Separatism more out of convenience than conviction: Jitendra Singh
New Delhi: Separatism in Jammu and Kashmir is more out of convenience rather than conviction and the children of separatists are enjoying while those of common people are suffering, Union Minister Jitendra Singh has said. The Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said terrorism in the Valley was mercenary in nature and […]
Durbar move: Civil Secretariat closes in Srinagar, will reopen in Jammu on Nov 5
Srinagar: Civil Secretariat, the seat of Jammu and Kashmir government, closed here Friday and will reopen in winter capital Jammu on November 5 as part of the biannual ‘Darbar Move’, a practice started by the then Maharaja Gulab Singh in 1872. “Civil Secretariat and other Darbar Move offices closed in Srinagar today (Friday) and will […]
Governors have become new viceroy’s, says Chidambaram
Hits out at J&K Governor Malik
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram Friday took a dig at Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik for his reported remarks that political parties have no right to talk about India-Pakistan dialogue, saying the country’s governors are the new viceroys. In a series of tweets, the former finance and home minister referred to […]
Saeed-led JuD, FIF no more on list of banned outfits in Pakistan: Report
Islamabad: Hafiz Saeed-led Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Falah-i-Insaniyat Foundation (FIF) are no longer on the list of banned outfits in Pakistan as the presidential ordinance that proscribed them under a UN resolution has lapsed, a media report said on Friday. In February this year, former president Mamnoon Hussain promulgated an ordinance amending the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997 […]
China sounds positive about providing loans to Pak to avoid IMF bailout
Beijing: Ahead of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s maiden visit, China on Friday sounded positive about extending new loans to Islamabad to avoid another IMF bailout package which may carry stringent conditions. Khan’s visit from November 2 to China, Pakistan’s all weather ally, will come ahead of a visit to Islamabad by International Monetary Fund […]
Tarigami welcomes scraping of insurance contract with Reliance group
Srinagar: CPI(M) MLA M Y Tarigami Friday welcomed the Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik’s decision to scrap the contract for group mediclaim health insurance awarded to Reliance General Insurance and called for action against those involved in the deal. “The Governor’s decision to scrap J&K employees’ health insurance contract with the Reliance General […]
Cong demands time bound probe into insurance scam
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee Friday demanded a time bound high-level probe to book the culprits involved in “bungling” in Reliance General Insurance policy. The JKPCC welcomed Governor Satya Pal Malik’s decision to immediately cancel the contract in view of the gross corruption. Malik Thursday cancelled the state government’s tie up with […]
CBI row: Congress holds protest in Jammu
Jammu: Congress workers Friday staged a demonstration here as part of the party’s nationwide protest against the Centre’s decision to divest CBI Director Alok Verma of his duties and sending him on leave. A large number of senior congress leaders and workers gathered at Shahidi Chowk and marched towards Raghunath Bazar carrying placards denouncing Centre’s […]