Bangladesh goes to polls amidst heavy security today
Dhaka: Bangladesh stepped up security with thousands of army troops patrolling the streets along with paramilitary forces and police as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina seeks a record fourth term in Sunday’s general elections. Over 600,000 security personnel including several thousand soldiers and paramilitary border guards have been deployed across the country to help conduct the […]
The downslide continues: Mercury drops to minus 7.7 degrees Celsius
Kargil coldest at minus 16.2 deg C
Kargil coldest at minus 16.2 deg C
Centre committed to hold polls in JK: Rajnath tells LS
Says Guv’s rule was imposed after report from Rajbhawan
New Delhi: Lok Sabha on Friday adopted a resolution on imposition of President’s rule in Jammu and Kashmir, with the Centre asserting that it was committed to democratic process in the state after the Opposition termed the decision to dissolve the Assembly as “unconstitutional”. The Statutory Resolution on imposition of President’s Rule in Jammu and […]
CPEC an economic project not a military endeavor, says Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan has said that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a bilateral economic project and has no military dimensions. Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Faisal said this at the weekly media briefing here on Thursday when asked about a US media report that alleged that China has hatched a secret plan to build fighter jets […]
Majority is proved in assembly not Guv’s house: Farooq
New Delhi: National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah Friday questioned in the Lok Sabha the Jammu and Kashmir Governor’s decision to dissolve the state assembly. Voicing concern over the situation in the Kashmir Valley, he also advocated talks with Pakistan for restoration of peace. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister made these remarks while participating […]
JK crisis an outcome of the ‘Nehruvian blunder’: Union Minister
New Delhi: Union Minister Jitendra Singh Friday said the current situation in Jammu and Kashmir is an outcome of a series of “blunders” by successive Congress governments in the state starting with the “Nehruvian blunder”. Participating in the debate on statutory resolution for proclamation of President’s Rule in the state, Singh said everyone feels the […]
India protests cross border infiltration, targeting of civilians
New Delhi: India has summoned an official of the Pakistan High Commission and lodged a strong protest over incidents of cross border terrorist infiltration and targeting of Indian civilians by Pakistani forces in border areas of Jammu and Kashmir. The Ministry of External Affairs said Pakistani forces were involved in 1,962 incidents of unprovoked ceasefire […]
Cold cracks three decade old record in Srinagar
Temp dips to minus 7.6 degrees Celsius, many water bodies in Valley freeze
Temp dips to minus 7.6 degrees Celsius, many water bodies in Valley freeze