Washington,: A bipartisan group of US lawmakers are travelling to India to participate in the Red Ford address of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 15 among other things, according to an official statement. The bi-partisan Congressional delegation is led by Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna and Congressman Michael Waltz. The two are co-chairs of the […]
Srinagar:Nearly 33 years after retired judge Neelkanth Ganjoo was shot dead by militants, the State Investigation Agency (SIA) in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday sought information from the general public to unearth the “larger criminal conspiracy” behind the killing. Ganjoo had sentenced Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) founder Mohammad Maqbool Bhat to death in the […]
Poonch/Jammu: A divisional commander of Hizbul Mujahideen outfit was killed along with his bodyguard early Monday as army thwarted an infiltration attempt in Poonch district, officials said. While the body of Hizbul commander Muneser Hussain was recovered along with a huge cache of arms and ammunition, his bodyguard’s body could not be retrieved as he […]
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar, on Monday expressed guarded optimism about resolving the border dispute with China but was resolute on the need to keep on improving the infrastructure on the northern borders. “Talks are on with Chinese, the next meeting will happen soon. Some solutions have come, like at Galwan, Pangong Tso. […]
Jammu: With Urban Local Bodies (ULB) and Panchayats completing their five-year term later this year, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday asked the party workers to prepare for the polls. “ULB and Panchayat elections are round the corner and I want my workers to prepare and fight the elections without considering the […]
NEW DELHI : Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today moved the landmark Bill in Lok Sabha to establish “Anusandhan” National Research Foundation(ANRF). The bill was later passed by a majority vote after debate by the members which was […]
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 7 took a dig at the Congress, saying that there were no concrete efforts made to strengthen Panchayati Raj Institutions in the country, and Jammu and Kashmir is the biggest example where democracy has been established at the ground level after 2019, following abrogation of Article 370. […]
Srinagar: Police Monday said to have arrested a couple impersonating as IAS, IPS officers in central Kashmir’s Srinagar district. The police said in a statement that a written complaint was received by Police Station Sadder to the effect that fraudulent activities of two individuals impersonating themselves as IPS and IAS officers have come to fore. […]
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha membership of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was restored on Monday, days after the Supreme Court stayed his conviction in a defamation case. The Lok Sabha Secretariat issued a notification announcing that his disqualification has been revoked and his membership restored. “In continuation of notification … dated 24th March, 2023, the […]
Chandigarh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hit out at the Congress, saying it could not understand for four decades after Independence how important it was to implement the Panchayati Raj system in villages. “No concrete efforts were made to strengthen the Panchayati Raj institutions during the Congress rule,” he said after inaugurating the ‘Haryana […]