Will seek judicial commission to probe rigging in 1987 assembly elections: Sajad Lone
Srinagar: People’s Conference chairman SajadGani Lone Thursday said his party will seek a judicial commission, which has punitive powers, to probe and punish the perpetrators of “rigging” in 1987 assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. He also hit out at the National Conference leadership, saying Abdullahs were the “real architects” of erosion of special status […]
Reservation for economically weaker sections
SC to hear 8 pleas challenging Centre’s move on April 8
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Thursday said it would hear on April 8 a batch of pleas challenging the Centre’s decision to grant 10 per cent reservation in jobs and admission for candidates of economically weaker sections across all classes. The matter came up for hearing before a bench of Justices S ABobde and S […]
Two boys booked in Rajouri for ‘sensitive’ social media posts
Jammu: Two boys were booked in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district Thursday for allegedly uploading “highly sensitive posts” on the social media, a senior police officer said. “The boys shared two separate posts on their Facebook timeline and used highly sensitive remarks in their appeal to voters of a particular community in view of the […]
EC issues notification for phase 3 of LS polls
New Delhi: The Election Commission Thursday issued notification for phase three of the LokSabha elections to be held on April 23 in 115 seats spread across 14 states. All seats in Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, and Puducherry will go for polling in this phase. Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West […]
450 kg poppy seized from truck, driver arrested
Banihal/Jammu: A truck driver was arrested and 450 kg poppy seeds were seized from his vehicle on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district, officials said Thursday. Acting on a tip-off, a police team intercepted a truck on its way to Punjab from Kashmir in Banihal area on Wednesday night, they said. During checking, 18 […]
India demonstrates anti-satellite missile capability
No intention of entering arms race: MEA
No intention of entering arms race: MEA
