LAHORE: The Cabinet Committee on Law and Order reviewed on Monday security arrangements for PSL cricket matches and decided to further tighten security in view of any possible terrorist act. Chairing the cabinet committee meeting at civil secretariat, Punjab Law Minister Basharat Raja directed that special attention should be paid to minimising the problems of […]
by Press Trust of India NEW DELHI – The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has filed an intervention in the Supreme Court on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and informed India’s Permanent Mission in Geneva about it, the Ministry of External Affairs said Tuesday. The MEA asserted that the CAA is an […]
Agencies The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Tuesday moved an intervention plea in the Supreme Court on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. According to reports, the OHCHR informed India’s permanent UN mission in Geneva about the move on Monday. Raveesh Kumar, the official spokesperson of the ministry of external affairs, […]
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a Pulwama resident and his daughter in connection with last year’s suicide-bombing terror strike on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy, in which 40 troopers were killed. The NIA said that the two allegedly “harboured” main bomber Adil Ahmad Dar, Shakir Magrey and senior Jaish-e-Mohammad commanders before […]
Rural connectivity has not picked up the pace and during a recent public grievance camp held in Srinagar such issues came in focus. The officers who were conducting the grievance camp assured the delegations that they will take up the matter on priority and ensure that more and more villages are connected and the entire […]
Srinagar: The Jammu & Kashmir administration has engaged US-based multinational software firm Cisco Systems to prevent fixed-line internet users from accessing social media websites, ThePrint has learnt. The step is seen as a precursor to the removal of restrictions on fixed-line broadband connections in the Valley, but indicates that social media will continue to stay off-limits for local residents even […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday stressed on the need for peace, harmony and unity in society saying it is a prerequisite for the country’s development . Speaking at the BJP parliamentary party meet, Modi asked the party MPs to take lead in ensuring peace and harmony in the country. He said political […]
This is the first time China will be holding the presidency of the UNSC since the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 was revoked in August last year. India is bracing for a tough month ahead, as China is going to assume presidency of the United Nations Security Council for the month […]
Mangaluru : A 43-year old man was on Monday detained after he allegedly raised pro-Pakistan slogans in front of the mini Vidhan Saudha at Kundapur in neighbouring Udupi district in Karnataka, police said. The man, said to be mentally unstable, came in front of the mini Vidhan Soudha (a complex housing government offices) at around […]
New Delhi : Fitch Solutions on Monday cut its forecast for India’s economic growth to 4.9 per cent in the current fiscal that ends March 31, saying manufacturing could come under pressure from weak domestic demand and supply chain disruptions due to the coronavirus outbreak. The GDP growth is forecast to recover slightly to 5.4 per cent […]