No talks with a country that glorifies “killers”: Swaraj to world leaders
BY: Yoshita Singh United Nations: Pakistan’s commitment to terrorism as an instrument of state policy has not abated one bit, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj told world leaders at the UN on Saturday and asked them how India can pursue talks with a nation that “glorifies killers” and allows the Mumbai attack mastermind to “roam […]
Something big has happened across border: Rajnath Singh
Srinagar, Sep 29: Home Minister Rajnath Singh has claimed that “something big has happened” across the border to avenge the killing of a BSF soldier by the Pakistani troops near the International border in Jammu on September 18. Addressing a public gathering in Muzaffarnagar on Friday, Singh, according to ANI news agency, said: “Our neighbouring […]
BJP wants parties boycotting local body polls derecognized
Jammu, Sep 29: The BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir unit on Saturday demanded de-recognition and withdrawal of symbol of the parties which have announced that they will boycott the upcoming urban local bodies (ULB) and panchayat polls in the state. ULB elections are scheduled to take place in four phases beginning October 08 and the panchayat […]
China defends move to block India’s bids at UN to list Azhar Masood as ‘global terrorist’
Washington, Sep 29: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has defended Beijing’s repeated blockage of India’s bids at the United Nations to list chief of Pakistan-based militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) Azhar Masood as a “global terrorist”, arguing that the issue lacks “consensus” among the members of the UN Security Council as well as the “directly concerned” parties […]
School timings to change from October 1
Srinagar, Sep 29: The Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) has ordered the change in school timings in Kashmir province from October 01. As per an order issued by the DSEK, timings for all government and recognized private schools within Srinagar Municipal limits will be from 9 am to 3 pm. The schools located outside […]
Hit-and-run case solved, accused driver arrested
Srinagar, Sep 29: Police on Saturday claimed to have solved a hit-and-run case in Srinagar by arresting the erring driver. On September 24, 2018 evening, an old man Syed Muzafer Shah, son of Syed Raza Shah, resident of Sharibhat, Zadibal, was mowed down by an unknown vehicle. Shah died later in the hospital, a police […]
3 persons injured in Rajouri road accident
Rajouri, Sep 29: An apple trader was among three persons injured after a truck laden with apples met with an accident in Lamberi village of Nowshera on Jammu-Rajouri highway on Saturday. Reports said a truck (JK01S-6726) loaded with apples was on way from Pulwama to Delhi when it skidded off the road and fell into […]
FIR filed after national flag displayed upside down in BJP rally in Kathua
Jammu, Sep 29: The national flag was allegedly displayed upside down during a rally led by senior BJP leader Rajiv Jasrotia in Kathua district, following which an FIR was lodged for insulting the tricolour, police said Saturday. The FIR was registered Friday against unknown persons in Kathua Police Station under Section 2 (insulting the national […]
Rape accused arrested in Ramban
Jammu, Sept 29: A man accused of abduction and rape, who have been absconding for over a year has been arrested in Ramban district, police said on Saturday. Nizam Din was on run after he was named in a case registered last year under various sections of the Ranbir Penal Code including sections 376 (rape) […]
Modi govt putting mediocre people in important institutions: Historians
New Delhi, Sep 29: Amidst repeated allegations by professional historians that history is being rewritten by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government, a two-day All India History Summit kicked off at the Nehru Memorial Museum Library (NMML) on Saturday with prominent historians asserting that the major institutions in the country are being populated by […]
