30 killed in gold mine collapse in Afghanistan: officials
Kunduz: At least 30 people were killed when a gold mine collapsed in northeastern Afghanistan on Sunday, officials said, in the latest tragedy to strike the war-torn country. Another seven were injured in the incident in Kohistan district of Badakhshan province, district governor Mohammad RustamRaghi told AFP. Villagers had dug a 60-metre (200-feet) deep shaft […]
2018 was a year of resurgence for Congress, Rahul
New Delhi: The Congress ended a long spell of electoral setbacks, wresting major Hindi heartland states Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan from the BJP in 2018, which saw a more aggressive Rahul Gandhi, be it on social media or in Parliament. Reeling under election losses until a while ago, the Congress regained some control at […]
DSEK to provide free bags to children in govt schools
Move to distribute specially designed bags already started in Jammu
Srinagar: Aiming to encourage enrollment in the government schools, the school education department has started an initiative to distribute free school bags among the school going children at Kindergarten level. The initiative has been taken under the centrally sponsored scheme ‘SamagraShiksha’ wherein the newly enrolled students in government schools are provided with school bags by […]
Pentagon chief of staff Kevin Sweeney resigns
Washington: Kevin Sweeney, the chief of staff of the US Department of Defence, has announced his resignation from the post. “After two years in the Pentagon, I’ve decided the time is right to return to the private sector,” Sweeney said in a statement on Saturday, Xinhua news agency reported. His departure comes after former Secretary […]
Authorities for freezing all his assets of Asif Zardari for money laundering
Islamabad: Pakistani authorities probing laundering of around Rs 220 billion through fictitious bank accounts recommended freezing all assets including the US and Dubai properties of former president Asif Ali Zardari and other individuals, media reports said. The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) submitted a report to the Supreme Court Saturday, recommending freezing the famous Bilawal House […]
Wake up to JK’s needs
It was after several days of disruption that the vehicular movement on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, the only all-weather road linking the Kashmir Valley with the rest of the country, was partially restored on Sunday. One-way traffic from Jammu towards Srinagar was allowed in view of the improvement in the weather and after clearing the […]
Remembering Sopore Massacre
By Faizan Bashir Sopore massacre marks one of the horrific tragedies, that dates back to – 6, 1 – 1993. The `large scale destruction’ left many dead; hundreds of shops were smashed to grounds; many houses were ascended to ashes. Hardly a few, with God’s grace, were left to moan and mourn on the corpses! […]
Sopore shuts on 26th anniversary of 1993 massacre
Sopore: A complete shutdown was on Sunday observed in Sopore town of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district to mark the 26th anniversary of Sopore massacre. Pertinently, on this day in 1993, at least 57 people were shot dead by BSF troops from 94 battalion after the massacre, troopers indulged in arson and set ablaze 400 shops […]
Tackling snowfall: Trade body lauds admin for proactive approach
Srinagar: The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCC&I) on Sunday lauded the efforts put in by the administration for ensuring minimum disruption of normal life due to snowfall. President, KCC&I Sheikh Ashiq Ahmad, in a statement issued said that the administration appeared to be fully geared up on all fronts and not only VIP […]
