Restore Taj Mahal or demolish it, SC tells government

Restore Taj Mahal or demolish it, SC tells government

The Supreme Court on Wednesday came down heavily on the Centre and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) for not being able to protect the iconic Taj Mahal, issuing a warning it will “shut it down” and the authorities should “demolish or restore” the Mughal structure. The apex court was unhappy as the Uttar Pradesh […]

Congress demands settlement of border dispute with Myanmar

Congress demands settlement of border dispute with Myanmar

Imphal, July 9  The Congress is against fencing the India-Myanmar border before a final settlement is brought about, former Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh said on Monday. Village elders in Kwatha Khunnou have said that the border pillar No. 81 had been shifted within Manipur encroaching over three kilometres of land. Tengnoupal District Collector […]

SC Says, No ‘namaz’ at Taj Mahal mosque by non-locals

SC Says, No ‘namaz’ at Taj Mahal mosque by non-locals

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea challenging the Agra authority’s order debarring non-residents of the city from offering Friday prayers at a mosque in the Taj Mahal complex. A bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan said that the Taj Mahal was one of the seven wonders of the world […]

BJP government being called lynch-pujari: Kapil Sibal

BJP government being called lynch-pujari: Kapil Sibal

Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Sunday slammed the BJP government saying that people have termed it as the “lynch-pujari”. Sibal’s remarks come a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Congress party was being called “bail gadi” because many of its senior leaders were out on bail. “Eight accused convicted for lynching are […]

Life on halt, downtown railing under curfew on Sunday

Life on halt, downtown railing under curfew on Sunday

Srinagar: Residents of downtown woke up on Sunday morning to witness strict curfew and restriction, as JRL has given a shutdown call for today against the killings of three militants and a civilian who was crushed to death by a police vehicle during protests. With frequent shutdowns crippling life in Kashmir, Srinagar wore a deserted […]

SP Vaid says Shopian encounter over five killed

SP Vaid says Shopian encounter over five killed

State DGP SP Vaid said on Twitter that encounter concluded at Shopian, five bodies of terrorists recovered. There are fears that the fifth body is of assistant professor of university of Kashmir Dr Mohd Shafi. However DGP has said that identity of militants has not been yet ascertained. One critically injured boy of 17 years […]

Protests clashes multiply, scores referred to Srinagar hospital

Protests clashes multiply, scores referred to Srinagar hospital

Srinagar: Soon after Badhigham encounter was over, protests and clashesProtests clashes multiply, scores referred to Srinagar hospital Soon after Badhigham encounter was over, protests and clashes have spread and multiplies across Kashmir especially in South Kashmir. According to our reporter from SMHS hospital of Srinagar, scores of youth have been admitted with bullet and pellet […]

Civilian death toll in clashes reach to 5

Civilian death toll in clashes reach to 5

Srinagar: Two more civilians succumbed to their injuries as clashes with government forces after the encounter in Badigam village south Kashmir’s Shopian district,intensified across south kashmir. According to police and hospital sources , that a civilian identified as Zubair Ahmad a resident of Rajpora area of Pulwama, succumbed to bullet wounds in hospital.. Army has fired […]

Teenager, civilian succumb after hit by security bullets near Shopian gunfight

Teenager, civilian succumb after hit by security bullets near Shopian gunfight

Srinagar: Police confirmed that among the injured near the Badhigham village of Shopian, two have succumbed to their injuries. Teenage boy identified as Asif Ahmed Mir a resident of Rohomo village of Pulwama succumbed to his injuries in Srinagar hospital. District hospital of Shopian confirmed that body of a civilian was lying in the hospital […]

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