A displaced Kashmiri Pandit organisation Saturday observed a day-long hunger strike JAMMU: A displaced Kashmiri Pandit organisation Saturday observed a day-long hunger strike demanding the creation of a separate homeland in the valley for their rehabilitation and enactment of a genocide law.Panun Kashmir chairperson Tito Ganju said India, as a signatory to the UN Genocide…
Leh Apex Body (LAB) Saturday postponed its planned protest programmes SRINAGAR: With ministry of home affairs scheduling the next round of talks with Ladakh representatives on Sept 9, Leh Apex Body (LAB) Saturday postponed its planned protest programmes to mark the anniversary of last year’s violence in Ladakh, but warned that it would intensify the…
Police sources believe Yasir was part of an LeT network operating in central Kashmir SRINAGAR: A terrorist killed in Friday’s encounter in a forest area of Budgam district of Kashmir has been identified as a Pakistani national.“You can run but you can’t hide! The terrorist neutralised during Op Ashdar has been identified as Yasir, a…
India is aiming to gasify 100 million tonnes of coal by 2030. NEW DELHI: At least two companies – state-run NTPC and public sector JV Talcher Fertilisers – have submitted applications under the Rs 37,500-crore surface coal and lignite gasification projects scheme, govt said on Saturday.It added that the coal ministry is also in touch…
File photo: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann Information received through Punjab’s Safe Punjab Helpline has contributed to 25,339 arrests in drug-related cases since the state launched its ‘Yudh Nashean Virudh’ campaign in March 2025, according to data released by the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF).Between March 1, 2025, and September 3, 2026, the helpline received 51,979…
A lawyer has alleged that social media posts by a minor Jantar Mantar protester insulted Hindu deities NEW DELHI: Supreme Court lawyer Amita Sachdeva has filed a complaint at the cyber police station in New Delhi against a minor protester linked to the Jantar Mantar protest and her father Sanjay Azad. The complainant alleged that…
The inquiry into the illness affecting tribal children in Balaghat revealed various clinical factors behind their conditions. NEW DELHI: The Centre’s investigation into the illness cluster among tribal children in Madhya Pradesh’s Balaghat has found multiple clinical causes among reported deaths, including measles, malaria, co-infection, respiratory distress, dehydration, malnutrition, anaemia and shock. Officials said the…
A government laboratory has flagged rabies vaccine vials discovered at an unauthorized site as substandard and misbranded (Reuters) NEW DELHI: Vials labelled as Abhayrab, a rabies vaccine, found at an unlicensed residential premises in Mukherjee Nagar have been declared “Not of Standard Quality” and misbranded by the Central Drugs Laboratory, Kasauli, with the manufacturer saying…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday took a sharp jibe at leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi, describing the Congress party’s student outreach campaign “Chhatron Ki Goonj” as “Jhooth ki goonj”.‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ is a student-dialogue campaign launched by the Congress to raise issues including examination paper leaks, rising education costs, irregularities in government…
Sachin Pilot becomes Congress’s general secretary for Punjab unit NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday appointed Sachin Pilot as the party’s general secretary in-charge of Punjab, replacing Bhupesh Baghel, news agency PTI reported.The appointment comes as Congress prepares to strengthen its organisation and political strategy in the state ahead of the Punjab assembly elections.Congress had…