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Press Trust of India
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah Monday filed nomination papers from the prestigious Srinagar LokSabha seat which is going to polls in the second phase of the general election on April 18. Abdullah, who is seeking re-election from the constituency, was accompanied by his son and NC vice-president Omar Abdullah and other leaders of […]
Added on March 26, 2019
Press Trust of India
Srinagar: It will be multi-cornered contest for election to Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency as 10 candidates filed nomination papers on Monday, taking the total number of candidates in the north Kashmir seat to 14 as the process of filing papers for the first phase ended. “We have received 14 nomination papers from candidates, put up […]
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KV Correspondent
Srinagar: The school education department has come under severe criticism for withholding the regularisation of hundreds of teachers recruited under erstwhile Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) scheme in the department. The teachers said their five years tenure was completed in 2017 and 2018 but the Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) was delaying the issuance of […]
Added on March 26, 2019
Press Trust of India
Says Lone raised 'pro-Pak slogans'
Jammu: The BJP Monday asked the Election Commission of India to stop Jammu and Kashmir Assembly’s former Speaker and National Conference candidate from Baramulla, Mohmmad Akbar Lone, from contesting the polls for allegedly raising “pro-Pakistan slogans” at one of his poll campaign rallies. The state unit of the BJP raised the demand for cancellation of […]
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Press Trust of India
New Delhi: The three special observers appointed by the Election Commission (EC) to help it decide on holding assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir Monday met top officials of the CRPF and state police here. Sources aware of the meeting said since the CRPF is the principal security agency in the state, the observers wanted […]
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Press Trust of India
SC dismisses plea seeking ban
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday refused to entertain a petition filed by a former DGP of Uttar Pradesh and an environmentalist seeking a direction to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to ban roadshows and bike rallies during polls. “We are not inclined to entertain this,” a bench of Chief Justice RanjanGogoi and Justice […]
Added on March 26, 2019
Press Trust of India
Denies use of US-made F-16 jets
Islamabad: Pakistan’s military has said for the first time that JF-17 Thunder combat aircraft developed jointly with China were used in retaliation to India’s pre-emptive strikes on a JeM terror camp in Balakot as it once again denied that US-made F-16 jets were involved in the attack. Referring to the aerial dogfight with the Indian […]
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Irfan Tramboo
Srinagar: The authorities at Govt Medical College (GMC), Srinagar have acted tough on the students who have been found involved in incidents of ragging at its boys hostel Bemina by ordering their suspension and initiating an inquiry. After it was brought into their notice that few students at boys hostel Bemina were indulging in ragging […]
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday dismissed a plea challenging the Constitutional validity of an ordinance which makes the practice of ‘triple talaq’ a punishable offence. A bench comprising Chief Justice RanjanGogoi and Justice Deepak Gupta dismissed a plea of a Kerala-based outfit Samastha Kerala JamiathulUlema and said it will not like to interfere. “As […]
Added on March 26, 2019
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Lahore: At least seven people, including a man who assisted in solemnising the wedding of two teenage Hindu girls after their alleged abduction and forced conversions, have been detained in Pakistan, amid reports that the victims approached a court seeking protection. The two girls, Raveena (13) and Reena (15), were allegedly kidnapped by a group […]
