35 killed as unseasonal rains lash Rajasthan, MP, Gujarat

35 killed as unseasonal rains lash Rajasthan, MP, Gujarat

Ahmedabad/Bhopal/Jaipur: Unseasonal rain, dust storm and lightning hit several parts of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat overnight, leaving 35 people dead and many others injured, officials said Wednesday.  Madhya Pradesh reported 15 casualties in rain-related incidents. 10 people each were killed in Gujarat and Rajasthan in the overnight rains. Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to […]

KAS officers association condemns thrashing of SDM Dooru by army

KAS officers association condemns thrashing of SDM Dooru by army

Srinagar: The KAS officers Association has condemned the manhandling of Sub Divisional Magistrate Dooru and his subordinates by army, while the officer was performing his duties in connection with the parliamentary elections. The Association has taken up the issue with higher authorities for lodging of FIR in the matter and for getting it investigated on fast […]

Govt asks employees to desist from associating with unlawful associations including Jama’at, JKLF

Govt asks employees to desist from associating with unlawful associations including Jama’at, JKLF

Srinagar: The Government on Tuesday impressed upon all the employees to desist from associating, directly or indirectly, with unlawful associations in any manner and has advised them to desist themselves forthwith. An circular issued in this regards here today by the General Administration Department  has impressed upon all the Administrative Secretaries, heads of the Departments, […]

Google blocks TikTok in India after court order

Google blocks TikTok in India after court order

Srinagar: Google has blocked access to the hugely popular video app TikTok in India to comply with a state court’s directive to prohibit its downloads, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. The move comes hours after a court in southern Tamil Nadu state refused a request by China’s Bytedance […]

Egypt Parliamentarians pass amendments to extend authoritarian El-Sisi’s rule until 2030

Egypt Parliamentarians pass amendments to extend authoritarian El-Sisi’s rule until 2030

Cairo: Egypt’s parliament on Tuesday passed amendments to the constitution that could see President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi remain in power until 2030. The vote, which sends the amendments to a national referendum, was seen by critics as another step back to authoritarianism, eight years after a pro-democracy uprising ended autocrat Hosni Mubarak’s three-decade rule. The 596-member assembly, […]

SDM Dooru files complaint for registration of FIR against Army

SDM Dooru files complaint for registration of FIR against Army

Srinagar: Sub District Magistrate (SDM) Dooru who was allegedly “dragged by the collar, kicked and abused” by Army personnel as he tried to save his driver from their assault on the Srinagar-Jammu highway on Tuesday has written to police for registration of an FIR. “The army personnel removed safety locks of their weapons and aimed guns […]

Establish new SOG camps, Nakas and bunkers in Kishtwar: DGP

Establish new SOG camps, Nakas and bunkers in Kishtwar: DGP

Srinagar: The Director General of Police J&K Dilbag Singh on Tuesday stressed upon the establishment of new Special Operation Group (SOG)amps, Nakas and bunkers in Kishtwar. He also advised the forces deployed in the district to work in coordination in order to kill the militants. He further said that noose must be tightened against the […]