Victims of Ramban flash floods not forgotten: CM Omar
Reviews restoration works, announces land allotment for victims Ramban: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said the purpose of his visit here along Jammu-Srinagar national highway was to convey a message that his government has not forgotten the victims of natural calamity despite its focus on Pahalgam terror attack. Talking to reporters […]
Traffic to remain suspended on Jammu-Srinagar NH on Sunday for repair work
Jammu: The traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway will remain suspended for 24 hours, beginning Sunday morning, for widening of road damaged due to recent landslides especially near Ramban town, an official said. According to an order issued by Deputy Commissioner, Ramban, Baseer-ul-Haq Chaudhary, the traffic will be halted on the highway for repair work […]
JK minister raises issue of security of people from state with Punjab governor
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir minister Sakina Itoo Saturday met Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria and sought urgent steps for instilling a sense of security among the J-K residents currently staying in Punjab and Chandigarh. Abdullah deputed his cabinet ministers to various cities across the country in the wake of reports claiming harassment of Kashmiri students […]
About time we fulfilled Parliament resolution on PoK: BJP Leader Naqvi
Rampur: Time has come to fulfil the resolution passed by Parliament on Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Saturday said. The former minority affairs minister said a strong and determined action against “brutal beasts of barbarity” by the Narendra Modi government is reflective of the effective measures being taken to demolish the “den […]
India visit cut short, Pak citizens condemn Pahalgam attack
Say ‘common people should have been spared’ Chandigarh: Ensure exemplary punishment for the Pahalgam terror attack perpetrators but spare the regular folks from bearing the brunt. That was the common refrain among Pakistani visitors at the Attari-Wagah land route racing to exit India ahead of a short deadline. India has announced that all visas issued […]
Govt ensuring employment opportunities keep growing for youth: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Saturday that his government is taking several measures to ensure that the opportunities for employment and self-employment keep growing. Addressing the 15th edition of Rozgar Mela after distributing more than 51,000 appointment letters to recruits in different departments of the central government, he said it is a […]
Indian, Pakistani protesters face off in London
Pak diplomatic official makes threatening gestures London: There was a face-off between Indian diaspora groups who gathered to protest Pakistan-backed terrorism in the wake of the Pahalgam terrorist attack and counter-protesters outside the Pakistan High Commission here, which saw scenes of a Pakistani diplomatic official making threatening gestures. In videos posted by Indian community groups […]
Pakistan military resorts to unprovoked firing along LoC
Srinagar/New Delhi: The Pakistani military resorted to unprovoked firing all across the Line of Control and Indian troops effectively responded to them, military sources said on Saturday. The exchange of fire for a second consecutive night came amid heightened tension between India and Pakistan following Tuesday’s Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians. The Pakistani […]
India will not allow single drop of water into Pakistan: Union Minister
India informs Pakistan of its decision to keep Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance New Delhi: The government is working on a strategy to ensure that not a single drop of water flows from India into Pakistan, Jal Shakti Minister C R Paatil asserted on Friday following a high-level meeting chaired by Home Minister Amit Shah. […]
Indus Water Treaty was ‘most unfair document’ to people of JK: Omar
Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Friday said the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) with Pakistan that has been put in abeyance by the Centre in the wake of the Pahalgam attack was the “most unfair document” to the people of the Union territory and they have never been in favour of it. “Government of India has […]