Amit Shah likely to review JK situation today

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday is likely to review the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, the first such meeting after the last assembly elections held in September-October, sources said. Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, top officers of the Army, paramilitary forces, JK administration, intelligence agencies and Ministry of […]
India, China agree to promote stable ties
Approve continuation of measures to maintain peace at borders Beijing: National Security Advisor AjitDoval and Foreign Minister Wang Yi Wednesday held “substantive discussions” during the Special Representatives dialogue here and reached a six-point consensus, including continuing to take measures to maintain peace at borders and promote healthy and stable development of relations. During their meeting, […]
Ambedkar comment row : Congress slams Shah for Ambedkar remarks
Demand his sacking from Cabinet New Delhi: Stepping up his attack on Amit Shah over his remarks on B R Ambedkar, Congress president MallikarjunKharge on Wednesday said if Prime Minister NarendraModi has any respect left for Babasaheb he should sack the home minister in case he does not quit on his own. Accusing Shah of […]
Cong’s lies cannot hide its insults to Ambedkar: PM
Says our reverence for him absolute New Delhi: Prime Minister NarendraModi on Wednesday stoutly defended Amit Shah from the Congress’ charge that he insulted B R Ambedkar in his RajyaSabha speech, asserting that the opposition party’s “rotten ecosystem” and “malicious lies” cannot hide its misdeeds. As the Congress and other parties latched onto Shah’s comments […]
Congress twisted facts, distorted my statement on Ambedkar: Amit Shah
New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday accused the Congress of twisting facts and distorting his comments in the RajyaSabha related to B R Ambedkar after BJP leaders “exposed” the opposition party’s repeated “insults” to the architect of the Constitution. Addressing a press conference here, Shah alleged that the Congress in the past has […]
CM refutes meeting Home Minister Shah during recent Delhi visit
Says I plan to meet him soon; he plays a crucial role till J&K remains a UT Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday denied reports of meeting the Union Home Minister Amit Shah, clarifying that no such meeting has taken place yet. He, however, stated that given the current circumstances in which JK is […]
NTA reforms: Govt panel suggest no permanent staffing but longer tenure for executives, experts
New Delhi: The Centre’s high-level panel on exam reforms has advised against permanent staffing in the National Testing Agency (NTA), instead recommending longer tenure for executives and domain experts with attractive service conditions. Under fire over alleged irregularities in the conduct of medical entrance exam NEET-UG and PhD entrance NET, the government set up the […]
Restoration of statehood: Police thwarts Congress’ March to Raj Bhavanin Srinagar, Jammu
Srinagar/Jammu: Police on Wednesday prevented Congress workers from marching to the Raj Bhavan in Srinagar and Jammu as part of a nationwide demonstration to highlight several issues, including BJP’s policy to “defend” GautamAdani, its “utter failure” to maintain peace in Manipur, and restoration of statehooh to J-K. In Srinagar, the Congress workers assembled at the […]
Former deputy SP, five others suffocate to death in fire mishap
Kathua/Jammu: A former deputy superintendent of police and his three-year-old grandson were among six people who suffocated to death when their rented accommodation caught fire in Kathua district early on Wednesday, an official said. Four other people injured in the incident were undergoing treatment in a hospital. According to police, locals noticed the house on […]
Lt Guv chairs 73rd meeting of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board

JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha chaired the 73rd Meeting of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB), Wednesday at Raj Bhawan. The meeting was attended by Members of the Board- Mahamandleshwar Swami VishveshvaranandGirijiMaharaj; Baleshwar Rai, Dr Ashok Bhan, ShriKulBhushanAhuja, Dr NeelamSareen, Shri K.K Sharma, Shri Suresh Kumar Sharma and Shri Raghu K. Mehta. Dr Mandeep […]