3 held for ‘goli’ slogan during Amit Shah’s rally; BJP to defend them in court
Three people were detained this morning for raising incendiary “shoot the traitors” slogan during home minister Amit Shah’s rally in Kolkata on Sunday. The BJP has decided to extend all legal help to the accused. The men shouted the slogan while they were passing the Maidan Market in Esplanade en route to the rally venue […]
Supreme Court to hear Sara Pilot’s plea challenging Omar Abdullah’s detention on March 5
The Supreme Court deferred hearing Sara Abdullah Pilot plea challenging the detention of his brother and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah under the Public Security Act (PSA) to Thursday. Pilot has sought immediate release of her brother. In its previous hearing on February 14, a bench of Justices Arun Mishra and Indira Banerjee had sought a reply from […]
No Need To Refer Pleas Against Article 370 Move To Larger Bench: Top Court
The top court had on January 23 reserved its order on the issue of whether the batch of pleas would be referred to a larger seven-judge bench. New Delhi: There are no reasons to refer a bunch of petitions challenging the government’s move to end the special status of the state under Article 370 and […]
Snowfall, Shooting Stones Disrupt Traffic On Kashmir Highway
BANIHAL – The traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway was disrupted on Saturday due to fresh snowfall and shooting of stones from the hillocks overlooking the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, officials said. Light snowfall occurred at Jawahar Tunnel, the gateway to Kashmir, while rains triggered shooting of stones from […]
Balakot Airstrike kept militants at bay: Rajnath Singh
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that the Balakot airstrike carried out by the Indian Air Force had sent a clear message that it was not safe anymore for the militants to continue using areas “beyond Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB)” for anti-India activities. “Balakot reflected our approach against the […]
DCC could not come to a decision on providing relief to telcos: Sources
The meeting of Digital Communications Commission (DCC), the interministerial decision-making panel of DoT, on Friday could not come to a decision on providing relief to the telecom sector, reports stated. No decision has been taken on any relief, sources said, adding, the department needs more data, and that there will be more meetings and reconciliation […]
Boucher wants bowlers to ease pressure on SA batsmen
PAARL: South Africa may have capitulated with the bat in their recent Twenty20 International series against Australia, but coach Mark Boucher wants to see improvement with the ball heading into three One-Day Internationals that start on Saturday. South Africa recorded paltry scores of 89 and 96 chasing big Australian totals in the 20-over matches, which […]
Afghan peace: US, Taliban set to sign historic deal in Qatar
America’s longest war may finally be nearing an end. The United States and the insurgents it toppled from power in Afghanistan are poised to sign a peace deal on Saturday after a conflict that outlasted two US commanders in chief and is now led by a third eager to fulfill a campaign promise to extricate […]
Kashmir tourism sector is still deep in a hole
Srinagar: Even after the expiry of over six month when Jammu Kashmir lost its special status, the mood in the tourism sector is far from normal. The biggest revenue earner, the tourism sector is still deep in a hole. Desperate measures to cushion the tourism industry from the aftermath of India’s drastic move in August, last […]
Public Interaction on ‘Ground Water Related Issues’ held at Jammu
JAMMU, FEBRUARY 28: Central Ground Water Board Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Ministry of Jal Shakti Jammu today conducted one day Public Interaction programme (PIP) on the theme “Ground Water Related Issues’” here at Panchayat Ghar, Pirkhoo. The PIP programme was aimed at to make aware the local people, youths, farmers […]