Petrol price hiked by 59 paise per litre, diesel by 58 paise in seventh increase in a row
New Delhi, Jun 13 (PTI) Petrol price on Saturday was hiked by 59 paise per litre and diesel by 58 paise as oil companies for the seventh day in a row adjusted retail rates in line with costs since ending an 82-day hiatus in rate revision. Petrol price in Delhi was hiked to Rs 75.16 […]
Pakistan forms joint investigation team to probe PIA plane crash
Lahore, Jun 13 (PTI) The Pakistan government has formed a joint investigation team to probe the last month’s plane crash in Karachi that killed 98 people. The joint investigation team (JIT) was constituted on Friday, comprising officials of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), to probe into the Pakistan International Ailrlines (PIA) plane crash. “The three-member […]
LoC shelling continues in north Kashmir
Srinagar, Jun 13 (PTI) Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kamalkote sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday by firing without provocation towards Indian positions, officials said. “At about 9:20 am, ceasefire violation was reported from Kamalkote sector in Uri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district,” the officials said. […]
Suspicious object found on Bandipora-Srinagar highway, traffic stopped
Srinagar, June 13: Authorities on Saturday halted the vehicular movement on Bandipora-Srinagar highway after some suspicious object was found on the road on Saturday morning. A senior police officer said that a road opening team of security forces found the object lying near Papchan following which the Bomb Disposal Squad has been called. The object […]
Two militants killed in Kulgam, operation on
Srinagar, June 13: Two militants were killed in an ongoing gunfight with government forces in Nipora area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Saturday. Inspector General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar said that two militants were killed in ongoing operation. However, he said, the identity of the slain militants was yet to be ascertained. Earlier, according […]
Covid-19: Kashmir records another death, retired Doctor succumbs
Srinagar, June 13: A 74-year-old retired doctor from Parraypora Srinagar died of covid-19 early Saturday morning at SKIMS Bemina here, taking the death toll due the disease in Jammu and Kashmir to 54. Dr Riyaz Untoo, Principal SKIMS Bemina, said that the patient was on treatment for Covid-19 from June 2 at the hospital. “He […]
The changed world
As the covid-19 pandemic crumbles economies across the globe the world it seems is headed for tough days. Though various governments have been initiating various measures to control and check recession and loss of jobs, the solutions seem not to be working so far. Reports and analysis by renowned economists and market specialists indicate that […]
Why can’t we initiate a process to achieve peace?
All the principles of the development were trampled upon by those persons who used to call themselves the custodians of those very principles
Syed Mustafa Ahmad Any sort of violence acts as a threat to peace and this stands true for any part of the globe. Development can never happen when violence becomes the order of the day. If we talk about Jammu and Kashmir, violence has become part of our existence, so much so that it is […]