Hours after his arrest, Editor ‘Aafaaq’ bailed out
JK Police left red-faced as court seeks presence of officials on next hearing
JK Police left red-faced as court seeks presence of officials on next hearing
KEG condemns Qadri’s arrest
SRINAGAR: Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) has condemned the shocking raid on the residence of its senior member, Ghulam Jeelani Qadri, editor Daily Afaaq, in which he was arrested Monday night. Qadri, 62, a known hypertensive, has spent more than 35 years in public life. The police invoked a 1990 case registered against eight journalists and […]
Maths adding up woes of students: Govt failed to simplify the subject to check dropout rate
Srinagar: The government decision to simplify the mathematics subject in order to control the dropout rate of school children has taken a back seat as the department of education is yet to issue formal orders on modification of the syllabus despite holding several meetings. An official said the issue has been shelved at civil secretariat […]
Two lakh pilgrims from India to perform Hajj this year: Minister
Says 48 per cent of them women
New Delhi: A record 2 lakh Indian pilgrims will perform Haj this year with more than 48 per cent of them being women, Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said Tuesday. More than 2,340 women will perform Haj without “Mehram” (male companion) this year, the Union minister said adding last year, this number stood […]
Sanctions against Iran ‘idiotic’: Hassan Rouhani
Says new US sanctions shut doors of diplomacy
Tehran: Iran warned Tuesday that new US sanctions targeting its supreme leader and other top officials meant “closing the doors of diplomacy” between Tehran and Washington amid heightened tensions, even as the country’s president derided the White House as being “afflicted by mental retardation.” President Hassan Rouhani went on to call the sanctions against Supreme […]
15th finance panel stresses on dialogue with GST council
Bengaluru: Finance Commission Chairman N K Singh Tuesday stressed the need for a dialogue between the commission and Goods and Services Tax (GST) council to address various concerns on the taxation regime. He said the Commission had requested the Finance Minister, who is the Chairman of the GST council, regarding this, and has received a […]
