EC likely to club LS, J-K Assembly polls next year: Sources
New Delhi, (PTI) The Election Commission, which has to hold fresh assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir before May 21 next, is likely to club it with the Lok Sabha elections due next year, highly-placed sources in the poll panel said Thursday. The state assembly was dissolved by Governor Satya Pal Malik on November 21 citing […]
India hopes for early resumption of dialogue between Palestine, Israel
United Nations, (PTI): Expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India hopes for an early resumption of dialogue between Palestine and Israel for moving towards a comprehensive and negotiated resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In his message on the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people, […]
BJP manifesto: free distribution of cows to 1 lakh people every year
Hyderabad,(PTI): Farm loan waiver up to Rs two lakh, free laptops to degree students, regulation of liquor sale, free distribution of cows to one lakh people every year are some of the main promises in the BJP’s manifesto for the December 7 Telangana Assembly polls. The manifesto, released Thursday by state BJP president K Laxman, also […]
Labourer dies after slab collapses in Langate, eight injured
Langate: One laborer died and eight others were injured after a slab collapsed in in Langate area of district on Thursday. “Four of the injured have been referred to Srinagar for specialized treatment,” locals said. Locals said that the slab of commercial complex collapsed on laborers working there. The laborer killed in the incident has […]
Farmers from across India converge in Delhi for Kisan March
New Delhi,(PTI) Hoping to make themselves heard in the power centre of the nation, thousands of farmers from across the country converged here on Thursday for a two-day protest to press for their demands, including debt relief and remunerative prices for their produce. The farmers, who will march to Ramlila Ground on Thursday and to Parliament […]
Kartarpur corridor could be ‘new beginning’ of reconciliation between India, Pak: Mehbooba
Srinagar,(PTI): Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said the Kartarpur corridor could be a “new beginning” of reconciliation between India and Pakistan and called for facilitation of bilateral trade and people to people contact to make borders “irrelevant”. The planned corridor will connect Sikh faith’s founder Guru Nanak Dev’s final resting place […]
CBI books Karol Bagh company for defrauding people of Rs 10,000 cr
New Delhi,(PTI): The CBI has booked a Karol Bagh-based company for allegedly defrauding its investors to the tune of Rs 10,000 crore by promising double returns on their investments in a year, officials said Thursday. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered a case against the company on Wednesday on the direction of the Supreme Court […]
In Pictures: Funeral of slain Sopore militant tear gassed, clashes erupt
Sopore: Funeral of Mehrajuddin of Sopore, killed along with Lashkar e taiba commander Naveed Jatt in Budgam yesterday was teargassed by forces on Thursday. Forces were deployed in the area to thwart protests, however clashes broke out in the area and police flexed muscles on mourners. Thousands attended slain militants funeral at Iqbal market sopore. […]
Pulwama shuts against militant killings as authorities snap internet services
Srinagar: A complete shutdown is being observed in southern Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday following the killing of two local Hizbul Mujahideen militants in a gunfight with government forces at Shar Shali area of Pampore. Internet services have also been shut in the district The slain militants include top commander Adil Ahmad Bhat of Malangpora Awantipora […]
J&K Bank employees hold protest demonstration in Srinagar
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Bank employees Thursday held a protest in Srinagar demanding roll back of state administrative council’s (SAC) decision to turn the bank into a public sector undertaking (PSU). The call for protests was issued by All India J&K Bank officers Federation on Wednesday. Reports said that dozens of employees assembled at the corporate […]