India warns Pak on anti-India propaganda during Sikh pilgrimage
New Delhi: India has conveyed to Pakistan that Sikh pilgrims visiting that country are regularly subjected to anti-India propaganda and Khalistan agenda and elements based there burn the tricolour to hurt their sentiments. In a dossier given to Pakistan, New Delhi also said a federal minister of Pakistan even eulogised slain Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan […]
Babri Masjid land dispute: SC allows mediation process to continue, seeks outcome report by Aug 1
New Delhi: The mediation process to amicably resolve the politically sensitive Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute at Ayodhya will continue as the Supreme Court Thursday sought from the panel concerned its “outcome” report by August 1. The outcome of the mediation process undertaken by the three-member panel, headed by former apex court judge F M […]
Over 10,500 rape, attempt to rape complaints received by NCW in last 5 yrs: WCD
NEW DELHI: More than 10,500 complaints of rape and attempt to rape, mostly from the northern states, were received by the National Commission for Women in the last five years, the WCD Ministry said Thursday. Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Bihar received the maximum number of complaints, Women and Child Development (WCD) Minister Smriti […]
‘Special category status’ of states a thing of the past: Govt
NEW DELHI: There is no plan to restore special category status — which has been scrapped by think- tank Niti Aayog — to any state in the country, the government informed the Rajya Sabha Thursday. Minister of State for Statistics and Planning Rao Inderjit Singh replied in the negative when Congress leader Ripun Bora asked […]
133 people died in police custody in Gujarat in 2 years: Govt
Gandhinagar: More than 130 people died in police custody in Gujarat in the last two years, the state government informed the legislative Assembly Thursday. The government has paid a compensation of Rs 23.50 lakh to the kin of those who died in police custody during the last two years (ended April 30, 2019), Chief Minister […]
Selected as fighter pilot in IAF, village girl motivating youngsters
Bhadarwah (J&K): Hailing from a nondescript hamlet in Jammu and Kashmir, Jubiksha Thakur (24), a fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force (IAF), is the new source of inspiration for young boys and girls in the state. In a series of motivational lectures, Thakur told students on Thursday that the decision to come to Bhadarwah […]
ICJ rules for a review in Kulbhushan Jadhav’s death sentence
The Hague: In a major victory for India, the International Court of Justice on Wednesday ruled that Pakistan must review the death sentence for Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, who has been sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of “espionage and terrorism”. Jadhav, 49, a retired Indian Navy officer, was sentenced to […]
Defence dept, other wings occupy over 56,000 acres of land in JK
New Delhi: Over 56,000 acres of land in Jammu and Kashmir is with different defence departments, wings and organisations, and the total rent paid for it to land owners or the state government in the last three years is more than Rs 134 crore, Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday. Minister of State for Defence […]
PDP has upended after Mufti’s death, says founding member before quitting
Srinagar: Founding PDP member Mohammed Khalil Bandh on Wednesday resigned from the primary membership of the party, saying it had “upended” after the death of former chief minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed. Sources, meanwhile said that Bandh is likely to join NC on Sunday and will contest from Pulwama constituency as the party’s candidate. In a […]