Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai has courted controversy for saying “if the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) wins the upcoming Assembly election in Bihar, Kashmiri militants will take shelter in the state”, reported IANS. His comment on Monday was much similar to the 2015 statement of a prominent BJP leader who had […]
India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 72,39,389 with 63,509 infections being reported in a day, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 63 lakh pushing the recovery rate to 87.05 per cent, according to the Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The coronavirus death toll climbed to 1,10,586 with the virus […]
The signatories of Gupkar declaration will meet on Thursday afternoon here to discuss future strategy. Sources said that signatories of Gupkar declaration will meet tomorrow at residence of Farooq Abdullah at 4:00 pm . This will be the third joint meeting of political parties who are part of Gupkar declaration. The signatories of Gupkar declaration […]
By: Shayib Bhat Srinagar Soon after she walked to freedom, Mehbooba Mufti has conveyed that she will start the political fight in a collective manner and released her audio clip on her twitter. On Wednesday afternoon two former chief ministers Farooq Abdullah and his son Omar Abdullah walked to her Gupkar residence and held a […]
Kangan: A 70-year-old man was injured after hit by an army vehicle at Kangan area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Wednesday afternoon triggering protests against the army by locals. The injured elderly man has been identified as Mohammad Maqbool, a resident of Ganiwan Gund. Witnesses said that the vehicle, part of a convoy, hit […]
The wholesale price-based inflation rose to 1.32 per cent in September mainly on the back of costlier food articles. “The annual rate of inflation, based on monthly WPI, stood at 1.32 per cent (provisional) for the month of September, 2020 (over September, 2019) as compared to 0.33 per cent during the corresponding month of the […]
Former Pakistan cricket team captain Misbahul Haq, who was appointed to the joint position of head coach and chief selector for the men’s team in Sept 2019, has resigned from his role as chief selector, he announced in a presser on Wednesday. He said that he took the decision because he felt he could not […]
LASHKAR GAH: Afghan security forces launched a counter offensive in the south against Taliban fighters, officials said on Tuesday, as fighting raged for a third straight day in a major insurgent offensive that has overshadowed peace talks. The Taliban assault on Helmand Province tests the resolve of the government at the start of talks to […]
Ordering a CBI probe into the decision of the then J&K government under Ghulam Nabi Azad to transfer agricultural land to “farmers” under provisions of 2001 Roshni Act – an alleged Rs 25,000 crore land scam – the J&K High Court has equated the present case with implementation of a “loot to own” policy. “Shocking […]
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti was released late Tuesday night after being detained by the government for nearly 14 months – since it scrapped Article 370 in August – and since being charged under the Public Safety Act (PSA) – a stringent law that allows detention and multiple extensions without trial for […]