Leading Pak newspaper asks Army chief not to “encroach” on political realm
Islamabad, Jul 1 (PTI) Unfazed by Pakistan’s powerful military, a leading newspaper has criticised army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa for “encroaching on the political realm” by taking sides, after he blamed “fiscal mismanagement” by the previous governments for the country’s financial woes. “We are going through difficult economic situation due to fiscal mismanagement. We have […]
J&K Police postpones “Run for Peace” Marathon 2019
Srinagar: J&K Police on Monday said that it has postponed Kashmir Marathon-2019 “Run for Peace” which was earlier scheduled on 7th July, 2019. The fresh date for the event, police said, will be made public afterwards. “All the interested participants, students from schools, colleges, universities and general public are as such informed accordingly,” they said.
Marital rape as a ground for divorce: SC asks petitioner to approach HC
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking a direction to the Centre to frame appropriate guidelines for registration of FIR for marital rape and frame laws for making it a ground of divorce. A bench of Justices S A Bobde and B R Gavai asked the petitioner […]
Zaira Wasim shared the post, her social media accounts not hacked, clarifies her manager
Srinagar: Putting to rest all the speculations, the manager of Zaira Wasim on Monday said the actor’s social media accounts were not hacked and that she shared the posts herself. We have never said that her account was hacked. We just said that we would definitely like to know what has happened. And the post […]
20-year-old Sanaul Sheikh lynched in Malda; 2 arrested
Malda(WB) (PTI) A man who was allegedly beaten by locals for stealing a bike has died, triggering a protest when his body reached here from a Kolkata hospital on Sunday. Two persons have been arrested in connection with the lynching of 20-year-old Sanaul Sheikh, Malda Superintendent of Police Aloke Rajoria said. Sheikh was assaulted allegedly by […]
500-yr-old gurdwara in Pakistan’s Punjab province opens doors for Indian Sikh pilgrims
Lahore, Jul 1 (PTI) A 500-year-old gurdwara in Sialkot in Pakistan’s Punjab province has now opened its doors for Indian Sikh pilgrims, a media report said Monday. Earlier, Indians were not allowed to visit the Babe-de-Ber gurdwara which is situated in Sialkot city, about 140 kms from here, The Express Tribune reported. Several religious sites in […]
Proposal to stop supply of kerosene to section of ration card holders opposed
New Delhi: A proposal to snap supply of kerosene to ration card holders having electricity and cooking gas connections was opposed in the Rajya Sabha on Monday, with a member saying it would severely impact fishermen who use the fuel to fire their boats. The issue was raised in the Upper House of Parliament by […]
Reports on high unemployment rate misleading, says Gangwar
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) Union Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar Monday said that reports about high unemployment rate in the country are misleading and asserted that employment generation is the priority of the government. Amid concerns in various quarters about reports on rising unemployment, the Minister of State for Labour and Employment told the Lok Sabha […]
GST may become two-tier tax with merger of 12, 18 pc slabs: Jaitley
New Delhi, (PTI) Former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Monday said the 12 and 18 per cent tax slabs in goods and services tax (GST) could be merged going forward as revenues increase, thereby effectively making it a two-tier tax. Penning a Facebook post on the second anniversary of GST rollout, Jaitley said as many as 20 […]