during the July 20 ‘Sansad Chalo’ student protest, accusing him of spreading a “false…
IMA Headquarters termed the government’s August 3 Government Resolution (GR) “illegal”. NEW DELHI: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has threatened a nationwide strike if the Maharashtra government does not withdraw its recent decision permitting registration of BHMS graduates (Homepathy) who have completed the Certificate Course in Modern Pharmacology (CCMP) with the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC).In…