India objects to UK conference on Kashmir
New Delhi: India said it has “very strongly” taken up with the UK the issue of a conference on Kashmir being allowed to be hosted in London which is scheduled to be addressed by Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah MahmoodQureshi. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said India was expecting the British government to address its […]
Pak invites India to visit Indus basin on its side: Official
New Delhi: Pakistan has invited India to undertake a visit to the Indus basin on its side as mandated under the Indus Waters Treaty, a senior official of the Water Resources Ministry said Thursday. The invitation was extended after the Pakistani delegation led by its Indus commissioner concluded a four-day site visit to the Chenab […]
Eye on elections, Modi govt presents ‘populist’ Budget
Rs 5 L income exempt from tax, Rs 6,000 cash to small farmers
New Delhi: Making a big populist push in its final budget before elections, the NarendraModi-government Friday exempted people with an earning of up to Rs 5 lakh from payment of income tax, announced an annual cash dole-out of Rs 6,000 to small farmers and provided a monthly pension of Rs 3,000 to workers in the […]
Govt to invest hugely on improving border infrastructure, police modernization
MHA gets Rs 1.03 lakh crore for the project
New Delhi: For the first time, budgetary provisions for the Home Ministry has crossed the Rs 1-lakh crore mark and is pegged at over Rs 1,03,000 crore for the next fiscal, with special emphasis on improving border infrastructure of police forces. The ministry has got Rs 1,03,927crore for 2019-20 which is 4.9 per cent more […]
PSA law will be revoked if NC comes to power, says Omar
Srinagar: National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah said Thursday the controversial Public Safety Act (PSA), under which a person can be detained without trial for six months, would be revoked if his party was voted to power in Jammu and Kashmir. Making the announcement at militancy-hotbed Pulwama district in south Kashmir, Omar Abdullah said: “I do […]
Atmosphere of hate must go in Kashmir: Shah Faesal
Pune: Former IAS officer Shah Faesal, who recently quit the service to join politics, called for reviving talks with Pakistan to bring lasting peace in militancy-affected Jammu and Kashmir, his home state. The 2010-batch IAS exam topper, while batting for “credible political solution” in the strife-torn state, said separatists and Kashmiri Pandits should be made […]
‘Chillai Kalan’ leaves on a wet note: Snowfall leads to closure of Highway, flights also cancelled
Srinagar: ‘Chillai-Kalan’, the 40-day harshest period of winter in Kashmir, came to an end on Thursday but intermittent snowfall and low visibility has cut off the valley from rest of the country as Srinagar-Jammu Highway remained closed while no flight has been able to land here so far, officials said. The Srinagar-Jammu National Highway has […]
Phone call that widened the rift: Pak summons Indian envoy, protests summoning of its top diplomat
Islamabad: In a tit-for-tat move, Pakistan summoned India’s high commissioner here on Thursday to lodge a protest over the summoning of its envoy in New Delhi following Foreign Minister Shah MahmoodQureshi’s telephonic conversation with a separatist Kashmiri leader and maintained that it would continue to extend support to the people of Kashmir. India’s Foreign Secretary […]
‘PaK FM’s phone call was a case of violation of ‘red lines’ ’
New Delhi: India reacted sharply to Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s phone call to Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and subsequent statement by Pakistan Foreign Office on it primarily to send a “very strong” message that certain “red lines” must not be breached, government sources said Thursday. India was particularly anguished over Pakistan’s statement on Tuesday, […]
India’s response to Qureshi-Mirwaiztele-talk has worsened ties: Mehbooba
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Thursday said India’s response to telephonic conversation between Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah MehmoodQureshi and separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has reduced the ties between the two countries to the lowest level. “Terming a phone call between Pakistani FM &Mirwaiz Umar Farooqsahab as anti-India has reduced ties to an unbelievable nadir,” […]
