The decadal Census, which was postponed for an indefinite period due to the pandemic, is unlikely to be held before the next Lok Sabha elections that are due in April-May 2024, officials said.
The Delhi Police on Sunday booked the organisers of the wrestlers’ protest at Jantar Mantar and their supporters on charges of rioting and obstructing public servant in discharge of duty after some of them were detained while marching to the new Parliament building.
While most parts of the country are reeling under heat wave conditions, tourists are enjoying the pleasant weather in Kashmir as the Valley has witnessed rains over the past few days, leading to a drop in the mercury.
The two-month-long pilgrimage is scheduled to commence on July 1 from the twin tracks — traditional 48-km Nunwan-Pahalgam route and 14-km shorter but steep Baltal route.
A day after NIA pleaded for the death penalty to Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik, Former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday called for a review of Malik’s case, while People’s Conference chief Sajad Lone termed NIA’s plea seeking death penalty for the separatist leader as “dangerous”.
The fisheries department of Jammu and Kashmir has submitted a report on sudden death of a large number of fish in Dal Lake to the administration attributing the mass death to thermal stratification.
In an effort to give consumers access to cutting-edge technologies, Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Ltd. (KPDCL) is all set to convert 55,000 previously installed postpaid smart meters into prepaid meters in the valley from June this year.
Three visually impaired brothers were killed when their house collapsed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Friday, police said.
The High Court of J&K and Ladakh has asked the government of J&K as well as Ladakh to submit an “updated” status report regarding compliance to its directions including for ensuring and enabling the inclusive environment to the transgenders in twin UTs.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Sunday inaugurate the new Parliament building, equipped with state-of-the-art technology, amid a boycott by several Opposition parties which insist that President Droupadi Murmu as head of the state should do the honours.
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