India

Srinagar, Jul 16 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday said there was no ban on bovine slaughter in the union territory, clarifying that the earlier order seeking to prohibit illegal killing of cows and camels on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha was issued by the animal welfare board for implementation of various acts concerning animal slaughter.

New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) The "long-winding and cumbersome" nomenclature 'Common High Court of UT of Jammu and Kashmir and UT of Ladakh' has been changed to 'High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh', according to an order.

President Ram Nath Kovind has signed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2021, to effect the change. The order was notified by the Department of Justice in the Law Ministry on Friday.

New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) NCP president Sharad Pawar met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Saturday, and both leaders held talks on a number of issues in a nearly hour-long meeting.

The Prime Minister's Office tweeted a picture of their meeting but shared no details about their talks.

In a tweet Pawar said, "Met the Hon. Prime Minister of our country Shri Narendra Modi. Had a discussion on various issues of national interest."

The meeting comes two days before Parliament's Monsoon session starts on Monday.

Kanpur: Strangely enough, only two screens of the timer display remain functional while the other 62 road crossings either the timers are inactive or its settings are faulty.

The height of the matter is that the riders are not able to understand as to which crossing manages the operation of the traffic through the timer or which crossing lets the vehicle pass without the time indicator.

This confusion irks the people moving on the road crossings. Countdown timers are digital displays to indicate the time requiring for the next change of signal sequence.

SRINAGAR, Jul 16 (NNN-PTI) – Since the beginning of this year, 78 militants have been killed, in gunfights with Indian government forces across the restive Indian-controlled Kashmir, Indian police said today.

Two militants were killed this morning, in a fierce gunfight in Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir.

On Wednesday, three militants, including a commander, were killed in a similar gunfight, in the adjacent Pulwama district.

Srinagar, 16 July 2021: Two Kashmiris were killed on Friday by Indian security forces in Srinagar of the Indian Administered Kashmir, Indian officials said.

Bulandshahr (UP), Jul 15 (PTI) A court here has sentenced a man to death for raping and killing a 12-year-old girl.

Special Protection of Children against Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Court) Judge Pallavi Agarawal also slapped a fine of Rs 1.20 lakh on the convict, Harendra.

The girl had gone to drink water in Harendra's house on February 25 this year when he raped and killed her.

Nanded (Maha), Jul 15 (PTI) Thanks to price hikes, liquor has become cheaper than petrol and diesel in the country, Congress leader and Maharashtra PWD minister Ashok Chavan said here on Thursday.

The former chief minister led a protest march against rising prices from Old Mondha area to the district collector's office.

Ranchi/New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) A 45-year-old Maoist carrying a reward of Rs 15 lakh has been killed by the security forces in the jungles of Jharkhand's Gumla district on Thursday, officials said.

Budeshwar Oraon alias Lulha was neutralised after a "fierce encounter" between an armed naxal squad and the security forces led by the 209th battalion of the CoBRA, they said.

The Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) is a special jungle warfare unit of the CRPF.

New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) Former Union minister Arun Shourie on Thursday moved the Supreme Court to have the sedition law declared unconstitutional, arguing that it is "heavily abused" and cases are being filed against citizens for "exercising their freedom of speech and expression".