Civil rights groups demand restoration of Art 370
New Delhi: Scores of people from different organisations, including AISA and AIDWA, gathered at Jantar Mantar here on Thursday demanding restoration of Article 370 of the Constitution. They expressed solidarity with the people of Jammu and Kashmir and demanded that the government restore the provision that gave full statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. The programme […]
No intention to scrap Art 371: Shah assures Northeast
Itanagar: Reaffirming the government’s commitment to protecting the unique culture of the Northeast, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday misinformation was spread after abrogation of Article 370 that identical fate awaited Article 371 in the region. Most of the states that have special provisions under Article 371 are in the Northeast. These provisions […]
Five of family killed as car hits truck on Jammu-Pathankot Highway
Jammu: Five members of a family were killed on Thursday when their car rammed into a stationary truck on the Jammu-Pathankot Highway in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The accident took place at Swanda Morh in Ghagwal area when the car driver lost control and hit the truck parked on the roadside […]
BSF officer commits suicide in Kathua
Jammu: An Assistant Commandant of the Border Security Force (BSF) on Thursday allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle inside a camp in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. V B Yadav of the 90th Battalion was posted in Karal Krishna Border Post area along the International Border. He shot […]
Influential US Congressman expresses concern over situation in Kashmir, protests over CAA
New Delhi: Ahead of US President Donald Trump’s maiden India visit next week, an influential US Congressman on Wednesday expressed concern over the situation in Kashmir and agitations over the new citizenship law, saying the country must protect its minorities and not lose its secular democracy. Ami Bera, Chair of House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on […]
PHE workers extend ongoing strike by 72 hours across Jammu
Jammu: The Public Health Engineering (PHE) workers on Thursday extended their ongoing strike by 72 hours in support of various demands including release of pending wages and regularisation of services. The PHE workers had begun their strike on February 7. The stir has led to a drinking water crisis in most parts of the Jammu […]
LeT overground worker held in Kulgam
Srinagar: An overground worker of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit was arrested by the police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said on Wednesday. “Police in Kulgam arrested a terrorist associate of proscribed outfit LeT. He has been identified as Zubair Ahmed Ganai,” a police spokesperson said. As per police records, Ganai has been assisting active […]
J&K expected to get snowfall, rains: MeT
Jammu: Keeping with tradition on Mahashivaratri, the meteorological department in Jammu and Kashmir has forecast snowfall and rains on the night of the annual festival. Mahashivaratri or Herath as it is known locally, which falls on the intervening night of February 20-21, is a festival celebrated annually to honour Lord Shiva and also marks the […]
Necessary to prevent statelessness when nationality laws are changed: UN chief
Islamabad: Amid concerns over India’s Citizenship Amendment Act and the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC), UN chief Antonio Guterres has said it is necessary to do everything to prevent “statelessness” when when a nationality law is changed. Guterres, who was on a three-day visit to Pakistan, when asked whether he was concerned about new […]