AHMEDABAD: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday claimed that incidents of violence have decreased by as much as 70 per cent in the three “hotspots” of Kashmir, the Northeast, and regions affected by Naxalism in the last ten years. The number of deaths due to such incidents in these areas too has fallen by […]
New Delhi: Voter turnout of 69.69 per cent has been recorded in phase-3 of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls, with women outnumbering men in casting votes, the Election Commission of India said on Thursday. Overall, 63.88 per cent turnout has been recorded at polling stations, as against 58.58 per cent in the Lok Sabha […]
Srinagar: The Panchayat and urban body elections are likely to be held before the year’s end in Jammu and Kashmir. After the successful conclusion of Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in J&K, officials say the local elections will be held by December. “Preparations are now underway for the Panchayat and urban body elections in J&K. […]
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief Ravinder Raina said the party will emerge as the single-largest one in the ongoing Assembly elections and form its government in the Union Territory. Raina said the record voter turnout across all three phases indicates the BJP is poised to win an absolute majority on October 8. “The way […]
Washington: US President Joe Biden said he was discussing possible Israeli strikes on Iranian oil facilities, in comments that sent oil prices spiking Thursday just a month before the US presidential election. Biden told reporters at the White House however that he was not expecting Israel to launch any retaliation for Tehran’s missile barrage on […]
Washington: A US federal government commission has flagged the alleged worsening of religious freedom in India and called for it to be designated as a “Country of Particular Concern”. Authored by senior policy analyst Sema Hasan, the section on India describes the use of misinformation and disinformation — including hate speech by government officials — […]
New Delhi: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and his associates have been released from detention. The senior law officer also said that the Delhi Police order prohibiting assembly and protests in various parts of Delhi has also been withdrawn. Mehta made the statement before […]
Srinagar: An exchange of fire between militants and security forces is being reported in Chatroo area of Kishtwar district, reports said Thursday. Quoting officials news agency GNS reported that contact was established with the militants after a specific input was received by security forces about their presence in the area. More reinforcement has been rushed […]
Srinagar: Government of J&K on Thursday ordered repatriation of employees, deployed in various departments & offices by the General Administration Department from time to time. The employees as per the order have been directed to report immediately to the office of Secretary, J&K Legislative Assembly both in Jammu and Srinagar. “It is hereby ordered that […]
NEW DELHI: In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court on Thursday banned caste-based discrimination like division of manual labour, segregation of barracks and bias against prisoners of de-notified tribes and habitual offenders by holding as “unconstitutional” the jail manual rules of 10 states for fostering such biases. Observing that “right to live with dignity extends […]