KOLKATA — Nobel Laureate economist Amartya Sen believes implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) could reduce the role of minorities in the country, while encouraging majoritarian forces. In an interview with PTI, he said India’s father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi had worked for a “just polity, and a good sense of national identity”, […]
GANDERBAL — A workshop of Megha Engineering And Infrastructure Limited has got damaged after a snow avalanche hit Sarbal area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Saturday. Quoting an official news agency KNO reported that an avalanche hit Sarbal area today, damaging workshop near the Tunnel project being executed by MEIL. He said the workshop […]
BARAMULLA — A policeman has died of a cardiac arrest at a training centre in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday. Quoting an official news agency KNO reported that a Jammu and Kashmir Police Constable Fayaz Ahmed of Khan Sahib Budgam died of cardiac arrest at a training centre in Sheeri Baramulla. He was taken […]
JAMMU — A fireman died after falling from a four-storey building during an operation in Prem Nagar locality of Jammu. Officials said fire tenders were rushed to the commercial-cum-residential building to douse the blaze that broke out late Friday night. During the fire-fighting operation, selection grade fireman Satish Raina slipped from the first floor of […]
SRINAGAR — Election Commission of India has invited all political parties across the country to participate in a meeting in New Delhi, Quoting an official news agency KDC reported that the Election Commission of India (ECI) has invited all major political parties in India including J&K PDP and JKNC to participate in a meeting at […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Home Department on Saturday ordered transfer and posting of two IPS officers in Srinagar. According to an order, Gaurav Sikarwar has been posted as Incharge Superintendent of Police, South Srinagar against an available vacancy while Shree Ram has been posted as Incharge Superintendent of Police, East Srinagar against an […]
SRINAGAR — A snow avalanche has hit Jurniyal village in Tulail area of Gurez in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Saturday. Snow avalanche hit Jurniyal village of Tulail today. However, no damage has been reported, news agency KNO quoted an official as having said. He said the teams have been already activated in the area […]
CHANDIGARH — Congress MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary passed away on Saturday after suffering a heart attack during Bharat Jodo Yatra in Punjab’s Phillaur. The 76-year-old MP from Jalandhar fainted during the Yatra in Punjab’s Phillaur. He was taken to a hospital in Phagwara in an ambulance, where he died later. Rahul Gandhi, who was leading […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory received widespread light to moderate snowfall in the last 24 hours which affected the normal life in the valley. The land and air traffic was also badly hit. Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir received season’s first snowfall while higher reaches were lashed by heavy […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan on Friday said it has always welcomed the international community playing a role in promoting peace in the region, including in facilitating a dialogue with India for the resolution of the core issues, including on Kashmir. Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch made these comments during the weekly press briefing here, when […]