Agencies OSAKA: In a significant step, Saudi Arabia has increased India’s Haj quota from 170,000 to 200,000, paving the way for 30,000 more Indians to go for the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca in the kingdom. The issue of India’s Haj quota was discussed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s bilateral talks with Crown Prince of […]
Agencies NEW DELHI — Opposing the statutory resolution in the Lok Sabha to extend President’s Rule in Jammu and Kashmir, Congress MP Manish Tewari Friday said an elected government in the state is in the interest of the nation and will help the Centre in its fight against militancy Alleging that the sense of alienation among […]
JAMMU — The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Thursday registered a case and conducted raids after unearthing a loan fraud worth over Rs 177 crore in Jammu and Kashmir Bank here, officials said. The ACB formally booked the management and officials of the bank along with the illegal beneficiaries involved in the financial irregularities, a spokesman of the […]
Agencies New Delhi: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Friday said that United States President Donald Trump has taught India a “lesson” while referring to Trump’s recent comments asking India to withdraw “unacceptable” tariffs on American goods. When asked on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s comments about terrorism and isolating Pakistan at G20 […]
Srinagar : A 30-year old youth sustained critical bullet wounds near encounter site at Gund Checkpora Kanipora Nowgam in central Kashmir’s Budgam district was admitted in SMHS hospital here. Reports reaching GNS said that the youth took to streets and clashed with forces near encounter site and its adjoining areas including Khanpora Nowgam. The police […]
Agencies New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah Friday moved a statutory resolution in the Lok Sabha to extend President’s Rule in Jammu and Kashmir for a period of six months. Moving the resolution, he said since the state assembly has been dissolved and the Election Commission has decided to hold fresh elections in Jammu and […]
The Jammu and Kashmir Government is trying its best to come out from the routine in the higher education and has embarked on the path to move out and bring the higher education to such a level that J&K State becomes a hub for the higher education. In this direction, recently Governor’s administration discussed introduction […]
Srinagar : Member Parliament and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said the report that Hurriyat leaders were ready for a dilaogue with the government was a “conjecture”. “As the governor has mentioned a few days back that the Hurriyat leaders are ready for talks with the Central government, it is […]
Agencies Srinagar: Northern Army Commander, Lieutenant General Ranbir Singh on Wednesday visited units deployed for security of Amarnath Yatra and reviewed the security arrangements on the axis of Baltal and Pahalgam ahead of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit to Jammu and Kashmir. Lt Gen Singh was briefed by commanders on the ground of sound […]
SRINAGAR — Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday afternoon arrived in the summer capital, Srinagar, on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir to review the overall security situation and arrangements put in place for the annual pilgrimage to holy Amarnath cave shrine commencing July 1. Shah, who is on his maiden visit to Jammu […]