Restrictions imposed to thwart protests
Srinagar: Friday prayers were not allowed at Jamia Masjid, the grand mosque of Kashmir in downtown (old city area), for eleventh straight week, while authorities imposed fresh restrictions in parts of the city on Friday in view of congregational prayers. Official said curbs were imposed in Anchar area under the jurisdiction of police station Soura […]
Srinagar: Authorities have set up safe zones for fruit dealers in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district to procure and send the produce outside the state following recent attacks in which two traders were killed, officials said on Friday. Officials in the district administration said eight to nine “safe zones” have been earmarked in Shopian along […]
Islamabad: As Pakistan observed ‘Kashmir Day’ on Friday to express solidarity with Kashmiris, Prime Minister Imran Khan criticized India for revoking Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. Pakistan has been trying to rally international support against India for its decision to withdraw Jammu and Kashmir’s special status and bifurcate the state into two union territories. On […]
Ahmedabad: (PTI) Seeking restoration of “normalcy” in Jammu and Kashmir and lifting of communications blockade from that state, activists, students, faculty members of IIM Ahmedabad and others took out a candlelight vigil here on Thursday. As part of the vigil, which was aimed at expressing solidarity with the people of Jammu and Kashmir, around 150 […]
Jammu: (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir administration has constituted a 10-member sub-committee to suggest measures to encourage digitisation of payments and enhance financial inclusion. As per an order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD), the committee will be headed by financial commissioner and its terms of reference include mapping financial institutions and evolving measures […]
Chandrapur: (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday dared Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and NCP chief Sharad Pawar to bring back Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir if they ever return to power. Addressing a poll rally in Rajura seat here, Shah said the Congress, NCP and other opposition parties did not abrogate provisions […]
Chandigarh: (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the family of the Fazilka-based apple trader killed by unknown gunmen in Shopian. Charanjit Singh, an apple trader, was killed while another person, Sanjeev, was injured in an attack by gunmen in Shopian on Wednesday. The Chief […]
JAMMU: Stepping up the demand for abolition of newly set up Sarore toll plaza in Samba district along the Jammu-Pathankot highway, the private passenger vehicles on Thursday went off the roads in entire Jammu region following a call for ‘chakka jam’ given by All J&K Transport Welfare Association (AJKTWA). Earlier, the private transporters plying their […]
RANCHI: It would have been a dead rubber but with valuable World Test Championship points on offer, India would be eyeing victory while South Africa would be desperate for some consolation in a wretched tour when the third and final Test starts here on Saturday. There are 40 points on offer and a 3-0 series […]
GOHANA (HARYANA): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said his government was focussed on identification of merit and eliminating nepotism in sports, whereas the previous Congress-led regimes only “harvested the produce of scams”. Addressing a rally here in Sonipat district in the run-up to the October 21 Haryana Assembly polls, he said, “Our jawans and […]