SC to consider plea for urgent hearing of PIL against Art 370
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said that it would look into the plea seeking urgent hearing of a PIL challenging the constitutional validity of Article 370 of the Constitution, which grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir and limits Parliament’s power to make laws for the state. A bench headed by Chief Justice […]
Saudi Arabia vows to play peace ambassador
Says will try to de-escalate tensions between India-Pakistan
Islamabad: Saudi Arabia on Monday vowed to try to “de-escalate tensions between India and Pakistan in the wake of the deadly attack in Pulwama by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad, as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman prepares to head to New Delhi from Islamabad. The attack happened when a suicide bomber blew up an explosive-laden vehicle near a […]
US-Taliban talks in Pakistan postponed
ISLAMABAD: The talks between the US and Afghan Taliban slated for Monday here have been postponed, according to the insurgent group which alleged that some members of its negotiating team could not travel to Pakistan for the meeting due to sanctions imposed by America and the UN. Taliban spokesman ZabiullahMujahid announced last week that talks […]
Two more Kashmiri students arrested in Himachal
Shimla: Two more Kashmiri students have been arrested in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan district for their alleged anti-national activities, police said Monday. PirzadaTawishFayaz and AakibRasool of Jammu and Kashmir were arrested Sunday night for their alleged involvement in “anti-national” activities, Himachal Pradesh Police spokesperson and Superintendent of Police (law and order) Khushhal Sharma said. They were […]
Kashmiri doctor claims he was asked to leave city, WB govt comes to his rescue
Kolkata: A Kashmiri doctor, who has been living in Kolkata for 22 years, has claimed that he has been asked to leave the city or face “dire consequences” following the Pulwama strike that claimed the lives of 49 CRPF men. The doctor, however, has decided to stay put after the West Bengal government came to […]
Amid harassment reports elsewhere, JK students praise Pune
Pune: Students from Jammu and Kashmir studying in Pune Monday condemned the Pulwama attack in which 49 CRPF jawans were killed and asked people from the restive northern state as well as the rest of the country to not take any steps that create mistrust. At an interaction with media here, several students from J-K […]
