BBC to axe 450 newsroom jobs
London: The BBC will axe 450 newsroom jobs as part of plans to adapt “to changing audience needs” and meet its savings target, the broadcaster announced on Wednesday. “The BBC has to face up to the changing way audiences are using us,” Fran Unsworth, director of news and current affairs, said in a statement. “We […]
Joint anti-CAA motion set for debate in European Parliament
London: A joint motion, combining five different resolutions tabled by Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) against India’s Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), has been placed on the final agenda for debate at the Plenary session in Brussels on Wednesday. The motion takes note of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) statement last […]
CBI raids JK Grameen Bank in Kupwara to probe embezzlement of funds
Srinagar: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday conducted searches in Kupwara in connection with the alleged embezzlement of funds to the tune of Rs 1.33 crore by an employee of the Jammu and Kashmir Gramin Bank, officials said. The raids were carried out by CBI sleuths at the Jammu and Kashmir Grameen Bank […]
Human rights activists in US decry CAA and NRC
Washington: Terming India’s amended Citizenship Act as anti-minority, a group of eminent human rights and social activists, including Magsaysay Award winner Sandeep Pandey, has claimed that the freedom of expression is under threat in the world’s largest democracy. The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) was passed in December last year, prompting protests across India. According to […]
Will provide necessary assistance for evacuation of Indians, other nationals from Wuhan: China
Beijing: As India prepares to airlift its citizens from Wuhan, the epicentre of the deadly coronavirus outbreak, China said on Wednesday that it would make all appropriate arrangements and provide necessary assistance if any country “insists” on evacuating its nationals. Besides India, several other countries including the US, France, Japan, South Korea, are making arrangements […]
Punjab CM wants equipment to detect drones from Pak
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday underlined the need for high-end equipment for security forces to detect drones used by Pakistan to smuggle weapons into the border state. The issue was discussed during a meeting convened by the CM with Congress MPs from both the Houses and to discuss budget proposals for the […]
JK DSP case: CRPF carries out vigilance check of its over 3 lakh personnel
Gurgaon: The CRPF has carried out a mega audit of its over three lakh personnel to check for any possible “subversive” elements in the wake of a Jammu and Kashmir Police officer being caught with terrorists recently, the chief of the paramilitary force said here on Tuesday. CRPF Director General (DG) A P Maheshwari said the […]
BSF to be armed with anti-drone system at IB soon
Jammu: BSF troops guarding the 200-km-long International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir will soon be armed with anti-drone system, officials said on Tuesday, a day after a Pakistani drone was downed in Arnia sector. “We are working on it,” a senior officer told PTI. On Monday night, alert BSF troops shot down a Pakistani cameraless […]
Three sentenced for attempt to outrage modesty of girl in Rajouri
Jammu: A court in Rajouri on Tuesday awarded a total of six years imprisonment and Rs 23,000 fine to three persons convicted for trespassing and attempt to abduct and outrage the modesty of a girl in a village in the border district of Jammu and Kashmir over nine years ago, police said. On the intervening night […]
JK admin taking preventive steps amid coronavirus fears
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration ordered officials on Tuesday to screen travellers arriving from abroad, including China and Nepal, at airports for the deadly novel coronavirus. The virus has killed more than 100 people in China after breaking out in the city of Wuhan and has been spreading rapidly to other countries. In other […]
