Kashmir figured during phone call between UN Chief and Pak PM: UN Spokesman
United Nations: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan telephoned UN chief Antonio Guterres and raised the issue of Kashmir, a UN spokesman has said. StephaneDujarric, the spokesman for the UN Secretary General, did not give further details about the conversation between Khan and Guterres. When asked by PTI to comment on India’s strong retort to Khan […]
UN writes to Twitter chief, asks why Kashmir related posts are removed
United Nations: A United Nations official has written to Twitter Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey, asking him to explain why the platform has begun “acceding to India’s requests” to act against users, including journalists and activists, posting Kashmir-related content since July 2017. Citing Twitter’s reports, David Kaye, the special rapporteur on freedom of opinion and […]
Imran Khan promises equal rights to religious minorities
‘Will show PM Modi how to treat minorities’
Lahore: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday doubled down on the need to dispense equal rights to religious minorities in Pakistan, by saying that Islamabad will show Indian Prime Minister NarendraModi how to treat these groups. Speaking at an event to highlight the 100-day achievements of the Punjab government in Lahore, he said that giving […]
Anti-encroachment drive in Jammu turns violent
6 cops among 11 injured during stone pelting
Jammu: At least eleven people, including six police personnel, were injured Saturday when a joint team of the Jammu Development Authority (JDA) and police were attacked by the stone-pelting mobs during anti-encroachment drive in Jammu city, officials said. A Station House Officer (SHO) and top officials of JDA were also injured during the drive in […]
GST Council cuts rates on 23 items
New Delhi: In a relief to the common man, the GST Council Saturday cut rates on 23 commonly used goods and services, including TV screens, movie tickets and power banks. The annual revenue implication of the rate cuts would be Rs 5,500 crore, Finance Minister ArunJaitley said. The council rationalised the 28 per cent slab […]
Army pays tribute to 2 JCOs martyred in Pak firing in Kupwara
Srinagar: Army Saturday paid floral tributes to two junior commissioned officers (JCO) who were killed during a ceasefire violation by Pakistan along the Line of Control (LoC) in Keran sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. “Army today paid befitting tributes to two of its comrades who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of […]
Govt snoops its way into people’s gadgets
Authorizes 10 intel, security agencies to monitor, decrypt computers and phones
Authorizes 10 intel, security agencies to monitor, decrypt computers and phones
Opposition leaders slam MHA order
New Delhi: Opposition parties led by the Congress joined hands on Friday to oppose the government’s move to authorise 10 Central agencies to intercept “any information” on computers, describing it as unconstitutional, undemocratic and an assault on fundamental rights. The parties, including the CPI(M), the Samajwadi Party, the Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Trinamool Congress, […]
Hope SC takes long, hard look at the order: Omar
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah Friday expressed hope that the Supreme court will take a “long hard look” at the legality of the Centre’s order which allows government agencies to intercept “any information” contained in any computer system. “Given that the government has now authorised multiple agencies to snoop on the […]
‘Chillai-Kalan’ sets in Kashmir on a chilly note
Srinagar: The 40-day harshest winter period in Kashmir, known in the local parlance as ‘Chillai-Kalan’, began on a dry note on Friday, even as cold wave conditions continue to prevail in the Valley and Ladakh region as the minimum temperature settled several notches below the freezing point. ‘Chillai-Kalan’ — a harsh winter period when the […]
