On 1 Year of Article 370 Abrogation, Shiv Sena Seeks Centre’s Report Card on J&K in Parliament
As the first anniversary of abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir inches closer, the BJP seems to be getting into a celebratory mood. The party is terming them move as the brightest moment in the lives of people of J&K and Ladakh. However, Shiv Sena, their former ally and now opposition, has said […]
Delhi raised Pangong, Depsang; NSA group to review
The high-powered China Study Group (CSG), led by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, will review Tuesday the discussions held at the fifth meeting on August 2 of the Corps Commanders at Moldo on the Sino-India border and approve the next steps in the disengagement process on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh. Official sources told The Indian Express that the CSG […]
COVID19: Three more die, J&K toll 412
Srinagar: Kashmir reported three more deaths due to covid-19 , taking the fatality count due to the virus to 412 in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday. They said that two among the deaths—a 65-year-old woman from Budgam and a 75-year-old man from Srinagar’s Khaniyar area— were reported at CD hospital, one of the […]
Pak shells forward areas along LoC in Poonch: Army
Jammu: The Pakistan Army on Tuesday opened heavy fire and shelled forward areas along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, drawing retaliation from Indian troops, officials said. They said the Pakistan Army also heavily shelled forward areas along the LoC in Dabraj belt of Mankote sector. “At about 0700 hours, Pak army initiated […]
Why Amazon, Apple, FB and Google are in the dock. It’s not just about economy
There was quite a bit of symbolism when the CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google appeared before the anti-trust committee of the House of Representatives of the US Congress last week. Here were the heads of the world’s most valuable companies, captains of the tech industry and some of the world’s richest men summoned to defend themselves before elected representatives […]
IED defused in north Kashmir
The government forces on Tuesday defused an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by suspected militants in Tappar village of Pattan in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district, reported a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO). Unnamed official sources told the agency that the government forces detected and defused an improvised explosive device (IED) planted on the […]
BJP MLA gets legal notice from Kashmiri lawyer for his remarks on Eid-Ul-Adha
A Kashmiri lawyer has issued a legal notice to a BJP MLA asking him to “apologize or face legal consequence” for purported comments that “Muslims should sacrifice their children on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha instead of animals”. The legal notice issued by Amir Masoodi, a Srinagar based Lawyer to Nand Kishore Gurjar of Uttar Pradesh […]
Pakistan Court Orders To Give ‘Another Chance’ To India To Appoint Lawyer For Kulbhushan Jadhav
The Islamabad High Court on Monday ordered the Pakistan government to give “another chance” to India to appoint a lawyer for death-row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav, Pakistani media reports said. Jadhav, the 50-year-old retired Indian Navy officer, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage and terrorism in April 2017. India […]
Govt orders curfew in Srinagar on 4, 5 Aug
Srinagar: Authorities in Srinagar on Monday ordered curfew on August 4 and 5 in wake of the first anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370. “Senior superintendent of Srinagar has reported that a series of inputs have been received suggesting that separatist and Pak sponsored groups are planning to observe 5th August 2020 as Black […]
Power shutdown
JAMMU, AUGUST 03: According to Chief Engineer (Distribution) JPDCL, Jammu, the power supply to Dogra Hall, Rehari, Resham Ghar Colony, Bus Stand, Jewel, Hari Market, Raghunath Bazaar, Kaleeth Mohalla, Kanak Mandi, Manda, New Plot, Sarwal, Part of Karan Nagar and adjoining areas fed from 33KV Janipur-New Sectt. line shall remain affected on August 04 from […]