High-level Taliban delegation arrives in Pak for Afghan peace process
Islamabad, Aug 24 (PTI) A high-level delegation from the Taliban’s political office in Doha arrived in Pakistan on Monday to discuss the way forward in the Afghan peace process with the Pakistani leadership. The delegation comprising Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the head of the Afghan Taliban’s political office in Doha, is here to discuss the […]
Delimitation Commission gets new address in Delhi
New Delhi, Aug 24 (PTI) A new office premises of the Delimitation Commission, set up earlier this year to redraw the constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir, Assam, Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh, was inaugurated on Monday. The new premises was opened by panel chairperson Justice Ranjana Desai, a former Supreme Court judge, an official statement […]
Police recover 90 stolen cell phones
Budgam, Aug 24: Police have arrested a man with 90 stolen cell phones in Beerwah area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Sources said that a police team from police station Beerwah arrested a man identified as Muhammad Amin Ganaie son of Muhammad Yousuf, a resident of Sadipora Beerwah. Police recovered 90 stolen cell phones and […]
Pompeo arrives in Israel to press Trump’s Mideast peace push
Jerusalem, Aug 24 (AP) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in Israel on Monday, on the first leg of his Mideast press the momentum of the Trump administration’s Arab-Israeli peace push. Pompeo was scheduled to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem and discuss the recently announced historic agreement between Israel and […]
Sonia Gandhi offers to quit as interim chief, asks CWC to start process for selecting new chief
New Delhi, Aug 24 (PTI) Interim Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday offered to quit, asking the Congress Working Committee to initiate the process for selecting a new party chief, sources said. In her opening remarks at the meeting, called in the wake of a section of leaders seeking a “full time and visible” Congress […]
Police official dies of cardiac arrest in Kangan
KV Correspondent GANDERBAL, August 24: A Jammu and Kashmir police official on Monday morning died due to cardiac arrest in police Station Gund of Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district , an official said. He identified the slain as Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Abdul Gani Naikoo (belt number 46/Spn) son of Late Ghulam Rasool Naikoo resident of […]
PRC holders need domicile certificate for applying for jobs in UT: Union Minister
New Delhi, Aug 24 (PTI) Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday said Permanent Resident Certificate (PRC) holders will also need Jammu and Kashmir domicile certificate in order to apply for jobs and to get other benefits in the Union Territory. Singh, Union Minister for PMO, said an impression is being created in certain quarters that […]
Passengers with negative Covid test, valid permissions only to travel on JK highway
Jammu, Aug 24 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary B V R Subrahmanyam on Sunday asked officials to ensure that there is tight checking on Jammu-Srinagar national highway so that only the people with required permissions and negative COVID-19 test report are allowed to travel. He also asked the authorities not to allow any person […]
Court told New Zealand shooter planned to burn down mosques
Wellington, Aug 24 (AP) The white supremacist who slaughtered 51 worshippers at two New Zealand mosques had intended to burn down the mosques afterward, a prosecutor said in court Monday, while describing two of those praying as making heroic efforts to stop the mass shooting. New details about the March 2019 attacks were outlined during […]