EVENING NEWS (Sponsored By Royal Yamaha Jammu) * Union Minister Jitendra Singh today said revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act is a matter for security agencies to decide rather than politicians. * In a major security lapse, a ‘depressed’ BSF jawan posted outside the residence of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah here fired around 12 rounds in the air this morning, triggering panic in the high security area. * A total of 175 candidates are left in fray for 18 assembly constituencies spread over five districts in Jammu and Kashmir as the last date of withdrawal of nominations for the second phase of assembly polls in the state ended today. * BJP, which has been trying to shrug off the ‘communal’ tag, has fielded nearly 40 per cent Muslim candidates in Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls under its ambitious ‘Mission 44 plus’ to wrest power in the state. * Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will campaign for BJP candidates for Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections during his two-day visit to Doda and Kishtwar districts of Chenab Valley from November 19. * All India Congress Committee President Sonia Gandhi will be campaigning for its party candidate and address a public rally in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on November 21. * Several Kashmiri Pandit organisations today demanded a blueprint for rehabilitation of the exiled community from national and regional political parties contesting the ongoing assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. * PM Modi addresses Indian Community in Sydney ; assures visa on arrival for Australian tourists. * Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today hit out at senior Congress leader P Chidambaram for his remark on Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) saying the statute was imposed during the Congress regime. * RSS, the ideological fountain head of BJP and other Sangh outfits, today said the coming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir was an opportunity to revive Kashmiriyat in the state but refrained from commenting on abrogation of Article 370. * An amount of 19 crore rupees has been distributed under various welfare schemes among Jammu and Kashmir police personnel in the past ten months, Director General of State Police said today. * The normal 24-hour transmission of DD Kashmir, Doordarshans regional channel for Jammu and Kashmir, resumed on Monday from Srinagar after remaining affected for over two months due to floods in the valley. * Only three fresh residents of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) arrived here while 24 Kashmiris crossed over to other side of the Line of Control (LoC) to meet their relatives separated in 1947 due to partition. * The Supreme Court today made it clear to the Jammu and Kashmir government that it cannot force the Centre to take quick decisions on its demand for Rs 44,000 crore for relief and rehabilitation of flood victims. * Justice Mudgal Committee report gives clean chit to sidelined BCCI Chief N. Srinivasan; Gurunath Meiyappan and Raj Kundra found involved in betting.
Posted on: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 15:43:03 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015