Lt Gen Dhillon takes over as Commander 15 Corps
Srinagar: Lt Gen KanwalJeet Singh Dhillon has taken over as the 48th Corps Commander of Army’s Srinagar-based strategic 15 Corps, which mans the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir, a defence spokesman said Saturday. Lt Gen Dhillon took over the command of the 15 Corps, also called the Chinar Corps, on Friday from Lt Gen […]
Citizenship bill: PM Modi faces black flags, protests during Assam visit
Guwahati: Prime Minister NarendraModi’s second day in Assam saw nude protests, a bandh, raising of black flags and burning of effigies by agitators over the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. Six KrishakMuktiSangramSamiti (KMSS) activists were taken into police custody on Saturday when they stripped naked in front of JanataBhawan — the state secretariat here. The KMSS […]
Sharif, family still on ‘Exit Control List’: Pak Govt
Islamabad: The Pakistan government on Saturday rejected prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter and son-in-law’s requests seeking removal of their names from the Exit Control List (ECL), which is preventing them from flying abroad. In October last year, Sharif, his daughter Maryam and son-in-law Mohammad Safdar had separately applied to the Interior Ministry seeking removal […]
ED files PMLA case against LeT’s frontal organization
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a money laundering case against Pakistan-based outfit Falah-e-Insaniyat (FIF), a front for banned group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the agency said Saturday. It said a criminal case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) has been filed by the central probe agency for the outfit’s “involvement in money […]
Bhadarwah witnesses damage to orchards due to heavy snowfall
Bhadarwah: About 50 per cent fruit orchards were damaged due to recent snowfall in this picturesque valley and adjoining areas in Doda district of Jammu division, a senior government official said on Saturday. Bhadarwah, along with Kellar, Bhallesa, Dessa, Chatroo and Marmat, experienced heavy snowfall between Wednesday and Friday. “Nearly 50 per cent of the […]
After Ladakh gets separate division, more voices sprung up
Jammu: The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Saturday reiterated its demand for creation of separate divisions for PirPanjal and Chenab valley, saying the governor-led administration cannot adopt different yardsticks for different regions of the state. The party’s remarks came a day after the Jammu and Kashmir administration created a separate division for Ladakh, which was part […]
Post snowfall administration failed miserably: PDP
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has slammed the state authorities over the non- serious approach adopted in tackling the snowfall aftermath in Kashmir, stating that scores of areas continue to remain inaccessible and belie government’s claims of putting life in Valley back on track. In a statement issued here, PDP General Secretary GhulamNabi Lone Hanjura […]
Divisional status of Ladakh will boost development: BJP
Jammu: Senior BJP leader and MLC CheringDorjay Saturday welcomed the creation of a separate administrative and revenue division for Ladakh, saying the step “would boost the development of the region which faced discrimination for decades together”. He said the people of Ladakh are celebrating the new division as a gift from Prime Minister NarendraModi on […]
