Free air travel for paramilitary forces to Kashmir: Govt post Pulwama
New Delhi: Personnel of the paramilitary forces deployed in the Kashmir Valley for counter-terror operations has been entitled by the government on Thursday to take commercial flights to either join duty or go on leave, in the wake of the killing of 40 jawans in a deadly attack on their convoy in Pulwama. The Ministry […]
Farooq Abdullah takes up Kashmiri students’ safety with CMs of Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttrakhand
JAMMU- Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President Dr Farooq Abdullah on Monday took up the security related issues of the students and others from the Kashmir Valley with Chief Ministers of Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttrakhand, urging them to ensure their safety and well being. Expressing concern over threats and intimidation to the Kashmiri students in […]
Death toll in Uttarakhand-UP hooch tragedy rises to 70
Haridwar/Saharanpur: The death toll in the hooch tragedy that hit two adjoining districts in Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh has risen to 70 with more people dying of the spurious liquor they drank at a Haridwar village, officials said Saturday. The viscera examination on 11 more bodies is yet to be conducted to find out if […]
Muzaffarnagar riots: Life imprisonment to all 7 convicts
Muzaffarnagar: A local court on Friday awarded life imprisonment to all the seven convicts, accused of killing two people in Kawal village in an attack which is believed to have triggered the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots. The seven convicts – Muzammil, Mujassim, Furkan, Nadeem, Jahangir, Afzal and Iqbal – are accused of killing two people named […]
Muzaffarpur shelter home: SC raps Bihar govt, transfers case to Delhi
Muzaffarpur:-The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered transfer of the Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual assault case from a court in Bihar to a New Delhi court, saying “enough is enough” and children cannot be treated like this. The apex court came down heavily on the Bihar government for its management of 16 shelter homes in the […]
BJP open to alliances, cherishes old friends, says PM Modi
(Agencies) Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday said the BJP was open to alliances and cherished its old friends, in a hint that it was looking to strengthen the NDA in Tamil Nadu ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. In an interaction with the party’s booth-level workers from five districts in Tamil Nadu through video-conferencing, he […]
Army Only Facilitating Peace in Jammu and Kashmir: Rawat
(Agencies) NEW DELHI — The Army has managed the situation well along the borders with China and Pakistan and there should be no cause for concern, Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat said Thursday. Rawat, speaking at his annual press conference, also said the situation in Jammu and Kashmir needs to be improved further. “We are only […]
Chidambaram takes dig at govt over IAS officer Shah Faesal’s resignation
New Delhi : Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram Thursday took a dig at the BJP-led central government over the resignation of IAS officer Shah Faesal, saying the world will take note of “his cry of anguish and defiance”. In a series of tweets, the former home and finance minister claimed whatever Faesal, the first Kashmiri IAS […]
No one can save Modi from Rafale probe: Rahul after CBI chief order
No one can save Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Rafale investigation and the entire nation will know “without a shadow of doubt” that he has taken Rs 30,000 crore of people’s money and given it to his “friend” Anil Ambani, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said on a day the Supreme Court reinstated Central Bureau of […]
Cabinet approves 10% quota for economically weaker upper castes
The Union Cabinet Monday approved a 10 per cent reservation for ‘economically backward’ upper castes in government jobs. Ahead of the General Elections this year, the government has announced reservation in jobs for those belonging to the upper castes and earning less than Rs 8 lakh per year, sources said. A bill to amend Article […]
