AAP to contest Lok Sabha polls under Kejriwal’s leadership

New Delhi: A day after Arvind Kejriwal stepped down as Delhi Chief Minister, Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday made it clear that it would contest the Lok Sabha polls under his leadership. “…It is clear that Aam Aadmi Party will contest general elections under Kejriwal’s leadership across the country,” senior AAP leader Yogendra Yadav told […]

‘People of Kashmir demand nothing short of azadi, we must not let them down’

‘People of Kashmir demand nothing short of azadi, we must not let them down’

SRINAGAR: “Our efforts should be to persuade the world community including the United States to urge both India and Pakistan to include the leadership of the people of Jammu & Kashmir in the negotiations to peacefully resolve the dispute over Kashmir. When we talk of Kashmir, we talk of the sentiments and enormous sacrifices made […]

1956: US Officials Discuss ‘Policy’ on India, Pak

“Ambassador Cooper said he would like to refer to US military aid to Pakistan, which in his opinion constituted the greatest obstacle in the establishment of friendly relations between the US and India. The Indians did not fear that the Pakistanis would conquer them in a war. They strongly opposed US military aid to Pakistan, […]

DAK to launch foundation in Dr Fayaz’s name

SRINAGAR: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Saturday announced it will launch a foundation in the name of Dr Fayaz Khan who passed away after prolonged illness on Friday. Dr Fayaz had graduated from Government Medical College Srinagar and completed his MD at SKIMS. He pursued his DM Neurology from PGI Chandigarh and was presently working […]

GoI freezes funds to Amnesty over sourcing concerns

New Delhi: The Indian government has frozen funding of nearly half a million dollars to the rights group Amnesty International’s local offshoot over concerns about the source of some of the cash, a newspaper reported on Saturday. The Home Ministry decided to prevent Amnesty India from taking receipt of the money from its parent organisation […]

Salman Khurshid in Kandahar, backs Karzai amid Afghan stand-off with US

KANDAHAR: Amid a stand-off between the US and the embattled Afghan President, India on Saturday saluted Hamid Karzai’s “extraordinary and brave” leadership in “nurturing democracy and peace” in the war-torn country. External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid, in his speech at the inauguration of Afghanistan’s first national agriculture university here, backed Karzai and lauded his leadership […]

Goa police to file charge sheet against Tarun Tejpal on Feb 17

Panaji: Goa police will file charge sheet on Monday against Tehelka founder-editor Tarun Tejpal who was accused of sexually assaulting his woman colleague last year. The charge sheet would be filed before Principal Additional Sessions court judge Anuja Prabhudesai, sources said on Saturday. Tejpal (50) has been accused of raping the woman in a lift […]

Sexual assault case

Sexual assault case

Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference(M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq  Friday demanded strict action against former health minister of Jammu and Kashmir Shabir Ahmad Khan, who is facing charges of sexual assault, and the constitution of an “impartial” inquiry commission to look into infamous sex scandal that rocked the state in 2006. “The rulers in Jammu and Kashmir […]

High expectations from judiciary: JADPA

Srinagar: The Joint Amalgam of Doctors and Paramedical Associations (JADPA) Friday  strongly condemned what it termed as red carpet treatment being provided by  the government to former Health Minister Shabir Ahmad Khan despite charges of sexual assault against him. “The medical fraternity of Valley is immensely dejected by the way the culprit was treated as […]

1975: Bulla Dies in Prison

Ghulam Muhammad Bulla was arrested on February 11, 1975, and killed in custody on February 15. People observed a total strike on February 28 in response to a call by the then Prime Minister of Pakistan, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, to protest a political accord between Indira Gandhi and Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah. Much has been said […]