New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday attacked the government over Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid’s criticism of ‘The Kashmir Files’ at IFFI, calling it an “embarrassment” and saying that hate eventually gets called out. The attack by the Opposition party leaders came after Lapid, the jury head of the 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI), […]
Says 80 percent of inmates in prisons are under-trials Mumbai: Former Chief Justice of India U U Lalit on Monday said in recent times civil disputes are being given criminal colour and arrests are being made without a reason which burdens the judicial system. The ex-CJI was speaking at the Justice K T Desai Memorial […]
Says EC an independent body, govt doesn’t make anyone dance to its tunes Srinagar: Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said the Election Commission is an independent body and while the government provides help to the poll panel for smooth functioning, it does not make anyone “dance” to its tunes. Speaking to reporters in […]
Srinagar: Hours after its bizarre order banning the sale, possession, and use of electric heating appliances even as the Valley reels under a cold weather, the authorities in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district late Saturday withdrew it with a “correction.” The qualified order came after the earlier order was met with sharp criticism from political […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir is the victim of “wrong policies” of the BJP-led Central government which is out to “destroy” the very foundation of democracy, senior Congress leader Ghulam Ahmad Mir said on Sunday. “Only Congress party is capable enough to defeat divisive and anti-people policies of the BJP. The Congress will remain committed to […]
Jammu: Seeking early restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood and installation of an elected government, the AAP on Sunday claimed that prolonged central rule in the erstwhile state was a negation of the Constitutional guarantees. Chairman Jammu and Kashmir AAP state co-ordination committee Harsh Dev Singh made the remarks at a function here in which […]
Accuses Pakistan of shedding crocodiles tears in the name of human rights Srinagar: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said Pakistan is “committing atrocities” against people in Pakistan administered Kashmir (Pak) and will have to bear its consequences. Hinting at retrieving Pak, he said the goal of overall development in the twin Union Territories of […]
Jammu: Police in Samba district have registered an FIR after posters allegedly put up by militant outfit Ghaznavi Force called for observing the ‘Accession Day’ as a ‘black day. Accession Day, celebrated on October 26, is a public holiday in Jammu and Kashmir. It was on this day in 1947 when the ruler of the […]
Says NIA units will be set up in every state Surajkund (Haryana): It is the collective responsibility of states and the Centre to effectively tackle trans-border crimes, Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday and asserted that the Narendra Modi government has recorded success on all fronts of internal security. Shah was addressing a ‘Chintan […]
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank on Thursday asked banks and other financial institutions to report to the government details about accounts resembling 10 individuals who have been designated as terrorists by the Union home ministry earlier this month. On October 4, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) had designated a total of 10 members of […]