Kartarpur did not happen as Congress leaders’ lacked vision: PM
Hanumangarh (Rajasthan): Stepping up his attack against the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday alleged that Kartarpur went to Pakistan at the time of independence because the party’s leaders of that time had no vision and they did not respect the Sikh sentiments. Referring to the recent opening of the Kartarpur Sahib corridor across […]
Over 4,000 criminal cases pending against legislators: SC told
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court was Tuesday informed that there were 4,122 criminal cases pending, some for over three decades, against present and former members of Parliament and legislative assemblies. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi will Tuesday take up the issue relating to the criminal cases against the present and former legislators […]
My government, military working in unison: PM Imran Khan
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minster Imran Khan has dismissed reports of any civil-military friction unlike previous regimes, saying his government enjoyed unwavering support of the armed forces, a key player in the country’s politics. The government of the cricketer-turned-politician, which completed the first 100 days last Friday, said all ministers have reported their achievements to him […]
Man arrested after four year long hunt
Jammu: A man was arrested Tuesday after a four-year-long hunt in Kathua district, police said. Fareed Ahmad was on the run after an FIR was lodged against him under section 452 (house-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint) and 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt) of Ranbir Penal Code in 2014, they said. […]
Centre rejects demand for higher MSP for 1 lakh army personnel
NEW DELHI: The Narendra Modi government at the Centre has rejected a long-standing demand of the armed forces for higher Military Service Pay (MSP) for around one lakh personnel including Junior Commissioned Officers, PTI quoted military sources as saying on Tuesday. They said the Army is disappointed over the decision by the Finance Ministry and […]
US special envoy arrives in Pak for talks on Afghanistan
Islamabad: America’s special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad arrived in Islamabad on Tuesday to hold meetings with Pakistan’s political and military leadership to coordinate closely on the US efforts to bring the Taliban to the negotiating table to end the 17-year-long war in Afghanistan. Khalilzad arrived here a day after Pakistan announced that US President Donald Trump […]
Assembly elections in JK can be held ahead of LS polls: EC sources
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) is contemplating to hold the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir much ahead of May, EC sources said. “The upper limit ends in May. We may hold elections in Jammu and Kashmir along with the Lok Sabha polls. But it can be held before that also. We’ll […]
Pak opens immigration centre at Kartarpur border
Lahore: Pakistan has established an immigration centre at the Kartarpur border following the groundbreaking of the landmark corridor for Sikh pilgrims. The corridor will connect Sikh faith’s founder Guru Nanak Dev’s final resting place in Pakistan’s Kartarpur to the Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district in India, fulfilling a long-pending demand of the […]
China welcomes India, Pakistan’s bonhomie
Beijing: China on Monday welcomed India and Pakistan’s efforts to open the Kartarpur Corridor, saying strengthening dialogue between them and properly addressing their differences means a lot to the world peace and development. The corridor will connect Darbar Sahib in Pakistan’s Kartarpur – the final resting place of Sikh faith’s founder Guru Nanak Dev – […]
Kashmiri Pandits seek passage to Sharda Peeth in PaK
Anantnag: More than 200 Kashmiri Pandits took out a protest march in Anantnag Sunday demanding that a passage on the lines of the Kartarpur Corridor for Sikhs be opened to facilitate devotees to visit the Sharda Devi temple in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. The Kashmiri Pandits held placards and raised slogans in support of reopening the passage […]