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Parliament passes Bill to cut salaries of MPs by 30%

by AgenciesIndiaLatest NewsNewsSeptember 18, 2020September 18, 2020

New Delhi: Parliament today passed a bill to reduce for one year the salaries of MPs by 30 per cent “to meet the exigencies arising out of COVID-19 pandemic”.Rajya Sabha…

Environment Impact Assessment draft: Scientists call it biggest threat to ecological security of J&K

by Hirra AzmatEnvironmentJammu and kashmirKashmirKashmir NewsLatest NewsNewsSeptember 17, 2020September 17, 2020

Srinagar:  Scientists have flagged draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2020, claiming that it can seriously threaten the ecological security of Jammu and Kashmir. On September 2, five hundred scientists, researchers,…

Yoshihide Suga elected Japan’s new Prime Minister

by AgenciesIndiaLatest NewsNewsSeptember 16, 2020September 16, 2020

Tokyo: Japan’s Yoshihide Suga was voted prime minister by parliament’s lower house on Wednesday, becoming the country’s first new leader in nearly eight years, as he readied a “continuity cabinet”…

Police in dock over arrest of two middle-aged women in Chadoora

by Firdous HassanJammu and kashmirKashmirKashmir NewsLatest NewsNewsSeptember 16, 2020September 16, 2020

Srinagar: Anger has swept across the Chadoora area of Budgam district after cops arrested two middle-aged women and lodged them in an `all-male’ police station overnight.  Locals said two women Raja…

Nutella ‘not halal’, says company, then rectifies ‘error’

by Monitor News DeskBusinessFood & RecipeLatest NewsLifestyleNewsWorldSeptember 16, 2020September 16, 2020

A single tweet by hazelnut chocolate spread brand Nutella has sent Muslims fans into a frenzy after the company declared that its product was “not halal”, forcing the maker to…

Govt kicks off process for holding elections to vacant Panchayat seats in J&K

by Firdous HassanIndiaLatest NewsNewsPoliticsSeptember 15, 2020September 15, 2020

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government has kicked off the process for holding elections to vacant Panchayat and Block Development Council (BDC) seats in the union territory. The administration has constituted 14-…

‘UPSC Jihad’ show: Can’t allow you to say Muslims are infiltrating civil services, SC to Sudarshan TV, defers broadcast

by Monitor News DeskIndiaLatest NewsNewsSeptember 15, 2020September 15, 2020

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday directed Sudarshan TV to defer the broadcast of its programme touted as a ”big expose on the conspiracy” regarding Muslims “infiltrating government service”, until…

‘Chief Mayor!’ Omar, Sajad, ors troll Kejriwal as centre attempts 370 deja vu to AAP Govt

by Ishfaq-ul-HassanIndiaLatest NewsLead StoriesNewsPoliticsSeptember 15, 2020September 15, 2020

Srinagar: Kashmiri political leaders troll Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal after the Centre reportedly decided to amend GNCTD Act 1991 to give sweeping powers to…

After viral song, ‘Rasode Main Kon Tha’ dance takes internet by storm

by Monitor News DeskLatest NewsNewsTech-FilmSeptember 15, 2020September 15, 2020

After the ‘Rasode Main Kon Tha’ rap took the internet by storm, the latest addition to it is a dance that has been performed and choreographed by Awez Darbar. Almost…

Photojournalist injured after forces thrash media persons at Pulwama

by Mohammad DawoodJammu and kashmirKashmirKashmir NewsLatest NewsNewsSeptember 15, 2020September 15, 2020

Srinagar:  A photojournalist was injured when security forces swooped on a group  of media persons when  they were covering an ongoing gunfight at Marwal village in Pulwama district. Kamran Yousuf…