Sisodia meets Delhi CM’s wife, family
New Delhi: Senior AAP leader Manish Sisodia on Friday met Sunita Kejriwal, the wife of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who is in jail in connection with the corruption case related to the alleged excise policy scam. After being released from Tihar jail on bail, the former deputy chief minister reached the Delhi chief minister’s […]
IED found in south Kashmir’s Kulgam
Srinagar: Security forces on Friday detected an improvised explosive device (IED) in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said. The IED, fitted in a pressure cooker, was kept at Balsoo Parigam road in the south Kashmir district, they said. A bomb disposal squad defused the IED without causing any damage.
ECI visit: Political parties demand immediate Assembly polls in JK
Srinagar: With the Supreme Court deadline for holding Assembly polls looming large, the Election Commission (EC) held a series of meetings in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday with political parties and district heads of the civil administration and police in order to get a feedback for holding the election. The EC team, led by Chief […]
Div Com among top civil, police officials meet EC team at SKICC
Srinagar: As soon as the meeting with political parties culminated at SKICC, the top officials from civil and police administration Thursday met the high-level team of Election Commission of India (ECI) here. A high-level team comprises three members including Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu. […]
BJP announces manifesto committee for JK
Srinagar: The BJP on Thursday announced the formation of a committee which would reach out to the people in Kashmir to get their feedback for the framing of its manifesto. “The announcement for the assembly elections in J-K is the prerogative of the Election Commission of India. They will decide when to hold the polls, […]
Waqf Bill referred to joint parliamentary panel
New Delhi: The Waqf (Amendment) Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha on Thursday and referred to a joint parliamentary panel after a heated debate, with the government asserting the proposed law did not intend to interfere with the functioning of mosques and the opposition calling it targeting of Muslims and an attack on the Constitution. […]
Killing of two civilians: Pak-based terrorist among four charge-sheeted by NIA
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has charge-sheeted four people, including a Pakistan-based terrorist, for their involvement in the killing of two civilians in Kashmir this year, an official statement issued on Thursday said. Adil Manzoor Langoo, Ahran Rasool Dar alias Tota, Dawood and their Pakistan-based handler Jahangeer alias Peer Sahab have been charge-sheeted […]
POCSO cases: SC seeks response of state governments on appointment of ‘support persons’
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has sought responses of the state governments on appointment of “support persons” for the victims of child sexual abuse as per the guidelines prepared by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR). A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and N Kotiswar Singh, which listed the matter for hearing […]
JK statehood may be restored in October: MoS Ramdas Athawale
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood maybe restored and assembly elections may take place there in October, MoS Ramdas Athawale said here on Thursday. “Assembly elections are scheduled to be held in Maharashtra, Haryana, and Jharkhand perhaps in October. So the announcement on the restoration of statehood as well as the conduct of assembly election could […]
RBI keeps interest rate unchanged for ninth time in a row
Mumbai: Interest rates on home, auto and other loans are unlikely to be altered after the Reserve Bank of India on Thursday expectedly kept the benchmark rate and stance unchanged for the ninth straight policy meeting, saying it cannot afford to look through persisting high food inflation. Retaining its unambiguous focus on inflation, the Monetary […]
