US pulls out of United Nations Human Rights Council

SRINAGAR/NEW YORK, (PTK): The United States has announced it is withdrawing from the United Nations Human Rights Council. UN Ambassador Nikki Haley made the announcement in a speech on Tuesday, calling the body “an organisation not worthy of its name” and a “cesspool of political bias”. READ: http://www.presstrustofkashmir.com/2018/06/13/g7-summit-neglects-kashmir/ The US has accused the UN Human Rights…

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J&K Govt: From BJP’s Angle, This Was Right Time To Pull Out

SHANTANU MUKHARJI Many across the country are possibly surprised over the BJP’s pullout from the coalition with the PDP, leading to an abrupt fall of the Jammu and Kashmir government. Now that chief minister Mehbooba Mufti has resigned, the sensitive border state upcountry is in all likelihood heading for President’s rule. The message was loud…

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President approves Governor’s rule in J&K

President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday morning approved the imposition of Governor’s rule in Jammu and Kashmir with immediate effect. The move comes within 24 hours of the breakdown of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – People’s Democratic Party (PDP) alliance in the state(BK).

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Only 6 tour operators approved for Hajj bookings’

  SRINAGAR, JUNE 19(PTK): The Divisional Administration Kashmir has cautioned the public against the operations of unregistered Tour Operators who are luring the gullible people for Hajj booking. “It has come to the notice of the office of Divisional Commissioner Kashmir that some unregistered Tour Operators are luring general public and have started Hajj bookings…

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Governor forwards Report to President

SRINAGAR, JUNE 19: This afternoon Governor N.N. Vohra received a letter by fax, jointly signed by S/Shri Ravinder Raina and Kavinder Gupta, State BJP President and Leader, BJP Legislature Party, respectively, to withdraw BJP’s support to the Coalition Government. Thereafter, Ms Mufti, Chief Minister, tendered her resignation and the Governor has asked her to continue…

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