Turkey lambasts US move to end special trade status
Ankara: Turkey’s trade minister on Tuesday said US plans to end the preferential trade status granted to Turkey conflicted with the NATO allies’ push to increase commercial exchanges. “This decision contradicts our mutual objective of reaching bilateral trade volume of 75 billion… The decision will also negatively affect US small and medium-sized enterprises and manufacturers,” […]
India has 15 out of 20 most polluted cities in the world: Study
New Delhi: Fifteen of the 20 most polluted cities in the world are in India, with Gurgaon, Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Noida and Bhiwadi in the top six, according to a new study. India’s national capital region (NCR) emerged as the most polluted region in the world last year, data compiled in the new report states. The […]
Jitendra Singh, Advisor Sharma lay e-foundation of bridges, CRF and PMGSY roads
JAMMU: Minister of State in PMO, Dr. Jitendra Singh today laid the e-foundation of CRF Roads, Bridges, PMGSY roads in Doda, Kathua and Udhampur districts in presence of Advisor to Governor Mr. K.K. Sharma. The projects costing Rs. 205.37 crore have long been demanded by the people living in these districts and would provide the […]
PM-SYM pension scheme launched across Kashmir Valley
Officials stress on awareness programmes, pending workers urged to register themselves
SRINAGAR: The Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan (PM-SYMD) pension scheme was today launched across various districts in Kashmir and Ladakh divisions simultaneously after the Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the scheme in the country. AT SRINAGAR: District Development Commissioner Srinagar Shahid Iqbal Chaudhary launched the PM-SYM scheme at an impressive function. ADC Srinagar, Assistant Labour […]
SC issues notice to Centre on plea against Citizenship Bill
New Delhi, Mar 5 (PTI) The Supreme Court Tuesday sought response from the Centre on a fresh plea challenging the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to provide Indian citizenship to non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjiv Khanna issued notice on the plea filed by Assam […]
Pak team to visit India on March 14 to discuss Kartarpur draft agreement
Islamabad, Mar 5 (PTI) Pakistan on Tuesday informed India that its delegation will visit New Delhi on March 14 to discuss a draft agreement on the Kartarpur corridor, a positive development that could help ease tensions between the two neighbours. Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Faisal, who is also the Director General South Asia & SAARC, […]
SC upholds death sentence to a man for killing 6 people
New Delhi, Mar 5 (PTI) The Supreme Court Tuesday confirmed the death sentence awarded to a man for killing six members of a family, including two minors, in 2012 saying that he had committed the crime with “extremist brutality” which would shock the “collective conscious” of the society. A three-judge bench headed by Justice A K […]
BJP website hacked, taken offline
New Delhi, Mar 5 (PTI) Hackers broke into the website of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday and defaced it before it was taken offline. No hacking group has claimed responsibility for the breach. The BJP has not issued any official statement. Screen shots of the site’s home page, which went viral on social media, showed […]
Conducting polls in JK challenging, final decision will be taken in Delhi: ECI
Srinagar : The Election Commission of India who were on two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday that conducting elections in the state is challenging. On concluding their visit to the state, the ECI team headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora said while addressing a presser in Jammu said the final decision on […]
LoC trade resumes after a week today
Srinagar: After remaining suspended for a week, the cross-Line of Control (LoC) trade from Uri resumed on Tuesday. In total, 70 trucks 35 from each side crossed the LoC for trade activities. Custodian Ghulam Ahmad confirmed that the trade has resumed after a week. Notably, the Cross LoC trade resumed amid escalating tension and war […]
