Lok Sabha passes Triple Talaq bill
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha which witnessed uproar on Thursday on several issues, passed the controversial Triple Talaq bill. During the debate,Union minister Smriti Irani said if a contract is being cancelled, it cannot be done unilaterally. And if it is cancelled, there are repercussions. The proposed law suggests a three-year jail term for erring husbands. […]
Govt constitutes JK Heritage Conservation, Preservation Authority
Jammu: The Government today ordered constitution of Jammu & Kashmir Heritage Conservation and Preservation Authority. According to an order issued by the Commissioner Secretary, Culture, the non-official Members of the Authority include Dr Chander Mohan Seth, former Chairman JKPCB/Environmentalist; S K A Qadri, former Director General Archives, Archaeology and Musuems, J&K; Abdul Qayoom Rafiqui, ex-HoD […]
Kashmir issue our top priority: Pak Foreign Office
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday described the Kartarpur corridor as the “high point of diplomacy” for the Imran Khan government while admitted that there was “no progress” on the contentious issues with India. Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal also said that the Kashmir issue remained “on top of Pakistan’s priority”. At the weekly media briefing here, […]
Governor Malik chairs high-level meeting of Vice-Chancellors
Emphasizes on enhanced research capabilities
Jammu: Governor Satya Pal Malik chaired a high level meeting of all the Vice Chancellors to discuss issues pertaining to all the State Universities at the Raj Bhavan here on Thursday. Governor emphasized upon all the Universities to enhance their research capabilities and to update the syllabus regularly so as to keep abreast with rapidly […]
America cannot be the world’s policeman: Trump
Lalit K Jha Washington: America cannot be the policeman of the world, US President Donald Trump has said during his first visit to Iraq as he urged other countries to share responsibilities. Trump, on a surprise visit to US troops stationed in Iraq, defended his decision to pull American troops out of war-torn Syria, saying there […]
Jaitley lauds NIA, defends snooping order
New Delhi, Dec 27 (PTI) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Thursday lauded the NIA for busting an alleged Islamic terror plot, saying it would not have been possible without interception of electronic communication, which is the centrepiece of a controversial government order issued last week. “Well done NIA for cracking the dangerous terrorist module,” he tweeted. […]
KPs worried over dwindling population, ask youth to shed ‘one child syndrome’
Jammu: Expressing concern over their decreasing population, the Kashmiri Pandit leadership impressed upon the youth to go beyond the “one child syndrome” affecting the ethnic minority community of Kashmir. The community, which is set to enter 30 years of exile next year, also asked the youth to return to the corridors of democracy and academics […]
8-year-old girl `raped’ by classmate in Bhopal
Bhopal, Dec 27 (PTI) An eight-year-old girl, student of a private school in Bhopal city, was allegedly raped by her classmate, police said Thursday. According to the complaint filed by her parents, another unidentified boy was also involved in the crime. While the police were yet to receive the girl’s medical report, a special investigation team […]
Unnao rape case: Victim booked for forging certificate to prove she was minor
Unnao (UP), Dec 27 (PTI) In a fresh twist to a rape case allegedly involving BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, an FIR has been lodged on court orders against the victim, her mother and an uncle for producing a forged age certificate to prove she was a minor. The court ordered registration of a case […]
Noorbagh youth killed in ‘firing by militants’: Police tells SHRC
Srinagar: The report submitted by the police before the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has said that the youth killed during September 27 encounter left him injured after militants fired indiscriminately to take advantage of darkness to flee from the spot on September 27. The report submitted by the SSP Srinagar Imtiaz Ismail before the […]
