Ramban vigilante incident: Won’t allow jungle raj in J&K: CM Omar
Anantnag, Apr 14: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said the government won’t allow jungle raj in Jammu and Kashmir and that nobody would be allowed to disturb peace here. Speaking with reporters in Bijbhera, CM Omar said that the government aims to begin a new phase in Jammu and Kashmir, to make a fresh […]
Nitish recommends cabinet dissolution before meeting Guv to resign as Bihar CM: State minister
PATNA, Apr 14 (PTI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday recommended dissolution of his cabinet before meeting Governor Syed Ata Hasnain to submit his resignation from the CM post, state minister Ram Kripal Yadav said. Kumar, the state’s longest-serving chief minister, informed his cabinet colleagues about his decision to dissolve the council of ministers, […]
Search intensifies for man feared fallen into Ramban stream after assault by cow vigilantes
BANIHAL/JAMMU, Apr 14 (PTI): Authorities on Tuesday intensified a multi-agency search in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district for a man feared to have fallen into a fast-flowing stream after allegedly being assaulted for carrying a cow in his vehicle. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted and four people have been arrested in connection […]
Jammu man booked for overseas job scam, case registered
Jammu, Apr 14 (PTI): The Special Crime Wing (SCW) of the Crime Branch Jammu, registered a fraud case against a man accused of duping a complainant on the pretext of arranging overseas employment for his son, an official said. An FIR under Section 420 (cheating) has been registered at Police Station SCW, Crime Branch Jammu […]
Vice President, PM pay floral tributes to Ambedkar
New Delhi, Apr 14 (PTI) Vice President C P Radhakrishnan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday led parliamentarians and people in paying floral tributes to B R Ambedkar in Parliament complex on his 135th birth anniversary. Every year, hundreds of people line up to pay tributes to one of […]
US and Iran could be headed toward a second round of talks: AP sources
Washington, Apr 14 (AP)US and Iran could be headed toward a second round of talks, according to AP sources. The sides are weighing new in-person negotiations in a bid to reach a deal aimed at ending their six-week war before the ceasefire expires next week, two US officials and person familiar with the development said. […]
Agreement cannot be reached overnight, talks should continue: UNSG on West Asia war
United Nations, Apr 14 (PTI) UN chief Antonio Guterres has called for continued constructive discussions between Iran and the US, while stressing the ceasefire “must absolutely be preserved” after the talks between the two nations on the West Asia conflict concluded without a deal. The 21-hour-long negotiations between the US, led by Vice President JD […]
Indian democracy will be stronger, vibrant if women quota implemented in 2029: PM Modi
NEW DELHI, Apr 14 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that Indian democracy will be become stronger and vibrant if elections to Lok Sabha and various assemblies in 2029 are held with the women’s reservation fully in place. In a letter to the women of the country, Modi also said that with women […]
Seven residential houses damaged during a midnight blaze in Nowhatta’s Chandpora
Srinagar, Apr 14: A midnight fire incident on Tuesday damaged seven residential houses in the Chandpora area of Nowhatta in Srinagar city, officials said. An official said that the fire broke out around 1:00 am, following which Fire and Emergency Services rushed to the spot. He said the fire initially erupted in one residential house […]
Sopore Student Protest: Eight held, 25 others identified in vandalism case
Srinagar, Apr 14: Police have arrested eight persons for their alleged involvement in vandalism during a student protest in Sopore, while 25 others have been identified in connection with the incident, officials said on Tuesday. An official said that the arrests were made following incidents of damage to public and private property during protests that […]