Farmers reject govt proposal on agri laws
Call for intensifying agitation, protest on Dec 14
New Delhi: Farmer leaders Wednesday rejected a government proposal on the three contentious agriculture-marketing laws, and said they would intensify their agitation against the legislations with a nationwide protest on December 14. They also said they will block the Jaipur-Delhi and the Delhi-Agra expressways on or before December 12, and all the roads entering into […]
British PM confuses farmers’ protest with India-Pak dispute
London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday seemed to confuse two separate issues when he reiterated the UK government’s stance that any dispute between India and Pakistan was for the two countries to settle bilaterally. British Sikh Labour MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, who has been leading a drive to keep the protests by the […]
NIA charge-sheets 16 people for pro-Khalistan activities
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday filed a charge sheet against 16 people based in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada under the anti-terror law, UAPA, for allegedly indulging in seditious activities and promoting enmity on the grounds of region and religion in the country. The NIA charge sheet alleged […]
Provincial govt in Pak buys ancestral properties of bollywood stars
Both buildings declared ‘national heritage’
Peshawar: Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has determined the price of the ancestral houses of legendary Bollywood actors Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor in the heart of this city at Rs 80,56,000 and Rs 1,50,00,000 respectively. The provincial government in September decided to purchase their ancestral houses to conserve the historic buildings which are in dilapidated […]
DDC polls: Fear of loss forced BJP to send central ministers for campaigning: Congress
Jammu: Senior Congress leader Rajni Patil on Wednesday said the fear of losing elections in Jammu and Kashmir lurks in the hearts of the BJP high command, forcing it to dispatch several central ministers and celebrities to campaign for the party in the Union territory. She said if people are happy with the performance of […]
Mehbooba claims she was detained at home
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday claimed that authorities detained her at her Gupkar Road residence here for the third time in a fortnight. “Illegally detained today for the third time in less than a fortnight. Too much democracy indeed. If my movements are curbed due to ‘security concerns’ then why are BJP ministers […]
Army provides rations to 350 families
Jammu: The Indian Army on Wednesday distributed ration and medical kits among 350 families living in remote and snow-hit mountainous areas of Ramban district. The army also conducted a medical and veterinary camp in Sumber panchayat, benefitting hundreds of nomadic Gujjar and Bakerwal community, a defence spokesperson said. Amid a pandemic, he said the army […]
Covid-19: 73 new cases reported in Ladakh, one more person dies
Leh: One more person died due to coronavirus in Ladakh, which reported 73 fresh cases pushing the virus caseload to 8969 and fatalities to 122 in the union territory, an official bulletin said on Wednesday. With the fresh death, fatalities in Leh district has gone up to 79. The rest of the 43 deaths due […]
Snowfall, rains disrupt life in Kashmir
Srinagar: The famous ski-resort of Gulmarg and other higher reaches of Kashmir received snowfall for the second day on Tuesday, while the plains were lashed by rains, the MeT Office. It said there would be a decrease in precipitation in the union territory from Wednesday. Snowfall continued in many areas in the higher reaches of […]