Mirwaiz Umar appears before NIA for second day
New Delhi: Appearance of separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq before the NIA has paved the way for a thorough probe into charges of terror funding and conspiracy against the Hurriyat leader, officials said Tuesday. Mirwaiz appeared before the National Investigation Agency for the second consecutive day on Tuesday for questioning in connection with a case […]
BJP’s poll manifesto is short sighted, arrogant: Rahul
New Delhi: In a scathing criticism of the BJP’s manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said it was the voice of “an isolated man”, besides being “short sighted” and “arrogant”. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its manifesto for the high-stakes general election starting April 11 on […]
Degrade: In one year, KU slips from 47th to 53rd position in NIRF ranking (page 1 anchor)
Srinagar: Reflecting its abysmal performance, the University of Kashmir has slipped from 47th rank to 53rd position in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)-2019 ranking, the report of which was released on Monday. The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) announced the ranking of the universities separately while as another list was issued wherein the […]
Campaigning for 91 LS seats going to polls on Apr 11 ends
New Delhi: High-decibel campaigning for 91 Lok Sabha constituencies in 18 states and two Union Territories going to polls on April 11 ended Tuesday, with rivals plunging headlong into the hurly burly of electioneering and engaging in no holds barred attacks. The Lok Sabha polls will be held in seven-phases for 543 seats on April […]
Militants in Pak frightened after Balakot strikes: PM
Chitradurga (Karna): Asserting a strong government at the Centre was imperative for a strong India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday said the Balakot air strikes have created a fear among the militants and those in power in Pakistan were getting nightmares. Addressing an election rally here, Modi attacked the ruling Congress-JDS combine in Karnataka saying […]
CPI (M) knocks EC’s door
New Delhi: The CPI (M) wrote to the Election Commission on Tuesday alleging violation of the poll panel’s directive after Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a rally in Maharashtra asked first-time voters to dedicate their votes to the brave men who carried out the air strike in Pakistan’s Balakot. In the letter, the party’s politburo […]
No room for reconciliation
The rightwing BJP issued its election manifesto and the party without any hesitation has reiterated its commitment to repeal Article 370, which gives Jammu and Kashmir a special status, and Article 35A, which allows the state’s legislature to define permanent residents. The party has been making Article 370 and 35A as a pivot to get […]
