Jammu, Jan 31 Jammu and Kashmir Congress chief G A Mir today demanded that Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti should helm the proposed all-party meet ahead of the panchayat polls, two days after the state government decided to hold such a meet. “If the government is sincere about the discussion regarding […]
Month: January 2018
People deserve accolades for having harmonious society: JK CM
Jammu, Jan 31 Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said the harmony among the state’s people needs to be celebrated given the strain in the social fabric all over the globe. “People of the state have been exemplifying harmony, tolerance and brotherhood. This is something which ought to be […]
IAF officer taken into custody on charges of spying
New Delhi, Jan 31 An IAF officer has been taken into custody by the force for alleged involvement in spying, official sources said today. The officer posted here was indulging in certain unwanted activities through unauthorised electronic devices which is against existing orders, they said. The officer was taken […]
I will always stand for peace, says Gurmehar Kaur
Jaipur, Jan 31 Celebrities and others who trolled her and attempted to make her look bad only ended up exposing themselves, says Delhi University student and author Gurmehar Kaur, who was at the centre of a national debate on free speech and dissent last year. The 20-year-old Lady Shri Ram […]
Mehbooba denounces call for separate state for Muslims
Jammu, Jan 31 Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today denounced a demand to have a separate state for Muslims, in an apparent reference to a top cleric’s suggestion made yesterday. “J&K was neither a party to the partition of our country nor did we support division on […]
India slips to 42nd place on EIU Democracy Index; US at 21st
New Delhi, Jan 31 India has slipped to 42nd place on an annual Global Democracy Index amid “rise of conservative religious ideologies” and increase in vigilantism and violence against minorities as well as other dissenting voices. While Norway has again topped the list, followed by Iceland and Sweden, compiled by […]
4 major rivers in J&K declared ‘national waterways’: JK govt
Jammu, Jan 31 Four major rivers, including Jehlum and Chenab, in Jammu and Kashmir have been declared “national waterways” by the Union government, paving the way for inland navigation on them to boost water transport and tourism, the state government has said. “The Union government has declared four rivers […]
J-K govt declares Jan 31 state holiday as mark of respect to
Jammu, Jan 31 The Jammu and Kashmir government today declared tomorrow a state holiday as a mark of respect to Sonam Dawa Lonpo, Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor, LAHDC, Leh, who passed away due to a cardiac arrest. Lonpo, a senior BJP leader and the party’s first CEC in […]
Soumitra Chatterjee conferred Legion of Honour
Kolkata, Jan 30 Veteran actor Soumitra Chatterjee was tonight conferred the ‘Legion of Honour’, the highest civilian award of France. About three decades after the then French President Francois Mitterrand awarded the Legion of Honor to film maestro Satyajit Ray in 1987, his favourite actor got the honour here. “I […]
Simultaneous polls an “election jumla” : Chidambaram
New Delhi, Jan 30 A day after President Ram Nath Kovind pitched for simultaneous Lok Sabha and state Assembly polls, Congress leader P Chidambaram termed it as another “election jumla” (gimmick) by the Modi government, saying it cannot be done under the current constitutional provisions. Speaking at a panel discussion […]