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LoP urges LG to drop Urdu requirement for Naib Tehsildar exam

Srinagar, June 12 (UNI) Leader of Opposition (LoP) in J&K Assembly and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sunil Sharma on Thursday requested J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to make the Working Knowledge of Urdu language non-mandatory for Naib Tehsildar examination.

The LoP, accompanied by BJP J&K President Sat Paul Sharma, called on the Lieutenant Governor, today.
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EC revises Haryana Electoral Roll Revision schedule; final voter list on October 3

14 Jul 2026 | 6:32 PM

Panchkula, Jul 14 (UNI) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has revised the schedule for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Haryana with July 1, 2026 as the qualifying date, extending the timeline for field verification and publication of the final electoral roll following a request from the Chief Electoral Officer, Haryana.

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LoP accuses CM Sukhu of misleading people over Himcare scheme

14 Jul 2026 | 6:30 PM

Shimla, July 14 (UNI) Leader of Opposition and former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Tuesday accused Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu of misleading the public over the Himcare health insurance scheme, claiming that an RTI response had contradicted the Chief Minister's allegations regarding alleged irregularities in the programme.

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Rainfall activity likely to increase across Northwest India from July 18, says IMD

14 Jul 2026 | 6:27 PM

Panchkula, Jul 14 (UNI) Rainfall activity over Haryana and other parts of northwest India is expected to increase from July 18, even as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast isolated rain and thundershowers over the region during the next three days. The weather office, however, said there is no significant change in maximum temperatures likely over the plains of northwest India during the next seven days.

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UP CM Yogi Adityanath in Delhi, likely to meet Amit Shah and BJP President

14 Jul 2026 | 6:19 PM

Lucknow/New Delhi, Jul 14 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reached Delhi on Tuesday evening, and is expected to meet with union Home Minister Amit Shah.

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NC’s 'gentleman politician' Mustafa Kamal dies

14 Jul 2026 | 6:19 PM

Srinagar, July 14 (UNI) Senior National Conference (NC) leader and former Jammu and Kashmir minister Sheikh Mustafa Kamal passed away on Tuesday after a brief illness.

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