Joint Resistance Leadership calls Kashmir shutdown, UN march on Friday
*[Joint Resistance Leadership calls Kashmir shutdown, UN march on Friday]* Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) on Wednesday called for a shutdown and march to the UN office on Friday, July 21 to protest against the “killings of Kashmiris, especially the genocide of our youth by government forces”. In a statement, the JRL said that they […]
Rahul Gandhi in Rajasthan: Modi govt not allowing us to speak on farmers in Parliament
New Delhi July 19, 2017 4:31 pm Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly not letting his party raise the concerns of farmers inside Parliament. While addressing a farmers’ rally at Banswara in Rajasthan, Gandhi said: “Today, we wanted to raise farmers’ issues in Lok Sabha. PM Modi was present […]
China ready to attack India, Mulayam claims in Lok Sabha
NEW DELHI,JULY 19, 2017 (PTI) “China is our enemy, not Pakistan. Pakistan can do us no damage,” he says. Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and former Defence Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav on Wednesday claimed that China was ready to attack India in collaboration with Pakistan, and asked the government to reverse its stand on the Tibet […]
Kohli says no extra pressure after Shastri takes over as head coach
Mumbai, July 19 (IANS) Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli feels that he will not be under any added pressure to perform with Ravi Shastri, considered to be his favourite choice for the post of head coach, back in the team replacing Anil Kumble. India enjoyed a successful spell under Kumble but the leg-spin legend’s contract […]
China sends military vehicles, supplies to Tibet
Beijing, July 19 (IANS) China has moved tens of thousands of tonnes of military vehicles and equipment into Tibet amid a continuing stand-off between Chinese and Indian troops in Doklam in the Sikkim sector of the border. The hardware was moved simultaneously by road and rail from across the entire region in late June, a […]
Kashmir resolution will end LOC tension: Mirwaiz
Srinagar Expressing concern, anguish over the escalation in violence between India and Pakistan on the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, resulting in civilian and soldier deaths on both sides and great hardships for those living near the line of control, chairman Hurriyat Conference (m) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Wednesday asked the leadership of both […]
Shut down in Bijbehara against civilian killing
Srinagar A complete shutdown is being observed in Bijbehara town of Islamabad district in southern part of Kashmir on Wednesday to mourn the killing of 60 year old Mohammad Abdullah Ganai. All shops, business establishments and educational institutions are closed in the town however traffic on the Srinagar-Jammu highway was moving normally. Ganai was injured […]
Fresh batch of yatris leave for Kashmir
Fresh batch of yatris left base camp of Jammu on Wednesday amid tight security cover. Officials said the 1782 pilgrims were taken in 64 vehicles for Kashmir. In the past 21 days of amaranth yatra more than two lakh yatris have visited kashmir valley so far. Dozens of yatris died due to cardiac arrest on […]
One more civilian injured in border shelling
Latest news from the nowshera, Balakote and adjacent areas of Rajori and Poonch said that Pakistani troops and indian troops were ecchanging heavy artillery fire on Wednesday. Reports said that one civilian was injured in the shelling. This is the third running day today that border shelling is going on leading to thousands of people […]
Parliament adjourned for the day, Mayawati threatens to quit Rajya Sabha (Roundup)
IANS | New Delhi July 18, 2017 Both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were adjourned for the day on Tuesday, the second day of Parliament’s monsoon session, as an aggressive opposition took on the government on a range of issues including atrocities on Dalits and suicides by farmers. In the Rajya Sabha, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati stormed out, threatening to resign when she […]
