People have decided to bring back NDA once again: Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister NarendraModi Friday expressed confidence that the BJP will return to power with “absolute majority” after the April-May LokSabha election, saying the people have made up their mind to ensure victory of the National Democratic Alliance in 300-plus seats. He also said that people have already decided in favour of the BJP […]
IMF offers USD 8bn to USD 12bn bailout package by mid-May: Pak FM
KARACHI: Pakistan is likely to secure a bailout package between USD 6 billion and USD 12 billion from the IMF by the middle of May after the two sides significantly bridged the ‘gap’ on the terms of the deal, Pak Finance Minister Asad Umar said. The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government led by Prime Minister Imran […]
Not in favour of protecting violent Islamic groups from sanctions: China
Beijing: Defending its repeated attempts to block the listing of Pakistan-based JeM chief MasoodAzhar as a ‘global terrorist’ by the UN, China on Friday refuted the US allegation that Beijing’s action amounted to protecting violent Islamic groups from sanctions. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday denounced China of its “shameful hypocrisy” toward Muslims, […]
BJP wants to convert constitutional relation between JK, India into occupation: PDP
Srinagar: The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Friday alleged that the BJP government at the Centre was trying to convert the constitutional relationship between Jammu and Kashmir and the Union of India into an “occupation”. “BJP is trying very hard to convert legal and constitutional relationship between Jammu and Kashmir and the Union into an occupation […]
Jaitley’s assertions on Article 35A show BJP’s real intentions: Tarigami
Jammu: The CPI(M) Friday hit out at Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s “Article 35A is constitutionally vulnerable and an impediment to economic development of Jammu and Kashmir” comment, saying the remarks revealed the real intention of the saffron party. In a blog, the senior BJP leader said Article 35A was “surreptitiously” included by a presidential […]
ED attaches Shabir Shah’s family house in Srinagar
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached a Srinagar-located asset linked to Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah in connection with a 14-year-old terror funding and money laundering case against him and others, the agency said Friday. The property is located in Effandi Bagh in the Rawalpora area of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital, […]
FIR against two for not depositing licensed weapons
Jammu: An FIR was registered Friday against two persons for not depositing their licensed weapons ahead of the general elections, officials said. The case was registered against Ashok Kumar and Mahinder Singh, residents of Badyal Brahamana area under the Arms Act, they said. The two violated an order of the Jammu district magistrate regarding deposition […]
Mother-son dead, father injured in accident in Reasi
Jammu: A tempo traveller rolled down a gorge here on Friday, killing two members of a family and injuring one, police said Tanver Ahmed, who was driving the vehicle, and his mother Soffia Begum died on the spot. His father Shad Ali was hospitalised and stated to be critical, they said. The vehicle skidded off […]
Army man killed in landslide
Srinagar: An Army jawan was killed in a landslide when he was patrolling along the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, Army officials said Friday. Naik Parvej was leading an operational patrolling team in Baramulla when a landslide struck on Thursday, the officials said. They said the soldier fell into a deep […]
Poonch villages pounded with shells
Jammu: The Pakistan Army shelled forward posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, a defence spokesman said. “Pakistan initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by shelling mortars and firing small arms along the LoC in Mankote and Krishna Gati sectors from 0750 hours,” the Defence spokesman […]
