Demand for statehood, Sixth Schedule in focus: Ladakh Independent candidate
Kargil: Amid a three-cornered fight in Ladakh, Independent candidate Mohammad Haneefa Jan said his focus remains on the demands such as safeguards under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution and statehood raised with the Union government. Haneefa, who was a National Conference (NC) leader till recently, quit the party along with the entire Kargil unit […]
Former police officer arrested for violating Official Secrets Act
Jammu: A former police officer has been arrested under the Official Secrets Act for publishing ‘sensitive information’ in his recently released book here, officials said on Saturday. Retired Superintendent of Police (SP) Mohammad Aslam Sheikh was arrested from his residence at Gandhi Nagar area of Jammu city late Friday night, the officials said. They said […]
Modi’s ‘dhakad’ government brought down wall of Article 370: PM in Ambala
Ambala (Hry): Prime Minister Narendra Modi sharpened his attack on the Congress on Saturday and said it was his “dhakad” (strong) government that brought down the wall of Article 370 and as a result, Jammu and Kashmir is now moving ahead on the path of progress. Tearing into the Congress, Modi said its history has […]
Cong seeks EC action on Modi’s ‘bulldozer’ remarks, says he is inciting people
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday took strong objection to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s charge that the party will “bulloze the Ram temple” if elected to power, accusing him of instigating people and demanded that the Election Commission takes action on him. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said it is the BJP that uses the bulldozer. […]
Stifling heat in northwest India to continue for another five days
New Delhi: The extreme heat scorching large parts of northwest India will continue for another five days, with Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh predicted to bear the maximum impact. A brutal heat wave swept swathes of north India on Friday, with the maximum temperature soaring to a scorching 47.4 degrees Celsius in southwest […]
Kejriwal says he, AAP leaders will go to BJP office on Sunday; dares PM to get them arrested
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday that he and other AAP leaders would go to the BJP headquarters on March 19 “so that the prime minister can send anyone he wants to jail”. The BJP is saying they will send AAP MP Raghav Chadha and Delhi ministers Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj […]
India, UK reaffirm FTA commitment at Strategic Dialogue
London: India and Britain have reaffirmed their commitment to conclude a mutually beneficial free trade agreement (FTA) at the annual UK-India Strategic Dialogue here, as the two sides reflected the “good progress” on the 2030 Roadmap since the last review. Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra, who is on a visit to the UK, held discussions with […]
More than 50 lakh large farmland trees vanished between 2018 and 2022 in India: Study
New Delhi: More than 50 lakh large farmland trees vanished between 2018 and 2022 in India, partly due to altered cultivation practices, revealing a “concerning trajectory,” new research published in the journal Nature Sustainability has found. Researchers said that “an observable trend was emerging” wherein agroforestry systems are being replaced with paddy rice fields, even […]
Home Minister wraps up Kashmir visit, returns to Delhi
Srinagar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday wrapped up his brief visit to Kashmir Valley during which he interacted with several delegations, including those from the BJP and local Sikhs, officials said. Shah, who arrived here on Thursday evening, left for New Delhi on Friday morning, they said. Though his visit in the midst […]
Protests in PoK consequence of Pak’s policy of systemic plundering of resources: India
New Delhi: India on Friday said the protests witnessed in several parts of Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) are a “natural consequence” of Islamabad’s continued policy of “systemic plundering of resources from the region” that remains under its “forcible and illegal” occupation. India also asserted that the entire Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh “have been, […]
