SC issues notice to Centre on plea against Citizenship Bill
New Delhi, Mar 5 (PTI) The Supreme Court Tuesday sought response from the Centre on a fresh plea challenging the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to provide Indian citizenship to non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjiv Khanna issued notice on the plea filed by Assam […]
Pak team to visit India on March 14 to discuss Kartarpur draft agreement
Islamabad, Mar 5 (PTI) Pakistan on Tuesday informed India that its delegation will visit New Delhi on March 14 to discuss a draft agreement on the Kartarpur corridor, a positive development that could help ease tensions between the two neighbours. Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Faisal, who is also the Director General South Asia & SAARC, […]
SC upholds death sentence to a man for killing 6 people
New Delhi, Mar 5 (PTI) The Supreme Court Tuesday confirmed the death sentence awarded to a man for killing six members of a family, including two minors, in 2012 saying that he had committed the crime with “extremist brutality” which would shock the “collective conscious” of the society. A three-judge bench headed by Justice A K […]
BJP website hacked, taken offline
New Delhi, Mar 5 (PTI) Hackers broke into the website of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday and defaced it before it was taken offline. No hacking group has claimed responsibility for the breach. The BJP has not issued any official statement. Screen shots of the site’s home page, which went viral on social media, showed […]
Conducting polls in JK challenging, final decision will be taken in Delhi: ECI
Srinagar : The Election Commission of India who were on two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday that conducting elections in the state is challenging. On concluding their visit to the state, the ECI team headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora said while addressing a presser in Jammu said the final decision on […]
LoC trade resumes after a week today
Srinagar: After remaining suspended for a week, the cross-Line of Control (LoC) trade from Uri resumed on Tuesday. In total, 70 trucks 35 from each side crossed the LoC for trade activities. Custodian Ghulam Ahmad confirmed that the trade has resumed after a week. Notably, the Cross LoC trade resumed amid escalating tension and war […]
Oppn needs to switch tracks to stop Modi ‘politicise’ Pulwama, Balakot, says Omar
Srinagar, Mar 5 (PTI) NC leader Omar Abdullah said Tuesday the opposition parties need to switch strategies by focussing on issues such as rural distress and unemployment in order to deny Prime Minister Narendra Modi the space to “politicise” the Pulwama terror attack and the Balakot air strike. The Indian air strike at a Jaish-e-Mohammad […]
Tral encounter: Slain militants identified as locals
Srinagar: The two militants killed during an encounter in Tral area of Pulwama district on Tuesday morning are believed to be locals, police sources said. They said that a 45 year old civilian was also injured in the incident. If sources are to believed both the slain militants are local and were affiliated with Hizb. […]
Forces initiate search operation in Shopian village
Srinagar: Government forces on Tuesday morning launched a cordon and search operation in Narwaw village of Memandar area in south kashmir’s Shopian district. Official sources said that a joint team of forces including 34 RR launched a search operation in the area after receiving specific inputs about the presence of militants in the village. Sources […]
Tral Encounter : Two militants killed, civilian injured, searches still on
Srinagar: Two militants were killed after contact was reestablished between government forces and militants in Mir Mohalla in Tral area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday morning. Official sources said that that two Local militants were killed in Mir Mohalla after forces blasted house and razed it to the ground. If sources are to […]