Militant violence in JK reduced post 370 abrogation: Govt
New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday said the militant violence in Jammu and Kashmir has reduced significantly after the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019 and cited a decline in militancy incidents in the Union Territory in 2020 in comparison to 2019. Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said in the […]
42 outfits banned in India for militant activities: Govt
New Delhi: A total of 42 militant organisations like the Lashkar-e-Taiba and the Jaish-e-Mohammed have been banned by the government for their involvement in various acts of militancy, which is largely been sponsored from across the border, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy also said that […]
Row over perks, status: DDC members boycott training programme, stage protest
Jammu: Cutting across party lines, the newly elected district development council (DDC) members on Tuesday boycotted a two-day training-cum-workshop here and staged a protest in support of their demand for better status and monthly honorarium. The protest came a day after the Jammu and Kashmir administration amended its warrant of precedence, placing the DDC chairpersons […]
BJP extends support to agitating DDC members
Jammu: Extending support to agitating District Development Council (DDC) members, BJP-JK president Ravinder Raina on Tuesday urged Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to ensure they have adequate powers to mobilise government departments and address public grievances. Cutting across party lines, newly elected DDC members boycotted a two-day training-cum-workshop here during the day and staged a protest […]
Mehbooba Mufti moves Delhi HC challenging ED summons
New Delhi: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti Tuesday approached the Delhi High Court seeking quashing of summons issued to her by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for March 15 in a money laundering case. The 61-year-old PDP leader, who was released last year after more than a year in detention following the scrapping […]
Woman murdered at her house in Kathua
Kathua/Jammu: A 55-year-old woman was found murdered inside her house in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, police said. Bholi Devi was living alone at the house in Parliwand village following a dispute with her husband Madan Gopal, Additional Superintendent of Police, Kathua, Ramnish Gupta said. Gupta, who led a police party to […]
77 new COVID-19 cases in JK, two more die
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday recorded 77 fresh cases of the novel coronavirus, raising the infection count to 1,27,191, while two more deaths due to the pandemic were reported in the past 24 hours, officials said. Seventeen of the fresh cases were from the Jammu division and 60 from the Kashmir division, they said. […]
US presents warring Afghan sides with draft peace agreement
Kabul: Frustrated by a stalled peace process and escalating violence, the US has presented an eight-page draft peace agreement to Afghanistan’s warring sides for review. The US told the parties to come to Turkey in the coming weeks ready to move on it, according to Afghans on both sides of the table. The draft was […]
Article 370 abrogation: 173 people detained during Aug 2019 still under custody, says Govt
New Delhi: As many as 173 people, including separatists, over ground workers, stone pelters, who were detained when the Article 370 was abrogated in August 2019 in Jammu and Kashmir, continue to be under custody, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said the government of […]
Credibility of constitutional bodies being targeted: PM Modi
New Delhi: Taking a swipe at the opposition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday said some people always try to target the prestige and credibility of India’s constitutional bodies due to their “political interests”, and asserted that they do not represent the country’s mainstream. Speaking at an event to release manuscript with commentaries by 21 scholars […]