Pak President Alvi dissolves National Assembly at PM Shehbaz Sharif’s advice
Islamabad, Aug 10 (PTI) Pakistan President Arif Alvi dissolved the National Assembly on Wednesday at outgoing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s advice, marking an end to the current government’s tenure and paving the way for the next general elections. The notification for the dissolution of the assembly was issued by the Aiwan-i-Sadr, which said the National […]
IPS officer Basant Rath prematurely retired
New Delhi, Aug 10 (PTI) The central government has ordered premature retirement of senior IPS officer Basant Rath, according to a home ministry notification. The notification, dated August 7, said the President requires Rath, a 2000-batch IPS officer of Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre, to “retire in public interest with immediate effect… “. […]
No talks with Hurriyat, Jamiat, Pakistan: Home Minister Amit Shah
New Delhi, Aug 9 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday ruled out any dialogue with Pakistan as well as the Hurriyat Conference, but said the government can hold talks with the youth of the Kashmir valley. Intervening in the debate on the no-confidence motion in Lok Sabha, Shah also said that the now-scrapped […]
Man held for allegedly molesting, injuring a girl in Srinagar
Srinagar, Aug 9: A man accused of molesting and injuring a girl was arrested in Srinagar district on Wednesday afternoon, police said. Taking to microblogging site Twitter, Srinagar Police wrote; “One Molester namely Uzair Hameed Mir S/o Abdul Hameed Mir R/o Daulatabad Khanyar arrested for molesting & injuring a girl. He gave lift to the […]
Man held for ‘attempting’ to murder his son in Srinagar
Srinagar, Aug 9: A man accused of attempting to murder his son has been arrested in Sonawar locality of Srinagar district. The accused identified as Mehmood Ahmad Wani, son of Nazir Ahmad Wani, a resident of Sonawar Srinagar, as per a police official, stabbed his son (name withheld) after a heated argument. The victim was […]
Lt Governor reviews arrangements for ‘Tiranga Yatra’ in Srinagar
SRINAGAR, AUG 9: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha chaired a high-level meeting with the senior officers of Civil Administration, Police and Security forces to review preparedness of Tiranga Yatra celebration. The meeting was attended by Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary; R K Goyal, Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department; Lt General Rajiv Ghai, GOC 15 Corps; […]
BSF chief visits border outposts in Jammu’s Akhnoor sector
Jammu, Aug 9 (PTI) BSF Director-General Nitin Agrawal on Wednesday visited various border outposts in Jammu’s Akhnoor sector and exhorted the troops to maintain effective domination to successfully meet the challenges from across the frontier. Agrawal was accompanied by the Border Security Force’s (BSF) Special Director General (Western Command) PV Rama Sastry and Inspector General […]
Dynasty politics, corruption, appeasement must quit India: BJP
New Delhi, Aug 9 (PTI) The three ills of “dynasticism, corruption and appeasement” politics must quit India in the best interest of the country, the BJP said on Wednesday as it commemorated the Quit India movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi on this day in 1942. Addressing a press conference at party headquarters here, BJP leader […]
Landslide blocks Jammu-Srinagar national highway; Amarnath batch stopped in Jammu
Banihal/Jammu, Aug 9 (PTI) A massive landslide blocked the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district early Wednesday following which no fresh batch of Amarnath pilgrims was allowed to leave from Jammu, officials said. According to the traffic control room, the landslide hit the 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of […]
War in Ukraine would be among top topics at G20 Summit in India: US
Washington, Aug 9 (PTI) The ongoing war in Ukraine would be one of the top topics of discussion during the G-20 Summit in New Delhi next month, a senior official of the US has said. Leaders of G-20 nations, including US President Joe Biden, are scheduled to attend the G-20 summit hosted by India in […]