US and Iran have agreed to wording of a deal to end their war, Pakistan's Shehbaz Sharif saysPakistan's prime minister announced the U.S. and Iran have agreed on the wording of a deal to end their Middle East war. Mediators are work...
13 Jun, 2026, 07.35 AM IST
West Bengal: Corruption prevails in TMC; one must be Indian citizen to avail scheme benefits, says Dilip GhoshSpeaking to reporters, Ghosh alleged that corruption prevails within the TMC "from top to bottom" and claimed that the organisation is grad...
29 May, 2026, 10.27 AM IST
Bengal asks districts to build ‘holding centres’ for illegal foreigners as anti-infiltration drive gathers paceWest Bengal is setting up holding centers for suspected illegal foreigners and foreign prisoners. This move institutionalizes the state's '...
24 May, 2026, 05.47 PM IST
'Last wish fulfilled,' say West Pakistan refugees in Jammu on exercising franchise first timeTill August 5 last year, except for parliamentary elections, these refugees were barred from voting in Jammu and Kashmir's assembly, pancha...
04 Dec, 2020, 07.29 PM IST
DDC polls: West Pakistan refugees outside booths in Jammu say justice done after 70 years of struggleWith the abrogation of Article 370, several communities like West Pakistan refugees, Valmikis and Gurkhas are now eligible to vote in local...
28 Nov, 2020, 01.15 PM IST
Domicile rules change lives of two lakh in JammuAccording to Labha Ram Gandhi, chairman of West Pakistan Refugees Action Committee, nearly one lakh Pakistani refugees who migrated to J&K ...
27 May, 2020, 10.54 AM IST
Procedures simplified for West Pakistan Refugees to avail benefits in J&KIn a decision taken by the administrative council headed by Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu, the requirement to submit succession ...
19 Mar, 2020, 10.26 PM IST
View: Citizenship Bill aims to give dignity denied to Partition victims in eastOver the decades, these erstwhile refugees have not only been seamlessly integrated but many have risen spectacularly.
06 Oct, 2019, 10.35 AM IST
Jammu’s west Pakistan refugees to hold a rally to thank govtThe population of West Pakistan Refugees living in the Jammu region is estimated to be roughly 4 lakh at present.
31 Aug, 2019, 09.21 AM IST
Separatists opposes I-cards to refugees exposes their bias: West Pakistan RefugeesThe state government has decided to issue identity cards to West Pakistan Refugees but after protests from opposition parties and separatis...
24 Dec, 2016, 07.54 PM IST
Parliament panel recommends Rs 30 lakh package for West Pak refugeesA Parliamentary panel has strongly recommended for early finalisation of one-time financial package of Rs 30 lakh to each family of West Pa...
22 Dec, 2015, 08.20 PM IST
Government may set up nodal cell for West Pakistan refugeesA nodal cell may be set up by the Centre to deal with various issues related to West Pakistan refugees, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said ...
30 May, 2015, 11.14 PM IST
Treat issue of West Pakistan refugees as sensitively as Kashmiri Pandit return: Jitendra SinghThe opposition National Conference as well as separatists said while Kashmiri Pandits were welcome in the Valley, the idea of having separa...
14 Apr, 2015, 10.22 PM IST
CPI(M) urges to resist the attempts of religious polarisation in Jammu and KashmirThe public and political leadership should resist the attempts of the vested interest to use the issue for regional and religious polarisat...
17 Jan, 2015, 03.09 PM IST
Hurriyat Conference opposes recommendations for settlement of Pakistan refugeesThe points which Hurriyat objected to included grant of citizenship rights, right to vote in Assembly & local- bodies polls to the Pakistan...
12 Jan, 2015, 06.59 PM IST
Jammu and Kashmir: Syed Ali Shah Geelani takes on Govt over settlement of West Pakistan refugeesGeelani termed a JPC's recommendations on the settlement of Western Pakistan refugees in J&K and giving them voting rights as an "attack" o...
09 Jan, 2015, 07.50 PM IST
Centre asks J&K to consider conferment of permanent status to West Pakistan refugees"West Pakistan refugees are citizens of India and have the right to vote in parliamentary elections," J&K Home Minister Kiren Rijiju
02 Dec, 2014, 04.00 PM IST