BJP readies for assembly polls in JK
Avinash Rai Khanna to be the point-man for the party
New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday appointed its vice president Avinash Rai Khanna as election in-charge for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls, schedule for which has not been announced yet, and decided to intensify its membership drive in the state. Making the announcement, BJP general secretary Arun Singh said the party will work towards […]
UN chief concerned over recruitment of children by Hizbul, Naxalites
United Nations: Children are being recruited by militant groups such as Hizbul Mujahideen and Lashkar-e-Taiba in Kashmir and by Naxalites in other parts of India, according to a report by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, who voiced concern over such recruitment and called on the government to ensure perpetrators are brought to justice. In the […]
India to sign ‘Singapore Convention on Mediation’
Convention is aimed at providing alternative dispute resolution
New Delhi: In a bid to boost the confidence of foreign investors about India’s commitment to adhere to international practice on alternative dispute resolution, the Union cabinet on Wednesday approved signing of the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements (UNISA) by New Delhi. The convention will be signed either in Singapore on August 7 […]
Cabinet approves bill to provide reservation for economically weaker sections
New Delhi: The Cabinet on Wednesday approved a bill to provide up to 10 per cent reservation to Jammu and Kashmir’s economically weaker sections in jobs and educational institutions. A meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019, an official statement said. […]
‘Housing for All by 2022’ mission, PM for achieving targets
New Delhi: In the first ‘Pragati’ review meeting of his second term in office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated on Wednesday his government’s commitment for the “Housing for All by 2022” mission and urged bureaucrats to remove hurdles to achieve the objective. He also called upon states to put in maximum efforts towards water conservation, […]
All orders on troop’s movement are invalid: Guv Malik
Assures people that everything is normal
Assures people that everything is normal
Deployment of force in JK a ‘routine’, no link to 35A: Govt source
New Delhi: A senior government functionary on Tuesday rejected suggestions of immediate scrapping of Article 35A, which provides special rights to Jammu and Kashmir, and termed as “routine” the deployment of soldiers, saying it was done to relieve troops posted there. The remarks by the functionary came amidst heightened concerns in Kashmir that the Centre […]
