Amidst India-Pak hostility, Kashmir born novelist writes a touching ‘love story’
'Mehr: A Love Story' is an attempt to capture love's deepest mysteries
New Delhi: Author Siddhartha Gigoo, who is out with his latest novella, says the cross-border love story is his attempt to understand the depth of obsession in its many forms — love, patriotism and religion. In “Mehr: A Love Story”, Gigoo sketches the tale of a Pakistani woman and an Indian man who fall in […]
Radio Taxi’s to zoom past on Srinagar, Jammu roads
Ola and Uber to be roped in, says Govt
SRINAGAR: After failing to get a flying start, the government has once again expressed its keenness to start the much hyped radio taxi service in Jammu and Kashmir. The decision was taken to ease public mobility, said an official spokesman here. The plan was discussed in a high-level video conference meeting chaired by Principal Secretary […]
Innovator Sonam Wangchuk of three idiots fame awarded D.Litt
Pune: Sonam Wangchuk, the Ladakh- based engineer whose life inspired a character in Bollywood blockbuster “3 Idiots”, has been awarded an honorary D.Litt degree by a university here in Maharashtra. He was awarded in recognition of his work as an innovator and educationist by the Symbiosis International (Deemed University) here Tuesday. President Ram Nath Kovind […]
Israel to supply missile defence systems to India
Jerusalem: India has awarded an additional USD 777 million deal to a leading Israeli defence firm for supplying Barak 8 LR-SAM Air and Missile Defence Systems to seven ships of the Indian Navy, the company announced Wednesday. The Long-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (LR-SAM) system is an operational Air and Missile Defence (AMD) system used by Israel’s […]
Saudi chips in USD 6 billion assistance package to Pakistan
Move to provide breathing space to Pak Govt
Islamabad: Saudi Arabia’s USD 6 billion assistance package of loans and deferred payments to Pakistan will immediately relieve pressure on the cash-strapped government and improve its negotiating position during the tough bailout negotiations with the IMF, media reports said Wednesday. In the deal announced Tuesday after Prime Minister Imran Khan called on Saudi King Salman […]
Sexual harassment at work place: Govt sets up GoM
New Delhi: A Group of Ministers, headed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh, has been constituted by the government to strengthen the legal and institutional frameworks to deal with and prevent sexual harassment at workplace. The GoM has been set up in the wake of #MeToo movement where several women have publicly named people who had […]
Probes in fraud cases in education department get to nowhere
Srinagar: As many as 300 cases of funds embezzlement under different schemes at various levels have been reported in the school education department over the years. These cases of misappropriation of funds include fresh cases as well as other registered during past three to four years against various zonal education officers (ZEOs) and the clerical […]
Gunmen open fire at school in Pakistan, four injured
Karachi: At least four children were injured when unidentified gunmen opened fire at a school in Pakistan’s Quetta city in the restive Balochistan province. The gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on the gate of Danish Kadah School – a private school located in the city suburbs, the Dawn reported. Four students received bullet injuries on […]
JRL calls for shutdown today
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leaders (JRL) on Wednesday called for a complete shutdown today on Thursday against the killing of Dr.Sabzar Ahmad and his associate. JRL comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Dr. Mohammad Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik in a statement issued here also called for a peaceful protest after Friday prayers against recent killing […]
