Child-lifting rumours fuel mob hysteria across states

New Delhi (IANS) Close on the heels of a mob frenzy over bovine love that saw many lives lost due to lynching by cow vigilantes, a new trend has emerged across states over the last few months, where mass hysteria is created over rumours…

Centre studying draft report on single use plastics

Chennai (IANS) The Central government is studying the draft report of the expert committee set up to study the various utilities of single-use plastics (SUP), Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilisers D.V. Sadananda Gowda said on Thursday.

Yechury reaches Kashmir, whisked away amid tight security

Srinagar (IANS) In the first visit by any opposition leader to Kashmir after the revocation of Article 370, CPM leader Sitaram Yechury on Thursday reached the valley to meet ailing party MLA Yousuf Tarigami.

Armed with the Supreme…

Roadmap to promote tourism in J&K, Ladakh soon

New Delhi (IANS) With an eye on developing manpower and promote exchanges between the tourist and the locals in the newly created Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, a special roadmap had been prepared, Union minister of Tourism and Culture…

Centre readies list of J&K leaders to be released

New Delhi (IANS) The government is in the process of preparing a list of Jammu and Kashmir politicians to be released as they are under "preventive detention" in the erstwhile state since abrogation of Article 370, said sources.

The…

Shah Faesal, Shehla Rashid, NC adopt contradictory stands on Kashmir

New Delhi (IANS) In an apparent display of duality on the issue of abrogation of Article 370, IAS officer-turned-politician Shah Faesal had claimed two weeks ago that "you can either be a stooge or a separatist now", but a week later in…

No deaths in Kashmir, 50k new govt jobs soon: Governor

Srinagar (IANS) Asserting that the Narendra Modi's government decision to abrogate Article 370 was for the betterment of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, Governor Satya Pal Malik on Wednesday said the administration was "not hiding"…

J&K: SC issues notice to Centre, allows Yechury to visit

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the Centre on multiple petitions related to abrogation of Article 370.

However, the Centre asked the court not to issue the notice, saying Article 370 had international and…

Security must to make India $5 trillion economy: Shah

New Delhi (IANS) Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday stressed on the importance of maintaining India's internal and external security to achieve Prime Minister Narendra Modi's goal of making the country a $5-trillion economy.

"Modiji…

Modi happy with Statue of Unity's growing popularity

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said he is happy that the Statue of Unity in Gujarat is emerging as a popular tourist spot and the structure finds a place in the Time 100 greatest places 2019 list.

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