It was this very nationalism that Pandit Nehru so vividly expressed in the book ‘Discovery of India’, he wrote, “I am convinced that nationalism can only come out of the ideological fusion of Hindu, Muslims, Sikhs and other groups in India.”: Dr Pranab Mukherjee in Nagpur
In Pakistan, the Islamabad High Court today suspended the sentences handed to former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Mohammad Safdar in the Avenfield corruption case. A two-judge bench of the Islamabad High Court heard the petitions filed challenging their conviction related to the purchase of […]
JAMMU: Resting the accusations of human rights violation after Army dragged a slain Pakistani terrorist killed in an encounter in Reasi district, South Western Commander on Saturday said that it is a drill for army to drag terrorists’ bodies as they could be booby-trapped. “The Army personnel dragged bodies of […]
SAMBA: In a significant milestone, more than 1954 kanals encumbrance free land was today handed over to the Health and Medical Education department for setting up of the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). The H&ME department will be further transferring the land to the CPWD, which is […]
Four-phased polling on Oct 8, 10, 13, 16; counting on Oct 20 SRINAGAR: Bringing to a halt all speculations about the possible deferment, the Chief Electoral Officer Shaleen Kabra today announced the schedule for conduct of Urban Local Bodies Elections in the State beginning from October 8. With the announcement, […]
SRINAGAR: In a significant announcement, Governor Satya Pal Malik today revealed that he was in talks for having an IPL team for Jammu and Kashmir, assuring that matches to the cricket leagure will be played in the state soon. While speaking at the SKICC function, Malik expressed concern over non-availability […]
SRINAGAR: In second major success in three days, the security forces on Saturday gunned down five terrorists of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) outfits, including the one involved in last year’s deadly attack on a cash van in which five policemen and two bank guards lost their lives, in […]
Union cabinet today approved an ordinance making instant triple talaq a punishable offence with a three-year jail term. Speaking to reporters, Law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said, under the Ordinance, the crime will be recognised only when the woman herself or her blood relative files a complaint against the husband. […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today reiterated India’s support to an Afghan-led, Afghan-owned and Afghan-controlled peace and reconciliation process. During his meeting with Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani in New Delhi, Mr Modi said, it will enable Afghanistan to continue as a united, peaceful, inclusive and democratic nation and emerge as an […]
India and Romania have expressed the desire to further strengthen their relations and partnership across the political, economic, science & technology, culture and people-to-people domains. On the second day of his visit to Romania, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu held one to one and delegation level talks with the President of […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that his government is trying hard for the overall development of Varanasi to make it the gateway to Eastern India. He said that the Central Government is going to develop BHU as the medical hub of eastern India. On the second day of his […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina today jointly inaugurated the India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline Project through video conferencing from New Delhi. Prime Minister Modi said, the project will boost the friendship between India and Bangladesh. He said, the pipeline will help fulfil energy needs at cheaper rates. […]
What has violence ever accomplished? What has it ever created? No martyr’s cause has ever been stilled by an assassin’s bullet. No wrongs have ever been righted by riots and civil disorders. A sniper is only a coward, not a hero; and an uncontrolled or uncontrollable mob is only the […]
New Delhi, Aug 9 (PTI) Education holds a key role in creating a just society and strengthening democracy, experts said while discussing higher education’s impact on inequality and empowerment of youth. Participating in the discussion titled ‘Role of Education in Creating a Just Society’ at the University of New South […]
By :Vishva Ranjan Pandita ( Pursuing LLB from Jammu University) Akhilesh Dhar ( Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from DY Patil, Pune.) Sometime you need confrontation in order to come up with a solution’, Donald Trump once quipped”. Similarly, India should come up with abiding formula to end the […]
Srinagar, May 27 The Jammu and Kashmir Police has a new task at hand — identify the ‘keypad jehadis’ who spew venom on social networking sites to try and create a law and order situation in the state by spreading on the Internet rumours or giving communal colour to any […]
A sad moment in Indian history. Communist World-We have Lenin, Stalin, Mao, Ho chi Minh and Castro. All of them are being presently portrayed as archvillains and enemies of mankind. Their good qualities are rarely acknowledged and their dark deeds magnified and presented.. This is not Lenin statue brought to […]
Coming together at a united platform under the aegis of All State Kashmiri Pandit Conference, all prominent organizations of Kashmiri Pandit community held a massive protest demonstration today outside Raj Bhawan, Jammu to observe the Balidan Divas / Martyr’s Day , paying homage to hundreds of Martyr’s of the community […]
Nagpur, Jun 7 Former President and Congress veteran Pranab Mukherjee today warned that any attempt to define India through “religion, dogma or intolerance” will only dilute the country’s existence, as he attended an RSS event amid criticism by several of his party leaders including his own daughter. Mukherjee said […]
Srinagar, May 20 (PTI) The signature of Vishal Jangotra, an accused in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua in January, does not match the one which he claimed to have signed in an exam attendance sheet in Meerut to claim he was not at the […]
Ramzan, the month of fasting in Islam, will begin from tomorrow as the moon was sighted today. A spokesperson of Delhi’s Jama Masjid said the moon was sighted tonight and fasting begins tomorrow. Ramzan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar when Muslims abstain from food and water from […]
A medical camp was organised by Dagarpura Army Camp in collaboration with Borderless World Foundation, a Maharashtra based NGO. Keeping in mind the limited medical facilities available in the area, a total of 14 civil Medical Specialists along with RMO, 5 RR were present at the medical camp. The medical […]
Srinagar, Feb 5 From joy rides on snow scooters to shopping in a floating market in the scenic Dal Lake, Kashmir has it all to make it ‘the safest place and a shopping paradise’, according to a group of women travelers from Hyderabad, who are out on an expedition […]
New Delhi, Oct 25 (PTI) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said along with strengthening of infrastructure, the culture of hospitality and warmth needs to be developed in order to attract more tourists into the country. Speaking at the Paryatan Parv organised by the Ministry of Tourism, he said tourism, world […]
Srinagar, Sep 23 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said today that her government will launch an intense promotional campaign to attract more tourists as the state’s negative portrayal was hurting the tourism industry. In her address after the screening of a film on Kashmir, she said the state […]
Copenhagen, Sep 16 (PTI) Air India has launched its direct flight to the Danish capital from New Delhi, the 11th destination for the national carrier in Europe, describing it as connecting Maharaja with the Mermaid. The flight landed at the airport here after more than a seven-hour journey at around […]
London, Sep 1 (PTI) The number of Indians visiting the British capital London is set to increase by a huge 90 per cent by 2025, according to official data released today. Last year, 0.27 million visitors from India came to London and that figure is set to hit 0.52 million […]
In Asia Cup Cricket in Dubai, arch-rivals Pakistan have won the toss and elected to bat first against India. Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya are back in India’s squad in place of Shardul Thakur and Khaleel Ahmed. Yesterday, India defeated Hong Kong by 26 runs. Tomorrow Afghanistan will take on […]
In Asia Cup Cricket, Afghanistan knocked out five-time champions Sri Lanka last night with a superb 91-run win at Abu Dhabi. Opting to bat, Afghanistan had scored 249 in the stipulated 50 overs courtesy brilliant innings of 72 by Rahmat Shah. The Afghans then produced a powerful performance with the […]
Indian boxers Simranjit Kaur, Monika and Bhagyabati Kachari won gold medals at Ahmet Comert Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey. Simranjit defeated Sema Caliskan, Monika beat Ayse Cagirer while Bhagyabati humbled Selma Karakoyun. All the losers are from Turkey. World Championship silver medallist Sonia Lather settled for a bronze.
Indian five-time world boxing champion M C Mary Kom today clinched her third gold medal of the year in 48 kg category, while Jyoti Gulia picked up the country’s lone gold in 51 kg of the youth category of the Silesian Open boxing Tournament for women in Gliwice, Poland. Mary […]
Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik will face Marianna Sastin of Hungary for title clash in the 62 kg category of the Medved International tournament in Minsk, Belarus, today. She sailed into the final on Saturday when she defeated Elmira Gambarova of Azerbaijan in the semi-final 6-2. Sakshi returned empty-handed from the […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that his government is trying hard for the overall development of Varanasi to make it the gateway to Eastern India. He said that the Central Government is going to develop BHU as the medical hub of eastern India. On the second day of his […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina today jointly inaugurated the India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline Project through video conferencing from New Delhi. Prime Minister Modi said, the project will boost the friendship between India and Bangladesh. He said, the pipeline will help fulfil energy needs at cheaper rates. […]
PicThe Enforcement Directorate has registered a money laundering case against Karnataka Minister D K Shivakumar and few others on the basis of an alleged tax evasion and hawala transactions case. According to official sources, the case has been filed based on a charge sheet filed by the Income Tax Department […]
India has called for expediting the finalisation of the draft Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) to fight the scourge of terrorism. Addressing the National Assembly of Serbia in Belgrade last night, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu said, artificial distinction created between good and bad terrorism is the most serious […]
The 33 hour count down for PSLV C 42 has been progressing smoothly at the launch pad at Sathish Dhawan Space Centre Sriharikota. Scientists are monitoring the fuel filling process at the control centre at SHAR. The dedicated commercial mission with a core alone configuration has four stages of flight, […]
The festival of tourism – Paryatan Parv will begin across the country from today. Home Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate the event at Rajpath Lawns in New Delhi. The second edition of Paryatan Parv is being organized by the Ministry of Tourism in collaboration with other Central Ministries, State Governments […]
JAMMU: Resting the accusations of human rights violation after Army dragged a slain Pakistani terrorist killed in an encounter in Reasi district, South Western Commander on Saturday said that it is a drill for army to drag terrorists’ bodies as they could be booby-trapped. “The Army personnel dragged bodies of […]
SAMBA: In a significant milestone, more than 1954 kanals encumbrance free land was today handed over to the Health and Medical Education department for setting up of the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). The H&ME department will be further transferring the land to the CPWD, which is […]
Four-phased polling on Oct 8, 10, 13, 16; counting on Oct 20 SRINAGAR: Bringing to a halt all speculations about the possible deferment, the Chief Electoral Officer Shaleen Kabra today announced the schedule for conduct of Urban Local Bodies Elections in the State beginning from October 8. With the announcement, […]
SRINAGAR: In a significant announcement, Governor Satya Pal Malik today revealed that he was in talks for having an IPL team for Jammu and Kashmir, assuring that matches to the cricket leagure will be played in the state soon. While speaking at the SKICC function, Malik expressed concern over non-availability […]
