Civil service exam of 2020 to be held on time: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday refused to postpone UPSC civil services preliminary exam, to be held on October 4, because of COVID-19 pandemic and floods in several parts of the country. A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar, B R Gavai and Krishna Murari asked the Centre to consider granting one more chance to […]
GoI allows 315 JK students to cross over to Pak to resume studies
Srinagar: The government of India has allowed 315 students from Jammu and Kashmir enrolled at different colleges across Pakistan to cross over via Attari Wagah border in Amritsar today. In an official communique, the Government of India on request of Pakistan has allowed 315 students to cross over to Pakistan to resume studies. The government […]
Work with utmost zeal for people’s welfare: Lt Guv to BDC members
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha asked the elected public representatives and political leaders in the Union Territory on Wednesday to work with utmost zeal for the welfare of people and be their voice in highlighting their developmental needs and issues. Sinha said this while interacting with a delegation of block development council […]
Cross LoC firing creates panic in Poonch
Jammu: Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire and resorted to heavy firing and mortar shelling in forward areas along the LoC in Poonch district on Wednesday, officials said. The Indian Army retaliated befittingly, they said. “At about 1845 hours today, Pakistan army initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing with small arms and intense shelling with mortars […]
Govt to borrow Rs 4.34 lakh Cr in second half of 2020-21
New Delhi: The Finance Ministry on Wednesday said the government will borrow Rs 4.34 lakh crore in the second half of the current fiscal to meet its expenditure requirement amid COVID-19 crisis afflicting the country’s economy. The government is sticking to Rs 12 lakh crore borrowing target for the current fiscal, Economic Affairs Secretary Tarun […]
Deepening crisis: China objects to Ladakh status, border activities
BEIJING: China on Tuesday called India’s designation of the region along their disputed border as a union territory an illegal move, and voiced new objections to infrastructure construction that seems to strengthen India’s position in the area. Foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin also said reports of new Chinese military bases and other facilities being built […]
India rejects China’s assertion over perception of LAC
New Delhi: India on Tuesday rejected China’s position that it abides by its 1959 stand on the perception of the Line of Actual Control(LAC), and asked the neighbouring country to refrain from advancing an “untenable unilateral” interpretation of the de-facto border. The stand by China spelt out by its foreign ministry insisting that it takes […]
‘No war no peace’ status exists in Ladakh: IAF chief
New Delhi: The present security scenario along our northern frontiers is at an uneasy “no war no peace” status, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria said on Tuesday, referring to the prolonged border row with China in eastern Ladakh. In an address at a conference, Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria said the Indian […]
COVID-19: 18 more die, 1,081 test positive in JK
Srinagar: The deadly virus on Tuesday claimed 18 more lives taking the death toll to 1164 in Jammu and Kashmir while 1081 fresh cases tested positive, taking the total number of positive cases to 74095. Of the total 74,095 cases, 45,392 are from Kashmir and 28,703 from Jammu division. Officials said that among 1,081 new […]
Mehbooba’s detention cannot go forever: SC to JK admin
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the Jammu and Kashmir administration to respond to Iltija Mufti’s amended plea challenging the detention of her mother, former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, under the J-K Public Safety Act, saying it cannot go on forever and “some via media” should be explored. A bench of Justices S K […]
