838 militants, 183 civilians killed since 2014 in JK: Govt
New Delhi: As many as 838 militants and 183 civilians were killed in Jammu and Kashmir since 2014, the LokSabha was informed Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Home HansrajAhir said since 2014 till December 31 last year there were 1,213 incidents involving militants in Jammu and Kashmir. “In these incidents, 183 civilians lost their […]
LS passes citizenship (amendment) bill
New Delhi: A bill seeking to provide Indian citizenship to non-Muslims from Bangaldesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan was approved by the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Piloting the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019, Home Minister Rajnath Singh told the Opposition that the bill was not against the provisions of the Constitution and would give succour to persecuted […]
Misuse of CBI, NIA should be now stopped for political vendetta: Mehbooba
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision on Tuesday to reinstate AlokVerma as CBI director, saying the apex court ruling had restored faith in independent institutions. “Welcome SCs decision to reinstate #AlokVerma as CBI Dir. (It) reinstates belief in independent institutions of our democracy that are its pillars,” Mufti […]
Pak army fires on border posts in Poonch
Jammu: The Pakistani army fired on forward posts along the LoC in Poonch district on Tuesday, the fifth ceasefire violation in a week, officials said. Pakistani troops resorted to small arms firing on the forward posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch sector’s Gulpur and KhadiKarmara areas, they said. Indian troops have retaliated […]
2018 witnessed 2936 ceasefire violations on LoC, highest in 15 years
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 2,936 instances of ceasefire violations by Pakistan army in 2018 — the highest in the past 15 years with an average of eight cases daily — in which 61 people were killed and over 250 injured, officials said Monday. Shelling and firing by Pakistani troops was “very heavy” in 2018, […]
Pak summons senior Indian diplomat
Islamabad: Pakistan Monday summoned India’s Deputy High Commissioner J P Singh and condemned the alleged “unprovoked ceasefire violations” by Indian troops across the Line of Control which resulted in the death of a civilian. Director General (South Asia and SAARC) Mohammad Faisal, who is also the foreign ministry spokesman, summoned Singh and “condemned the unprovoked […]
Nawaz Sharif’s bid to secure a release gets a jolt
Court indefinitely postpones hearing seeking suspension of sentence
Islamabad: A top court in Pakistan on Monday indefinitely postponed hearing of a petition filed by jailed former premier Nawaz Sharif seeking suspension of his sentence in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills case. On December 24, 2018, Accountability Court II Judge Arshad Malik sentenced 69-year-old Sharif to seven years in prison along with a fine of […]
Plea challenging resettlement Act 1982: JK govt seeks adjournment of hearing, says state under Prez rule
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Monday sought adjournment of the Supreme Court hearing on a plea challenging the validity of the sensitive J&K Resettlement Act of 1982, saying that there is no elected government at present in the state which is under the President’s rule. It said that since the challenge is to the state […]