Agartala (Tripura) [India], July 9 (ANI): Pertaining to the prevention of animal cruelty, the Secretary of the Department of Animal Resources Development (ARDD) Dr T.K. Debnath on Saturday declared that no animal slaughtering shall be allowed in the urban areas of Agartala city on the occasion of Eid-Al-Adha.

Jammu Mar 30 PTI A fire broke out inside the Civil Secretariat complex the seat of Jammu and Kashmir administration here on Wednesday officials saidFlames were first noticed at a room used by the rural development department around 945 am The blaze quickly spread to adjoining rooms they saidA fire tender from the secretariat fire station was joined by one from city station to put out the blaze Senior officials have rushed to the spot the officials saidThe fire was brought under control after about an hour they saidPreliminary investigation suggested that the fire was caused by a short circuit in the first floor of a prefabricated double storey structure on the back side of the main building officials saidPTI TAS NB NSD

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], March 22 (ANI): Punjab Power and PWD Minister Harbhajan Singh said on Tuesday that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in the state will fulfil promises made during the campaign for assembly polls.

The last rites of Supinder Kour, the principal of a government school in Srinagar who was killed by militants, were performed on Friday amidst a protest by members of the Sikh community.  Hundreds of members of the community assembled at the residence of Kour and took out a protest march from there, carrying her mortal remains on a […]

Jammu Sep 26 PTI Describing the stopping of darbar move as an unfortunate decision Apni Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Sunday said his party would restore the age-old practice if it comes to power in Jammu and Kashmir The administration led by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha discontinued the darbar move a 149-year-old practice of rotating the seat of governance between the twin capital cities of Srinagar and Jammu on six-monthly basis to save Rs 200 crore each year The decision to do away with the practice was taken after the administration completed the transition to e-office which allowed the Civil Secretariat -- the seat of JK government -- and other move offices to function normally in both Jammu and Srinagar It would be our first decision on forming the government to restore the practice of darbar move Bukhari said on the sidelines of a party function here In an apparent reference to the traders strike in Jammu on September 22 that among other things demanded continuation of the darbar move the Apni Party leader said Stopping of darbar move practice is one of the biggest issues being faced by Jammu It was an unfortunate decision and I want to assure the people of Jammu that we stand with them and their demand for resumption of darbar move practice he said adding the practice has an emotional connection with the people of Jammu as well as Kashmir regions that has been continuing for centuries I am not able to understand why the darbar move practice was stopped The practice was an emotional connection between the people of two regions It was our tradition but unfortunately the administration does not know the importance of the darbar move he said and criticised the administration for their one-sided decisions which has affected Jammu Meanwhile he congratulated the JK youth who have cracked the prestigious civil services exams conducted by the Union Public Service Commission UPSC We are proud of our young generation for their remarkable achievement With their selection they have shown that they can compete at any level This is our youth power They are not less intelligent than others he added PTI TAS HDA

Excelsior CorrespondentSRINAGAR Aug 23 Additional Chief Secretary Financial Commissioner Health and Medical Education Vivek Bhardwaj today chaired a meeting with the officers at Civil Secretariat to review the functioning of the departmentDuring the meeting Vivek Bhardwaj was given section wise briefing of different works and presented in depth details about the functioning of the various arms of the departmentHe also reviewed the functioning of various medical colleges Unani and Ayurvedic medical colleges and other health institutions including primary health centres NTPHCs sub centresVivek Bhardwaj took brief from every officer about the pressing issues faced by the concerned sectionDuring the meeting Vivek Bhardwaj was apprised of the progress made by Jammu and Kashmir on various health indicators and was informed that JK fared much better as compared to the national average