Mehbooba Mufti and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Saturday sought intervention of CM to intervene and stop “Tantra Silence” SRINAGAR: Public representatives and the clergy in J&K have expressed outrage over a proposed four-day “spiritual” event in the scenic Gurez Valley being organsied by a self-styled godman whose similar event in Goa last year was cancelled after…
Quraishi stressed that Kashmir needs democracy, reconciliation and revival of its old sense of shared belonging SRINAGAR: J&K has a “lame duck” assembly and chief minister with limited powers, former chief election commissioner SY Quraishi said Saturday.“What is the meaning of an elected chief minister when representative institutions remain outside his direct control?” Quraishi asked…
Five BSF jawans injured after vehicle overturns on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway JAMMU: Five BSF officials were injured after their truck, headed to Jammu from Srinagar, overturned on National Highway-44 near Chamba Seri in J&K’s Ramban district Saturday. The driver sustained critical injuries, a source said.In another accident, a man died and five other occupants of…
The protest was led by state Congress president Tariq Hamid Karra. JAMMU: J&K Congress Saturday staged an anti-BJP protest in Jammu for allegedly linking Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav with terrorism.The protest was led by state Congress president Tariq Hamid Karra.A picture has been circulating on social media for past few days…
Sanjay Nishad, Mukesh Sahni NEW DELHI: Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) president Mukesh Sahani on Saturday accused Uttar Pradesh minister and Nishad Party chief Sanjay Nishad of being “trapped in dynastic politics” and alleged that he had failed to secure reservation for the Nishad community despite being in the government for five years.Sahani, who arrived in…
Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri (File photo) NEW DELHI: Union minister and BJP leader Hardeep Singh Puri said on Saturday the party would seek an equal seat-sharing agreement with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) if the two parties form an alliance for the upcoming Punjab assembly elections.“The earlier 22-seat formula will no longer work. The…
Ajit Doval recalls China custody episode: ‘I knew this was the end of my career’ NEW DELHI: National security advisor Ajit Doval on Saturday recalled one of the most difficult moments of his early career, when a group of operatives sent across the border went missing and were later found to be in Chinese custody.Speaking…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah suffered from food poisoning while on a visit to Karnataka on Saturday and skipped scheduled events in Hubballi and Belagavi, senior BJP leader and Union minister Pralhad Joshi said.Shah was scheduled to inaugurate the new academic building of KLE Jagadguru Gangadhar Mahaswamigalu Moorusavirmath Medical College and the 1,200-bed…
NEW DELHI: With India’s monsoon season ending on a rain-deficit note, more than 180 scientists and ecologists have issued an urgent appeal to prepare for what they warn could be an exceptionally strong El Nino. They have flagged risks ranging from drought and extreme heat to wildfires and damage to ecosystems.The appeal comes as the…
EC says notice issued to Delhi CM Rekha Gupta during SIR, entry validated for final electoral roll NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Saturday said a notice was issued to Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta after her name appeared in the list of logical discrepancies during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.The…