Opposition members suspended from Parliamentary panel on Waqf bill
New Delhi, Jan 24 (PTI) All opposition members of the parliamentary panel on the Waqf Amendment Bill were suspended for a day on Friday amid continuous protests and accusations against Chairman Jagdambika Pal of steam-rolling through the proceedings. The suspended members are Kalyan Banerjee, Mohammad Jawed, A Raja, Asaduddin Owaisi, Naseer Hussain, Mohibullah, Mohamed Abdullah, […]
JK’s Ekta Kumari set to lead NCC girls’ contingent at Republic Day parade in Delhi
Jammu, Jan 24 (PTI) NCC cadet Ekta Kumari is set to be the first from Jammu and Kashmir to lead the National Cadet Corps girls’ contingent at the Kartavya Path during the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi on Sunday. Hailing from Akhnoor in Jammu district, Ekta is a leading cadet of the NCC’s First […]
Curbing drug menace: Habitual offenders involved won’t be spared: IGP Kashmir
Srinagar, Jan 24: Inspector General of Police Kashmir, V K Birdi on Friday said that the fight against drug menace would be taken to its logical conclusion and habitual offenders involved in the drug trade won’t be spared. Replying to a query of a reporter about “big fishes” involved in drug trade remaining untouched, IGP […]
Wish to see J&K youth among top notch entrepreneurs: Lt Guv
Jammu, Jan 24: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said that the government is committed to ensure that the youth of J&K emerge as top-notch entrepreneurs in the country. Addressing BRICS Youth Council Entrepreneurship run-up event at IIM Jammu, LG Sinha highlighted the rapid industrial progress in Jammu and Kashmir. “Over the past few years […]
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to appear before Parliamentary panel on Waqf Bill on Friday
New Delhi, Jan 24 (PTI) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the religious head of Kashmir, will appear before the parliamentary panel on Waqf Amendment Bill on Friday to convey his reservations about the draft legislation. The Joint Committee on the Waqf Amendment Bill, chaired by BJP leader Jagdambika Pal, also put off its deliberations on clause-by-clause consideration […]
Trump signs executive order to declassify JFK assassination files
WASHINGTON, Jan 24 (PTI): US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order seeking to declassify files on the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Asserting that the victims’ families and the American people deserve to know the truth about these assassinations, the […]
Reduced precipitation: NDMA issues ‘very high forest fire risk’ alert for JK
Srinagar: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a ‘very high forest fire risk’ alert for forested areas in Jammu & Kashmir over the next seven days. “Very High Forest Fire Risk is likely to occur over forest areas in J&K, in the next 7 days. In case of emergency dial 112,” reads an […]