Ghani sworn in for second term as Afghan president amid crisis
Kabul: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani was sworn in for a second term Monday as his rival Abdullah Abdullah held a parallel inauguration that could plunge the country deeper into crisis ahead of peace talks with the Taliban. “I swear by the name of God that I shall obey and protect the holy religion of Islam, […]
Coronavirus: Be ready with quarantine facilities across India, govt tells CAPF’s
New Delhi: The government has directed the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) to prepare quarantine facilities with a bed capacity to admit over 5,400 people to deal with cases of coronavirus across the country, officials said on Monday. These forces, comprising the Central Reserve Police Force, the Border Security Force, the Central Industrial Security Force, […]
J&K BJP welcomes launch of Bukhari’s party, says people fed up of dynasty politics
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir BJP on Sunday welcomed the launch of new political party led by former state finance minister Altaf Bukhari and expressed hope that the outfit will work for the progress and development of the Union Territory. BJP Kashmir’s media in-charge Manzoor Bhat in a statement said the people of Jammu and Kashmir […]
New formation is Delhi’s party, nothing else: NC on Bukhari’s JKAP
Mir terms the new political party as "an offshoot of the saffron party"
Srinagar: As former PDP leader Altaf Bukhari announced a new political party here on Sunday, the National Conference said it is pretty clear that the Centre is contriving to prop up yet another formation in Jammu and Kashmir to “serve its interests at the cost of democracy”. Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president […]
Trucker killed as rolling boulders hit vehicle, traffic disrupted on highway
Banihal/Jammu: A truck driver from Rajasthan was killed and six persons, including three CRFP personnel, were injured as rolling boulders from hillocks hit vehicles and also disrupted traffic along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway for the sixth consecutive day on Sunday, officials said. Thousands of valley-bound passenger vehicles and trucks loaded with essential supplies were allowed […]
OIC wants peaceful resolution of Kashmir issue: Official
Islamabad: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is concerned over the situation in Kashmir and wants a peaceful settlement of the issue, a top official said on Saturday. OIC Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Jammu and Kashmir Yousef M Al Dobeay said the resolution of Kashmir and Palestine issues remained on the organisation’s top-most agenda, […]
India faces ‘danger’ from social disharmony: Manmohan Singh
Says slowdown, global health epidemic impacting our image globally
New Delhi: India faces “imminent danger” from the trinity of social disharmony, economic slowdown and a global health epidemic, former prime minister Manmohan Singh warned on Friday, asserting that this “potent combination of risks” may not only rupture the soul of India but also diminish its global standing. In an opinion piece in The Hindu, […]
‘Misuse of sedition law’: SC refuses to entertain plea seeking proper mechanism to be followed by govt’s
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking framing of a proper mechanism to deal with alleged misuse of the sedition law by the government machinery. A bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar dismissed the plea filed by a social activist and said it was open for the petitioner […]