Govt to boost water sports in JK: Navin Choudhary
Srinagar Principal Secretary, Education and Technical Education Department, Navin Kumar Choudhary on Monday said that Government was aiming to take remarkable steps in boosting water sports across Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking to athletes during a ceremony at Banquet Hall, Srinagar, Choudhary said that Jammu and Kashmir has tremendous potential in water sports and Government was […]
Admin Secys to hold Public Grievance Camp at Srinagar on Feb 18
Srinagar Commissioner Secretary, Industries and Commerce Department, Manoj Kumar Dwivedi and Secretary, Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Sheetal Nanda, would convene a day-long Public Grievance Camp at Banquet Hall, Srinagar on February 18-2020 from 10 AM to 4 PM. People have been asked to register their grievance and developmental issues during the daylong […]
British MP Debbie Abrahams, who chairs UK Kashmir panel, denied entry to India
Debbie Abrahams, a Labour Party Member of Parliament who chairs a parliamentary group focused on Kashmir, was unable to clear customs after her valid Indian visa was rejected. Abrahams has been an outspoken critic of the August 5, 2019 abrogation of Article 370. India on Monday denied a British lawmaker entry after she landed at […]
Sedition case: Three engineering students from Kashmir re-arrested in Bengaluru
By Press Trust of India Hubballi: The three Kashmiri engineering students at a college here facing sedition charges were arrested again on Monday after protests broke out against the police for releasing them on execution of a bond under Section 169 of CrPC. The trio, students of a private engineering college, were arrested on Saturday […]
Integrated farming viable option to bolster farmer economy: VC SKUAST-K
Srinagar Vice-Chancellor, SKUAST-K, Prof Nazir Ahmad on Sunday said that integrated farming was the most viable way to double income of farmers. VC said this while speaking as a Chief Guest at a start of 249 hours “Small Poultry Farmer and 200 hours Quality Seed Grower” Skill Development Training programs at KVK Budgam. District Development […]
400 Mn Social Media Users Are Set To Lose Their Anonymity In India
NEW YORK – Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and TikTok will have to reveal users’ identities if Indian government agencies ask them to, according to the country’s controversial new rules for social media companies and messaging apps expected to be published later this month. The requirement comes as governments around the world are trying to hold social media […]
Can’t Block Public Road Indefinitely: Top Court On Shaheen Bagh Protest
New Delhi: Hearing requests to remove the protest at Shaheen Bagh in Delhi against the citizenship law, the Supreme Court today issued notice to the government and Delhi police and noted that there can’t be “indefinite” protests on a public road. “The protests have gone on for a long time. They have the right to […]
Is India still a democracy?’: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on J-K ex-CMs detention
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday lashed out at the Narendra Modi-led BJP government over the continuing house arrest of two former chief ministers in Jammu and Kashmir, asking if “India is still a democracy”. In a tweet this morning, Priyanka Gandhi wrote, “It’s been six months since two Ex-Chief Ministers have been incarcerated without any charges and […]
India reports third case of coronavirus from Kerala, ministry confirms
A third case of the fast-spreading coronavirus case has been reported from Kerala, a day after a patient was confirmed to have tested positive on Sunday, the government said on Monday. “The patient is stable and being closely monitored,” the Union health ministry said in a release. Sources said the test result of the […]
PM Modi tells Congress to protest against Pakistan
Bengaluru / Tumakuru: Facing unprecedented protests over the passing of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday came down heavily against the opposition Congress party, and its allies, saying that agitators should instead protest against Pakistan for its atrocities on religious minorities during the last 70 years. Addressing a public gathering at […]
