Troubled to see somebody drooling over China and being dismissive about India: Jaishankar attacks Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday hit out at Rahul Gandhi for his comments relating to China during his recent visit to the UK, saying he is troubled to see the Congress leader “drooling over” China while being dismissive about India. Jaishankar’s comments in an interactive session at the India Today conclave […]
CBI, ED working impartially, most cases being probed registered during UPA time: Amit Shah
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has asserted that probe agencies like the CBI and the ED have been working impartially and except two, all cases they were investigating had been registered during the UPA government. Participating in the “India Today Conclave” here on Friday, Shah said whatever the investigating agencies were doing could […]
J&K state laws governing commissions like SHRC have been repealed, SC told
New Delhi: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday told the Supreme Court that state laws, which had led to the setting up of commissions like human rights committee, have now been repealed and some fresh panels were set up under central statutes after the abrogation of Article 370. An affidavit to this effect was […]
Pandit family that braved peak of militancy moves to Jammu after sole breadwinner killed
Jammu: The Kashmiri Pandit family that braved peak militancy in Kashmir in the 1990s to stay put in the Valley was forced to migrate to Jammu after terrorists killed its breadwinner Sanjay Sharma. Three weeks after Sanjay Sharma, who worked as an ATM guard, fell to the bullets of terrorists, his widow along with three […]
Reserved Category employees suspend strike
Jammu: Reserved Category employees who fled Kashmir following last year’s targeted killings of their colleagues announced on Friday the suspension of their 290-day strike seeking relocation away from the Valley. Reserved Category Employees’ Association leader Kuldeep Kumar said the decision to suspend the strike was taken after a 10-member coordination committee held several rounds of […]
Artists, intellectuals from Pandit, Muslim community share stage at Jammu event
Jammu: In an initiative to bring Kashmiri Pandits and Muslims closer, a cultural organisation held an event here which brought together artists, writers, poets and intellectuals from the two communities on one stage. ‘Yom-e-sout-e-Kashmir’ was organised by the Gayoor Foundation in collaboration with the Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Language on Wednesday. […]
796 fresh Covid infections in India, active cases cross 5K after 109 days
New Delhi: India on Friday recorded a single-day rise of 796 coronavirus infections, while the number of active cases surpassed 5,000 after 109 days, according to Union health ministry data. The total tally of COVID-19 cases now stands at 4.46 crore (4,46,93,506). The death toll increased to 5,30,795 with five fatalities, the data updated at […]
Two missing women from Samba found in Anantnag, Punjab
Jammu: Two young women who went missing in Samba district here were found within 72 hours of their disappearance in Anantnag and Punjab, police said on Friday. Acting on the complaints lodged by their relatives, the police found the two women from different locations — one from Anantnag district and the other from Punjab’s Amritsar, […]
Coaches, players want valley girls to take up football
By: M I Jehangir Srinagar: Kashmiri parents should bring their daughters to watch football matches so that they can get inspired to take up the sport, said manager of the CRPF men’s and women’s teams Prem Thapa on Friday. The men’s football teams from the valley have done well over the past decade and Thapa […]
Rajya Sabha adjourned till Monday amid uproar
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till March 20 on Friday, minutes after the House was convened as the opposition and ruling party members created an uproar. While the Opposition has been demanding a discussion and a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probe into the Adani issue, ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members are demanding […]
