Islamabad, July 6 (IANS) People observed a shutter-down strike and participated in the demonstrations called by the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), with clashes erupting between protesters and law enforcement personnel in several areas, especially Mirpur district, local media reported on Monday. Sources and residents reported that around a dozen people, including some police personnel, were injured in clashes in Dadyal town of Mirpur district on Sunday. Cl…
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Islamabad, July 3 (IANS) As the unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), which has left dozens dead so far, continues to intensify, Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), a civil society group – recently designated a terrorist organisation by Pakistani authorities, has announced massive protests on July 5 in the occupied territory.Taking to his social media platform X on Friday, JAAC leader Sardar Amman Khan has called on people from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), wherever they are settled, …
Thiruvananthapuram, June 27 (IANS) Escalating its campaign over issues relating to Sabarimala, BJP Kerala president Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Saturday urged Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan to order a CBI probe into the alleged disappearance of gold from the hill shrine and unconditionally withdraw all criminal cases registered against Ayyappa devotees during the Sabarimala protests.In a letter to Chief Minister Satheesan, Chandrasekhar said the issues were of immense significance to millions of Ayya…
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) The next 24 hours would be crucial for the residents of Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) with both the protesters and the establishment showing no signs of relenting and the State intensifying its disinformation campaign against the demonstrators. The Indian agencies, too, are closely watching the developments and the Intelligence community has warned that the Pakistan establishment would look to spread more disinformation as a diversionary tactic in the next few days.Pa…
Islamabad, June 20 (IANS) The massive agitation in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) has exposed a widening gap between Pakistan’s Kashmir rhetoric and the realities on the ground, with a report highlighting that Islamabad’s narrative abroad rests on the very principles it tramples at home.It argued that calls for dignity and justice for Kashmiris at the United Nations ring hollow when similar demands in PoK are met with restrictions and crackdowns.“There is a peculiar genius to Pakistan’s rul…
Seoul, June 14 (IANS) A joint team of police investigators and prosecutors will soon question election watchdog officials over shortages of ballot papers during the June 3 local elections in South Korea, legal sources said Sunday. The expected move comes as the National Election Commission (NEC) has taken flak for the shortages that temporarily suspended voting at 26 polling stations, mostly in Seoul, during the elections earlier this month.The team completed a search and seizure on NEC’s server…
Bengaluru, June 3 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly, R. Ashoka, on Wednesday accused the Congress government in Karnataka of failing to release payments due to farmers who sold ragi under the Centre’s Minimum Support Price (MSP) scheme.In a statement, Ashoka alleged that the state government has withheld Rs 1,611 crore in payments owed to more than one lakh farmers across Karnataka. He said the delay comes at a crucial time when the monsoon season has co…
Karwar (Karnataka), May 25 (IANS) Karnataka’s communally sensitive coastal town of Bhatkal remained tense on Monday following protests over the relocation of the Hindu religious site ‘Moorin Katte’.Authorities have imposed prohibitory orders for three days, while the police have registered four FIRs and arrested six persons in connection with the incident.Security has been tightened at all sensitive locations in the region, and police have launched a further investigation into the matter. Nine…
La Paz, May 21 (IANS) Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz has announced he will make changes to his cabinet and create an economic and social council to bring together various social and regional sectors of the country.The announcement represents the government’s first attempt at political restructuring since protests broke out in late April, with demonstrators demanding the resignation of the president, who took office in November.”I want to announce that we are going to reshuffle the cabinet, which…
Chennai, May 3 (IANS) Left parties in Tamil Nadu have announced statewide protests on May 7 against the steep rise in commercial LPG cylinder prices and the reported reduction in railway posts, accusing the Union government of burdening the poor and undermining employment opportunities. In a joint statement, the Communist Party of India (Marxist), the Communist Party of India, the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), and the CPI (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation said demonstrations would be held in…