Jammu-Srinagar national highway cleared after remaining closed for over 42 hours
Banihal/Jammu: The 270-km Jammu-Srinagar highway was cleared on Monday after remaining closed for over 42 hours following a massive landslide in Ramban district which had left thousands of vehicles stranded, traffic department officials said. However, no fresh vehicular traffic was allowed from either Jammu or Srinagar for the third consecutive day to facilitate smooth movement […]
NC passes resolution condemning CAA
Srinagar: The National Conference (NC) held its provincial-level meeting here on Monday and passed two resolutions condemning the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill and demanding immediate release of the detained political leaders and civil society members in Kashmir. The meeting was held at the NC headquarters, Nawa-i-Subah, and the party’s provincial body of Kashmir […]
Srinagar deputy mayor removed
Srinagar: The deputy mayor of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC), Sheikh Imran, was removed from his post on Monday after a majority of corporators passed a no-confidence motion against him, an official said. An application seeking removal of the deputy mayor was signed by 47 of the total 70 corporators, SMC commissioner Khurshid Sanai said. A […]
JK Cong slams BJP on CAA, celebrates victory in Jharkhand
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Congress hit out at the BJP on Monday citing the widespread protests against the amended Citizenship Act and said people have understood the “falsehood and diversionary tactics” of the saffron party which is loosing state elections one after the other. It termed the BJP’s charge that the […]
BJP respects Jharkhand mandate: Amit Shah
New Delhi: BJP president Amit Shah said on Monday his party respects the mandate of Jharkhand voters, as it lost to the rival JMM-Congress alliance in the assembly elections. In a tweet, Shah also expressed his gratitude to the people of Jharkhand for giving the BJP a chance to govern the state for five years […]
Anti-CAA protesters gather at Gandhi statue in London
London: Hundreds of students and other groups gathered around the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Parliament Square in London on Saturday to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC) in India. The peaceful protest, called with a message to Defend the Indian Constitution, brought together a number […]
More violence in UP, protesters indulge in vandalism during Bihar bandh, peaceful demonstration in Assam
New Delhi/Kanpur/Patna/Mangaluru: There was more violence in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday during anti-CAA protests with a mob torching a police post in Kanpur, while large-scale vandalism and disruption of rail and road traffic were witnessed in Bihar during a bandh called by the opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal against the amended Citizenship Act. At least 15 […]