Democracy was murdered in JK, says Sharad Yadav
JAMMU: Veteran politician Sharad Yadav Thursday called the dissolution of Jammu and Kashmir assembly a “murder of democracy”. J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik abruptly dissolved the state assembly Wednesday night, hours after the PDP staked claim to form a government with backing of the rival NC and the Congress. The state assembly had been put […]
Dissolution of JK Assembly: Constitutional experts term decision as unprecedented
New Delhi: Citing “opposing political ideologies” of parties staking claim to form a government as a factor for dissolution of a state Assembly is unprecedented, a constitutional expert said Thursday, as the legal fraternity remained divided over the validity of the abrupt decision of the Governor to dissolve the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly. Governor Satyapal […]
Crime Branch arrests two persons from Delhi for fraud
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Crime Branch arrested two persons from New Delhi, including a foreign woman, for fraudulent transfer of over Rs 94 lakh from Jammu and Kashmir Bank account of a private company, a CB officer said Thursday. A case was lodged regarding the fraudulent transfer of Rs 94.10 lakh from the official […]
Governor orders dissolution of JK legislature
State heading for another spell of central-rule beyond Dec18
State heading for another spell of central-rule beyond Dec18
A ‘grand alliance’ that could not formalise
Srinagar: The PDP, National Conference and Congress though played their role to form an alliance in Jammu and Kashmir, however, the move proved to be short lived as the Governor dissolved the state legislative assembly. Earlier in the day senior PDP leader Altaf Bukhari said that the three parties have decided to come together to […]
A flurry of political activities sends leaders rushing
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday saw a flurry of political activities, including several meetings among leaders of the PDP, NC and Congress, aimed at cobbling up an alliance to form a new government in the state. Veteran CPI (M) leader M Y Tarigami met National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah here to discuss […]
India asks for diplomatic access to Kulbhushan Jadhav
Request forwarded two days ago: Sushma Swaraj
Request forwarded two days ago: Sushma Swaraj
400 paramilitary personnel died in action in 2015-17, says MHA
New Delhi: Nearly 400 paramilitary personnel were killed due to firing from across the Indo-Pak border, and insurgency violence in the country in the last three years, officials said Wednesday. The highest number of personnel killed in action were from the Border Security Force (BSF). The force lost 167 personnel between 2015 and 2017, and […]
Army jawan injured in Pak firing along LoC
Jammu: An Army jawan was injured Wednesday after Pakistani troops resorted to firing on forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Akhnoor sector of Jammu district, officials said. On Tuesday, two soldiers were injured in Poonch and Rajouri sectors in shelling and small arms fire from across the border, prompting authorities to shut […]
On Eid-e-Milad eve mobile phone services shut in Pak
Islamabad: Mobile phone services were shut down in Pakistan’s major cities on Wednesday as the authorities beefed up security to prevent terror attacks during the Eid Milad-un Nabi celebrations, in the wake of a suicide attack in neighbouring Afghanistan that killed over 50 people, mostly clerics. Officials said the security was tightened to avert any […]
