JK headed for President’s rule; assembly not to be dissolved: Malik
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir is headed for President’s rule but the state assembly will not be dissolved for now, Governor Satyapal Malik said Friday. His statement comes amid speculation that efforts are being made behind the scenes to cobble together a coalition government by various parties to succeed the PDP-BJP dispensation that collapsed in June when […]
Governor’s intervention gets Baramulla family their house electrified
Srinagar: Courtesy intervention of the Governor, Satya Pal Malik, an underprivileged family in a remote area of district Baramulla today got electricity to their house for the first time. “We are thankful to the Governor Sahab for his kind intervention to get our house electrified temporarily through a genset and LED bulbs,” said Anees Khawaja, […]
Imran Khan says timely ‘U-turns’ must for a real leader
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday said a leader who does not take timely “U-turns” is not a “real leader”. During an interaction with journalists at the PM House, Khan cited an example from his cricket days when he led Pakistan’s national team said, “We used to make a strategy and then step out […]
SC to hear plea challenging constitutional validity of Article 370 in April
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday said it will hear in April a plea challenging the validity of Article 370 of the Constitution, which gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir, following a request by the state and the Centre. A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and M R Shah said it will hear […]
BJP will trace, drive out infiltrators after 2019 polls: Amit Shah
Shajapur/Barwani: BJP chief Amit Shah said his party would trace and drive out infiltrators from the country after winning the 2019 general elections under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership. Addressing a poll rally, Shah said infiltrators were coming to India since 1971 and formed the “vote bank” of opposition parties like the Congress and TMC. […]
Severe cyclonic storm ‘Gaja’ makes landfall in TN
Nagapattinam (TN): The severe cyclonic storm ‘Gaja’ crossed the Tamil Nadu coast between Nagapattinam and nearby Vedaranniyam early Friday with wind speed gusting up to 120 kmph, a weather bulletin said. According to Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority, as many as 76,290 people were evacuated from low lying areas and sheltered at over 300 […]
Fuel prices continue downslide, petrol at Rs 77.10/ litre in Delhi
New Delhi: The prices of petrol and diesel continued to drop on Friday, with petrol being sold at Rs 77.10 per litre (decrease by Rs 0.18) and diesel is at Rs 71.93 per litre (decrease by Rs 0.16) in the national capital. In Mumbai, the prices of petrol and diesel are Rs 82.62 per litre […]
Some new faces want to benefit from the case: Rajawat
Jammu: Advocate Deepika Singh Rajawat on Thursday said that some new faces are trying to earn out of it by disassociating her from the case. She said that it is for the first time in her entire career that a client has filed an application to drop her in their case. “I am thankful to […]
Don’t expect talks with India before 2019 elections are over: Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that no progress must be expected on resuming peace talks with India before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Addressing media persons after a meeting of Pakistan’s Senate Standing Committee of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad, Qureshi said that the issue of dialogue with India was discussed during […]
Indian Media misrepresenting facts on Shahid Afridi’s comments: Omar
Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah has hit out at the sections of Indian media for “celebrating” the remarks of Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi on Kashmir, saying he had clearly supported freedom for Kashmir. “I don’t get what sections of the Indian media are celebrating WRT #ShahidAfridi’s statement. Forget what he said about Pakistan’s 4 […]