Kulgam Three civilians were killed allegedly after security men opened fire in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. As per reports, clashes broke out in Hawoora village after a mob started pelting stones at the security forces when they were conducting a cordon and search operation. Several protesters were injured in the clashes […]
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party is upping its efforts to form a government in Jammu and Kashmir. As per sources, the BJP is reaching out to rebel members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Independents to stake claim to form its government. It is likely that the BJP will try to form its […]
New Delhi The Centre today asked the states and Union territories (UTs) to check incidents of mob lynching fueled by rumours of child lifting on social media. More than 20 people have been lynched over the last two months on suspicion of child lifting, the latest being the killing of five men in Maharashtra’s Dhule […]
Solution to the State’s problems lay in empowerment of the people and strengthening of the institutions of local self-governance, he says. Concluding a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said the Union government was committed to taking measures to bring accountability, transparency, and good governance to the region. […]
New Delhi In a landmark verdict on the power tussle between the Delhi government and the Centre, the Supreme Court on Wednesday held that Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal does not have independent decision making powers, and is bound to act on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers. The judgement pronounced in the […]
New Delhi PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the Grand Alliance is solely driven by an agenda to remove him and dismissed it as a “grand race” by his rivals to be the Prime Minister. “Hatred for Modi is the sole gluing force for the Opposition,” he said in an interview to Swarajya Magazine. The PM […]
Kathmandu The Indian embassy in Kathmandu has geared up the machinery to rescue a total of 1,575 pilgrims to Mansarovar who are stranded in Nepal and Tibet side because of the inclement weather. According to the Indian embassy sources, it has pressed seven commercial flights in the rescue operation and has been able to transport […]
New Delhi Renowned journalist Rajat Sharma was elected as the President of Delhi & District Cricket Association on Monday after polling 54.40 percent of the total votes cast. The results of the DDCA elections, which took place between June 27 and June 30, were declared on Monday morning. Sharma surpassed former World Cup winning Indian […]
New Delhi The Supreme Court today directed the Centre to apprise it within 10 days about the time frame for appointing the anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal in the country. A bench comprising justices Ranjan Gogoi and R Banumathi asked the government to file an affidavit within 10 days giving details of the steps which are likely […]
Srinagar A flood alert has been sounded in south and central Kashmir, with water levels in the Jhelum river rising after heavy rains over the last two days. Authorities have warned of fresh rainfall and set up a round-the-clock monitoring system in various parts of the state. Water level rose above the danger mark at Sangam […]