NC leader sees BJP-RSS hand in workers killing
Says governor's rule responsible too
Srinagar: A day after two of her party workers were killed here in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference (NC) MLA Shameema Firdous Saturday blamed the BJP-RSS and the governor’s administration for the killings. “I have no hesitation in saying that the BJP-RSS killed my workers. I have no doubt about it,” […]
90 pc people in JK keen to participate: Rajnath
New Delhi: Blaming Pakistan for the unrest in Jammu and Kashmir, Home Minister Rajnath Singh Friday claimed that 90 per cent people in the state would like to participate the panchayat and urban local body polls scheduled this month. The home minister, however, admitted that there were difficulties in bringing back underworld don and 1993 […]
Kathua rape and murder case: SC rejects plea by accused to transfer probe to independent agency
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday rejected two pleas by the accused in the Kathua gang rape and murder case, with one seeking a fresh investigation alleging “motivated” probe by the state police and the other demanding that the probe be transferred to an independent agency like the CBI. A bench comprising Justices U U […]
Pol parties condemn killings
Jammu: The Congress, PDP and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) condemned the killing of two NC workers by suspected militants in Srinagar. “We strongly condemn the terrorist attack on political workers and killing of two workers of NC in Srinagar,” Spokesperson of Jammu and Kashmir BJP, Priya Sethi said. Expressing her condolences, she said her […]
JK local polls bad for state’s democracy, says Tarigami
Srinagar: Senior CPI(M) leader and Kulgam MLA M Y Tarigami Friday warned that “ignoring” the non-participation of major political parties in the upcoming local body polls in Jammu and Kashmir would have “serious implications” for the future of the state’s democratic process. “The ongoing electoral process in the state, particularly in the Valley, can be […]
Share data of water inflow, discharge at Kishanganga dam: Pakistan asks India
Lahore: Pakistan has asked India to immediately share the data showing inflow and discharge of water at the Kishanganga dam in Jammu and Kashmir and sought a date for its inspection, according to a media report. During the 115th meeting of the Permanent Commi ssion for Indus Waters, India had agreed to allow Pakistan to […]
Pak anti-graft body arrests Shahbaz Sharif
Lahore: Pakistan’s Opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif was on Friday arrested by the country’s anti-graft body for his alleged involvement in two corruption cases, a senior official said. Shahbaz, 67, is the younger brother of ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif. “Shahbaz Sharif on Friday appeared before an investigation team of the National Accountability Bureau Lahore. He […]
UN criticizes India’s deportation of Rohingyas to Myanmar
GENEVA: The UN slammed Friday India’s deportation of seven Rohingya men to Myanmar despite warnings they could face persecution in a country where the military is accused of genocide against the Muslim minority. The UN refugee agency said it was “greatly concerned” for the safety and security of the seven men who were returned to […]