Fuel price hike: Congress demands rollback of central excise duty
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday slammed the Centre over fuel prices touching an “all-time high” and demanded that the excise duty hike affected by the Modi government during its tenure be immediately rolled back to give relief to the masses. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked the Centre over the rise in fuel prices, saying […]
Villagers pool money to lay pipes for potable water in Doda
Bhaderwah: Claiming neglect over the past seven decades, the villagers in remote Thanhala Panchayat in Doda district have set out on a mission this winter to bring potable water to their homes. To fulfil their objective, the mostly below poverty line (BPL) families of the snow-bound village in the lap of mighty Ashapati Glacier got […]
One held for hiding tenant details in Jammu
Jammu: A man was arrested here on Sunday for allegedly ignoring an executive order for landlords to have police verifications of their tenants. Jaswant Singh, a resident of Nanak Nagar in Jammu, was arrested after a man living in his house on the rent was found involved in a murder three days ago and it […]
73 fresh covid-19 cases in JK
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 73 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Sunday, bringing the tally to 1,24,019, even as no death due to the virus took place in the last 24 hours, officials said. Out of the fresh cases, 31 were from Jammu division and 42 from Kashmir division, they said. The officials […]
LoC firing: Injured soldier succumbs
Jammu: An Army soldier, who was critically injured in Pakistani firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district last week, succumbed to injuries in the command hospital in Udhampur district on Sunday, a defence spokesperson said. He is the third Army personnel to have died in the ceasefire violations by Pakistan this month. […]
Biden administration to review US-Taliban deal
Washington: The Biden administration has said it will review the US-Taliban deal to assess whether the militant group is reducing violence in keeping with its side of the agreement in the Afghan peace accord. During a telephonic conversation with his Afghan counterpart Hamdullah Mohib, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan underscored that the US will support […]
Terror financing: Pak anti-terrorism court jails Hafiz Saeed’s three aides
Lahore: A Pakistani Anti-Terrorism Court has sentenced three leaders of Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed’s Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) terrorist organisation to six months in prison in a case of terror financing. Saeed’s brother-in-law Hafiz Abdur Rehman Makki, JuD spokesperson Yahya Mujahid and Zafar Iqbal were handed down the six-month imprisonment each by the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) […]
India should have four capitals on a rotation basis: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said India should have four capitals on a rotation basis and sessions of Parliament should be held in different locations in the country. She also slammed the Centre for its decision to observe January 23 as ‘Parakram Diwas’ to commemorate the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas […]