AMU students’ union alleges BJP MP trying to ‘sully’ varsity’s name
Aligarh (UP), (PTI): Aligarh Muslim University Students’ Union (AMUSU) has accused the BJP MP from Aligarh, Satish Gautam, of attempting to “sully” the name of the institution by making baseless charges against it. The students’ community made the remarks a day after Gautam reportedly alleged that the AMU administration was being run on “Talibani […]
Amarinder welcomes Centre’s move to build Kartarpur corridor
Chandigarh,(PTI): Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh welcomed Thursday the Centre’s decision to build and develop a corridor to facilitate Sikh pilgrims from India to visit holy Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur in Pakistan. Kartarpur Sahib, located just across the International Border, is the final resting place of Guru Nanak Dev and one of the holiest shrines […]
We used LMG, AK-47, INSAs and IED against militants in Bandipora encounter: police reply to SHRC notice
Using IEDs against militants unfortunate and a war crime, says petitioner Srinagar: The reports submitted by the deputy commisoner Bandipora and the ssp Bandipora before the state human rights commission (SHRC) have ruled out the use of chemical weapons while fighting militants in an encounter on September 20 this year in which five militants […]
Have conveyed our decision to India to open Kartarpur Corridor for Sikhs: FM Qureshi
Islamabad: Pakistan has conveyed to India its decision to open Kartarpura Corridor for Guru Nanak’s 550th birth anniversary, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Thursday, even as the Foreign Office here said it cannot do much unless New Delhi responds.Qureshi’s statement came hours after India urged Pakistan to build a corridor to Katarpur Sahib to facilitate […]
India urges Pak to build corridor to Katarpur Sahib
New Delhi, Nov 22 (PTI) India Thursday urged the Pakistan government to build a corridor to Katarpur Sahib to facilitate easy movement of Indian pilgrims to the shrine — the final resting place of Sikh faith’s founder Guru Nanak Dev. Kartarpur Sahib is situated in Narowal district of Pakistan’s Punjab province and there have been demands […]
BJP used coercion, intimidation, threat to put behind bars, NIA to break PDP: Mehbooba Mufti
Srinagar: Former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday dropped a bombshell accusing BJP of using coercion, threatening MLA with jail and using NIA to intimidate her party members to break away and join BJP. In an interview with the Indian Express she said that BJP has used every possible means to coerce and intimidate legislators […]
Have conveyed our decision to India to open Kartarpur Corridor for Sikhs: FM Qureshi
Islamabad: Pakistan has conveyed to India its decision to open Kartarpura Corridor for Guru Nanak’s 550th birth anniversary, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Thursday, even as the Foreign Office here said it cannot do much unless New Delhi responds.Qureshi’s statement came hours after India urged Pakistan to build a corridor to Katarpur Sahib to facilitate […]
Take my words back, NC-PDP should fight elections together: Ram Madhave
Srinagar: Bhartiya Janta Party’s national general secretary Thursday sarcastically took a dig at Omar Abdullah over the NC-PDP alliance and said he takes his comments back where in he had alleged that their alliance to stake claims on government formation in J&K was done at Pakistan’s behest Madhav tweeted: “Now tht u deny any external […]
Decision to dissolve JK assembly ‘unconstitutional,unethical’; murder of democracy: Manish Tewari
New Delhi (PTI): Terming the decision to dissolve the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly as “unconstitutional, immoral and unethical”, Congress leader Manish Tewari Thursday said it was a “murder of democracy”. Congress leader P Chidambaram also took a swipe at Governor Satyapal Malik’s decision to dissolve the assembly, saying that parliamentary democracy was standing on its head. […]
BJP dissolved J&K assembly failing to create majority to form government: Ghulam Nabi Azad
Srinagar: Leader of the opposition Gulam Nabi Azad Thursday said that the Jammu and Kashmir assembly was dissolved at the behest of BJP as they had failed to form government despite efforts for almost five months. “For these 4-5 months, BJP tried to form their own government but they didn’t have majority. So they tried […]