Tag: Politics & Government

The fare revision, cleared under provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, partially modifies an earlier order issued on March 19, 2021, the Transport Department said.

Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will flag off the extended Vande Bharat Express service from Tawi railway station in Jammu, the winter capital, on Thursday, alongside Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Jitendra Singh and senior regional leaders, officials said.

The automaker said customers have a limited window until the end of April to benefit from existing prices and promotional offers on select models.

The two-day event, organised in collaboration with the Ruth Cohn Institute for Theme-Centred Interaction (TCI), marked the silver jubilee of the institute’s presence in India.

The programme is being organised by the university’s Department of Kashmiri in collaboration with the National Translation Mission under the Central Institute of Indian Languages.

Addressing reporters in Srinagar, PSAJK president Nazrul Islam Baba said the association had formed a nine-member inquiry committee to examine complaints related to governance and financial practices within the body.

Authorities said Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs) and heavy vehicles were allowed to ply from both Srinagar and Jammu sides, with the highway expected to remain open for two-way traffic on Wednesday as well, subject to weather and road conditions.

In an order on Tuesday, Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal said awards passed by Lok Adalats based on mutual settlements “attain finality” and are enforceable as civil court decrees.

Speaking at a national summit on sustainable and climate-resilient agroecosystems in Jammu, Sinha said incremental changes were no longer sufficient and called for a “bold, science-led” transformation in the sector.

Speaking at an event in Srinagar where sanction letters were handed over under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)-IV, Abdullah said the scale of the approval was significant and would help transform connectivity in remote areas.