Protests over Bihar’s SIR rock Parliament
Washout of proceedings in LS, RS New Delhi: Parliament was rocked by opposition protests over the ongoing voter-roll revision in Bihar on Tuesday, leading to a washout of proceedings in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha on the second day of the Monsoon session. As the Rajya Sabha convened for the day, Deputy […]
Opposition resorting to ‘hooliganism’: BJP on protests in Parliament
NEW DELHI: The BJP on Tuesday slammed opposition parties over their protest against the Bihar voter list revision, accusing them of resorting to “gundagardi (hooliganism)” so that foreigners, including Bangladeshi and Rohingya “infiltrators”, can get the right to vote in elections. Opposition members forced adjournments in the Lok Sabha by raising slogans and waving placards […]
Indian armed forces achieved their objectives under Operation Sindoor: PM
Says monsoon session of Parliament is like ‘Vijay Utsav’ New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said Parliament’s Monsoon session is like a ‘Vijay Utsav’ as the Indian armed forces achieved their objectives under Operation Sindoor 100 per cent, and expressed confidence that the MPs will articulate this sentiment in one voice. Speaking with […]
People, history will judge what changed in 5-years: LG Sinha
Srinagar: Asserting that people and history will judge what has changed in five years compared to what used to happen earlier, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has said that J&K has broken away from its troubled past and is embracing a brighter, secure, and development-driven future. In an interview to a national news channel, Lieutenant Governor […]
JK pushes for two key projects as IWT’s abeyance opens door for water storage
Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, an open critic of the 1960 Indus-Water Treaty, is hopeful that the central government will give a go-ahead for the completion of the Tulbul Navigation project in Kashmir and the diversion of Chenab River water to alleviate Jammu’s water scarcity. In the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror strike on April […]
Monsoon mayhem: Four dead in landslides in JK, Himachal
Jammu/Shimla: Landslides and torrential rains wreaked havoc in parts of Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, leaving four people, including a 5-year-old, dead and several injured on Monday. In the Reasi district of J-K, a 70-year-old pilgrim was killed and nine others were injured when a massive landslide struck the old track to the Vaishno […]
Monsoon Session: Govt agrees to 16-hr discussion on Op Sindoor, Pahalgam terror attack
New Delhi: Government on Monday agreed to a 16-hour discussion in the Lok Sabha on Operation Sindoor and Pahalgam terror attack, and it is likely to be taken up next week, even as the opposition insisted that it should start this week itself and Prime Minister Narendra Modi must reply. At the meeting of the […]
Parliament ‘gherao’: Over 160 Congress leaders from JK leave for Delhi
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Congress leadership on Monday left for the national capital under the ‘Delhi Chalo’ programme to ‘gherao’ Parliament, pressing for a bill for the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. The party leadership lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his “utter failure” to fulfil the demand of the people […]
Landslide hits Vaishno Devi track in Reasi, one pilgrim dead
Jammu: A 70-year-old pilgrim was killed while nine others were injured when a massive landslide struck the old track to the Vaishno Devi shrine in Reasi district on Monday, officials said. They said a booking office and an overhead iron structure caved in under the weight of the landslide, triggered by heavy rains which lashed […]
Govt seeks inputs from states, central ministries on 8th pay commission
New Delhi: The government has sought inputs from major stakeholders, including the Defence and Home ministries, the Department of Personnel and Training, as well as states, on setting up the 8th Central Pay Commission, Parliament was informed on Monday. In January, the Cabinet approved setting up the 8th Pay Commission to revise salaries of nearly […]
