CM throws open Maharaja Hari Singh Park at Jammu
JAMMU: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today threw open the newly developed Maharaja Hari Singh Park on Tawi banks in the winter capital. Deputy Chief Minister, Dr. Nirmal Singh was also present on the occasion. Spread over 43 kanals of land, the park has been developed at a cost of Rs. 4.72 crore
Rajputs hold anti-Mehbooba protests in Jammu
Jammu: Demanding holiday on the birthday of erstwhile Dogra ruler Maharaja Hari Singh, Rajputs Friday held protests against Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti when she came here to inaugurate a park in his name. Flanked by deputy chief minister Nirmal Singh, Mehbooba today inaugurated a newly set up Maharaja Hari Singh park, his sculpture, a library […]
Court orders Pak govt to explain JuD, charity ban
Lahore: The Lahore High Court today gave a deadline of 15 days to the Pakistan government to explain why Hafiz Saeed’s outfit Jammat-U-Dawa (JuD) and its charity wing had been banned and their accounts frozen. The court order came during a petition filed by Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) chief Saeed yesterday, challenging a notification of the interior […]
Saudi warns it will pursue nuclear weapons if Iran does
Washington: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has said if Iran develops a nuclear weapon, Riyadh will follow suit — just days before he arrives in Washington for talks with US President Donald Trump. “Saudi Arabia does not want to acquire any nuclear bomb, but without a doubt, if Iran developed a nuclear bomb, we […]
No proposal under consideration to discontinue Rs 2,000 note: Govt
New Delhi: The government today categorically said there was no proposal to discontinue Rs 2,000 currency note, which was introduced post demonetisation in November 2016. The government also informed the Lok Sabha that it had decided to conduct field trials of plastic currency notes of Rs 10 in five cites. “There is no proposal under […]
‘Actor Irrfan Khan diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumour’
Mumbai: Actor Irrfan Khan today revealed that he has been diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumour and is out of the country for treatment. The actor, 51, said it has been difficult dealing with the disease but people around him have given him hope and support to fight it. “The unexpected makes us grow, which is what […]
Power and tact needed in Kashmir: RSS chief
Nagpur: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat today called for using strength and tact to counter “forces seeking to divide the people” of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh and said trouble-makers only understood the language of power. There was need for “shakti” (power) and “yukti” (tact) to ensure that “truth prevails”, Bhagwat said. The Indian Army, with its […]
India biggest strategic opportunity for US: Pentagon
Washington: India is the “biggest strategic opportunity” for the US with New Delhi showing more openness to strengthen bilateral security ties, a top Pentagon commander has said, underlining a mutual desire for global stability and support for the rules-based international order. Admiral Harry Harris, Commander of the US Pacific Command also told members of the […]
TDP quits BJP led NDA
Amaravati: The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) today withdrew from the NDA, days after two of its ministers resigned from the Narendra Modi government following the Centre’s refusal to grant Special Category Status to Andhra Pradesh. The party had earlier moved a no-confidence motion against the Modi government over the injustice meted out to the state, […]
Russia will ‘of course’ expel British diplomats: Lavrov
Astana: Moscow will expel British diplomats in response to London’s move to kick out 23 Russian diplomats over the poisoning of ex-double agent Sergei Skripal, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said today. “Of course we will,” Lavrov told journalists when asked whether Russia will respond to the expulsion announced by British PM Theresa May in […]
