Scrapping JK’s special status was ‘daylight robbery’: Mehbooba
Wows to continue struggle for restoration of Article 370
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti, who was released from detention after 14 months, has vowed to continue her struggle for the restoration of Article 370 and the resolution of the Kashmir issue. She said the Centre’s decision of August 5 was a “daylight robbery”. “We all have to […]
PDP members swarm Mehbooba’s residence
Srinagar: The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was almost written off after most of its top leaders deserted it last year, but the scenes at the residence of party president Mehbooba Mufti after her release on Tuesday night following 14 months in preventive detention suggest that there is a lot of fight left in her. From […]
Farooq’s China remarks on Art 370 restoration ‘unacceptable’: Karan Singh
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Karan Singh said Wednesday National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah’s remarks on restoring the special status of Jammu and Kashmir were “totally unacceptable” and could provoke “unrealistic expectations” among the people of Kashmir. “My old friend Farooq Abdullah has made an astounding statement to the effect that Article 370 will be […]
Two militants killed in Shopian encounter
Army claims foiling of BAT attack in Tanghdar
Srinagar: Two unidentified militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district of south Kashmir on Wednesday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in the Chakura area of Shopian district following information about the presence of militants there, a police officer said. He said the search operation turned into an […]
Two security personnel go missing
Srinagar: Two security force personnel, including a jawan of the SSB, have gone missing along with some weapons and ammunition from Chadoora area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district, officials said here on Wednesday. A special police officer, identified as Altaf Hussain, was reported missing from the camp of a special operations group at Chadoora, the […]
Pakistan re-elected to UN rights body
China, Russia win seats as Saudis lose
Islamabad: Pakistan has been re-elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council despite opposition from various activist groups. Meanwhile, China, Russia and Cuba won seats on the premiere human rights body however Saudi Arabia lost the contest. Among the five candidates from the Asia-Pacific region vying for four seats in the UN’s premiere human rights […]
Countries need to rebuild fiscal buffers: IMF
Washington: The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday that the governments around the world have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with discretionary fiscal measures amounting to USD 11.7 trillion and now they will have to rebuild the fiscal buffers over the medium-term to long-term period. Swift and decisive fiscal action was crucial to save lives, […]
Rs 520-crore package under NRLM approved for JK, Ladakh
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved a special package of Rs 520 crore for Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh under the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said. Addressing a press conference, Javadekar said the package will ensure sufficient funds under the mission to […]
Four people, including two brothers, booked for fraud
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police Crime Branch on Wednesday booked four people, including two brothers, for duping a businessman of Rs 18 lakh on the pretext of selling over half an acre land here, an official spokesperson said. The plot of land under contention belongs to the state and the accused conspired and committed […]
BSF DG reviews security along India-Pak border in Rajasthan
New Delhi: Border Security Force chief Rakesh Asthana reviewed the security along the India-Pakistan international border in Rajasthan, officials said on Wednesday. The director general of the border guarding force visited Bikaner and Sriganganagar sectors along the front on Tuesday and Wednesday and interacted with his troops and officers, they said. Asthana also visited the […]
