Army chief Rawat’s comments on CAA, NRC protests triggers row; Opposition attacks him
New Delhi: Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat on Thursday found himself in the midst of a massive row after he publicly criticised people leading protests over the new citizenship law, saying leadership is not about guiding masses to carry out arson and violence across the country. His comments evoked sharp reactions from opposition leaders, activists and […]
Left parties announce 7-day nationwide protests from Jan 1 against CAA, NRC, NPR; strike on Jan 8
New Delhi: The Left parties on Thursday announced a seven-day nationwide protest from January 1 to 7 and a general strike on January 8 against the Citizenship Amendment Act, the National Population Register and the National Register of Citizens. In a joint statement, the Communist Party of India (Marxist), the Communist Party of India, the […]
Rahul, Priyanka stopped by police from entering Meerut to meet kin of deceased protesters
Meerut (UP): Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were on Tuesday stopped by the police from entering Meerut on their way to meet the families of those who died during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act. The two had requested that they, along with another Congress leader Pramod Tiwari, be allowed to meet the […]
Cabinet Committee on Security approves creation of chief of defence staff
New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on Tuesday approved the creation of a chief of defence staff (CDS) who will be the single-point military adviser to the government as suggested by the Kargil Review Committee in 1999, officials said. Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar added that a department of military affairs headed […]
Now, no-confidence motion against Srinagar mayor
Srinagar: The crisis in the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) deepened on Tuesday as 40 corporators moved a no-confidence motion against its Mayor Junaid Mattu — a day after a similar motion was submitted against his deputy. The fresh no-confidence motion moved by independent corporators was supported by the BJP. The deputy mayor of the SMC, […]
Jammu-Srinagar highway closed due to landslide in Ramban
Jammu: The Jammu-Srinagar highway was once again closed for traffic on Tuesday due to a fresh landslide in Ramban district leaving more than 2,000 vehicles stranded. There have been landslides along the highway in Ramban district that resulted in the highway getting blocked, the officials said. Due to closure of the highway, over 2,000 vehicles […]
NC passes resolution condemning CAA
Srinagar: The National Conference (NC) held its provincial-level meeting here on Monday and passed two resolutions condemning the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill and demanding immediate release of the detained political leaders and civil society members in Kashmir. The meeting was held at the NC headquarters, Nawa-i-Subah, and the party’s provincial body of Kashmir […]
JK Cong slams BJP on CAA, celebrates victory in Jharkhand
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Congress hit out at the BJP on Monday citing the widespread protests against the amended Citizenship Act and said people have understood the “falsehood and diversionary tactics” of the saffron party which is loosing state elections one after the other. It termed the BJP’s charge that the […]
