Defence dept, other wings occupy over 56,000 acres of land in JK
New Delhi: Over 56,000 acres of land in Jammu and Kashmir is with different defence departments, wings and organisations, and the total rent paid for it to land owners or the state government in the last three years is more than Rs 134 crore, Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday. Minister of State for Defence […]
PDP has upended after Mufti’s death, says founding member before quitting
Srinagar: Founding PDP member Mohammed Khalil Bandh on Wednesday resigned from the primary membership of the party, saying it had “upended” after the death of former chief minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed. Sources, meanwhile said that Bandh is likely to join NC on Sunday and will contest from Pulwama constituency as the party’s candidate. In a […]
Militants carried out 99 attacks on Army in JK since 2016: Govt
New Delhi: There have been 99 attacks by militants on the Army in Jammu and Kashmir and 32 in the Northeast since 2016, the government said on Wednesday. In written response to a question in Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik said there were 19 incidents of attacks on the Army by […]
Terror financing charges: JuD chief Hafiz Saeed arrested ahead of Pak PM’s US visit
Lahore: JuD chief Hafiz Saeed was arrested Wednesday on terror financing charges by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab Province, just days ahead of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s maiden visit to the US. Saeed, a UN designated terrorist whom the US has placed a USD 10 million bounty on, was travelling to Gujranwala from […]
Kartarpur Gurdwara gets more land from Pak govt
Lahore: Pakistan will allot 42 acres of land for the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, up 14 times, Punjab governor has announced while indicating that 80 per cent of the work on the landmark Kartarpur Corridor has been completed, according to a media report. The corridor will connect Darbar Sahib in Pakistan’s Kartarpur with Dera […]
Parliament approves bill to strengthen NIA
New Delhi: Parliament Wednesday approved a bill to enable the National Investigation Agency to probe terror attacks on Indians and Indian properties abroad, with Home Minister Amit Shah assuring the Rajya Sabha that the legislation will not be misused. Shah defended the government for not filing an appeal against the acquittal of all four accused, […]
Fresh batch of 4,584 pilgrims leaves for Amarnath cave
Jammu: The 16th batch comprising of 4,584 pilgrims, including 1,152 women and 95 seers, Wednesday left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here to offer their prayers at the cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. The pilgrims, including 28 children, left in a convoy of 192 vehicles under tight security arrangements in […]
