New Delhi: The Government of India Wednesday approved a resettlement package under which Rs 5.5 lakh will be given to each of the 5,300 displaced families which had come from PaK, initially settled outside Jammu and Kashmir and later relocated to the state. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Union Cabinet chaired […]
Pune: Ladakh BJP MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal on Wednesday said several people wanted to visit the region to explore business opportunities but only those who are genuinely interested in tapping its resources, and not misusing them, can be welcomed. Speaking at an event here in Maharashtra, Namgyal said those people who wanted to use the […]
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir is at the crossroads of history and the National Conference (NC) has a huge role to play to ensure the welfare of the people of the state, the party said on Wednesday. Calling for intensified initiatives to restore normalcy by winning over the hearts of the people, NC provincial president Devender […]
Beijing: China has been “observing” the situation in Kashmir, President Xi Jinping told Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday and hoped that the “relevant parties” can solve the issue through peaceful dialogue, state media reported. Xi, who is scheduled to visit India this week to hold 2nd informal summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold their second informal summit in Tamil Nadu’s coastal town of Mamallapuram on October 11-12 to chart broader pathways for development, notwithstanding ties coming under strain over the issue of Kashmir. Two days ahead of Xi’s arrival in Chennai for the nearly 24-hour […]
Aurangabad: Pakistan should be worried about India acquiring Rafale fighter jets, not the Congress, BJP spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain said here on Wednesday. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh took symbolic delivery of the first Rafale aircraft in France on Tuesday. “The Congress could not get Rafale jets for the country for one decade. They tried to put […]
Srinagar: Normal life remained severely affected for the 65th consecutive day on Tuesday in the Valley in the wake of the Centre’s move to revoke Jammu and Kashmir’s special status under Article 370 and bifurcate the state into two Union Territories. Markets and other business establishments remained closed while most of the public transport was […]
Washington: India’s communication blackout in Kashmir is having a “devastating impact” on the lives and welfare of the people there, a powerful US Congressional Committee has said, urging New Delhi to lift its more than two-month long restrictions in the Valley. Strict restrictions were first imposed across Kashmir on August 5 when the government of […]
Beijing: As Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived here Tuesday for talks with Xi Jinping ahead of the Chinese President’s important visit to India, China said the Kashmir issue should be resolved between New Delhi and Islamabad, significantly omitting its recent references to the UN and UN Security Council resolutions. Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang […]
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan told a visiting US Congressional delegation that talks with India were out of question in view of the situation in Kashmir after India revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. Khan said there would be no talks with India during a meeting with US senators Chris Van Hollen and Maggi […]