India paying price for not sending Muslims to Pak: Giriraj
Patna, Feb 21 (PTI) The country is paying the price for failure to send Muslims to Pakistan and bring Hindus to India after the Islamic state came into being at the time of Independence, Union minister Giriraj Singh has said, triggering a fresh controversy. The BJP leader made the remark in Purnea district in the […]
Uniform Civil Code cannot be forced upon people, it has to be optional: Surjewala
New Delhi, Feb 21 (PTI) Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala on Friday said a Uniform Civil Code cannot be forced upon people and it has to be optional. Addressing the 10th edition of the “Chhatra Sansad” (students’ parliament) here, he said a Uniform Civil Code has to be voluntary and that will be a great step. […]
FATF continues Pak in ‘Grey List’; warns of action if it fails to check terror funding
New Delhi, Feb 21 (PTI) Global terror financing watchdog FATF on Friday decided continuation of Pakistan in the “Grey List” and warned the country that stern action will be taken if it fails to check flow of money to terror groups like the LeT and the JeM, sources said. The decision has been taken at the […]
Top JK officials to meet India Inc leaders in Mumbai on Friday
Mumbai: Top officials from the Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory administration will visit the country’s financial capital and meet industry leaders on Friday, more than six months after the virtual abrogation of Article 370. Led by Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu, the officials will be pitching about the business possibilities in the restive Kashmir Valley […]
JKSSB approves 222 posts for 5 new GMCs, 47 posts of other depts
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) on Thursday approved 269 posts including 222 posts of various categories for five new government medical colleges and 47 posts of pending selections, an official spokesman said. The posts were approved at the 163rd board meeting of the JKSSB chaired by its chairman Khalid Jahangir here, […]
India needs to invest USD 109 billion to halve its road crash fatalities in next decade: WB report
Washington: India needs to invest an estimated extra USD 109 billion in road safety over the next decade to halve its crash fatalities, the World Bank said in a report released on a day when at least 35 people were killed in four separate accidents in the country. The bank said such an investment will […]
2nd batch of Union ministers to visit JK to get first-hand info on development schemes
New Delhi: A second batch of about 40 Union ministers is likely to visit Jammu and Kashmir in April to get first-hand information about various development schemes initiated there by both the central government and the Union Territory administration, officials said on Thursday. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) will decide the composition of the ministerial […]
Kashmiri freelance journalist wins AFP’s Kate Webb Prize
Hong Kong: Ahmer Khan, the 27-year-old Indian freelance reporter, was named the winner of the 2019 Agence France-Presse Kate Webb Prize on Thursday for his coverage on the ground in Kashmir during the lockdown of the region. The award, named after one of AFP’s finest correspondents, recognises journalism by locally hired reporters in Asia operating […]
Civil rights groups demand restoration of Art 370
New Delhi: Scores of people from different organisations, including AISA and AIDWA, gathered at Jantar Mantar here on Thursday demanding restoration of Article 370 of the Constitution. They expressed solidarity with the people of Jammu and Kashmir and demanded that the government restore the provision that gave full statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. The programme […]
No intention to scrap Art 371: Shah assures Northeast
Itanagar: Reaffirming the government’s commitment to protecting the unique culture of the Northeast, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday misinformation was spread after abrogation of Article 370 that identical fate awaited Article 371 in the region. Most of the states that have special provisions under Article 371 are in the Northeast. These provisions […]
