Pakistan gets a first Hindu woman judge
Islamabad/Karachi:SumanKumari has become the first Hindu woman to be appointed as a civil judge in Muslim-majority Pakistan. Suman, who hails from Qambar-Shahdadkot in Sindh province, will serve in her native district. She passed her LLB examination from Hyderabad and did her masters in law from Karachi’s Szabist University. “I have entered the field of law […]
Show some seriousness
Now that the Jammu-Srinagar national highway has been causing lot of problems for the people of the Valley, it is the government’s lackadaisical attitude that is not helping the case of creating an alternative route to the NH44. The government had few years back initiated a proposal to construct a tunnel on the historic Mughal […]
Palestinian government ‘submits resignation’ to President Abbas
Ramallah (Palestinian Territories): The Palestinian government officially submitted its resignation to President Mahmud Abbas Tuesday, a statement said, though it will remain in place while a new administration is formed. Analysts see the change in government as an attempt by Abbas to strengthen his position and further isolate his political rivals Hamas as a decade-long […]
‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’
By Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched one more scheme ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ (save the girl child, educate the girl child), on January 22, 2015 in Panipat, Haryana. With an initial corpus of Rs 100 crore, the scheme has been launched in hundred districts across the country. In Haryana, where the child […]
Young generation should be encouraged to talk about their issues, needs: Guv Malik
Jammu: Governor Jammu and Kashmir Satya Pal Malik on Tuesday said that every section of society especially youth be encouraged to talk about their issues and needs. Malik while emphasizing the importance of addressing problems of youth in the State said that providing them with opportunities in the arenas of sports, arts and other extracurricular […]
Commuters fume as traffic ends up in a mess on Jmu-Sgr highway
Srinagar: Hundreds of vehicles got stranded on Srinagar-Jammu highway at Qazigund after authorities stalled their movement to pave way for an Army convoy on Tuesday. Authorities on Tuesday had allowed traffic from Srinagar to Jammu, however, as the commuters proceeded towards Jammu, they were made to halt at Qazigund for couple of hours. A passenger […]
Landslide hits car on Srinagar-Jammu highway
Jammu: Four people escaped unhurt when their car was hit by a landslide on the Jammu-Srinagar Highway in Ramban district Tuesday, officials said. The car was hit by rocks when it was crossing the highway at Anokhi falls. However, the occupants escaped unhurt. (PTI)
Kashmiris have only two options, ‘either to migrate or fight oppression’: Geelani
Srinagar: Stating that ‘oppression’ has touched new heights of alarming line in Jammu and Kashmir, Hurriyat Conference (G) Chairman, Syed Ali Geelani on Tuesday said the people of Kashmir have only two options, either to migrate or fight this oppression. Geelani in a statement issued here said that “oppression has touched new heights of alarming […]
