Author: Agencies
SRINAGAR: Police on Tuesday foiled a protest march by the ruling National Conference (NC) here against the Centre’s August 2019 decision to abrogate Article 370 and divide the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories. Led by NC Kashmir president Showkat Ahmad Mir, MLAs and senior leaders assembled at the party headquarters Nawa-i-Subah here and raised slogans against the Centre’s decision taken on August 5, 2019, and called for the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. Raising slogans like “August 5, 2019, decisions are not acceptable”, “Black laws are not acceptable” and “Restore Articles 370 and…
NEW DELHI: Leader of the Rajya Sabha JP Nadda and Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge were involved in a verbal spat on Tuesday over the alleged deployment of CISF personnel inside the House. Mallikarjun Kharge, on behalf of the opposition parties, alleged that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) deployed CISF personnel near the well of the House. Kharge said, “We are astonished and shocked at how CISF personnel are made to run into the well of the house, when the members were exercising their democratic right of protest. We saw this yesterday and again today. Has our parliament been…
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday handed over appointment letters to family members of terror-hit victims at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) in Srinagar on Tuesday, officials said. An official said, that the event was aimed at supporting families who lost their loved ones in terror-related incidents by providing government employment to eligible family members. He said 250 letters of appointment were given by LG Sinha himself to the victims and family members from the north, south and central Kashmir. The Lieutenant Governor also interacted with the victim-families and assured them of the administration’s continued commitment to their…
NEW DELHI: Philippines President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House during his maiden State Visit to India. President Marcos Jr was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan, where he was received by President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Modi. As part of the welcome, the visiting dignitary was presented with a Guard of Honour. In a post on X, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said, “A special welcome for a special partner! President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr of the Philippines, on his maiden State Visit to India,…
NEW DELHI: Opposition parties created ruckus in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday claiming CISF personnel last week replaced marshals inside the House, an assertion that was rejected by both the Chair and the government. Protests by Congress and other Opposition members lead to adjournment of the proceedings till 2 pm. Soon after the listed papers and reports were tabled during the Zero Hour (morning session), Deputy Chairman Harivansh rued that the Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge had shared a letter written to him with the media. In the letter on Friday, Kharge had said CISF personnel were deployed in…
JAIPUR: Manager of a Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) guest house was detained in Jaisalmer district on suspicion of spying for Pakistan, police said Tuesday. Mahendra Prasad, a resident of Uttarakhand’s Almora, was posted as the manager of DRDO guest house in Chandan area of Jaisalmer. “He was detained on Monday. A joint interrogation will be conducted today,” Superintendent of Police, Jaisalmer, Abhishek Shivhare said. “He is suspected to have provided sensitive information related to strategic operations and activities in the region,” the police said. DRDO conducts tests and trials of missiles and weapons in Pokaran firing range in…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court is likely to hear on August 8 a plea seeking directions to the Centre for the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. Senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan mentioned the matter on Tuesday before a bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran. “The date (on SC website) shows as August 8. Let it not be deleted,” Sankaranarayanan submitted. The CJI accepted the request. Tuesday marks the sixth anniversary of the 2019 abrogation of Article 370, which accorded a special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was felicitated by the NDA parliamentary party on Tuesday for his government’s firm response to the Pahalgam terror attack under Operation Sindoor. In his speech, Modi noted that August 5 was a historic day as Article 370, which gave special rights to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, was abrogated on this day. The NDA government has followed the Constitution in its true spirit, he added. The prime minister also praised Home Minister Amit Shah and noted that he has become the longest-serving incumbent in the ministry, sources said. In a swipe at…
NEW DELHI: Philippines’ President Ferdinand R Marcos Jr. on Tuesday said his visit to India is a reaffirmation of the bilateral partnership that “we are strengthening”. In brief remarks on the sidelines of a ceremonial reception accorded to him at the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan complex here, he also asserted that Manila wants to build on the existing ties with New Delhi and explore “many opportunities” that have arisen in the past few years. On his arrival at the sprawling complex, Marcos was received by President Droupadi Murmu in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Marcos was also…
NEW DELHI: Several MPs of the INDIA bloc parties, including Congress parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, staged a protest in the Parliament House complex on Tuesday against the Election Commission’s voter roll revision in Bihar, and demanded its rollback. With banners and posters against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, as well as other opposition MPs raised slogans and demanded a rollback of the SIR as they stage their protest near Parliament’s Makar Dwar. This was the tenth day of their protest with only one day gap in between on Monday…