New Delhi: Facing allegations of sexual harassment, Union minister MJ Akbar on Sunday said that making accusations without evidence has become a viral fever among some sections. Denying all accusations against him as baseless, the senior journalist-turned-minister said he will take legal action. “Accusation without evidence has become a viral fever among some sections. Whatever […]
Srinagar:Kashmir Journalist Association (KJA) has expressed serious concern over the curbs on the movement of journalists in Kashmir by the Jammu and Kashmir police and the state government. In a statement, a spokesperson of the association said that the two recent instances; curbing entry of journalists in polling stations; barring journalists from covering the funeral of […]
Jammu: A policeman, identified as selection grade constable Rattan Singh (50), a resident of Jhattar village posted as personal security officer (PSO) of a Congress leader, lost his life and his son got critically injured Sunday. Their cab plunged into 150-feet-deep gorge in hilly Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The deceased was […]
Srinagar: Er Rasheed MLA Langate was detained Sunday after he led a protest march in ‘solidarity’ with Kashmiri students in Aligarh Muslim University who were booked on sedition charges. The party spokesman in a statement said that despite police restrictions hundreds joined AIP’s march in Srinagar in solidarity with students of Aligarh Muslim University, who […]
SRINAGAR: The Jammu branch of Vigilance Organization (VO) produced challan against an Executive Engineer for possessing assets disproportionate to his known source of income. The Organization registered a case under section 5(1) (e) r/w Sec 5(2) P.C Act Samvat 2006 at police station VO Jammu against the accused officer. “During the course of investigation, searches […]
SRINAGAR: The Vaishno Devi Shrine Board has approved enhancement of free accident insurance cover for pilgrims visiting the shrine to Rs 5. The 63rd meeting of Vaishno Devi Shrine Board was held at the Raj Bhavan under the chairmanship of Governor Satya Pal Malik, Chairman of the Shrine Board. The Board approved enhancement of Group Accidental […]
New Delhi: Amid clamour for Minister of State for External Affairs M J Akbar’s resignation from the opposition parties and women groups following several journalists levelling charges of sexual misconduct, the embattled Minister returned home on Sunday morning. Mr Akbar was in Nigeria on an official tour. Immediately after landing at Delhi airport, encircled by […]
Washington: US President Donald Trump has thanked Turkey for freeing American pastor Andrew Brunson after two years in custody. According to the report in Arab News,Trump said that it would help improve strained relations between US and Turkey. He also denied cutting a deal for Brunson’s release. Trump in his tweet said,”I don’t make deals […]
Allahabad: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday announced that very soon Allahabad would be known as Prayagraj as demanded by the saints and others. The CM made this announcement before the media after the meeting of the Kumbh Margdarshak Mandal here. The CM said state governor Ram Naik had already supported the demands […]
Srinagar: Train service resumed on Sunday after remaining suspended for two days for security reasons in south Kashmir. A militant was killed and another injured in an encounter in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday. A fresh advisory was received last night from police to resume train service in the valley today and railway authorities […]
