Cong protests against Modi, Guv Malik for remarks on Rajiv Gandhi
Jammu: Several leaders of the Jammu and Kashmir Congress Saturday staged a protest in Jammu against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Governor Satya Pal Malik for their remarks on former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi. “We have assembled here to express our anger over the insult to the former prime minister who laid down his life […]
Pak govt bans 11 organisations for having links with JuD, FIF, JeM
Islamabad: Pakistan government has banned 11 organisations for having links with the proscribed outifts Jaamat-ud-Dawa (JuD), Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation (FIF) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), an official statement said Saturday. The decision to ban these organisations was taken during a meeting between Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan and Interior Minister Ijaz Shah on Friday. After the February 14 […]
BJP to get highest tally from northeastern states: Jitendra Singh
New Delhi; The BJP will get the highest tally from the northeastern states, thus opening a new chapter in the history of electoral politics of northeast India, Union minister Jitendra Singh claimed on Saturday. This tally will get further added on by the seats to be won by BJP allies under the North East Democratic […]
Three ex-CMs failed to do any significant works for native Santhal pargana: Shah
Pakur (Jharkhand): BJP president Amit Shah Saturday alleged that though the Santhal pargana region has given three chief ministers to Jharkhand they failed to do any significant works for tribals whereas the present government of Raghubar Das has done a lot for them. Shah said this without taking names of ex-CMs- Shibu Soren, Hemant Soren […]
Leh bribery case: Police registers FIR against BJP MLC
Leh: An FIR was registered against BJP leader and MLC Vikram Randhawa for allegedly trying to bribe journalists in Leh, officials said Thursday. However, Randhawa termed the allegations as baseless and said the Congress was trying to malign the image of the BJP. District Election Officer (DEO) and Deputy Commissioner of Leh Avny Lavasa told […]
Qureshi, Swaraj likely to interact during SCO meeting in Kyrgyzstan
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and her Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj are likely to interact during the upcoming meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Kyrgyzstan later this month, a top Pakistani official said Thursday. “The two foreign ministers would be present in the meeting and in all likelihood would interact amongst […]
Rajiv was not corrupt initially, but later got involved in Bofors: Guv Malik
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik Thursday said former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi was initially not corrupt but under the influence of some people, he got involved in the Bofors corruption case. He was reacting to rebel BJP leader Ajay Agarawal releasing a 76-second audio clip in which Malik told the Supreme court […]
Landslide forces closure of Jammu-Srinagar highway
Banihal/Jammu: The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was closed for traffic Thursday due to a landslide in Ramban district that left over 1800 vehicles stranded, an official said. The 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with rest of the country, was blocked by a landslide at Digdol area in Ramban district, they said. As a […]