Pakistani airspace restrictions keep routes closed, carriers off balance
Karachi, Mar 19 (AFP) Restrictions over large swathes of Pakistani airspace continued to affect numerous flight routes, officials said Tuesday, weeks after clashes between Pakistan and India brought the nuclear-armed rivals to the brink of war. The continued constraints come weeks after Pakistani authorities said they had fully reopened the country’s airspace after it was closed […]
Indo-Pak tension dominates first strategic dialogue between China, Pak
Beijing, Mar 19 (PTI) The Indo-Pak tensions following the Pulwama terror attack became the focal point of the first strategic dialogue between the foreign ministers of Pakistan and China on Tuesday as Beijing urged the global community to take a “fair perspective” of Islamabad’s commitment to fight terrorism. Pakistan is facing intense international pressure to rein […]
16-year-old from Kashmir gets Shaurya Chakra for ‘fighting militants who attacked his house’
New Delhi, Mar 19 (PTI) In one of the rare occasions, President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday awarded Shaurya Chakra to 16-year-old Irfan Ramzan Sheikh for fighting militants who attacked his residence in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir. Shaurya Chakra is usually awarded to armed forces and para-military personnel for “gallantry otherwise in the […]
Information Dept employees go on strike demanding revocation of officer’s suspension
Srinagar, Mar 19 (PTI) Non-gazetted employees of the Jammu and Kashmir Information Department went on a strike Tuesday, demanding revocation of the suspension order of an assistant information officer in Kupwara district. Bashir Ahmad, posted in north Kashmir’s Kupwara, was Tuesday suspended by the district’s Deputy Commissioner, officials said. The employees are demanding revocation of Ahmad’s […]
Owaisi has assets worth Rs 13 crore
Hyderabad, Mar 19 (PTI) AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi, who filed his nomination for Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency on Monday, declared assets worth more than Rs 13 crore. His immovable assets are worth over Rs 12 crore and movable assets are over Rs 1.67 crore, according to the affidavit submitted by him while filing nomination. He owns […]
Sawant sworn in Goa CM, allies extract pound of flesh
Panaji, Mar 19 (PTI) BJP’s Pramod Sawant was Tuesday sworn in as the new chief minister of Goa, succeeding Manohar Parrikar, cremated hours earlier with state honours. At a much-delayed swearing-in ceremony, held around 2 am Tuesday, 11 other MLAs, part of the Parrikar-led cabinet, were also sworn in as ministers. The ceremony, held at a […]
No end to power woes
The month of March has crossed its halfway mark and within a week’s time we are all set to enter the spring season. The season-when the entire Kashmir valley will be opening a new chapter of its existence by welcoming the New Year with hope and positivity in mind. However, for the Power Development Department […]
The pragmatic ways of successful business!
Sheikh Aatif Leo Tolstoy a Russian writer regarded as one of the greatest authors of all times opines that “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” But Business is opposite to this thought. Today’s business model implies “All happy companies are different, each one earns a monopoly by […]
Not Marrying is a Pitfall—Let’s end the obstructions
Peer Faizan Bashir “I wish I had a dream of the upcoming horrible issues, I would marry my sister even to a limp. The situation is exacerbating each passing day sometimes succumbing to devour the poison and sometimes of strangulating herself with a rope. ‘What to do?’ a man asked to me. His gloomy eyes, […]
UK court issues warrant against Nirav Modi; to be arrested soon: Officials
New Delhi, Mar 18 (PTI) A London court has issued an arrest warrant against jewellery designer Nirav Modi, the main accused in the USD 2 billion PNB scam case, in response to an ED request for his extradition in a money laundering case, officials said Monday. They said the investigative agency was recently informed about the […]
