Pak nationals married to Indian citizens have no right to stay in India: BJP
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir unit of BJP on Saturday welcomed the Centre’s decision to deport Pakistani nationals in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, saying “they have no right to stay in the country even if they are married to Indian citizens”. J-K BJP’s chief spokesperson Sunil Sethi said such individuals may be […]
Pahalgam attack: Whatever PM decides will be in national interest, says Jitendra Singh
Ramban: Union minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday said whatever Prime Minister Narendra Modi decides on Pakistan post the Pahalgam terror attack will be in the national interest. Singh was talking to reporters after chairing a meeting here to review the situation following the recent cloudbursts that left three people dead and caused massive damage in […]
CRPF dismisses jawan who married Pak woman without intimation
New Delhi: The Central Reserve Police Force has dismissed from service its jawan Munir Ahmed for “concealing” his marriage with a Pakistani woman as his action was found to be detrimental to national security, official sources said Saturday. The jawan was last posted with the 41st battalion of paramilitary CRPF, the lead internal security force […]
President Murmu pushes for legal empowerment of panchayats to settle disputes
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday made a strong pitch to extend the dispute resolution mechanism to rural areas so that the Panchayats are legally empowered to mediate and resolve the conflicts in villages. She said social harmony in villages is an essential prerequisite of making the nation strong. Murmu also said that while […]
India to ask global multilateral agencies to review loans, grants to Pakistan: Source
New Delhi: India will be asking global multilateral agencies, including the IMF, to have a relook at funds and loans provided to Pakistan, as New Delhi seeks to corner the neighbouring state diplomatically following the dastardly terror attack in Pahalgam last month which killed 26 tourists. “We will be asking all multilateral agencies to review […]
Pahalgam attack- US hopes Pakistan cooperates with India against terrorists: VP Vance
New York: Vice President JD Vance has said that US hopes that India will respond to the Pahalgam terrorist attack in a way that does not lead to a “broader regional conflict” and expects Pakistan to “cooperate” with New Delhi to “hunt down” terrorists sometimes operating from their soil. Vance made these remarks on Thursday […]
Pahalgam attack- Entire country awaits accountability, justice: CWC
Seeks ‘clear timeline’ for every stage of caste survey New Delhi: The Congress on Friday urged the Centre to act with firmness in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack to penalise Pakistan for its continued export of terror, and pressed for time-bound accountability into the “serious lapses” in security and intelligence in one […]
Rain, lightning strikes kill 7 in north India, 200 flights delayed
New Delhi/Gurugram/Chandigarh/Lucknow/Shimla: Torrential rain lashed north India, including the Delhi-NCR region, early Friday, killing at least seven people, uprooting over 100 trees, and delaying more than 200 flights. A 28-year-old woman and her three children were killed when their house in southwest Delhi’s Najafgarh area collapsed after a tree fell on it. “Police and fire […]
Heavy rain triggers mudslides in Ramban, Jammu-Srinagar NH closed
Ramban/Jammu: The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was closed after cloudburst-induced heavy rain triggered mudslides in Ramban district on Friday, a traffic police officer said. The heavy rain triggered flash floods in the Chenab river, prompting the authorities in Reasi and Akhnoor sectors to issue warnings about avoiding the riverbank. “Vehicular movement has stopped from both sides […]
Airspace curbs: Air India explores alternative routes for North America flights
New Delhi: Air India is looking at various alternatives for its North America flights from the national capital, including operating the services with a technical stop in a city within India, to reduce operational costs that have shot up due to the Pakistan airspace closure, sources said on Friday. Currently, Tata Group-owned Air India operates […]
