SCO meet in Pak- Terrorism hurdle in regional cooperation: EAM Jaishankar
Says connectivity initiatives must recognise territorial integrity Islamabad: Delivering a thinly veiled message to Pakistan from its national capital, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said if activities across borders are “characterised” by terrorism, extremism and separatism, they are hardly likely to encourage trade, energy flows and connectivity in parallel. In his address at […]
Foreign ministers of India, Pakistan hold casual conversations
Islamabad: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Pakistani counterpart Ishaq Dar held casual conversations on two occasions in the last two days, but there was no indication of any thaw in the frosty relations between the two countries, diplomatic sources said on Wednesday. The conversations took place on the sidelines of a conclave of […]
PM Modi becomes first ‘active member’ of BJP
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday became the first person to be enrolled as the ‘active member’ of the BJP as he launched the party’s ‘Sakriya Sadasyata Abhiyan’ here. He took his ‘Sakriya Sadasyata’ (active membership) in the presence of BJP president J P Nadda and general secretary Vinod Tawde, who is convener […]
Nasir Aslam Wani named advisor to CM
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday appointed senior National Conference leader Nasir Aslam Wani as advisor to chief minister Omar Abdullah. Wani is a close aide of Abdullah and served as the minister of state during his first tenure between 2009 and 2014 and held charge of multiple ministries. “Nasir Aslam Wani is hereby […]
Pir Panjal celebrates induction of its local leaders as DyCM, minister in new govt
Jammu: Hundreds of joyous National Conference supporters celebrated on streets in the border districts of Rajouri, and Poonch, known as the Pir Panjal belt, after the induction of two local leaders — Surinder Kumar Choudhary as Deputy Chief Minister and Javed Rana as a minister — in the Omar Abdullah-led government in Jammu and Kashmir […]
Proud moment for entire Jammu region: Dy CM Surinder Choudhary
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir’s new Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary on Wednesday said it is a proud moment for the entire Jammu region and added the National Conference (NC) has always taken all the three regions, including Ladakh, together. Choudhary, who is from Pir Panjal in the Jammu region, said the priorities of the Omar […]
Centre hikes DA by 3 percentage points for employees, pensioners
New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday increased the Dearness Allowance (DA) by 3 percentage points effective from July 1 this year, benefitting more than 1 crore employees and pensioners ahead of the Diwali festival. The Union Cabinet has approved to increase Dearness Allowance (DA) to central government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners by […]
Will fight together for strengthening democracy, statehood: Kharge
Karra expresses confidence in his govt Srinagar: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday expressed happiness over National Conference leader Omar Abdullah taking oath as chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and said the two parties will fight jointly to restore statehood. Kharge was among a galaxy of INDIA bloc leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi […]
Govt orders withdrawal of NSG commandos from VIP security
Asks CRPF to take charge New Delhi: The Union government has ordered the complete withdrawal of the counter-terrorist commando force NSG from VIP security duties and handing over its nine “high-risk” VIPs to the CRPF by the next month, official sources said Wednesday. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has also sanctioned a fresh battalion […]
Crown of thorns: Farooq Abdullah after son Omar takes oath as CM
Srinagar: It is a crown of thorns and may Allah help him fulfil the hopes of people, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said on Wednesday after his son Omar Abdullah took oath as the first chief minister of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Taking a cue from his grandfather, Zahir Abdullah, Omar Abdullah’s […]
