40000 pension cases to be cleared soon: Sunil Sharma
JAMMU, JANUARY 19-Minister of State for Transport (Independent Charge), Sunil Sharma today informed the Legislative Assembly that the Government is actively considering clearance of 40000 pension cases under different social schemes being implemented in Jammu and Kashmir. Replying to a Question by Neelam Langeh on behalf of Minister for Social Welfare in the House, Sharma […]
ISIS recruit from Kerala killed in Syria
January 19, 2018 A man from Kerala’s Kannur district who joined the Islamic State in Syria was killed in November last year. Kannur Deputy Superintendent of Police Sadanandan confirmed that family of Abdul Manaf, a 27 year old Social Democratic Party of India activist got a message that he has been killed fighting for IS […]
China justifies infrastructure building in Doklam
January 19, 2018 China today justified its massive construction activities in the Doklam area, describing it as “legitimate” and aimed at improving the lives of its troops and the people living on its own territory. China’s reaction came amid reports that it was building a huge military complex close to the site of the Doklam […]
Don’t watch Padmaavat if you are a nationalist, says BJP MLA
January 19, 2018 The controversy over Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmaavat refuses to die down. The Rajput Karni Sena has threatened that it will not allow Censor board chief Prasoon Joshi from participating from the Jaipur Literature Festival, which begins on January 25. Meanwhile,Raja Singh, a MLA from BJP in Hyderabad, said, “You can protest as […]
4 policemen,2 civilains injured in Grenade attack at Pulwanma
Srinagar Six people including two policemen were injured after suspected militants on Friday tried to lob a grenade on police station Pulwama district of south Kashmir. Reports said that suspected militants lobbed a grenade towards Pulwama police station that exploded inside tehsil office Pulwama. Meanwhile, Paramilitary forces and police have cordoned off the area and […]
Indian Envoy summoned by PAK over ceasefire violation
Islamabad: Pakistan summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner J P Singh today for the second time in two days over the alleged “unprovoked ceasefire violations” by the Indian forces that killed Pakistani citizens. Director General (South Asia & SAARC) Mohammad Faisal summoned Singh for “unprovoked ceasefire violations by the Indian occupation forces along the Working Boundary […]
Kathua killing sparks protest in Ramban
The killing of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua on Friday sparked protests in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir. In Ramban town, the protesters blocked the Maitra-Ramban road for half an hour to demand the arrest of killers of the little girl who was found dead a week after she went missing in Hiranagar village […]
Indo-Israel friendship is a match made in heaven: Netanyahu
Mumbai, Jan 18 : Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday termed his country’s partnership with India as one “made in heaven”, which rests on shared values of love for humanity, democracy and freedom. Addressing the India-Israel Business Summit in Mumbai, Netanyahu mentioned the “deep personal friendship” he shares with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, adding […]
52 Uzbek citizens die in bus fire in Kazakhstan
January 18, 2018 A bus fire in northwestern Kazakhstan killed 52 Uzbek citizens on a route used by migrant workers heading to Russia, the Kazakh Interior Ministry said on Thursday. The bus was travelling along a road in the remote Aktobe region that links the Russian city of Samara to Shymkent, a city in southern […]
India successfully test fires n-capable Agni-V ballistic missile
Bhubaneswar, Jan 18 : India on Thursday successfully test fired its indigenously developed intercontinental surface-to-surface nuclear-capable ballistic missile Agni-V — the most potent and with the longest range in the Agni series – that can reach targets as far as Beijing. The test took place at the Abdul Kalam Island facility off the Odisha coast. […]
