Stockpiling the essentials
Ahead of the marriage seasons in Kashmir valley and the festival of Eid-ul-Adha, the administration ordered movement of trucks carrying poultry and livestock through the Mughal road so that adequate stocks are made available to the people here. The move was taken keeping in view the frequent landslides and erratic weather conditions on the National […]
LeT militant carrying Rs 5-lakh reward arrested in Doda
Jammu: A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakh was arrested in a joint operation in the forest area of Doda district on Wednesday, police said. Jamal-ud-din Gujjar, alias Abu Bakar, was arrested from Phagsoo forest in Thathri area in a joint operation of the police and the 26 Rashtriya Rifles following […]
Rain brings relief from hot, humid weather in Jammu
Jammu, Jul 24 (PTI) Rains in large parts of Jammu and a heavily overcast sky in Kashmir on Wednesday evening brought relief to the residents from hot and humid weather conditions. The Meteorological Department has also issued a ‘yellow’ weather warning for rain or thundershowers over Jammu and Kashmir divisions for the next three days. The […]
Rajya Sabha passes POCSO amendment bill
New Delhi, Jul 24 (PTI) The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed a bill entailing amendments to the POCSO Act by including death penalty for aggravated sexual assault on children, besides providing stringent punishments for other crimes against minors. Now the bill, would be send to the Lok Sabha for its approval. The Protection of Children from […]
Amid soaring temperatures, MeT predicts rainfall till July 27
Srinagar, July 24 : Amid scorching heat, the weatherman here on Wednesday predicted light to moderate rainfall in Kashmir from this evening. The local MeT department officials said that light to moderate rainfall throughout the Valley would continue till next three days. Dy Director MeT Dr Mukhtar Ahmed said that light to moderate rainfall will […]
Multimedia laser show project approved for Nageen Lake
SRINAGAR, JULY 24: The Rs 5 crore multimedia laser show project for Nageen Lake was approved today in a meeting held at New Delhi under the Chairmanship of Union Secretary Tourism Yogendra Tripathi. Principal Secretary Tourism, Navin Choudhary represented the State Government at the meeting. During the meeting, Union Secretary directed completion of the project […]
India, Pak were ‘pretty close’ to resolving Kashmir issue during Vajpayee regime: Imran Khan
Washington, Jul 24 (PTI) India and Pakistan were “pretty close” to resolving the Kashmir issue, in phases, during the regime of then prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and military ruler Gen Pervez Musharraf, Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday. “They came pretty close on resolving the Kashmir issue – phased movement referendum during the time […]
Pakistan has not been represented properly in US: Imran Khan
Washington, Jul 24 (PTI) His country’s viewpoint has not been represented properly in the US and it has not reached the politicians, Congressmen and senators, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday. Khan, who went to the Capitol on Tuesday to meet top American lawmakers, said it was time to reset the relationship between the […]
40 militant groups were operating in Pakistan: Imran Khan
Washington, Jul 24 (PTI) Successive governments in Pakistan did not tell the truth to the United States, in particular in the last 15 years, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday, adding that there were 40 different militant groups operating in his country. “We were fighting the US war on terror. Pakistan has nothing to […]
Banning use of pellet guns
Kashmir is no stranger to street protests. The Valley is in the grip of a three decade old turmoil that has left thousands dead besides injuries to many others. Lot of people among the injured have been disabled for life and there seems to be no one around to espouse their cause. One such class […]