In 2020 India showed ability to meet all challenges: PM
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that India last year showed it is capable of taking all steps to meet challenges, be it from coronavirus or at its borders. “We have to strengthen the emotion with which we dealt with big challenges last year, with one nation with one heart. We have […]
JK Constituent Assembly’s last surviving member dies
Jammu: K D Sethi, who was the last surviving member of the Jammu and Kashmir Constituent Assembly, passed away at his residence here on Thursday. He was 93. Sethi was a member of the Constituent Assembly — a body of representatives elected in 1951 — which framed the Constitution of the erstwhile state of Jammu […]
UNSC permanent membership reforms
China calls for 'package solution' acceptable to all members
Beijing: China, which has been blocking India’s efforts to become a permanent member of the UN Security Council, has called for evolving a package solution acceptable to all UN members to reform the top global governing body. The reform should reflect the leadership of UN member states, adhere to extensive democratic consultations and gradually accumulate […]
JK records 63 fresh COVID-19 cases, one death
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday recorded 63 new coronavirus cases that raised its tally to 1,24,297, while one person died due to the infection in the past 24 hours, officials said. The number of active cases in the union territory fell below the 1,000-mark for the first time in the past eight months, they […]
Enthusiasm: Sopore Cyclist travels from Kashmir to Kanyakumari in 27 days
Sopore: Displaying enthusiasm and dedication a young cyclist Manan Hassan Wani hailing from north Kashmir’s Sopore town travelled from Kashmir to Kanya Kumari (K2K) on a bicycle in 27 days. The young cyclist took up the mission so as to educate the youth on the ill effects of drug abuse and asked them to stay […]
Woman from Poonch crosses over to PaK, returned back
Jammu: A 36-year old woman, who had inadvertently crossed over to Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) from Poonch, was returned by Pakistani authorities at the cross-LoC point on Thursday, officials said. Zareena Bi from Chela Dangri had inadvertently crossed over to the other side four months back, they said. She was handed over to Indian authorities […]
Mehbooba demands immediate withdrawal of farm laws
Jammu: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday demanded immediate withdrawal of the three farm laws saying these were enacted without consulting farmers. Mehbooba, who arrived in Jammu on Wednesday on a week-long tour of the region to hold threadbare discussions with senior PDP leaders on party affairs and future strategy, made these remarks at Gandhi […]
Delimitation of assembly segments in JK
Commission head nearing his term, yet to unveil draft proposal
Srinagar: The delimitation commission constituted by the Government of India is yet to unveil draft proposal for the delimitation of Assembly segments in Jammu & Kashmir Union Territory even as its head will complete her term in the first week of March. The panel headed by former Supreme Court judge, Justice (retd.) Ranjana Prakash Desai […]
No traffic on Jmu-Sgr highway today
Srinagar: The 270 Kilometre-long stretch Jammu-Srinagar National Highway will remain closed for traffic movement today for maintenance works, officials said Thursday. ADGP Traffic T. Namgyal said the traffic will remain suspended on Srinagar Jammu National Highway for maintenance. “No vehicular movement will be allowed for tomorrow,” he said. “The retaining wall which had collapsed at […]
Instigating TV programmes: SC slams Centre for doing nothing
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday slammed the Centre for not doing anything to curb TV programmes which have instigating effect and said that control over such news is as important as some preventive measure and to check law and order situation. Referring to the internet shutdown in some areas of Delhi on January 26 […]
