Pak grants Rs 100 crore for Kartarpur corridor project
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government has earmarked Rs 100 crore in the federal budget 2019-20 for the development of the much-awaited Kartarpur corridor. The corridor will connect Darbar Sahib in Pakistan’s Kartarpur with Dera Baba Nanak shrine in India’s Gurdaspur district and facilitate visa-free movement of Indian Sikh pilgrims, who will have to […]
Smoking menace: Govt proposes to ban electronic smoking devices
New Delhi: Going tough on Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS), including e-cigarettes, the health ministry has proposed to classify such alternative smoking devices as “drugs” under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, in a bid to ban their manufacture, sale, distribution and import. According to official sources, the proposal has been approved by the Drug Technical […]
Even judges have to face brunt of social media, says SC
NEW DELHI: Even judges have to face the brunt of social media, the Supreme Court said Tuesday while hearing the case of journalist Prashant Kanojia, arrested for allegedly making objectionable comments on Twitter and Facebook against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. “Sometimes even we have to suffer the brunt of social media. Sometimes it […]
Former Pak Prez Asif Ali Zardari arrested in fake bank accounts case
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former president Asif Ali Zardari was arrested on Monday from his residence here in the fake bank accounts case by the country’s top anti-corruption body, even as his party appealed for calm. A team of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) accompanied by police, including female officials, entered the Pakistan People’s Party co-chairman’s house […]
Union HM to meet BJP national office bearers, state unit chiefs on Thursday
New Delhi: BJP president Amit Shah will hold a meeting with the chiefs and general secretaries (organisations) of the party’s all state and Union Territory units, besides its national office bearers on June 13, setting in motion the process for organisational polls which may culminate in the election of his successor. After the party chief, […]
Army chief advises students to help create peaceful atmosphere in Kashmir
New Delhi: Army chief General Bipin Rawat Monday asked a group of Kashmiri students to contribute towards creating a peaceful atmosphere in Kashmir and to “stay away from wrongful activities”. The group of 140 students from Ramban, Reasi, Rajouri and Baramulla, accompanied by four teachers on a national integration tour, interacted with General Rawat, who […]
Union HM Amit Shah to chair key party leaders next week
New Delhi: As the BJP prepares for organisational polls, its president Amit Shah has convened a meeting of key organisation leaders from states and Union Territories on June 13 and 14, party sources said Saturday. The meeting will be attended by leaders in-charge of organisational affairs, they said. The organisational polls will be held in […]
State sponsorship of terrorism biggest threat: PM Modi in Maldives
Male: In a veiled attack on Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Saturday that state sponsorship of terrorism is the biggest threat the humanity is facing today as he urged the world leaders to unite for combating the menace. Addressing the Maldivian Parliament, the Majlis, Modi said that relations between India and Maldives are older […]
Qureshi writes to Jaishankar; Offers talks on ‘all important matters’
Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi in a letter to his new Indian counterpart S Jaishankar on Friday said that Islamabad wants talks with New Delhi on “all important matters” and remains committed to efforts for establishing peace in the region. Qureshi wrote the letter to Jaishankar to congratulate him for taking over as […]
Pak PM Imran Khan gets sandals made from snakeskin as Eid gift
Peshawar: A famous Pakistani shoe-maker who made sandals from snakeskin for Prime Minister Imran Khan as an Eid gift, which was confiscated by authorities for violating the country’s Wildlilfe Act, got the shoes back after he paid a hefty fine of Rs 50,000. Officials from the Wildlife Department in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa raided the shop Nooruddin […]
