Banned militant group Lashkar-e-Islam picks its new leader
Peshawar: Pakistan’s banned terrorist group Lashkar-e-Islam has named Zala Khan Afridi as its new head, days after the outfit’s fugitive leader Mangal Bagh was killed in a roadside bomb blast in southern Afghanistan. Afridi, a close associate of Bagh, was named as the new head after members of the group held a meeting at Bander […]
Daniel Pearl’s murder case: Blinken dials Pak FM Qureshi, seeks accountability
Washington/Islamabad: US Secretary of State Tony Blinken has spoken over phone with Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and discussed the accountability of convicted terrorists responsible for the brutal murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl, according to the State Department. Pearl, the 38-year-old South Asia bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal, was abducted and […]
An alternate link needed
We are passing through the peak winter season, that too a harsh one this year. During this season the Jammu-Srinagar national highway used to remain open most of the time and help commuters and truckers to push in supplies to the valley and export fruit and other produce from here. However, the national highway and […]
Nothing high about the Jmu-Sgr highway
Imran Gani Mugloo Ever happened to travel on national highway from Srinagar to Jammu? If you have, you would have got a firsthand experience traveling for hours with utmost difficulties of unnecessary traffic jams or road remaining cut due to natural cause; be it summer or winter. Mostly the highway is often closed for days […]
Chinar: The Bhune-our pride and recognition
Bilal Wani We eulogize the enchanting beauty of Kashmir but we certainly cannot cast off the deteriorating condition of our state tree Chinar locally called as Bhune. The name “Bhune” is derived from the Sanskrit word Bhawani (as per research) means a blissful mother. A mother showing kind, tender and gentle qualities to rear and […]
Elders need more care and love
Mohammad Hussain Khan
Human life can be divided into three principal phases- Childhood, Youth and Old age. The childhood is the supreme period as it is free from worries. The youth is full of enthusiasm, power and health. The old age is associated with maturity, wisdom and ability to understand life better. This is the age when black […]
Union Minister reviews progress on Devika Project at Udhampur
Stresses on quality, timely completion of prestigious project
UDHAMPUR: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region and Minister of State for Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space, Dr Jitendra Singh, Saturday visited District Udhampur to assess the latest progress of ongoing developmental works of Pollution […]
Div Com Jammu reviews minor mining permission process
JAMMU: Divisional Commissioner, Sanjeev Verma Saturday reviewed the progress on mining permission cases here at a video conference meeting with all Deputy Commissioners of Jammu division. The meeting was attended by Additional Commissioner Jammu, Assistant Commissioner Revenue Jammu, besides senior functionaries of Geology and Mining Department, Irrigation and Flood Control and other concerned, while all […]
