Jammu-Srinagar NH reopens for traffic
Jammu: The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was reopened for vehicular traffic on Thursday after a day-long blockade due to landslides in Ramban district, officials said. The debris following the landslides were cleared at several places in Ramban and Udhampur district after which the highway was reopened for traffic, the officials said. Over 200 stranded vehicles were […]
Pak to grant consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav
Evaluating Pak's offer on consular access
Evaluating Pak’s offer on consular access
India expresses concern over US military assistance to Pak
New Delhi: India has conveyed its “grave concern” to the US over its decision to provide military assistance to Pakistan. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said the issue was taken up with the US Ambassador here and with the Trump administration in Washington. “We have taken up the matter with the US Ambassador in […]
Osama Bin Laden’s heir Hamza killed in air strike: US media
Washington: Slain al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden’s son Hamza, the potential heir of the global militant group, has been killed in an air strike, US media reported, citing intelligence officials. The US has obtained intelligence that Hamza bin Laden, is dead, NBC News quoted three unnamed American officials as saying. The officials would not […]
Cutting down on costs: Imran’s US visit cost eight times less than that of Sharif’s
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s maiden visit to Washington last month cost USD 67,180, eight times less than what the exchequer spent on former premier Nawaz Sharif’s US trip in 2013, according to a government statement. The Pakistan government released the cost of Prime Minister Khan’s three-day visit to the United States from July […]
Parliament approves POCSO bill
New Delhi: A bill seeking to provide death penalty for aggravated sexual assault on children and greater punishments for other crimes against minors was approved by Parliament on Thursday. While Rajya Sabha had already passed the bill, it was cleared by Lok Sabha on Thursday by a voice vote. Responding to the debate on The […]
UN chief concerned over recruitment of children by Hizbul, Naxalites
United Nations: Children are being recruited by militant groups such as Hizbul Mujahideen and Lashkar-e-Taiba in Kashmir and by Naxalites in other parts of India, according to a report by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, who voiced concern over such recruitment and called on the government to ensure perpetrators are brought to justice. In the […]
India to sign ‘Singapore Convention on Mediation’
Convention is aimed at providing alternative dispute resolution
New Delhi: In a bid to boost the confidence of foreign investors about India’s commitment to adhere to international practice on alternative dispute resolution, the Union cabinet on Wednesday approved signing of the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements (UNISA) by New Delhi. The convention will be signed either in Singapore on August 7 […]
Cabinet approves bill to provide reservation for economically weaker sections
New Delhi: The Cabinet on Wednesday approved a bill to provide up to 10 per cent reservation to Jammu and Kashmir’s economically weaker sections in jobs and educational institutions. A meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019, an official statement said. […]
‘Housing for All by 2022’ mission, PM for achieving targets
New Delhi: In the first ‘Pragati’ review meeting of his second term in office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated on Wednesday his government’s commitment for the “Housing for All by 2022” mission and urged bureaucrats to remove hurdles to achieve the objective. He also called upon states to put in maximum efforts towards water conservation, […]
