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Actor Mithun Chakraborty to receive Dadasaheb Phalke Award: I&B minister

Actor Mithun Chakraborty to receive Dadasaheb Phalke Award: I&B minister

New Delhi, Sep 30 (PTI) Veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty, star of films such as “Mrigayaa”, “Surakshaa”, “Disco Dancer”, and “Dance Dance”, was on Monday named recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the government’s highest recognition in the field of cinema. The announcement comes months after Chakraborty was awarded Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian honour, by […]

 Press Trust of India

Campaigning concludes for final phase of JK polls

Campaigning concludes for final phase of JK polls

Jammu/Srinagar: The intense campaigning for the third and final phase of polling in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election concluded on Sunday evening, with major political parties, particularly the BJP, Congress, NC and PDP, engaging in fierce exchanges over critical issues, including Pakistan, Article 370, terrorism and reservation. Voting for this crucial phase, covering 40 […]

 Press Trust of India

Govt mulls three bills to implement ‘one nation, one election’ plan

New Delhi: The government is likely to bring three bills, including two to amend the Constitution, to put in place its plan to hold simultaneous elections. One of the proposed Constitution amendment bills, that deals with aligning the local bodies elections to that of the LokSabha and the Assemblies, will require an endorsement from at […]

 Press Trust of India

‘India has become manufacturing powerhouse’: PM Modi hails ‘Make in India’

New Delhi: With his government’s flagship ‘Make in India’ initiative completing 10 years, Prime Minister NarendraModi on Sunday said India has become a manufacturing powerhouse and it is because of the country’s youth power that the “whole world is looking up to us”. As the ‘Make in India’ initiative marked its 10th anniversary last week, […]

 Press Trust of India

BJP making all efforts to derail alliance in JK: Pilot

Udhampur: Accusing the BJP of making every possible effort to derail the Congress-National Conference alliance, Congress general secretary Sachin Pilot said the high voter turnout in two phases in Jammu and Kashmir “benefitted” the alliance. Pilot expressed confidence that the Congress would win a two-thirds majority in Haryana. “The BJP has realised that an alliance […]

 Press Trust of India

Drug abuse likely to pose challenge for new govt in JK

By: Archana Prasad and Beenish Parray Srinagar: With Kashmir witnessing a steep surge in psychotropic drug abuse, especially the consumption of heroin among youngsters, whoever comes to power in Jammu and Kashmir is likely to face an uphill task in tackling the menace. According to experts, instances of drug abuse have risen manifold over the […]

 Press Trust of India

Cong chief Kharge vows not to die till PM Modi ‘removed’ from power

Jasrota (Jammu): Congress president MallikarjunKharge vowed to fight for the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, asserting that he would remain active in politics until Prime Minister NarendraModi is ousted from power. Kharge’s remarks came amid criticism of the BJP-led government at the Centre for its handling of the Union territory, particularly regarding the […]

 Press Trust of India

One terrorist killed in Kathua, operation underway

Jammu: A terrorist was killed in an ongoing operation in a remote village in Kathua district on Sunday, taking the death toll in the incident to two, officials said. The body of the terrorist was recovered from the scene of the encounter at Kog-Mandli in Billawar tehsil this afternoon, the officials said. A massive search […]

 Press Trust of India

PM should put pressure on Israel to end ‘bloodshed’ in Palestine, Lebanon: Omar

Srinagar: National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah on Sunday said the Union government and Prime Minister NarendraModi should put pressure on Israel to end the “bloodshed” in Palestine and Lebanon. “What has happened yesterday (killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah), it looks like war is hovering around the region. The Government of India and the […]

 Press Trust of India

PCC chief reaches out to Jammu voters ahead of third phase

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Tariq HameedKarra on Sunday reached out to the voters here and underscored the need to protect and preserve its “spirit of harmony and coexistence”. Forty assembly segments spread across seven districts — Jammu, Samba, Kathua and Udhampur in Jammu region and Baramulla, Kupwara and Bandipora — […]