Centre can declare any area in JK ‘disturbed’ under AFSPA
New Delhi: The central government has bestowed on itself the authority to declare any area in the newly-created Union Territories (UTs) of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh as “disturbed” under the controversial AFSPA, which gives sweeping powers to security forces to act against any suspect. Till the bifurcation of the erstwhile state of Jammu and […]
PDP expels MP Nazir Laway for attending swearing-in of L-G Murmu
Srinagar: The PDP expelled its Rajya Sabha member Nazir Ahmad Laway from the party on Friday for “anti-party activities”, after he had attended the swearing-in ceremony of the new Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. “The member of Rajya Sabha, Nazir Ahmed Laway, has been expelled from the basic membership of the party,” People’s Democratic […]
Passport requirement for Sikh pilgrims relinquished: Pak PM
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday announced that Sikh pilgrims from India would only need a valid ID and not a passport to travel to Kartarpur and no fee would be charged from them on the opening day of the Corridor and on Guru Nanak’s 550th birth anniversary. In a tweet on Friday […]
Punjab CM Amrinder Singh welcomes waiver
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday said he was happy and grateful that the Pakistan government decided to waive passport requirement for Sikh pilgrims visiting Kartarpur Sahib and urged Prime Minister Imran Khan to extend the waiver for all Indians. Singh also reiterated his demand for the waiver of USD 20 service fee, […]
Anti Imran protestors fill streets in Islamabad
Islamabad: An influential right-wing Pakistani cleric, who is leading a demonstration against Prime Minister Imran Khan, reached here on Friday to hold a mammoth protest rally, demanding the premier’s resignation, accusing him of “rigging” the 2018 general elections. Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman launched the Azadi March along with leaders of other […]
LG Murmu’s asks officials to work for public welfare
Srinagar/Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu held his maiden meeting with senior officials at the Civil Secretariat in Srinagar on Thursday and advised them to work with utmost commitment for public welfare. It was his first visit to the Civil Secretariat after he took over as the Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Jammu […]
China rolls out nationwide 5G telecom services
Beijing: China’s three major state-run telecom operators have unveiled their superfast 5G network across the country, as the Communist giant aims at becoming the global leader in next generation telecom technology surpassing the US and other western nations. State-owned carriers China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom unveiled their 5G data plans on Thursday as […]