Indira Gandhi used Article 356 fifty times to dismiss elected state govts: PM Modi

Indira Gandhi used Article 356 fifty times to dismiss elected state govts: PM Modi

New Delhi: Replying to the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address in Rajya Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hit out at the Congress government and said former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi used Article 356 of the Constitution 50 times to dismiss elected state governments. Modi launched a frontal attack on the Opposition, […]

KTA appeals LG, seeks restoration of electricity

Srinagar: Kashmir Trade Alliance (KTA) has urged the government to restore the power supply of consumers whose connections have been snapped. Ajaz Shahdhar, President KTA said that in winters business activities too are halted in the Valley, while the power department is also not unaware of the economic conditions of the last 5 years. He […]

SC to hear today plea seeking probe into Hindenburg Research report on Adani firms

SC to hear today plea seeking probe into Hindenburg Research report on Adani firms

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has agreed to hear on Friday a plea seeking a direction to the Centre to constitute a committee monitored by a retired apex court judge to inquire and investigate into the Hindenburg Research report which has made a slew of allegations against the business conglomerate led by industrialist Gautam Adani. […]

Entry of women into mosques for namaz permitted: AIMPLB to SC

New Delhi: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) told the Supreme Court that the entry of women into mosques for offering namaz inside is permitted. The board said a Muslim woman is free to enter a mosque for prayers and it is her option to exercise her right to avail such facilities as […]

No Data To Indicate Smuggling, Use Of Drugs Rose In J&K In 5 Years: MHA

No Data To Indicate Smuggling, Use Of Drugs Rose In J&K In 5 Years: MHA

Jammu, Feb 8: The Minister of Home Affairs, Government of India, on Wednesday said that there is no data or survey available to suggest an increase in smuggling and consumption of narcotics and drugs in Jammu and Kashmir in the last 5 years. In a written reply to a query in Rajya Sabha, the MHA […]

4,153 VDGs have been constituted: GoI

4,153 VDGs have been constituted: GoI

New Delhi: 4,153 Village Defence Groups (VDGs) have been constituted while the CRPF is giving arms training to personnel in Rajouri district for their self defence against militant attacks and has given training to 948 of them last month, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said on Wednesday. The move came after two […]

J&K Saw 111 counter-militancy operations last year: Govt

New Delhi: A total of 187 militants were killed and 111 counter-militancy operations carried out in Jammu and Kashmir in 2022, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Rai said 125 militants initiated incidents and 117 encounters took place in Jammu and Kashmir in 2022. As many as […]

25 troopers, 2 civilians killed in Jammu since Aug 2019: GoI

25 troopers, 2 civilians killed in Jammu since Aug 2019: GoI

Srinagar: The Centre on Wednesday informed Rajya Sabha that 27 persons including 25 security personnel and two civilians were killed in militant attacks across Jammu since August 05, 2019. In a written reply, Minister of State in the Ministry Of Home Affairs (MHA), Nityanand Rai, said that a total of 25 security personnel including two […]

Anti-encroachment drive: Police stop Mehbooba’s protest march to Parliament

Anti-encroachment drive: Police stop Mehbooba’s protest march to Parliament

New Delhi: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday took to streets in the national capital to protest against the ongoing anti-encroachment drive being carried out by the administration in Jammu and Kashmir. Carrying placards reading ‘Stop Bullying, Stop Bulldozing’, Mufti, along with scores of supporters, gathered at the busy Boat Club area with an aim […]

‘Hartal, stone-pelting’ culture may return, warns Azad

‘Hartal, stone-pelting’ culture may return, warns Azad

Jammu: Democratic Azad Party chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday cautioned the Jammu and Kashmir administration against its ongoing anti-encroachment drive, saying the ‘hartal and stone-pelting’ culture is likely to return if homes and small shops are demolished. The eviction drive has resulted in corruption as people were paying bribes to revenue officials to ensure […]