Haseeb Drabu quits PDP
Srinagar: Former Finance Minister and a close aide of Late Mufti Mohammad Sayed, Haseeb Drabu on Thursday resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Drabu announced his resignation in a letter addressed to PDP president Mehbooba Mufti which he also shared on Twitter and FB adding, “Bidding Adieu to PDP. Another phase of life over.” […]
Army made way, but politics failed to resolve Kashmir: Former GoC
Srinagar: The current situation in Jammu and Kashmir, particularly in the Valley, is a classic example of our dithering political strategy, former GoC Northern and Central command Lt Gen HS Panag said. Gen Panag in a column for ‘The Print’ wrote that the Indian Army had created an enabling environment for politics to take centre […]
India tried to politicize the issue: Imran Khan
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said that India gave a “political colour” to his gesture of opening the Kartarpur border and called it “unfortunate”. Pakistan opened the Kartarpur border in November to facilitate visa-free pilgrimage by Indian Sikhs to Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara, where Sikhism’s founder Guru Nanak Dev spent the last 18 […]
People who kill cops in Kashmir are terrorists, in UP they are heroes: Omar
Srinagar: National Conference Vice President, Omar Abdullah on Wednesday, reacting to the Bulandshahr incident where a mob attacked and killed policemen over allegations of cow slaughter, stated that the killers would be eulogized by the ruling party as ‘heroes’, while in Kashmir, such people are called ‘terrorists’. In a tweet, he said, while sharing a […]
Suicide bomber kills two in southeast Iran: Revised toll
Tehran, Dec 6 (AFP) A suicide bomber killed at least two people and wounded many more outside police headquarters in the port city of Chabahar in restive southeastern Iran on Thursday, according to a revised official toll. Chabahar lies in Sistan-Baluchistan province which has long been a flashpoint, with Pakistan-based Baluchi separatists and Sunni […]
Around 12.4 lakh deaths in India in 2017 attributable to air pollution: Study
New Delhi (PTI): One in eight deaths in India last year was attributable to air pollution, which contributes to more disease burden than tobacco use, a study said Thursday while asserting the highest exposure to ultra-fine particulate matter, PM2.5, was in Delhi followed by Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. Around 12.4 lakh deaths in India in […]
CBI director Alok Verma’s plea: SC says essence of govt action must be in interest of institution
New Delhi, (PTI) The Supreme Court, which is hearing CBI Director Alok Verma’s plea against the Centre’s decision to divest him of powers and send him on leave, on Thursday said the essence of government action must be in the interest of the institution. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said Attorney General K […]
Board at mosque gate `bars’ entry to Muslim BJP leader
Vadodara, Dec 6 (PTI) A board was put up at the gate of a mosque in this Gujarat city ‘banning’ a Muslim BJP leader from entering the holy place, police said Thursday, adding it was not clear who put it up. The board, hung at the gate of a mosque in Yakutpura area, said that Zahir […]
Man kills wife, self in front of son in hotel room
Mumbai,(PTI) A man committed suicide after allegedly killing his wife in front of his son at the famous hill station of Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra, police said Thursday. Anil Shinde (34), a driver by profession, his wife Seema (30) and their 11-year-old son were visiting the hill station located in Satara district Wednesday, police said. After returning […]
Army man killed in cross LoC firing in Machil
Srinagar: An army soldier was killed in alleged Pakistan army firing along LoC in Machil area of Kupwara in northern Kashmir. An army spokesperson said that an army personnel who was injured in the firing has succumbed to injuries. “Pakistan violated the ceasefire at around 10:45 am today,” he said, adding that the Indian troops […]