ICJ to deliver verdict in Kulbhushan Jadhav case
The Hague, Jul 17 (PTI) The International Court of Justice will deliver on Wednesday its verdict in a case relating to Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, whose death sentence by a Pakistani military court based on an “extracted confession” has been questioned by India. Jadhav, 49, a retired Indian Navy officer, was sentenced to death by the […]
Govt working on revival of BSNL: minister tells LS
New Delhi: The government is working for the revival of struggling PSU BSNL and its result could be seen soon, Union minister of state for telecom Sanjay Dhotre said in Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Dhotre also said the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is providing 2G, 3G and 4G (at few locations) mobile services in […]
UGC-HRDC, KU organizes Workshop on Community Engagement
Srinagar: UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, University of Kashmir (KU) organized a three-day workshop on community engagement for the participants of 83rd General Orientation Course which started here at KU on Wednesday. The Workshop has been organized in collaboration with Mahatma Gandhi National Council for Rural Education (MGNCRE), Dept. of Higher Education, MHRD, Govt. of India, Hyderabad. […]
Not in favour of continuing with MGNREGA forever:Tomar
New Delhi: The government is not in favour of continuing with the MGNREGA scheme forever as it is for the poor and the Modi government’s larger goal is to eradicate poverty, Union Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar Wednesday said. Replying to a discussion on demand for grants for the ministries of agriculture and rural […]
Sopore Gunfight: Slain militant identified, was associated with LET
Sopore: The militant killed in Sopore gunfight has been identified as a Baramulla resident and had joined militant ranks couple of months back. The slain has been identified as Adil Ahmad Chana s/o Ali Mohammad Channa of Arampura Baramulla. He was affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba outfit, sources said. The gunbattle between militants and government forces […]
Maharaja Hari Singh’s grandson dubs July 13 martyrs as rapists
Srinagar: Congress leader and grandson of last Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir Vikramaditya Singh has called July 13, 1931 martyrs as “rapists, criminals and looters”. Kishtwar Chief Judicial Magistrate Sudhir Khajuria has ordered SHO Kishtwar to investigate whether it makes out to be a cognizable offence, The Indian Express reported. Singh is the grandson of […]
Khalil Bandh resigns from PDP
Srinagar, Jul 17 (KNS): In a huge setback to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) senior leader and district president Pulwama, former MLA Mohammad Khalil Bandh has resigned from the basic membership of the party. In a letter, Khalil Bandh outlined how the party compromised on its basic principles after demise of late Mufti Mohammad Syed […]
‘Donate Quran’ court’s bail condition to woman arrested for offensive post
Ranchi, Jul 17 (PTI) A local court here has granted bail to a 19-year-old woman, arrested for sharing an offensive social media post targeting Muslims, on the condition that she will have to donate five copies of the Quran to separate institutions in the city. The court of Judicial Magistrate (First Class) Manish Kumar Singh, after […]
Militant killed in Sopore gunfight, body recovered, searches continue
Sopore: One militant has been killed so far in the gunbattle between militants and forces in Gundbrath area of Sopore in Baramulla district. The gunfight broke out in the wee hours of Wednesday morning. According to officials sources one body has been recovered while searches are continuing in the area. Earlier, forces had launched […]
US mulls increasing merit-based immigration to 57%
Washington, Jul 17 (PTI) The Trump administration is proposing a nearly five-fold increase in merit-based legal immigration and half those based on family and humanitarian system, in an effort to overhaul the outdated system. Senior presidential adviser Jared Kushner, who is also the son-in-law of United States President Donald Trump, said having an immigration policy […]
