Envoys meet Rajnath
New Delhi: Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria Wednesday met Home Minister Rajnath Singh, amid the heightened tension between the two countries, officials said. India’s Ambassador to the United States Harsh VardhanShringla too called on the home minister and discussed bilateral issues. The terror attack in Pulwama prominently figured during the 20 minutes meeting […]
Attacking Kashmiri students, traders will have incalculable consequence: Karan Singh
New Delhi: Amid rising tension with Pakistan in the wake of Pulwama attack, Veteran Congress leader Karan Singh Wednesday cautioned that it seemed the country was moving towards “yet another conflagration” which could have “incalculable consequence”. Singh also rued that there has unfortunately been a “strong anti-Kashmiri backlash” around the country in the aftermath of […]
For posting Kashmir ‘favorable’ post Kolkata girl gets rape threats
Kolkata: A teenaged girl from Kolkata was trolled and allegedly threatened with rape on Facebook for a post on the plight of Kashmiris in the wake of the Pulwama attack, she said Wednesday. In her February 15 post, the Class 12 girl condemned the deadly terror strike in Jammu and Kashmir that killed 40 CRPF […]
Denying admission to Kashmiri students: We were under pressure to say so, says Dehradun colleges
Dehradun: Clarifying on their statements of not granting admission to students from Kashmir, two city-based colleges Tuesday said they were under pressure and no decision of such sort has been taken by their management. “We had to do it under pressure from a mob of around 400-500 which was protesting at the gates demanding expulsion […]
HC junks plea asking media to use ‘martyr’ while reporting casualties
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking directions to the media to use the words “martyr” or “shaheed”, instead of “killed”, when reporting deaths of security personnel in terror or other attacks. A bench of Chief Justice RajendraMenon and Justice V K Rao declined to hear the application filed by […]
Boycott everything Kashmiri, says Meghalaya Governor
Shillong: Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy on Tuesday supported a call for a boycott of “everything Kashmiri”, including the AmarnathYatra and purchasing products from the state. Roy, who describes himself as a right-wing Hindu socio-political thinker, writer, ideologue on Twitter, went on the microblogging site to air his views. “An appeal from a retired colonel of […]
SC to consider plea for urgent hearing of PIL against Art 370
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said that it would look into the plea seeking urgent hearing of a PIL challenging the constitutional validity of Article 370 of the Constitution, which grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir and limits Parliament’s power to make laws for the state. A bench headed by Chief Justice […]
Saudi Arabia vows to play peace ambassador
Says will try to de-escalate tensions between India-Pakistan
Islamabad: Saudi Arabia on Monday vowed to try to “de-escalate tensions between India and Pakistan in the wake of the deadly attack in Pulwama by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad, as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman prepares to head to New Delhi from Islamabad. The attack happened when a suicide bomber blew up an explosive-laden vehicle near a […]