US deletes certain sanctions for India to develop Chabahar Port
Washington: The United States has exempted India from imposition of certain sanctions for the development of the strategically-located Chabahar Port in Iran, along with the construction of the railway line connecting it with Afghanistan, a State Department spokesperson said. The decision by the Trump administration, which a day earlier imposed the toughest ever sanctions on […]
Pak-US ties witnessing revival, says Pak FM
Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that the renewal of ties between Washington and Islamabad were under way and that the two countries would be increasing their engagement in the coming days. “There are indications of opening up. We must remember that the bilateral ties had come to an impasse,” he told […]
Imran Khan wishes Hindu community on Diwali
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday extended his good wishes to the Hindu community on the occasion of Diwali, the festival of lights. “Wishing all our Hindu citizens a happy Diwali,” Khan tweeted. National Assembly Speaker AsadQaiser also greeted Hindu parliamentarians and the Hindu community. “Pakistan is a pluralistic country and enriched with […]
A welcome move
The state government has decided to seek centre’s help in providing relief to the agriculturists from Kashmir valley who have suffered huge losses owing to the untimely snowfall last week. Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam has urged the Government of India to depute a team to Jammu and Kashmir to assess the damages/losses to the agriculture […]
Statue of Unity or Disunity?
Mudasir Ahmad Gori
An important fodder for the discussion these days for news channels and print media is Statue of Unity. It is the same Statue that Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi promised to build as a symbol of unity. Many other promises that were made to the public are: return of black money, increasing jobs. However, the […]
Govt estimates Rs 500 cr loss to crops due to early snowfall
Jammu: The government has assessed Rs 500 crore losses to the state’s agriculture and horticulture sectors due to the recent heavy snowfall and urged the Centre to provide relief to the affected farmers. Chief Secretary B V R Subrahmanyam urged the central government to depute a team to the state to assess the damages caused […]
Majority community misrepresented in Guv’s mini cabinet: NC, PDP
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday said that the balance of power with regard to regional and religious representations has not been maintained in the mini cabinet of Governor Satya Pal Malik comprising his four Advisors, Chief Secretary and the Governor himself. National Conference veteran and party General Secretary presently […]
Arrest of two Kashmiri students, families approach KBA
Srinagar:The families of two Kashmiri students who were arrested by Punjab Police in connection with Jalandhar Maqsudan police station grenade blast on Wednesday said that their beloved have been implicated in ‘a false case’, saying that the truth is that both the students were regularly attending their college in Jalandhar Punjab. Two days back, Punjab […]
CASO in Sopore, Hajin villages
Sopore: Government forces on Wednesday evening conducted searches in the upper reaches of Harwan village in north Kashmir’s Sopore area. According to reports, Army’s 22 Rashtriya Rifles, Special Operation Group (SOG) and CRPF jointly started searches in Harwan village surrounded by forests in Sopore. Reports said that “it was second time that the search operation […]
Malik remembers slain Zainakote youth on his anniversary
Srinagar: Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Muhammad Yasin Malik on Wednesday paid tributes to slain Gowhar Nazeer of Zainakot HMT who was killed on this day in 2016 when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Kashmir visit. Recalling the sacrifice of Gowhar, Malik in a statement issued here said that “from 2008 […]
