Srinagar, May 17: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Friday appealed to the Home Minister to “refrain from interfering” in the J&K’s electoral process. She claimed that during the Home Minister’s visit to Kashmir which concluded today, a meeting was convened where Pahari officers were instructed to support the Peoples Conference in...
New Delhi, May 17: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said today that Pakistan will have to “wind down its terrorism industry” to be treated like a normal neighbour and added that it was the Imran Khan government that downgraded ties with India post the 2019 abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. Answering questions...
Deoria (UP), May 17 : Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that the situation in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) is becoming such that people there will demand that they want to merge with India. While addressing a public meeting in support of BJP candidate Shashank Mani Tripathi in Gauri Bazar, the Defence Minister...
Srinagar, May 17 : For the third consecutive Friday, Kashmir’s chief cleric and Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was barred from offering Friday prayers at the Jamia mosque here. In a statement, Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid, the managing body of the historic mosque, said Mirwaiz placed under house arrest since May 3 was again...
Jammu May 17: A policeman died of cardiac arrest in Rajouri district on Friday, officials said. They told GNS that SgCt Shabir Ahmed of Tehasil Mankote in Mendhar Sub division of Poonch district complained of chest pain at his place of posting in police line Rajouri and was shifted to GMC Rajouri by fellow policemen....
Barabanki (UP), May 17 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched a scathing attack on the Opposition, specially Congress and Samajwadi Party (SP), and said that as the Lok Sabha election progresses the members of INDI alliance are crumbling like a pack of cards. Addressing an election rally in support of Bharatiya Janata...
Srinagar, May 17: The Anti-Corruption Bureau has registered a case against former tehsildar Rajouri, former patwari and other officials on corruption charges. In a statement, issued to the news agency, a spokespersons said that AC registered a case FIR no 02/2024 against Balwant Singh, then Tehsildar Rajouri (now Retired), Mohd Rafiq, then Patwari Rehtal, private...
Says doctor-patient ratio to be improved soon, MBBS seats increased from 500 to 1300, will be increased further Srinagar, May 17: Secretary Health Dr Abid Rasheed Shah on Friday said that Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed transformative changes in the last couple of years in terms of healthcare facilities and that doctor-patient ratio will be...
Srinagar, May 17: Fire broke out near Gandhi college in Baba Dem area of central Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Friday morning. Eyewitnesses told the news agency that the fire initially started from a residential house and soon engulfed a local mosque. He said that soon after the incident, fire tenders were dispatched to the spot...
Moscow, May 17 : Russia does not rule out the possibility of downgrading its diplomatic relations with the United States in certain scenarios, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Thursday. In an interview with TASS news agency, Ryabkov said that Russia has never taken the initiative to make such moves in its relations...
Gaza, May 17 : The United Nations (UN) on Thursday considered humanitarian aid distribution “almost impossible” in the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), which has lasted over 200 days. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that distributing humanitarian aid “is almost...
‘Have worked hard to strengthen party at grassroots’ level over the years across country, regret BJP didn’t fight on Kashmir LS seats, some battles are not fought to defeat enemy but to reinforce your cadre, vote against dynasty rule in LS polls, ensure NC, PDP is kept at bay’ Srinagar, May 16: Expressing ‘regrets’ of...
Srinagar, May 16 : Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Srinagar on Thursday for a two-day visit to Kashmir valley, during which he will review arrangements for the annual Amarnath Yatra, officials said. The Yatra is scheduled to begin in June. The Home Minister will also meet the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership...
Sitamarhi, May 16: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday declared that India would take back Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), if the BJP-led NDA headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was voted to power again after the ongoing Lok Sabha election. Shah, while addressing a public meeting in favour of NDA candidate here, said...
Jammu, May 16: Urging devotees to become messengers and spread Bhagavat’s message, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday invited pilgrims from across the country and abroad for this year’s Shri Amarnath Yatra starting from June 29. Sinha attended Shrimad Bhagavat Katha by Pujya Bhaishri Rameshbhai Oza Ji at Shri Mata Vaishno...
‘I’ve seen jails, endured tortures; my strength is you people’ Baramulla, May 16: Amidst the intensifying campaigning for the Lok Sabha elections 2024, the Peoples Conference held a mega rally on Thursday in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, with its chief Sajad Lone promising to end the culture of FIR and police verification. “I want to...
Tampering of map to invite six months imprisonment: MoE Jammu, May 16: The Government of India (GoI) has asked all the educational institutions across the country not to tamper with the map of India and publish it in conformity with the survey of India. The government has termed tempering of map as a punishable offence...
Srinagar, May 16: National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah on Thursday questioned the timing of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit to Kashmir. Expressing surprise, Omar said Shah is visiting the Valley despite the fact that no BJP candidate is in fray in Kashmir and that he is leaving behind the campaign for his...
Sitamarhi, May 16 : After construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya, Union Home Minister Amit Shah Thursday promised that a big and magnificent temple of “Maa Sita” would be constructed in Sitamarhi and this would also be connected with Ramayan circuit. Shah while addressing a mammoth public meeting in favour of NDA candidate Devesh...
New Delhi, May 16: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday urged the people to know the power of one vote as it can eradicate the discrimination and injustice happening across the country. Taking to social media post X, Rahul said that every single vote for INDIA will create a strong democracy and empowered citizens....
Srinagar May 16 : Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) led by Ghulam Nabi Azad, has announced its support for Abdul Rashid Sheikh aka Engineer Rashid from the North Kashmir Lok Sabha Seat. “After his son Abrar Rashid’s appeal to their Chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad, the DPAP have decided to extend their support to Engineer...