Srinagar, Mar 28 (UNI) The Hurriyat Conference Chairman and Kashmir’s Chief Cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was put under house arrest on Thursday, the Managing Committee of Jamia mosque said. Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid Srinagar said that Mirwaiz was scheduled to deliver a sermon at the historic Aali Masjid Eidgah on Thursday and also attend a…
New Delhi, Mar 28 (UNI) The Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday that recent remarks by the US State Department on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest are “unwarranted,” and any such external imputation on India’s electoral and legal processes is “completely unacceptable”. Addressing a weekly press conference, Ministry Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that…
New Delhi, Mar 28 (UNI) About 600 prominent lawyers on Thursday wrote to the chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud that there are attempts from various pressure groups to undermine the judiciary’s integrity. The Lawyers expressed concern over vested interest groups trying to pressure the judiciary, influence the judicial process and defame the courts…
New Delhi, Mar 28 (UNI) The Indian National Congress on Thursday alleged that atrocities on women have increased under the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has failed to stop crime against women. Addressing a press conference at the AICC headquarters, president All India Mahila Congress Alka Lamba said that…
New Delhi, Mar 28 (UNI) A Delhi Court on Thursday extended the Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, an accused in the alleged liquor policy scam, for four days till April 1. After the ED told the court they needed seven more days to remand Kejriwal to confront the other accused,…
Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 28 (UNI) Kerala government failed to implement the Jal Jeevan Mission as it could provide piped water connections to only 37.81pc of the 70.80 lakh rural households targeted under the scheme in the state, BJP Lok Sabha candidate Rajeev Chandrasekhar has alleged. Speaking at an election campaign here, the former union minister said…
New Delhi, Mar 28 (UNI) United States reiterated its call for fair, transparent, and timely legal processes a day after India summoned a US diplomat and objected to remarks on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest. In a response to a question during the State Department briefing about India summoning Acting Deputy Chief of Mission…
New Delhi, Mar 28 (UNI) The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) in Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts of Arunachal Pradesh for another period of six months declaring them as ‘disturbed area’ with effect from April 1. Through a government notification, the MHA besides the…
New Delhi, Mar 28 (UNI) India and China exchanged views on achieving complete disengagement and resolving the remaining issues along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the western sector of their border areas, the External Affairs Ministry said on Thursday. During the 29th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China…
10th and 12th exam results Chronicle Reporter, Bhopal There is good news for the students of Madhya Pradesh Education Board, Board of Secondary Education has indicated that the results of class 10-12 can come in the second week of April. It is noteworthy that the 10th and 12th board examinations were held between 6 February…
