US Vice President Pence to meet PM Modi next week: White House
Washington,(PTI): US Vice President Mike Pence would meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his four-nation trip next week, during which he will also attend the US-ASEAN Summit and the East Asia Summit in Singapore, the White House has said. Generally the summit is attended by US President. However, this time Pence would be representing the country […]
US ‘war on terror’ has killed 500,000 people: study
Washington(AFP): About half a million people have died violently in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan due to the US “war on terror” that was launched following the September 11 attacks in 2001, according to a study released Thursday. The report by Brown University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs put the death toll at between 480,000 […]
Seminar on ‘Values of Karbala’ held at KU
Srinagar: A one day seminar on ‘Values of Karbala’ was held here at University of Kashmir on Thursday. The seminar was held at KU’s Science block auditorium and was organized by the Department of Students Welfare, KU which was attended by students, scholars and faculty members from various departments of the varsity Justice (Retd.) Bashir Kirmani […]
Mirwaiz chosen among top 500 Muslims across globe
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman, Mirwaiz Mohammad Umar Farooq has for the fifth consecutive year been chosen among the 500 most influential Muslim personalities across the globe by Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre (RISISC) Jordan and one among the five top most influential persons in the sub-continent. According to the RISISC-Jordan’s annual report for year […]
Modi lookalike switches over to Congress, says ‘achche din’ won’t come
New Delhi: He looks like Prime Minister Narendra Modi, dresses and speaks like him and begins his speech with ‘Mitron’, but their similarities end there — He is Abhinandan Pathak, a Congress campaigner in the Naxal-affected Bastar region of Chhattisgarh who says “achche din nahin ayenge”. A new entrant to the grand old party, Pathak […]
Kupwara: Control room set up, phone numbers issued for general public
Kupwara: In order to address the grievances of the general public during winter season in the district, District Administration Kupwara has established a 24X7 Joint Control Room in DC Office Complex Kupwara. General public may contact in case of any emergency at telephone No. 01955-253522. This has been done keeping in mind the onset of […]
J-K crime branch presses perjury charges against a witness in Kathua rape-and-murder case: Officials
Jammu, Nov 8 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir crime branch has initiated the process of pressing perjury charges against a witness in the case of rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl after he had retracted from a “confessional statement” recorded in front of a magistrate, officials said Thursday. A show-cause notice has been served to […]
Sikh organisation demands probe into govt packages for Kashmiri Pandits
Srinagar (PTI): A Sikh organisation on Thursday demanded a high-level probe into various packages announced by successive governments at the Centre for Kashmiri Pandits and alleged that other communities in Jammu and Kashmir have been ignored. “Over the years, it has been observed that the governments in New Delhi have been announcing packages for Kashmiri Pandits […]
J-K govt to issue guidelines to regulate prices of textbooks, uniforms of private schools
Jammu (PTI): The Jammu and Kashmir government Thursday said it will issue guidelines to regulate prices of textbooks and uniforms of private schools in the state. The decision comes after questions were raised about sale of textbooks and uniforms at exorbitant rates by private schools. Advisor to the governor Khurshid Ahmed Ganai has issued directions to […]
Modi govt trying to capture RBI: Chidambaram
Kolkata,(PTI): Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday accused the Narendra Modi government of trying to “capture” the Reserve Bank of India to tide over its fiscal crisis, warning that any such move would be “catastrophic”. He alleged that the government has packed the central bank’s board with handpicked nominees, and was making every attempt to […]