Bus service to connect Pakistan-China under CPEC
Service to be launched on Nov 13th
Islamabad: A new bus service will be launched between Pakistan and China under the flagship China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project to facilitate easier travel between the two countries, according to media reports. The USD 50 billion CPEC, launched in 2015, is a planned network of roads, railways and energy projects linking China’s resource-rich Xinjiang Uyghur […]
Malegoan bomb blast: Col Purohit, Sadhvi and 5 others charged under UAPA
Mumbai: A special court here Tuesday framed charges against Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit, Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and five others under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and sections of the IPC in the September 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case. Judge Vinod Padalkar, presiding over the special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court, framed charges […]
Empowering panchayats will boost development in villages: BJP
Jammu: Ahead of the panchayat polls in Jammu and Kashmir, the BJP said that empowering the local self-governance bodies will boost development in villages of the state. Panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir will be held in nine phases beginning November 17. “Empowerment of panchayats will ensure a boost to the development of villages in […]
Targeted PaK military installations along LoC, says army
Jammu: The Indian Army has targeted Pakistani military administrative headquarters across the Line of Control in retaliation to the recent shelling in Poonch and Jhallas, security officials said Monday. The Army retaliated in the Khuiratta and Samani areas of Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PaK), they said. The Pakistani army had shelled the brigade headquarters and other Indian […]
‘Snipers in Valley’: Army looking into the reports, says Bipin Rawat
New Delhi: Army chief General Bipin Rawat Monday said the Army was looking into reports of snipers entering the Kashmir Valley to target defence personnel. Three defence personnel were killed in sniper attacks by Jaish-e-Mohammed militants since mid-September, prompting the law enforcement agencies to re-calibrate their strategy to thwart such strikes by the Pakistan-based group. […]
PM Modi has committed mistakes on J&K: Rahul
Says wrong policies have set the state on fire
Ujjain (MP): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had made “mistakes” on Jammu and Kashmir, as a result of which the state is “on fire”. Addressing a public meeting here in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, Gandhi said the state is “on fire” right now, apparently referring to the latest killings in […]
