Oppn MPs protest in Parliament House complex over ‘LPG supply crunch’
NEW DELHI, Mar 25 (PTI): Several Opposition MPs staged a protest in the Parliament House complex on Wednesday over the reported LPG supply crunch. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, NCP(SP)’s Supriya Sule, SP’s Dharmendra Yadav, CPI-ML’s Sudama Prasad, DMK’s T Sumathy, JMM’S Mahua Maji, among others, participated in the protest near the Makar Dwar of Parliament. […]
Centre plans increase in assembly, parliamentary constituencies in JK, other states and UT’s
Srinagar, Mar 25: As the Union Government is contemplating an increase in the strength of Lok Sabha and Assembly seats across states and Union Territories to implement political reservation for women ahead of the 2029 Lok Sabha polls, the plan, if implemented, will significantly overhaul politics in the Union Territory. The Centre is toying with […]
US sends 15-point plan to Iran to end war: reports
WASHINGTON, Mar 25 (PTI): The US has sent Iran a 15-point plan and ceasefire proposal to end the war in the Middle East, multiple news outlets reported here. The peace plan was shared with Iranian officials Tuesday via Pakistan, according to the New York Times. ABC News quoted sources saying the plan addresses Iran’s ballistic […]
Sonia Gandhi hospitalised
NEW DELHI, Mar 24 (PTI): Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi was admitted to the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here late Tuesday evening, sources said. They said she was feeling unwell due to the change in weather and was under observation. A team of doctors is attending to her, but there is nothing serious, the […]
Iran agreed not to have nuclear weapon, sent big present to US: Trump
Washington, Mar 25 (PTI) US President Donald Trump said Iran agreed never to have a nuclear weapon and sent a “significant prize” related to the Strait of Hormuz even as he declared victory in the three-week war. Speaking to reporters at the Oval Office on Tuesday, Trump claimed Iran was keen to “make a deal” […]
PM Modi, President Trump discuss Middle-East crisis
New Delhi, Mar 24 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday spoke to US President Donald Trump, focusing on the crisis in the Middle East, US envoy Sergio Gor said. “President Donald Trump just spoke with Prime Minister Modi. They discussed the ongoing situation in the Middle East, including the importance of keeping the Strait […]
Formalities underway to hold Panchayat polls in J&K: Javid Dar
Srinagar, Mar 24: Jammu and Kashmir Minister Javid Ahmad Dar on Tuesday said the government is prepared to conduct panchayat elections in the Union Territory, adding that procedural requirements are being completed. Dar said necessary arrangements are being put in place for the polls. “We are ready for the panchayat elections. Some formalities are needed […]
DIG reviews security, operational preparedness in border areas of Kathua
JAMMU, Mar 24 (PTI): The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Shiv Kumar Sharma, on Tuesday undertook a comprehensive visit to the border areas of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district and reviewed the security situation and operational preparedness of police forces in the region. The DIG of Jammu-Samba-Kathua (JSK) range visited the sensitive areas in the […]
Kupwara court sentences Kralgund accused to 20 years in POCSO case
Handwara, Mar 24: A court in north Kashmir’s Kupwara has sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a minor girl in 2021, police said on Tuesday. The accused, identified as Irshad Ahmad Mir, was convicted in a case registered under FIR No. 69/2021 at Police Station Kralgund. The […]
Vande Bharat Express to run via Gurdaspur-Batala from Mar 24
New Delhi, Mar 24 : The Northern Railway’s Jammu Division has revised the route of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra–Amritsar Vande Bharat Express, which will now operate via Gurdaspur and Batala with immediate effect, officials said on Tuesday. A senior railway official said that the Train Nos. 26406/26405 will run on the revised route […]