CM visits shelling-victims in Poonch
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmr Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today visited the Balakote area of district Poonch to express grief over the death of five members of a family in Pakistan firing. Five members of a family were killed and two sisters wounded in Balakote Sector of Poonch along the Line of Control (LoC) on Sunday […]
Pak disappointed at India for not issuing visas to pilgrims
Islamabad: Pakistan today expressed disappointment at India for not issuing visas to more than 500 Pakistani pilgrims for visiting the famed shrine of Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer. The visit was to take place under the 1974 Pakistan-India Protocol on Visits to Religious Shrines and is a regular annual feature, Foreign Office (FO) said in […]
Peace, unity, harmony at core of India’s philosophies: PM
Jaipur: Peace, unity and harmony are at the core of various philosophies in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a message today as a ‘chadar’ was offered on his behalf at Sufi saint Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti’s shrine at Ajmer Sharif. Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi visited the dargah to […]
Lalu Prasad Yadav convicted in fodder scam
New Delhi: A special CBI court here on Monday convicted RJD chief and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad in the fourth fodder scam case but acquitted another former Chief Minister Jagannath Mishra. Judge Shuvapal Singh delivered the judgment relating to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 3.13 crore from December 1995 to January 1996 from the […]
Putin wins fourth term with record vote
Moscow: Vladimir Putin was Monday set for another six years in power after his landslide victory in Russia’s presidential election but so far only close allies have congratulated him as Moscow’s relations with the West disintegrate. Putin, who has ruled Russia for almost two decades, recorded his best election performance with 76.67 per cent of […]
Modi congratulates Xi on re-election as President
Beijing: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated Chinese President Xi Jinping on his re-election for a second five-year term, saying he looks forward to work with him to further develop Sino-India relations. Xi, 64, was unanimously elected by the 2,970 deputies of Chinese parliament the National People’s Congress (NPC) last week. Dear President Xi Jinping, […]
Ashraf Sehrai replaces Geelani as Tehreek-e-Hurriyat chairman
Srinagar: Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai was Monday elected chairman of the Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, replacing Syed Ali Shah Geelani. Geelani held the post for 15 years since the party was formed following a split in the Hurriyat Conference in 2003. Sehrai was elected chairman of the Tehreek-e-Hurriyat at a meeting of its executive committee after Geelani decided to […]
Junaid lynching case: SC seeks Centre’s reply on plea for CBI probe
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today sought the Centre’s response on a plea seeking a CBI probe into the Ballabhgarh mob lynching case in which 17-year-old Junaid Khan was stabbed to death on a train in June last year. A bench of Justices Kurian Joseph and M M Shantanagoudar also stayed the trial in the […]
Sacking of doctor: Omar hits out at govt
Srinagar: Opposition National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Monday hit out at PDP-BJP government for sacking a doctor over his Facebook post. “Ministers can protest to defend rape/murder accused but a doctor can’t point out the truth. @MehboobaMufti dictatorial Govt in J&K – J&K doctor faces action for ‘correcting’ minister on Facebook”, Omar tweeted. “All […]
Students join villagers in protest against bad condition of road in Sopore outskirts
Sopore: Up in arms against bad condition of the road in Sopore town of north Kashmir , students along with the locals held a protest demonstration against the district administration and the concerned authorities. Reports said that residents including students of Tarzoo and its adjoining villages hit the roads at Tarzu and started protests against the […]
