Added on May 29, 2019 Press Trust of India

Pak minister lands in trouble over moon-sighting website

Cleric files police complaint, says Minister violating Islamic norms

Islamabad: A Muslim cleric has filed a police complaint against Pakistan’s Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry, alleging that he had deliberately violated norms of Islam and Sharia by introducing a moon-sighting calendar. Chaudhry Sunday launched Pakistan’s first ever moon-sighting website – pakmoonsighting.pk – in a bid to end controversy over the start of […]

Added on May 29, 2019 Press Trust of India

Getting tougher on terror, annulling Article 35A on new govt’s agenda

New Delhi: Zero tolerance towards terrorism and checking illegal immigration will be the focus areas of the second Modi government, which may also take some tough actions like implementing the NRC across the country and annulling Article 35A in Jammu and Kashmir. The BJP-led NDA has received a landslide mandate in the just-concluded Lok Sabha […]

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HIV outbreak worries Pak, seeks help from WHO

KARACHI: The Pakistan government has sought the help of the World Health organisation (WHO) to probe the recent outbreak of HIV in the country’s Sindh province, that has till now affected over 600 people, mostly children, according to a media report. Till now 681 HIV positive cases have been identified among the 21,375 tested in […]

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US, Italy-trained snipers deployed along LoC: Report

New Delhi: Indian Army has deployed its elite units equipped with new sniper rifles along the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan after special training from American and Italian experts. “Specials units, along with some regular soldiers from the LoC battalions, have been trained by experts from abroad on the use of these weapons and […]

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Pak shells forward posts in Rajouri

Jammu: Pakistani troops fired from small arms and shelled forward posts in Rajouri district using mortar on Tuesday, officials said. “The Pakistan army, at about 1600 hours Tuesday, initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation starting with firing of small arms followed by shelling using mortars along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district’s Nowshera sector,” a […]

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Former militant among 3 detained under PSA

Jammu: Three persons, including a former militant, were detained under the Public Safety Act (PSA) in Kishtwar district on Tuesday, police said. Khurshid Ahmad Lone, who had surrendered as a militant of the erstwhile Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI); Tanveer Ahmad Gin, an active overground worker of the Hizbul Mujahideen and allegedly involved in hawala transactions; and a […]

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Jammu simmers at 41.1 deg C

Jammu: Jammu Tuesday recorded the hottest day of the season so far with the mercury settling at 41.1 degrees Celsius, two notches above average, the Meteorological Department said. The day temperature in the city is on the rise over the past couple of days, a Met department spokesperson said. He said the city’s minimum temperature […]

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NC leader claims landslide win during assembly elections

Says party will surpass its 1996 tally in upcoming assembly elections

Jammu: The National Conference Tuesday claimed it will improve and surpass its 1996 tally of 57 seats in the upcoming assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir and form a “strong, stable and responsive” government. National Conference (NC) provincial president Devender Singh Rana said the recent poll outcome in the seats the NC contested is “testimony […]

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Book drug peddlers under PSA: DGP to police

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir DGP Dilbag Singh Tuesday directed police to book drug peddlers under the Public Safety Act (PSA) to curb their malpractices and bring them to justice. He said drug abuse is harmful to society and the Jammu and Kashmir Police would make all possible efforts to tighten the noose against all those […]

Added on May 28, 2019 Press Trust of India

Kartarpur corridor: India-Pak officials inch closer, discuss modalities

CHANDIGARH: Officials from Pakistan and India on Monday held a meeting to discuss the modalities for a corridor linking Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur across the border. The meeting lasted for about two hours and a host of issues pertaining to the building of the corridor […]

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