Mirwaiz terms barring J&K students from taking admission in Pak institutions ‘politicization of education’
Srinagar: Chairman Hurriyat Conference (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Wednesday condemned the government of India’s directive, asking students from J&K not to take admission in educational institutions in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. In a statement issued here, Mirwaiz called it “unfortunate politicization of education which violates the fundamental right of students to seek education anywhere on the […]
Hafiz Saeed”s brother-in-law arrested in Pakistan
Lahore (PTI) Outlawed Jamaat-ud-Dawa’s top leader and Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed’s brother-in-law Hafiz Abdur Rehman Makki has been arrested for hate speech and criticising the Pakistan government, police said on Wednesday. Makki, head of JuD’s political and international affairs wing and in-charge of its charity Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation (FIF), was arrested during a government crackdown against […]
MEA refuses to share details on extradition of fugitive businessmen Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi
New Delhi, May 15 (PTI) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has refused to share details on the extradition of fugitive businessmen Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi, citing an RTI clause that bars disclosure of information which would “impede the process of prosecution of offenders”. In a reply to an RTI query, it said requests for […]
Lanka police lifts nationwide curfew, arrests 60 people for anti-Muslim riots
Colombo (PTI) Sri Lankan authorities said they have arrested 60 people linked to the communal riots as a nationwide curfew was lifted on Wednesday in the island nation, which witnessed Sinhalese mob attacks on Muslim-owned shops and businesses in the aftermath of the deadly Easter blasts. The government imposed the island-wide curfew on Monday after the […]
One dead in hit-and-run case in J-K’s Kathua, accused driver arrested
Jammu (PTI) One person was killed Wednesday when he was hit by a vehicle in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The accused driver was arrested within an hour of the incident, they said. Sansar Singh, a resident of Pallad village, was hit by a rashly driven Punjab-bound load carrier at Kalibari on Jammu-Pathankot […]
Neither BJP nor NDA will form govt at Centre: Azad
Patna, May 15 (PTI) Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad Wednesday claimed that neither BJP nor NDA will form the government at the Centre after the Lok Sabha elections. Narendra Modi will not become prime minister for second time after the election as a non-NDA, non-BJP government will be formed at the Centre, he claimed. “We […]
Bankers made crores due to demonetisation: Baba Ramdev
Baba Ramdev, who was once Narendra Modi’s confidante,has criticised him for the demonetisation move saying that bankers have made crores in the process. “Bankers have made crores due to demonetisation. Even Modi could not have estimated the extent of corruption,” he said adding that its implementation was poort . Baba Ramdev asserted that the Prime […]
Three shops gutted in blaze in Rajouri
Rajouri : Three shops in Palma market of Rajouri were gutted during wee hours on Wednesday in a mysterious blaze. Sources told KNO that three shops owned by one Anil son of Subash Kumar resident of Palma caught fire in wrr hours on Wednesday and fire flames engulfed all the three shops and commodities […]
Govt teacher among two employees attached for making students wash their vehicles
Srinagar: A teacher and a class 4th employee were attached by Chief Education Officer (CEO) Anantnag after a vedio surfaced on social media in which the duo are seen to make students of a government school wash their personal vehicles during school hours. Official sources told GNS that the teacher Mohammad Iqbal Khan day and […]
Over 3,000 vapers petition to PM to legalise e-cigarettes
New Delhi,(PTI) Amid a raging debate over banning of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) in the country, including e-cigarettes and flavoured hookah, more than 3,000 users of these devices have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to legalise them. In their petition, they claimed their health has improved significantly after they switched to vaping […]