Congress raises Kashmir mediation issue in LS
Agencies New Delhi : Lok Sabha on Tuesday witnessed an uproar over US President Donald Trump’s remarks on Kashmir mediation, with Congress demanding a reply from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue. As soon as the Lower House met for the day, members from the Congress and some other Opposition parties were on their […]
PM did not ask Trump to mediate in Kashmir: EAM
New Delhi : External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s statement in the Rajya Sabha clarifying US President Donald Trump’s claim that PM Narendra Modi had asked the US to mediate between India and Pakistan. Jaishankar said, “I categorically assure the House that no such request has been made by the Prime Minister to the US President. […]
Another batch of 3,060 pilgrims leave Jammu for Amarnath Yatra in Kashmir
Srinagar : A fresh batch of 3,060 pilgrims on Tuesday left Jammu for the Kashmir Valley to perform the ongoing Amarnath Yatra, an official said. The yatris left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in two escorted convoy of vehicles. “This includes yatris going to both Baltal and Pahalgam base camps,” he said. The 45-day long annual […]
NIA raids residence, office of Kashmiri businessman
Srinagar : National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday carried separate raids at Parimpora Fruit Mandi here and at the residence of a business man dealing with cross-LoC trade. Official sources told news agency GNS that sleuths of the National Probe Agency carried out a raid at the residence of Ghulam Ahmad Wani alias Bardana at Achgoza Keller, […]
Imran Khan welcomes Trump’s mediation offer on Kashmir, says it won’t be resolved bilaterally
Agencies Washington: Buoyed by US President Donald Trump’s offer of mediation on Kashmir, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said that the contentious issue between the two South Asian neighbours can never be resolved bilaterally. Khan’s statement came hours after Trump offered to be the “mediator” between India and Pakistan on the Kashmir issue […]
Iran claims it has captured 17 CIA spies, some sentenced to death: Report
Iran has captured 17 spies working for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and some have been sentenced to death, Iranian media reported on Monday. State television quoted the Intelligence Ministry as saying it had broken up a CIA spying ring and captured 17 suspects. A ministry official said some of those arrested had been […]
Chandrayaan 2 launch: Every Indian is immensely proud today, tweets PM Modi on Chandrayaan-2 launch
Chandrayaan-2 took off on time at 2:43 pm from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre from Sriharikota island off the coast of Andhra Pradesh. Chandrayaan-2 took off on time at 2:43 pm from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre from Sriharikota island off the coast of Andhra Pradesh. The Rs 978 crore mission marks a significant point […]
Governor speaking more like a Bandit King than JK’s Constitutional head: PDP
Srinagar, Jul 22 (KNS): Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has castigated Governor Malik over his appeal to militants to kill “corrupt politicians” and said that Governor Malik has arrogated the role of making bizarre, mischievous and uncalled for statements to himself. In a statement issued to KNS, party General Secretary Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura questioned the […]
PHE daily wagers protest against delay in wages
Srinagar, Jul 22 (KNS): Public Health Engineering (PHE) daily wagers, casual labourers, land donors and ITI workers on Monday staged a protest against the Governor led Administration for failing to release their wages from last couple of weeks. The protesters under the banner of Kashmir PHE Joint Employees Association assembled at Srinagar’s Pratap Park and […]
Two men forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ in Maharashtra
Aurangabad: Two men were allegedly forced to chant “Jai Shri Ram” in Aurangabad city of Maharashtra by some unidentified persons, triggering tension in the area, police said Monday. This is the second such incident in the city in last few days. Security has been stepped up in the city following the incident, a police official […]
