NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a PIL seeking a direction to the Centre, states and union territories to implement a common dress code for staffers and students in registered educational institutions. A bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia said this is not a matter which should come […]
SRINAGAR — At least seven persons suffered injuries after a truck collided with a passenger cab in Behramgalla of Surankote area in Poonch district this afternoon. Reports said that a truck bearing registration number JK08F 7247 hit a Srinagar-bound Xylo vehicle (JK14C 2788) in Behramgalla Surankote area, resulting in injuries to seven persons. The injured […]
JAMMU — Acting tough in the Sub Inspectors paper leakage scam, the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) has arrested three accused including a Government teacher and a police constable for interrogation as it was established that they were instrumental in selling leaked question paper for hefty amount. Arrested accused have been identified as Raman Sharma […]
NEW DELHI — Jammu & Kashmir Bank’s proposal to raise capital by issuing shares to staff members under the employee stock option plan was rejected by the shareholders in the annual general meeting held in late August. In a regulatory filing on Thursday, the bank released the minutes of the 84th annual general meeting (AGM) […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained dry in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours as the Meteorological (MeT) office said on Friday that the same conditions are likely to continue. “Weather is likely to remain dry in J&K during the next 24 hours,” an official of the MeT department said. Srinagar had 14.2, Pahalgam 8.8 […]
POONCH — Security forces have launched a probe after a mysterious explosion took place outside the house of a District Development Council member in Surankote area of Poonch district late last night. Official sources told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that an explosion took place outside the house of DDC member Surankote Sohail Malik […]
NEW DELHI — The results for the debut edition of the Common University Entrance Test (CUET)-UG have been declared on Friday, National Testing Agency (NTA) officials said. The results were scheduled to be declared by 10 pm on Thursday, however, the NTA informed post-midnight that there will be a delay citing a huge database. “The […]
NEW DELHI — What seems like a war among the coaching institutes, three different coaching centres have been found competing with each other to grab credit for giving tuition to this year’s NEET topper, in some form or the other. While placing full-page advertisements in leading English dailies, the three coaching institutes — Allen, Aakash […]
SRINAGAR — Seven clerics, including two prominent religious scholars, were arrested under the Public Safety Act (PSA) in the past 24 hours in the Kashmir Valley. Quoting a senior police officer The Hindu reported that on Thursday that two religious figures and five Jamaat-e-Islami activists were arrested under the PSA so far. According to the […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Thursday said that convicts who have spent 10 years in jail, and their appeal has not yet been heard, should be granted bail unless there are any compelling reasons to deny this, while remission should be considered for those who have completed 14 years in prison. A bench […]