Omar defends his statement on having sadr-e-riyasat & wazir-e-azam for JK
Srinagar: National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah Tuesday defended his statement that his party would strive hard for restoring the terms of accession of Jammu and Kashmir, including the provisions for having a ‘sadr-e-riyasat’ and wazir-e-azam in the state. “I have not said anything wrong. I have only reiterated what is a reality. Is it not […]
Govt withdrawing Cong leaders’ security cover to hamper their poll campaign: Mir
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Congress Tuesday accused the state administration of withdrawing the security cover of several party leaders to hamper their poll campaign, specially in militancy-hit south Kashmir. “The governor’s administration has deliberately withdrawn the security cover of Congress leaders in J&K,” said J&K Pradesh Congress Committee president Gulam Ahmed Mir. Mir is […]
Nothing will be done or allowed to change constitutional position on Kashmir: Congress manifesto
New Delhi: The Congress has promised in its manifesto for the April-May parliamentary election that nothing will be done or allowed to change the constitutional position on Kashmir and that enforcement of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in Jammu and Kashmir will be reviewed. In the 55-page document, titled ‘Hum Nibhayenge’ (Congress will deliver), […]
India’s shooting down of satellite created 400 pieces of debris, put ISS at risk: NASA
Washington, Apr 2 (PTI) The NASA on Tuesday termed as a “terrible thing” India’s shooting down of one of its satellites that has created about 400 pieces of orbital debris, endangering the International Space Station (ISS). NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said about 60 pieces have been tracked so far and out of which 24 are […]
Study group to suggest security measures for forces while using NH1
Jammu, Apr 2 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Police chief Dilbag Singh Monday said a study group has been set up to suggest measures to strengthen security along the 270-km Jammu-Srinagar highway, following the Pulwama terror attack. Singh said two suicide attacks were foiled by police with killing of two Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists after the February […]
AFSPA’s ‘disturbed area’ tag extended for 3 Arunachal districts, withdrawn from 3 others
New Delhi, April 2 (PTI) The Centre on Monday extended the “disturbed area” tag under AFSPA for three districts of Arunachal Pradesh for six months more while withdrawing it partly from the state’s three other districts bordering Assam. According to a Union Home Ministry notification, the decision was taken after considering the present law and order […]
Article 370 pleas listed before Supreme Court today
SRINAGAR: Various pleas challenging the constitutional validity of Article 370 which grants special status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir are listed before the Supreme Court today. It has been learnt that the case “figures at item number 5 in the miscellaneous list of April 2” before a bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, […]
Failures galore
The debate to address the failure of the state government and the private players to establish institutions of higher learning in the state has never been taken to its logical conclusion. The debate gains momentum once some crisis crops up and dies once the crisis is over. Just last month when students studying in outside […]
Woman killed, 5 civilians injured in fresh shelling, firing near LoC in Poonch
Poonch, April 1: After a girl, a woman was killed and five civilians, three of them women, were injured in fresh firing as India and Pakistan traded fresh fire along the Line of Control in this mountainous district on Monday night. Sajad Bi wife of Mohd Yaqaoob died due to fresh shelling in Balonie in […]
ED files charge sheet against LeT operative for money laundering, terror funding
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) The ED has filed a charge sheet against a jailed operative of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), a Pakistan-based proscribed terror group, on charges of money laundering and acting as a terror financing conduit. In a statement, the agency said a prosecution complaint (charge sheet) was filed against Mohammed Umer Madani, aged […]