Modi, Amit Shah to observe day-long fast on Thursday against parliament disruption
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah will observe a day-long fast on Thursday April 12, over disruptions during Budget session of parliament. BJP lawmakers from across the nation will join the fast in what is being seen as an attempt to turn the tables on the Congress, a day after it […]
Linking of PAN with Aadhaar does not violate right to privacy: UIDAI to SC
New Delhi: The law mandating linking of Permanent Account Number (PAN) with Aadhaar does not violate the right to privacy under Article 21 of the Constitution, argued Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta in the Supreme Court on Tuesday. Appearing for the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), Mehta told a bench of Chief Justice Dipak […]
Kathua rape-murder case: FIR against lawyers for obstructing chargesheet
Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday registered a First Information Report (FIR) against a group of lawyers who had come in its way and tried to prevent it from filing a chargesheet against seven accused in alleged rape and murder of an 8-year-old nomad girl in a court in Kathua district on Monday. The […]
Railway tender case: RJD attacks BJP after CBI questions Rabri, Yadav
Patna: The RJD launched a fresh round of attacks on the BJP on Tuesday after CBI questioned Lalu Yadav’s wife Rabri Devi and son Tejashwi Yadav for almost four hours in connection with railway tender scam. The opposition parties in Bihar including the Congress and Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) accused the ruling NDA of using the […]
3 daughters, no son: UP woman beaten, hands broken by husband, in-laws
Shahjahanpur: A woman was mercilessly thrashed by her husband and in-laws in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur for not bearing a male child and giving birth to three daughters in eight years of married life. Police said both hands of Rekha Devi, 30, were fractured in the beating. “The woman has suffered serious injuries and […]
Government asks FCS&CA to utilize SRTC fleet for transportation
Srinagar, : A day after the Kashmir News Bureau (KNB) under its policy of investigative journalism published a story titled, “Violation of SRO-157: SRTC faces 40% loss in annual revenue,” the Jammu and Kashmir Government while reacting instantly to the report has asked Department for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumers Affairs (FCS&CA) to utilize the […]
Kashmir violence being stoked by ‘talk of revenge’, says Yashwant Sinha-led Concerned Citizens’ Group
newdehli:-Expressing deep anguish over the recent escalation of violence in Kashmir, a citizen’s group on Tuesday stated that the violence in the Valley is showing no signs of abating and is, in fact, being stoked by “talk of revenge” and “unrestrained public statements” from various actors. The Concerned Citizens Group, including former Union minister Yashwant […]
Illegal constructions go unabated across Srinagar city
SRINAGAR,: The illegal constructions are going on unabated in full swing across Srinagar city. Sources told Press Trust of Kashmir that some people in-connection with land mafia are involved in illegal constructions in various parts of parts of the Srinagar including Rainawari, Saida Kadal, Bypass, Harwan, Nigeen, Nishat, Shalimar, Kanitar, Rainawari , Bemina, and Ali […]
Rains continue to lash plains, higher reaches receive fresh snowfall
Srinagar, : As the rains continued to lash plains since Sunday afternoon, the higher reaches of the Valley including the famous tourist destinations including Pahalgam, Gulmarg and Sonamarg received a fresh snowfall today. The higher reaches, including the world-famous ski resort, Gulmarg, Pahalgam and Sonamarg received a thin layer of fresh snowfall, an official in […]
Jammu and Kashmir Bank Khidmat Centers fail to impress
Srinagar,): Jammu and Kashmir Bank opened in the state about a decade back its wide network of Khidmat centers to create employment opportunities and provide basic services to the people at their doorsteps. The motivational thrust was to have access to information, backed with relevant infrastructure and services, not only allows rural populace to improve […]
