Expanding permanent category with veto critical to real reform of UNSC: India
United Nations, Apr 15 (PTI) India has asserted that any reform of the United Nations Security Council not accompanied by expansion in the permanent category with veto would perpetuate existing imbalance and inequities in the UN organ. Addressing the Inter-Governmental Negotiations (IGN) meeting on Security Council reforms on Tuesday, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN […]
Iran war ‘close to over,’ says Trump
Washington, Apr 15 (PTI) US President Donald Trump has said that the war with Iran is “close to over,” asserting that if he pulled up stakes right now, it would take Tehran 20 years to rebuild the country. The president’s comments come hours after the US Central Command said it has successfully blocked all traffic […]
Baisakhi celebrated across Kashmir, Sikh devotees offer prayers at gurdwaras
Srinagar, Apr 14 (PTI) Baisakhi was celebrated with religious fervour and gaiety in Kashmir on Tuesday, with the devotees thronging different gurdwaras to offer prayers. The main function was held at Gurdwara Chati Padshahi in the Rainawari area of the city, which was attended by a huge number of Sikh devotees. Senior officers of police […]
Couple from Madhya Pradesh killed in road accident in Jammu
Jammu, Apr 14 (PTI) A motorcycle collided with a truck near Jammu here on Tuesday, killing a couple and injuring their 12-year-old son, officials said. Bal Krishan (45) and his wife Anita (40), natives of Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur, along with their son were travelling on a motorcycle when they were hit by a truck at […]
Lieutenant Governor attended upgradation ceremony of ‘Apna Bhojanalaya’ at GMC Jammu
JAMMU, APR 14: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday attended the ceremony marking the upgradation of ‘Apna Bhojanalaya’ at Government Medical College Jammu. The community kitchen is run by Sewa Bharti and supported by J&K Bank along with other donors. The Lieutenant Governor lauded the noble initiative and partook in a meal at Apna Bhojanalaya. […]
Ramban vigilante incident: Won’t allow jungle raj in J&K: CM Omar
Anantnag, Apr 14: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said the government won’t allow jungle raj in Jammu and Kashmir and that nobody would be allowed to disturb peace here. Speaking with reporters in Bijbhera, CM Omar said that the government aims to begin a new phase in Jammu and Kashmir, to make a fresh […]
Nitish recommends cabinet dissolution before meeting Guv to resign as Bihar CM: State minister
PATNA, Apr 14 (PTI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday recommended dissolution of his cabinet before meeting Governor Syed Ata Hasnain to submit his resignation from the CM post, state minister Ram Kripal Yadav said. Kumar, the state’s longest-serving chief minister, informed his cabinet colleagues about his decision to dissolve the council of ministers, […]
Search intensifies for man feared fallen into Ramban stream after assault by cow vigilantes
BANIHAL/JAMMU, Apr 14 (PTI): Authorities on Tuesday intensified a multi-agency search in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district for a man feared to have fallen into a fast-flowing stream after allegedly being assaulted for carrying a cow in his vehicle. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted and four people have been arrested in connection […]
Jammu man booked for overseas job scam, case registered
Jammu, Apr 14 (PTI): The Special Crime Wing (SCW) of the Crime Branch Jammu, registered a fraud case against a man accused of duping a complainant on the pretext of arranging overseas employment for his son, an official said. An FIR under Section 420 (cheating) has been registered at Police Station SCW, Crime Branch Jammu […]
Vice President, PM pay floral tributes to Ambedkar
New Delhi, Apr 14 (PTI) Vice President C P Radhakrishnan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday led parliamentarians and people in paying floral tributes to B R Ambedkar in Parliament complex on his 135th birth anniversary. Every year, hundreds of people line up to pay tributes to one of […]