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Union Cabinet has approved a Model Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) prepared by Shipping Ministry which empowers it to enter into agreements with other countries for mutual recognition of certificates. “Shipping Ministry has prepared a model MoU which was sanctioned by Cabinet today. It gives power […]
The children in Jammu and Kashmir are nationalists but sometimes they are guided in the wrong direction and such people should be held responsible, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday. “Children in Jammu and Kashmir are nationalists too. They should not be viewed otherwise. […]
German Atlas Elektronik and French Naval Group are in the final race for supplying heavyweight torpedoes for the Indian Navy’s tender to acquire around 100 of them for the Scorpene class conventional and Arihant class nuclear submarines. “The last day for responding to the tenders was […]
Panun Kashmir commemorated Kashmiri Hindu Holocaust Day on 19 th January, Sunday in Jammu. The commemoration was attended by members of Kashmiri Hindu community from all walks of life and activists of Panun Kashmir in Invitation Banquet Hall, Roop Nagar, Jammu. The event this year was held in the backdrop […]
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will represent India at the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2020 at Davos scheduled to be held between January 20 to 24. The minister will be accompanied by a ministerial delegation including Union Minister of State for Shipping and Chemical […]
Sania Mirza staged a winning comeback on the tennis court as she along with her Ukranian partner Nadia Kichenok on Saturday won the Hobart International tournament. The duo defeated Zhang Shuai and Peng Shuai of China 6-4, 6-4 in the finals. Mirza and Kichenok did […]
Women’s T20I skipper Harmanpreet Kaur on Thursday wished India’s U-19 cricket team ‘all the best’ for the upcoming World Cup and encouraged them to bring the Cup home. The Cricket World cup’s official handle tweeted her video message and captioned the post as: “Special wishes […]
India’s skipper Virat Kohli on Wednesday won the ICC’s ‘2019 Spirit of Cricket’ award. He bagged the prize for his gesture during the Cricket World Cup match between India and Australia. During the match, a section of the Indian crowd was seen giving hostile reception to Australia’s […]
Australia won the toss and opted to field first against India in the first ODI here on Tuesday. India are high on confidence as they recently thrashed Sri Lanka in a three-match T20I series, winning 2-0. Australia too are entering the contest with a massive win […]
After winning the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka, India batsman Shikhar Dhawan said they dominated the series while experimenting with different players and batting order. “We dominated the series and if I talk about myself, I had a challenge that I am coming back […]
GuruPurab: Yesterday was one of those relaxed thursday evenings when you have the satisfaction of having given your best at work. So, an appointment with the idiot box was long overdue. As I flipped the channels, the familiar rumblings of Arnab and the competing noisy news channels filled my drawing […]
More is not always better, says a recent study about the right combination of play equipment parents shall provide to their children. A study by researchers at The University of Queensland found children who have access to fixed play equipment like swings and slides and fewer electronic devices were more […]
“In the past seven days in Kashmir, with curfew imposed, internet blocked and mobile network down, the police and paramilitary troopers have resorted to disproportionate use of force to quell the uprising, in which till now 39 people have died and 3,100 have been injured.” Economic Times Aug 2 2016. […]
During the last few weeks we are witness to a spate of media reports about a newly floated and unrepresentative clique of Kashmir Pandits hobnobbing with the separatists for a return plan of the exiled community to Kashmir. What an irony that the very people who orchestrated and executed our […]
“We would rather blame it on the British who robbed India of its resources, but, even after 71 years of Independence; we have failed to provide basic facilities like water and electricity to the poor farmers forget about helping them with money during the phase of failed crop”. India, the […]
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday held a strategic meeting attended by party national president JP Nadda and its former chief Amit Shah in view of the ensuing Delhi assembly elections. According to BJP sources, discussions were held on the issues with which the party […]
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday (local time), began his Tunisia visit with a bilateral meeting with the country’s Foreign Minister Sabri Bachtobji. “Began my #Tunisia visit with a meeting with FM Sabri Bachtobji. As two vibrant democracies in different regions, discussed shared interests and […]
The encounter, which started yesterday, resumed on Wednesday in Pulwama’s Awantipora. Personnel of Jammu and Kashmir Police and security forces are present on the spot. “#Awantipora update: #Encounter has #resumed. Police & security forces are on the job. Further details shall follow,” Kashmir Zone Police tweeted. […]
Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi met and interacted with the locals at Lal Chowk here on Wednesday, as part of the central government’s outreach programme in the region post-abrogation of Article 370 in August last year. Amid tight security, Naqvi made his way to a […]
A wreath-laying ceremony of SPO (Special Police Officer) Shahbaz Ahmad of J&K Police who lost his life in an encounter in Awantipora town of Pulwama district was performed in Srinagar on Wednesday. Many senior police officials paid their respects to Ahmad. Among them were the Jammu […]
Jammu and Kashmir DGP Dilbag Singh accompanied by IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar on Tuesday visited DPL Anantnag where he reviewed the security scenario of the district and also interacted with jawans and officers of Anantnag at District Police Lines. Last evening the DGP visited parts […]
An encounter has started in Awantipora, Kashmir Zone Police informed. Police and security forces are on the job. Further details are awaited.
More is not always better, says a recent study about the right combination of play equipment parents shall provide to their children. A study by researchers at The University of Queensland found children who have access to fixed play equipment like swings and slides and fewer electronic devices were more […]
In another historic move Modi government inducts individuals ( Terrorists ) in the Fourth schedule of ‘THE UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES (PREVENTION) ACT, 1967’ to designate individuals in Unlawful activities. The said act till date comprised of three schedules and had no provision of including individuals in Unlawful activities. The First Schedule […]
In a tragic road accident General Secretary of Kashmiri Samiti Delhi (KSD) Sh Vijay Raina suffered grievous injuries while travelling to Jammu from New Delhi by road. According to DMC Ludhiana sources, the condition of Sh Vijay Raina is very critical and he is currently on life support system. Sh […]
A recent study has found links between inflammatory arthritis and its impact on intimacy and sexual function in both men and women. The analysis in the journal ‘Arthritis Care and Research’ included 55 studies. According to the study, people suffering with inflammatory arthritis depicted a […]
In pursuit of efforts to crush the terror and separatist network in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, Central Government today declared Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front led by Yasin Malik as an unlawful association under the provisions of Section 3(1) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. While addressing […]
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 […]
Criticising the Centre’s decision to authorise 10 agencies to intercept, monitor and decrypt data contained in any computer system, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Saturday said the order was an “attack” on individual freedom and the Right to Privacy. Vijayan said it was even more “disturbing” that the media, members […]
Cold wave conditions tightened grip in Kashmir as the mercury went down at most places last night, with Leh, in the Ladakh region, experiencing the coldest night of the winter so far. Leh recorded a low of minus 15.8 degrees Celsius last night over three degrees down from minus 12.7 […]
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah Friday expressed hope that the Supreme Court will take a “long hard look” at the legality of the Government of India’s order which allows government agencies to intercept “any information” contained in any computer system.“Given that the government has now authorised multiple […]
NDelhi’s air quality deteriorated to ‘severe’ category Saturday as a cover of smog surrounded the national capital and prevented dispersion of pollutants, authorities said This is a fourth time this season that the air quality here has worsened to severe category. The first time it dipped to the severe category […]
Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra’s obsessive pursuit of excellence and a new-found sprint sensation in Hima Das gave Indian athletics audacious Olympic hopes but familiar dope shame kept things in perspective in an eventful 2018. If 2016 announced his arrival on the world scene with a junior world record, the 20-year-old […]
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan telephoned UN chief Antonio Guterres and raised the issue of Kashmir, a UN spokesman has said. Stephane Dujarric, the spokesman for the UN Secretary General, did not give further details about the conversation between Khan and Guterres. When asked to comment on India’s strong retort […]
Six terrorists were killed in an encounter Saturday morning with security forces in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Arampora village in Awantipora area of the south Kashmir district this morning following specific intelligence about the presence of terrorists there, a […]
J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik on Wednesday likened a section of the country’s wealthy to “rotten potatoes”, saying they don’t have any sensitivity towards society and do no charity.Malik, who has often spoken out against wealthy politicians and bureaucrats in Kashmir, was addressing a function of the state’s Sainik Welfare […]
US President Donald Trump has signed a bipartisan bill on Tibet into law that could enrage China, paving the way to impose a visa ban on Chinese officials who deny American citizens, government officials and journalists access to the sensitive Himalayan region, homeland of the exiled Dalai Lama. US citizens […]
Dia Mirza is the latest name to join the growing chorus, asking the reason for women’s absence from the Bollywood delegation of producers and actors that recently met Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss issues faced by the film industry. On Tuesday, an 18-member panel, including Akshay Kumar, Karan Johar, […]
A delegation of 48 newly-elected sarpanches of panchayats from Jammu and Kashmir called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday and sought his assistance for the development of the state.Led by chairman Shafiq Mir of All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference (AJKPC), an apex body of panchayat leaders of the […]
The Constitution does not have any provision to deal with anti-nationals raising slogans against India, Union Minister Hansraj Ahir said, admitting some residents in Jammu and Kashmir have been influenced by elements inimical to national interests.Ahir said in Rajya Sabha that Jammu and Kashmir has been affected by terrorist and […]
The BJP and the Congress workers clashed over the Rafale deal issue at Congress Bhawan here, a senior police official said. Minutes before senior Congress leader Kumari Selja was to address a press conference over the Rafale deal issue at the party office here Wednesday, the BJP workers allegedly stormed […]
After completion of six months of Governor’s rule on Wednesday, the Jammu and Kashmir came under President’s rule from midnight paving the way for the union cabinet to take all policy decisions related to the state.President Ram Nath Kovind signed the proclamation for imposition of central rule in the state, […]
Indian airlines are projected to need 2,300 planes worth USD 320 billion in the next 20 years amid unprecedented domestic passenger growth, aircraft maker Boeing said Wednesday as it raised the forecast for the country. As much as 85 per cent of the planes would be narrow-body and the rest […]
A journalist, who had criticised the BJP-led governments at the Centre and in Manipur on social media, has been sentenced to one year in detention by a local court, according to a statement issued by the state home department. The chief judicial magistrate of Imphal West district passed the order […]
Former Union minister P Chidambaram was Wednesday questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the INX Media money laundering case, official sources said. He arrived at the agency’s office in Jamnagar House, near India Gate, at around 11:15 am along with his lawyer. This is the first time […]
eCongress president Rahul Gandhi Wednesday said his party had managed to wake up the chief ministers of Assam and Gujarat to grant farm loan waivers and will rouse a sleeping Prime Minister Narendra Modi too. Gandhi’s comment came a day after he said he would not let Modi sleep till […]
The authorities Wednesday did not allow fresh traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway after shooting of stones from a hillock overlooking the road left hundreds of vehicles stranded, officials said. It was decided to clear the stranded vehicles and therefore no fresh traffic was allowed on the 270-km highway either […]
NGold prices fell by Rs 210 to Rs 31,850 per 10 gram at the bullion market Wednesday owing to tepid demand from local jewellers even as the precious metal firmed up overseas. Silver too weakened by Rs 435 to Rs 37,880 per kg due to reduced offtake by consuming industrial […]
National Conference president Farooq Abdullah Tuesday hit out at the Governor’s administration for ending disbursement of subsidised sugar to the state’s BPL consumers, saying it will adversely affect the poor. He also demanded that the administration roll back its decision for the benefit of the people. “It is an anti-people […]
The Delhi High Court Tuesday sought response of the Government of India (GoI) and the prison authorities on a plea by Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DeM) chief Aasiya Andrabi, arrested in a case of allegedly waging war against the country with support from Pakistan, challenging her solitary confinement.Besides Andrabi, her associates Sofi Fehmeeda […]
Pakistan’s Senate or Upper House on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution condemning the violence in Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday that resulted in the death of seven civilians.The resolution moved by Pakistan People’s Party leader Sherry Rehman also reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to continue its “moral and diplomatic support” to the […]
N Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till noon on Wednesday amid sloganeering and protests by members from the AIADMK, the Congress and the TDP over various issues. While the AIADMK members protested against the construction of a dam across the Cauvery river, those from the Congress demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee […]
e Addressing India’s distressed farmers directly from Parliament, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said Tuesday he will not let Prime Minister Narendra Modi sleep until all farms loans have been waived. In a stinging attack on what he described as crony capitalism, Gandhi said the government has turned a blind eye to […]
Prime Minister Imran Khan said Tuesday that Pakistan will do everything within its power to further the peace process in Afghanistan as talks sponsored by the country between the US and the Taliban were being held in the UAE to end the 17-year bloody conflict. The US and the Taliban […]
With Hindutva organisations ramping up pressure on the government to bring a law to build Ram temple in Ayodhya, Home Minister Rajnath Singh Tuesday asked BJP lawmakers to be patient on the issue At the BJP parliamentary party meeting, Ravindra Kushwaha and Hari Narayan Rajbhar, both of whom represent Lok […]
a The Jammu and Kashmir administration has decided to resolve the service-related grievances of its employees through a new committee which will hold its first hearing on Wednesday, officials said. The new Service Grievance Committee (SGC), set up by the administration to resolve the issues of its workers, will conduct its […]
Kargil in Ladakh region was the coldest place in Jammu and Kashmir Monday as minimum temperature dipped to minus 15.8 degree Celsius, MeT Office said Tuesday. Cold conditions continued in Kashmir valley and Ladakh, while there was some respite in the Jammu region. The mercury in Leh dipped to minus […]
Indicating that further simplification of the Goods and Services Tax is on the anvil, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his government wants to ensure that ’99 per cent things’ attract sub-18 per cent GST slab. Before implementation of the GST, registered enterprises only numbered 65 lakh, which has now risen […]
Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm on Tuesday as the AIADMK and DMK protested over Cauvery issue, while the Congress demanded that a privilege notice against the government be taken up for allegedly misleading Parliament and the Supreme Court on Rafale jet deal. Rajya Sabha proceedings have been disrupted […]
uThe rupee appreciated 37 paise to 71.19 against the US dollar in early trade at the interbank foreign exchange Tuesday after crude prices fell to a 14-month low level in international market The rise in the rupee was also supported by dollar-selling by exporters and banks and the US unit’s […]
M Breaking its five-day winning streak, the benchmark BSE Sensex fell 141 points in early trade Tuesday, as banking, IT, realty and FMCG stocks retreated, tracking sell-off in global market. The 30-share index dropped 140.51 points, or 0.40 per cent, to 36,129.56 points in opening trade. The gauge had rallied over […]
Skipper Virat Kohli Tuesday said the thought of having a spinner for the second Test against Australia never crossed his mind as he believed India’s four-pronged pace attack would do the job India lost the match by 146 runs. The visitors were outdone by a second successive eight-wicket haul by […]
Lok Sabha Bills to be introduced: * The National Institute of Design (Amendment) Bill 2018 Bills for consideration and passing: *The New Delhi International Arbitration Centre Bill, 2018 *The Consumer Protection Bill, 2018 – Discussion on natural calamities in various parts of the country particularly in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and […]
i Indian government’s “sustained and intense” pressure on the RBI could “undermine” the hard-fought improvements in the banking system over the past few years as well as the long-term financial stability in the country, S&P Global Ratings warned on Monday. In particular, S&P Global Ratings views as credit negative the circumstances […]
In a declaration that the Congress was back in the saddle, Rajasthan’s new deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot, who had pledged not to wear a turban till his party returns to power in the state, proudly sported a red bandhej safa on Monday. Clad in white kurta-pajama with white Nehru […]
While the results of the farmers protest in Delhi are yet to be seen at a wide scale, a conversation has definitely started with chefs and experts discussing the ways to tackle the issues faced by farmers Speaking at the recently concluded Tasting India Symposium here, eminent environmentalist Sunita Narain […]
Sushant Singh Rajput is happy with the response to his recently released film “Kedarnath” and he says it encourages him to do better. The film that marked the debut of Sara Ali Khan opened at Rs 7.25 crore and got mixed reviews from critics. It released on December 7. Sushant […]
A top US lawmaker has said that any IMF loan to cash-strapped Pakistan cannot be just a “convenient way” to repay its debt to China which has engaged many countries in a debt trap. Pakistan is seeking USD 8 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to bail itself out […]
Union minister Smriti Irani Monday accused the opposition Congress of trying to malign the country’s defence establishment and said “lies” of the party’s chief Rahul Gandhi on Rafale deal have been exposed. The Congress is trying to play with the national security and is spreading lies to mislead the people, […]
The Delhi High Court is likely to pronounce on Monday its verdict on the appeals challenging a trial court’s judgement in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case in which Congress leader Sajjan Kumar was acquitted. A bench of Justices S Muralidhar and Vinod Goel had on October 29 concluded hearing arguments […]
A senior National Conference (NC) leader on Sunday cautioned the people against the “divisive politics” and said harmony was an imperative for steering Jammu and Kashmir to a new era of peace, prosperity and development. “Polarisation may have short-term gains for opportunistic elements in the political arena, but ultimately it […]
Green-coloured balloons with ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogan written on them were found at the site of the International Gita Festival, 2018 being held in this city of Haryana. Some children were found playing with the balloons, police said Sunday. An FIR has been registered in this regard following a complaint by […]
Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi met and interacted with the locals at Lal Chowk here on Wednesday, as part of the central government’s outreach programme in the region post-abrogation of Article 370 in August last year. Amid tight security, Naqvi made his way to a […]
A wreath-laying ceremony of SPO (Special Police Officer) Shahbaz Ahmad of J&K Police who lost his life in an encounter in Awantipora town of Pulwama district was performed in Srinagar on Wednesday. Many senior police officials paid their respects to Ahmad. Among them were the Jammu […]
Jammu and Kashmir DGP Dilbag Singh accompanied by IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar on Tuesday visited DPL Anantnag where he reviewed the security scenario of the district and also interacted with jawans and officers of Anantnag at District Police Lines. Last evening the DGP visited parts […]
An encounter has started in Awantipora, Kashmir Zone Police informed. Police and security forces are on the job. Further details are awaited.
People in thousands cutting across party lines, from all walks of life and from all the districts of Jammu Province today gathered together at the Holy Shrine of Baba Kaliveer Ji at Rasana, Kathua. They assembly paid obeisance at the Holy Shrine and participated in the Bhandara and other religious […]
Panun Kashmir commemorated Kashmiri Hindu Holocaust Day on 19 th January, Sunday in Jammu. The commemoration was attended by members of Kashmiri Hindu community from all walks of life and activists of Panun Kashmir in Invitation Banquet Hall, Roop Nagar, Jammu. The event this year was held in the backdrop […]
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will represent India at the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2020 at Davos scheduled to be held between January 20 to 24. The minister will be accompanied by a ministerial delegation including Union Minister of State for Shipping and Chemical […]
The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday restored prepaid mobile services across the Union Territory. “After a careful review, the competent authority has ordered today that voice and SMS facilities shall be restored on all local prepaid SIM cards across J&K,” said Rohit Kansal, Jammu […]
Youth 4 Panun Kashmir (Y4PK) under aegis of Panun Kashmir, the organization spearheading the demand of separate Union Territory to the East and North of River Jehlum for displaced Kashmiri Hindus on the occasion of 30th Year in Exile of the Kashmiri Hindu Community endorsed and presented a proposed Bill […]
Suspended Jammu and Kashmir Police Deputy Superintendent (SP) Davinder Singh, who was arrested while travelling with Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists, will be brought to the national capital by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for interrogation, agency sources said. The NIA has registered a case and begun investigations in connection with the […]
