SC’s five-judge bench to consider Prez reference on timeline for assent to state bills
Matter to be heard on July 22 New Delhi: A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court is scheduled to consider on July 22 the Presidential reference on whether timelines could be imposed by judicial orders for the exercise of discretion by the President while dealing with bills passed by state assemblies. According to the […]
Separatist leader Bilal Lone says Hurriyat is ‘irrelevant’
‘Kashmiris must move on, find place for themselves within India’ Srinagar: Former separatist leader Bilal Gani Lone has held the Hurriyat Conference responsible for its own irrelevance, calling the separatist conglomerate “non-functional”, while also slamming Pakistan for creating a “mess” and “fissures” in Jammu and Kashmir. The comments of Lone mark a significant departure from […]
Congress doing negative politics: Amit Shah
Dehradun/Rudrapur: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday accused the Congress of doing negative politics at a time when Uttarakhand is progressing on the path of development and advised the opposition party to desist from the habit if it wished to survive. Shah listed the achievements of the BJP-led governments at the centre and in […]
Police’s counter-intelligence wing detains 10 people in terror-linked case
Srinagar: The counter-intelligence wing of Jammu and Kashmir Police has detained 10 people for allegedly using encrypted messaging applications for coordinating, financing and executing terror activities on the instructions of handlers from Pakistan, officials on Saturday said. The detentions were carried out during searches conducted by the Counter-Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) at multiple locations in the […]
Reports on AI plane crash premature; fully support AAIB probe: NTSB
New Delhi: he US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy has said the board will continue to support the AAIB’s investigation into the Air India plane crash, and that reports about the incident are premature and speculative. On June 12, Air India’s Boeing 787-8 aircraft en route from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick crashed […]
US designates LeT proxy TRF as foreign terrorist organisation
India calls move ‘timely’ Washington/New Delhi: The US has designated The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of the Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba, as a “foreign terrorist organisation” over the Pahalgam terror attack, a move welcomed by India as a “timely and important” step reflecting strong counter-terror cooperation between the two countries. US Secretary of State […]
Founded in 2019, TRF grows as ‘deadly terror group’ in region
Srinagar: The Resistance Front (TRF) emerged in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019 and is today amongst the deadliest terror groups in the region with former Pakistani Special Service Group (SSG) commandos in its ranks, intelligence sources said on Friday. TRF, a proxy of Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) which […]
I wish to see young, bright minds as business leaders: Lt Guv
Calls on students to focus on changing the lives of people JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said that he wishes to see the young and bright minds as business leaders and thinkers of tomorrow. “These young people will shape the economic progress of society and future of this great country,” LG Sinha said […]
Upcoming Monsoon Session: Rajnath, Shah, other ministers hold strategy meet
New Delhi: Several Union ministers, including Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, J P Nadda and Kiren Rijiju, held a strategy session at the defence minister’s residence here on Thursday ahead of Parliament’s Monsoon Session beginning from July 21. With the customary all-party meeting being held on Sunday, the Group of Ministers are believed to have strategised […]
CM Omar Abdullah interacts with citizens at Raabita office Srinagar
Listens to public concerns SRINAGAR: CM Omar Abdullah on Friday listened to public grievances at Srinagar Raabita office, an official spokesman said. He said that several deputations and individuals called on the Chief Minister at the weekly public outreach programme and apprised him of various issues, demands and challenges faced by different sections of society. […]
