NEW DELHI: Incidents of extremist, insurgent and terrorist violence have recorded a sharp fall from 446 in 2022 to 163 in 2023. The decline spans across categories, with left-wing extremism, jihadi terrorism and North-East insurgency showing significant reductions.The steepest fall has been in jihadi terrorist activities, which dropped from 126 in 2022 to just 15…
After Ladakh group, Kargil bloc too quits talks, sets conditions SRINAGAR: Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) joined Apex Body Leh (ABL) in withdrawing from talks with the Centre, demanding a judicial probe into the Sept 24 firing by security forces in Leh that killed four protesters and wounded more than 80.Talks with the Union home ministry’s…
Omar Abdullah (File photo) SRINAGAR: J&K CM Omar Abdullah ruled out taking to the streets for restoration of statehood, saying Tuesday that young lives cannot be risked in a climate of trigger-ready forces. “In Ladakh, they opened fire within an hour. In Kashmir, they would not wait 10 minutes,” Omar said, vowing to press demand…
This may seem very hard to believe, but now is probably the safest time to be alive. Murder rates in India are at their lowest since we started tracking such data, according to the latest report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). And it’s the same story for most countries globally. NCRB started releasing…
GUWAHATI: Union govt has activated a bilateral pact with Singapore to aid the investigation into the Sept 19 death of Assam’s cultural icon Zubeen Garg.Garg, 52, drowned while swimming in the sea during a yacht trip in Singapore, where was scheduled to perform at the North East India Festival organised by Shyamkanu Mahanta the next…
NEW DELHI: While corruption cases declined 1.7% in 2023 compared to the previous year, economic offences rose 6% and cybercrimes 31% in the same period, as per the NCRB report.In 2023, 4,069 cases were registered by state anti-corruption bureaus (ACBs) against 4,139 in 2022 under the Prevention of Corruption Act. Of these, 71% (2,875) were…
Gitanjali J Angmo during a press conference at the Press Club of India (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Condemning the allegations made against climate activist Sonam Wangchuk as “blatant lies”, Gitanjali Angmo, his wife and co-founder of Himalayan Institute of Alternatives Ladakh, said Tuesday that the narratives being built to project him as an “anti-national” were…
NEW DELHI: The four-month summer (southwest) monsoon season ended on Tuesday, with India reporting 8% more than normal rainfall. East and North-East India, however, reported a huge deficit of more than 20% and witnessed the second-lowest rainfall in the rainy season since 1901. The country as a whole, on the other hand, saw the fifth-highest…
NEW DELHI: As cheque bounce cases continue to clog courts, constituting up to 50% of pendency in some states, SC has issued fresh guidelines for their speedy disposal, including service of summons via WhatsApp and email, and use of QR codes or UPI links for settlement.Expressing concern over the staggering pendency, a bench of Justices…
NEW DELHI: The govt Tuesday extended to Nov 30 the deadline for central govt employees to switch from National Pension System (NPS) to Unified Pension Scheme (UPS), following a tepid response by central govt employees covered under NPS. The earlier cut-off date was Sept 30.This will enable more eligible existing employees, retirees and legally wedded…
