Day: December 18, 2018

Sri Lanka lawmakers defect from president to prime minister after dispute

COLOMBO – Three lawmakers from Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena’s party defected to the government of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday after a dispute between the two leaders. The island nation was plunged into crisis in October after Sirisena replaced Wickremesinghe with ex-president Mahinda Rajapaksa, without the […]

The changing face of Indian state assemblies

The last series of state elections before India goes to polls to elect the central government concluded this month. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lost power to Congress in three key states — one of the biggest losses for the party in local elections since […]

Leaving of Headquarters by Officers: Govt issues fresh instructions

open view web desk JAMMU, DECEMBER 18: The Government on Tuesday issued a set of fresh instructions for officers regarding leaving of headquarters. According to an order issued by General Administration Department, the Administrative Secretaries, Divisional Commissioners/ Deputy Commissioners shall continue to seek prior permission and shall submit […]

State Tax Deptt initiates action against M/S Dogra Medical Hall for suppressing sales

open view web desk JAMMU, DECEMBER 18: State Tax Department today initiated action against M/S Dogra Medical Hall here for suppressing the sales to evade GST. According to a spokesman of the Tax Department, during inspection and verification of sale documents of M/s Dogra Medical Hall, a team […]

For effective regulation, Transport deptt to establish full-fledged traffic planning wing: Samoon

open view web desk JAMMU, DECEMBER 18: For effective regulation of traffic in the state, Transport Department has decided to establish full-fledged traffic planning wing in the Transport Commissioners office. This was decided at a meeting chaired by Principal Secretary Animal, Sheep and Transport Department Dr. Asghar Hasan […]

Mayor JMC meets Governor

open view web desk JAMMU, DECEMBER 18: Sh. Chander Mohan Gupta, Mayor, Jammu Municipal Corporation, met Governor Satya Pal Malik at the Raj Bhavan here today. Sh. Gupta shared with Governor his Action Plan to make Jammu clean and green besides ensuring round the clock provision of basic […]

Governor chairs Security Review Meeting

open view web desk JAMMU, DECEMBER 18: In a meeting involving senior officers of the State, Police, Army, Central Police Forces, and Central Intelligence Agencies, Governor Satya Pal Malik undertook a detailed review of various security related issues at the Headquarters of Northern Army Command in Udhampur. The […]

Sunanda death case: Court directs police to hand over documents to Tharoor

New Delhi, Dec 18:A court here directed Delhi Police on Tuesday to hand over certain documents to Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, accused in a case related to wife Sunanda Pushkar’s death. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal passed the directions after he was told by senior advocate Vikas […]

Triple Talaq bill discriminatory: AIMIM

Hyderabad, Dec 18: The AIMIM Tuesday alleged that the triple talaq bill introduced by the NDA government was discriminatory. The All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi said he would be proposing amendments to it to “ensure that deserted spouses are protected.”  “Continuing his longstanding tradition of terrible […]

Badal urges Sonia to ask Kamal Nath to resign as CM

Chandigarh, Dec 18: UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi should ask Kamal Nath to resign as Madhya Pradesh chief minister for his alleged involvement in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and face the law, SAD leader Parkash Singh Badal demanded Tuesday.  The former Punjab CM said the Congress had “acknowledged the substance […]

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