JRL calls for complete shutdown tomorrow, protest after Friday prayers
Srinagar,: Joint resistance leadership (JRL) comprising of Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Muhammad Umar Farooq have called for a shutdown on March 8 against arrest spree, tinkering with special status. “This spree of arrests, ban on Jamat-I-Islami and attempts to tinker with hereditary state subject law under the pretext of 35 A deserves our stiff […]
Government seals Jamat e Islami’s headquarter in Batamaloo
Srinagar: After ten days of declaring Jamat e Islami Jammu and Kashmir an ‘unlawfull organisation’ Government sealed the headquarters of the socio religious party at Batamaloo, Srinagar on Thursday. According to sources a large contingent of forces arrived at the place and entered JEI’s office and sealed it. JeI was banned by the government of […]
Attacks on Kashmiris will do more harm to idea of India in J-K than anything else: Omar Abdullah
Srinagar, Mar 7 (PTI) National Conference leader Omar Abdullah Thursday said incidents like the attack on two Kashmiri vendors in Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh will do more harm to idea of India in Jammu and Kashmir than anything else. “Nothing will do more damage to the idea of India in J&K than videos like these. Keep […]
Around 3,000 TN fishermen chased away by SL Navy, fishing nets cut
Rameswaram (TN), Mar 7 (PTI) Nearly 3,000 Tamil Nadu fishermen were allegedly chased away by the Sri Lankan Navy while they were fishing off Katchatheevu and fishing nets of 30 mechanised boats snapped, a fishermen association leader said Thursday. The fishermen from this island town had ventured into the sea in 570 boats Wednesday night and […]
Any attempt to use Official Secrets Act against media ‘reprehensible’: Editors Guild
New Delhi, Mar 7 (PTI) The Editors Guild of India on Thursday unequivocally condemned Attorney General’s remarks before the Supreme Court pertaining to the documents based on which the media had reported on the Rafale deal, saying any attempt to use the Official Secrets Act against the media is as “reprehensible” as asking journalists to disclose […]
First time ever: Govt to come out with Rs 20 coins
New Delhi, Mar 7 (PTI) The Government will come out with the first ever Rs 20 coin which will be shaped like a 12-edged polygon with design of grains to denote farm dominance in the country. Besides, new series of one, two, five and ten rupees coins too would be minted, which will be circular in […]
Blast in Jammu bus stand, 18 injured
Jammu: Eighteen civilians were injured in a grenade blast at bus stand Jammu on Thursday afternoon. Talking to GNS, Inspector General of Police Jammu Division M K Sinha said that some suspected persons lobbed a grenade on bus stand Jammu. In the explosion, 18 civilians reported so far sustained splinter injuries and were […]
Uneasy calm prevails along LoC in J&K, Def Min cancels Jammu visit
Jammu:PTI: An uneasy calm prevailed along the Line of Control (LoC) in the twin districts of Poonch and Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir with no report of cross-LoC shelling over the past 20 hours, officials said on Thursday. Meanwhile, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman called off her scheduled visit to Jammu province on Thursday to review […]
Probe everybody including PM Modi in Rafale deal: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi, Mar 7 (PTI) Accusing the government of manipulating institutions to “save” Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Rafale deal, Congress president Rahul Gandhi Thursday said it has spoken of investigating the media over the theft of Rafale documents but has not probed those involved in the “scam of over Rs 30,000 crore”. Investigate everyone […]
Kidnapped toddler rescued after 8 months in Maha, 2 arrested
Thane(PTI) A one-year-old boy kidnapped over eight months ago from Thane district in Maharashtra and allegedly sold to a woman was rescued and two persons were arrested in this connection, police said. The boy was sleeping with his grandmother in the verandah of their home at Mharal village in Kalyan town on June 29, 2018 when […]
