Added on December 23, 2019 Press Trust of India

Jharkhand poll outcome rejection of BJP’s ‘divisive politics’: Amarinder

Chandigarh:Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday hailed the Jharkhand Assembly poll results and said the people have rejected the BJP’s “divisive politics”. The “reversal of the ruling BJP’s fortunes, which had begun earlier this year, has taken another leap forward with these polls”, he said. The JMM-Congress-RJD alliance appeared set to cross the majority […]

Added on December 23, 2019 Press Trust of India

BJP respects Jharkhand mandate: Amit Shah

New Delhi: BJP president Amit Shah said on Monday his party respects the mandate of Jharkhand voters, as it lost to the rival JMM-Congress alliance in the assembly elections. In a tweet, Shah also expressed his gratitude to the people of Jharkhand for giving the BJP a chance to govern the state for five years […]

Added on December 21, 2019 Press Trust of India

Anti-CAA protesters gather at Gandhi statue in London

London: Hundreds of students and other groups gathered around the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Parliament Square in London on Saturday to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC) in India. The peaceful protest, called with a message to Defend the Indian Constitution, brought together a number […]

Added on December 21, 2019 Press Trust of India

Traffic Management: Div Com devises regulations

SRINAGAR: In pursuance to the directions given by High Court in respect of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) regarding traffic management, the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan today convened a meeting in which he devised regulations to curb traffic congestion. The Divisional Commissioner constituted six no parking zones including Lal Chowk to Dalgate, Lal Chowk […]

Added on December 21, 2019 KV News

Hajj- 2020: Attention intending pilgrims

SRINAGAR: According to Executive officer Jammu and Kashmir Hajj Committee the intending Hajj applicants are being informed that Hajj house will remain open on December 22 (Sunday) for receipt of Hajj application forms for Hajj 2020. Pertinently, the last date for submission of Hajj application forms is December 23, 2019.

Added on December 21, 2019 Press Trust of India

Anti-CAA stir: Police post torched in Kanpur; death toll in UP violence rises to 15

Lucknow: A police post was torched in Kanpur on Saturday amid fresh incidents of anti-citizenship protests in Uttar Pradesh’s several districts including in Rampur and Aligarh as the toll in the violence in the last two days rose to 15. Over 260 policemen were also injured, of whom 57 received gunshot wounds, IG (Law and […]

Added on December 21, 2019 Press Trust of India

Police conduct flag march in violence-hit areas in Delhi, Bhim Army chief arrested, protests continue

New Delhi: A day after massive protests and violence in the national capital, Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Azad was arrested here on Saturday while police and paramilitary personnel carried out flag march in violence-hit areas, even as scores of people held peaceful demonstrations against the amended Citizenship Act at several places. Azad was taken into […]

Added on December 21, 2019 Press Trust of India

49 journalists murdered in 2019

Paris: Forty-nine journalists were killed across the world in 2019, Reporters Without Borders said Tuesday, the lowest death toll in 16 years. The “historically low” number mostly died covering conflicts in Yemen, Syria and Afghanistan, the Paris-based watchdog said, which warned that “journalism remains a dangerous profession”. Some 80 journalists a year have lost their […]

Added on December 18, 2019 Press Trust of India

SC decides to examine constitutional validity of Citizenship Amendment Act

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to examine the constitutional validity of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), but refused to stay its operation. The newly amended law seeks to grant citizenship to non-Muslim migrants belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Christian, Jain and Parsi communities who came to the country from Pakistan, Bangladesh and […]

Added on December 18, 2019 Press Trust of India

UN concerned over violence during protests against CAA; urges respect for freedom of expression

United Nations: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for respect for the rights of freedom of opinion and expression as he voiced concern over the violence and alleged use of excessive force by security personnel in India during protests against the Citizenship Act. According to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), members of Hindu, Sikh, […]