Governments should respect freedom of press: SC
New Delhi: Freedom of press is a requirement in any democratic society for its effective functioning and governments are required to respect this at all times, the Supreme Court said on Friday. The apex court said importance of the press is well established and is a valuable and sacred right enshrined under the Constitution. “This right […]
Disappointed with the way foreign envoys brought to J-K to endorse Centre’s claims of normalcy: NC
Srinagar: The National Conference on Thursday said it was “disappointed” with the way the government brought envoys from various countries to Jammu and Kashmir to “endorse” its “claims of normalcy” in the union territory. The party alleged that the envoys have been brought to the Valley on a “guided tour”, where access has been limited to […]
Envoys’ JK visit ‘guided tour’, govt adopting double standard by not allowing Indian politicians go there: Cong
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday accused the government of “adopting double standards” by organising “guided tours” to Jammu and Kashmir for foreign envoys, but not allowing Indian politicians to visit there. The party launched a broadside against the government hours after envoys from 15 countries including United States Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster arrived […]
PDP expels 8 party leaders for going ‘against will of people’ by engaging in parleys with govt
Srinagar: The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday expelled eight party leaders for going “against the will of the people” by engaging in parleys with the government. “PDP expels leaders for going against the will of the people,” the party said in a press release posted on its official Twitter handle. The leaders who have […]
Article 370: SC verdict Friday on pleas challenging curbs in JK
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to deliver on Friday its verdict on a batch of pleas including that of Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad challenging the restrictions imposed in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir following abrogation of provisions of Article 370. A bench of Justice N V Ramana, Justice R Subhash […]
Internet blockade in Kashmir: Class 10 students make frantic efforts to get their results checked
Srinagar: Results for Class 10 board examinations were announced on Thursday but thousands of students were making frantic efforts to know their result by calling their relatives and friends outside Kashmir in the wake of the internet blockade in the Valley. Hundreds of students visited the office of the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School […]
Students booked on sedition charges over “Free Kashmir” placard at protest in Karnataka
Bengalur: A sedition case has been registered against a group of students in connection with alleged display of a Free Kashmir placard during a protest in a campus of the Mysuru university against the attack on JNU students, police said on Thursday. The case has been registered against Maridevaiah and others under Indian Penal Code […]
Khan directs Qureshi to visit Iran, Saudi, US as part of Pak’s efforts to defuse tensions in Gulf
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi to visit Iran, Saudi Arabia and the US as part of Pakistan’s efforts to defuse the tensions in the Gulf region following the killing of a top Iranian general in a US drone strike. Khan also asked Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa […]
Objective of visit by envoys to Kashmir is to display measures taken to bring back normalcy: MEA
New Delhi: The government on Thursday said the objective of taking envoys of 15 countries to Kashmir was to help them see the efforts to bring back normalcy in the Valley after abrogation of Article 370 and rejected criticism that the visit is like a guided tour. The envoys from 15 nations including from the US […]
