Minor found dead in Rajouri
Rajouri: A minor was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Lower Kangri village of Rajouri district of Jammu division of the state on Tuesday. The deceased, according to news gathering agency, was 13 years old and a student of 7th standard. The minor was found hanging inside home. Police said that they have launched a […]
Pak Senate passes bill to fix 18 years as age of puberty for girls
Islamabad, Apr 30 (PTI) Pakistani Senate has passed a bill to fix 18 years as the age of puberty for girls to end the practice of child marriages in the Muslim-majority country, triggering objections from some members who said the move was against Islam. The Child Marriage Restraint Act 1929 was presented by Senator Sherry Rehman […]
Four tourists including three ladies injured in an accident near Zabarwan Park
Srinagar: Four tourists including three ladies have been injured after the vehicle they were travelling in rammed into an electric pole near Zabarwan park Boulevard in Srinagar on Tuesday morning. According to officials the injured include three ladies and a man from Chennai. They have been identified as Miss Vaishnavi,Miss Kamla,Miss Krishnama and Mr Raagvan. […]
Syed Ali Geelani admitted in SKIMS’ Intensive Care Unit
Srinagar: Hurriyat patriarch Syed Ali Geelani on Tuesday morning was admitted in Sher e Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences in Soura following deterioration in health conditions. “He has developed some intestinal issues and has been admitted in the ICU section, in a sideroom,” sources said. Sources close to Geelani said that a team of doctors are […]
No NIA summon to me or my brother: Altaf Bukhari
Srinagar : Former Finance minister Syed Altaf Bukhari today refuted the news reports that NIA had issued summon to him or his brother. Bukhari said that reports carried in a leading newspaper that he and his brother was summoned by the NIA were ‘baseless and a sheer propaganda and totally false report.’ “No summon […]
‘Fake News Detection’ Workshop held at MERC, KU
Srinagar: In collaboration with the Google News Initiative (GNI), Media Education Research Centre (MERC) of the University of Kashmir (KU) Monday organized yetanother one-day workshop on ‘Social Media Verification’ and ‘Fake News Detection’ Conducted by the Google-certified Trainer, Faisul Yaseen, the workshop was held asa part of the MERC’s interface with industry. “The originatorsof the […]
Imran Khan must do more about Kashmir: Shahid Afridi
New Delhi, Apr 29 (PTI) Swashbuckling Pakistani batsman Shahid Afridi believes Imran Khan must do more about Kashmir and, India and Pakistan should resolve the issue through a Kashmiri-owned, Kashmiri-led peace process. He also asserts that Kashmir belongs to the Kashmiris. Not to Indians. Not to Pakistanis. That debate comes later. But first and foremost, […]
J&K BJP advocates permanent closure of cross-LoC trade
Jammu, (PTI): The Jammu and Kashmir BJP Monday pitched for permanent closure of cross-LoC trade, currently suspended on the direction of the Centre, saying it has developed into a channel to foment trouble and sponsor illegal and unwanted activities. The saffron party also launched a scathing attack on National Conference and PDP leadership for their […]
Trump again goes after India on trade, says it slaps ‘big tariffs’ on American products
Washington,(PTI) President Donald Trump has criticised India’s “big tariffs” on American paper products and the iconic Harley-Davidson bikes, saying the US has been losing billions of dollars to countries like India, China and Japan. Addressing a Republican political rally in Wisconsin state’s Green Bay city on Sunday, Trump alleged that every country has been ripping off […]
Kohinoor diamond: SC dismisses curative petition
New Delhi,(PTI) The Supreme Court has given the legal burial to a case which had sought judicial intervention to reclaim the 108-carat Kohinoor diamond from the United Kingdom. A five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi dismissed a curative petition seeking to re-examine its 2017 verdict in which it had said that it cannot […]