Three JK leaders in detention since August booked under PSA
Srinagar: Three Jammu and Kashmir leaders, who have been in preventive detention since August last year, were on Thursday booked under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA), officials here said. The three are senior National Conference leader and former minister Ali Mohammed Sagar, former NC legislator Bashir Ahmed Veeri, and Sartaj Madani, the maternal uncle […]
India slams Kashmir reference in Pak-Malaysia joint statement
New Delhi: India on Thursday reacted sharply to the reference to Jammu and Kashmir in a Pakistan-Malaysia joint statement, saying the Malaysian leadership should develop a better understanding of facts and acknowledge that Pakistan remains an epicentre of global terrorism. Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said India completely rejects the references made with […]
PM lists steps taken post Article 370 scrapping, says anti-corruption body set up in JK for 1st time
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said an anti-corruption bureau has been established in Jammu and Kashmir for the first time after its special status was scrapped. Replying to the debate in Rajya Sabha on a motion thanking the president for his address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament, he […]
Right to Internet not fundamental, country’s security equally important: R S Prasad
New Delhi: Misconception about the right to Internet being a fundamental right needs to be cleared, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said in Rajya Sabha on Thursday, emphasising that the country’s security was equally important. Communications, Information Technology, Electronics and Law and Justice Minister Prasad during the Question Hour said communication of ideas and views […]
Cong, Left inciting people at protest sites: PM
Slams former JK CM Mehbooba and Omar
New Delhi: Amid anti-CAA protests in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday accused the Congress and the Left of inciting people at protest sites. Replying to a debate on Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address in Lok Sabha, Modi also attacked the Congress for its politics in the last seven decades, saying […]
JK admn gives nod to employees insurance society
Jammu: In a decision aimed at promoting the welfare of employees and workforce, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday gave its approval for setting up of an Employees Insurance Society for effective management of insurance facilities, an official spokesperson said. The Administrative Council, which met under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor G C Murmu […]
Shalteng shootout: Two militants, One CRPF personnel killed
Srinagar: Two militants and a CRPF jawan were killed in a gunbattle on the outskirts of Srinagar city on Wednesday, police said. The encounter broke out after three motorcycle-borne militants opened fire on Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel posted at a mobile checking unit in Shalteng in Parampora, officials said. CRPF jawan Ramesh Ranjan […]