2 Kashmiris held from Deoband worked for recruiting militants: UP ATS
Lucknow, Mar 05: The two alleged Jaish-e-Mohammad militants arrested from Deoband in Saharanpur last month have confessed to recruiting several youths in their militant outfit, said ATS officials Tuesday. The duo, Kulgam resident Shahnawaz Teli and Aquib Ahmad Malik from Pulwama made this confession during their custodial interrogation by Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terror Squad sleuths, they […]
Northern Army cmdr visits forward districts in north Kashmir
Srinagar, Mar 05: Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Ranbir Singh Tuesday visited Kupwara and Baramulla districts in north Kashmir and reviewed the security situation along the Line of Control (LoC). “Lt Gen Singh, accompanied by Chinar Corps Commander Lt Gen KJS Dhillon, visited the forward areas in Kupwara and Baramulla,” a defence spokesman said here. […]
BJP website hacked, taken offline
New Delhi, Mar 05: Hackers broke into the website of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday and defaced it before it was taken offline. No hacking group has claimed responsibility for the breach. The BJP has not issued any official statement. Screen shots of the site’s home page, which went viral on social media, showed […]
218 cases of hate crimes reported in India in 2018, most in UP: Amnesty
New Delhi, Mar 05: Over 200 alleged cases of hate crimes were reported in 2018 against people from marginalised groups, especially Dalits, with Uttar Pradesh recording the highest number of such incidents for the third consecutive year, Amnesty India said in a new report on Tuesday. Amnesty India, releasing data recorded on its website, ‘Halt […]
Rahul Gandhi reviews J&K situation
Reach out to the masses and especially to the border dwellers and render helping hand to them: AICC Leaders to PCC functionaries
JAMMU, March 05: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday reviewed the post-Pulwama situation in Jammu and Kashmir and the ongoing tension between India and Pakistan, in a meeting of senior leaders from J&K held at the Union capital. According to a statement issued by Jammu And Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC), AICC president, who was […]
CEC releases special publications of Election Dept
JAMMU, MARCH 05: Chief Election Commissioner, Sunil Arora today released three special publications on the election related activities in J&K during his visit to Jammu. The publications titled “SVEEP General Elections-2019”, “Jammu and Kashmir State Election Management Plan-2019 and “Booth Level Election Management Plan of Jammu District” have been compiled and brought out by the […]
Guv chairs 8th Governing Body meeting of the Mubarak Mandi Jammu Heritage Society
JAMMU, MARCH 5: Governor Satya Pal Malik chaired the 8th Governing Body meeting of the Mubarak Mandi Jammu Heritage Society at the Raj Bhavan here today. Umang Narula, Principal Secretary to Governor; Rigzin Samphel, Secretary Tourism; Sanjeev Verma, Divisional Commissioner Jammu; Deepika Sharma, Executive Director, Mubarak Mandi Jammu Heritage Society; Zubair Ahmed, Secretary Govt. Department […]
US President Trump plans to scrap preferential trade status for India, Turkey
Washington, Mar 5 : US President Donald Trump, who once described India as the “tariff king”, has said that he intends to end the preferential trade treatment to India and Turkey, asserting that New Delhi has failed to assure America of “equitable and reasonable” access to its markets, a move that could be seen as […]
Airlift essential supplies to Tangdar and Karnah: Raja Aijaz
Srinagar, March 5: Senior Peoples Conference (PC) leader and parliamentary candidate from Baramulla Raja Aijaz Ali has expressed concern over the immense difficulties faced in Tangdar and Karnah due to blockade of roads and appealed the Governor administration to make arrangements for airlifting essential supplies so as to mitigate the hardships faced by the people. […]
They want to strike Modi, I want to strike on terror: PM
Ahmedabad, Mar 5: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday used the air strike analogy to underscore his will to take on “terrorism emanating from Pakistan”. Speaking after launching a pension scheme for the unorganised sector, Modi said the opposition wants to dislodge him. “They (opposition) want to strike Modi, but I want to strike on terror,” […]