42 travelers among 975 covid-19 cases in JK
Srinagar, Sep 30: Forty-two travelers were among 975 new novel coronavirus cases reported in last 24 hours, taking the total tally to 75070. Among the cases, official sources said that 568 cases were from Jammu division and 407 from Kashmir valley. Giving district-wise details, they said, Srinagar reported 173, Budgam 48, Baramulla 53, Pulwama 33, […]
Acquittal of all accused in Babri demolition case travesty of justice: CPI (M)
New Delhi, Sep 30 (PTI) The CPI(M) described the acquittal of all the accused in the Babri Masjid demolition case by a special CBI court in Lucknow on Wednesday as a “travesty of justice”. The court acquitted all the 32 accused in the case, including BJP leaders LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharti, […]
Shopian ‘fake encounter’: Bodies of 3 labourers being exhumed, handed over to families: IGP
Srinagar, Sep 30: Bodies of three labourers from Rajouri, who were killed in an “encounter” at Amshipora village of Shopian district by the Army on July 18 and labeled as “militants”, are being handed over to the families “after due process of law”, Inspector General of Police, Kashmir Range, Vijay Kumar said on Wednesday. The […]
SC refuses to postpone civil service exam of 2020
New Delhi, Sep 30 (PTI) The Supreme Court Wednesday refused to postpone UPSC civil services preliminary exam, to be held on October 4, because of COVID-19 pandemic and floods in several parts of the country. A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar, B R Gavai and Krishna Murari asked the Centre to consider granting one […]
GoI allows 315 JK students to cross over to Pak to resume studies
Srinagar, Sep 30: The government of India has allowed 315 students from Jammu and Kashmir enrolled at different colleges across Pakistan to cross over via Attari Wagah border in Amritsar today. In an official communique, the Government of India on request of Pakistan has allowed 315 students to cross over to Pakistan to resume studies. […]
Pak opens all educational institutions
Islamabad, Sep 30 (PTI) Pakistan on Wednesday opened all the educational institutions which remained shut for nearly six months due to the coronavirus pandemic that has infected over 3 lakh people in the country. Both private and public schools were opened under strict restriction and were told by the authorities to follow the standard operating […]
Babri case verdict: Delhi Police says keeping tight vigil in national capital
New Delhi, Sep 30 (PTI) The Delhi Police Wednesday said they will keep a strict vigil in the national capital in view of the judgement in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case which is slated to be announced during the day. “We will keep a watch on the security aspect across the city,” a senior […]
Babri masjid demolition not preplanned, all acquitted: CBI court
Lucknow, Sep 30: Ruling that the Babri Masjid demolition was not pre-planned, the special CBI court on Wednesday acquitted all 32 accused in the case. The verdict came 28 years after the structure was razed down by a mob in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya town, sparking communal riots. The accused in the case included BJP leaders […]
Pak Opposition parties to launch first anti-government rally on Oct 11
Islamabad, Sep 30 (PTI) The newly-launched alliance of the major Opposition parties in Pakistan have announced that it will hold its first public rally against the Imran Khan-led government on October 11, according to media reports. The country’s main Opposition parties last week launched the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), an alliance to hold a countrywide […]
UN council urges speedy halt to Nagorno-Karabakh fighting
United Nations, Sep 30 (AP) The UN Security Council called on Armenia and Azerbaijan Tuesday to immediately halt fighting over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh and urgently resume talks without preconditions. The UN’s most powerful body strongly condemned the use of force and backed Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ earlier call to immediately stop fighting, deescalate tensions […]
