Trump offers to mediate on Kashmir issue; India rejects
Washington, Jul 23 (PTI) US President Donald Trump on Monday offered to be the “mediator” between India and Pakistan on the Kashmir issue as he met Prime Minister Imran Khan at the White House where the two leaders discussed a host of issues, including the Afghan peace process. The Indian government has denied President Trump’s astonishing […]
Actionable plans needed
Reports about bikers getting killed in road mishaps across the state of Jammu and Kashmir has become a routine now. Just last week two such reports made headlines. Two bikers were killed in Ganderbal while one was killed near Awantipora in south Kashmir. Given the rise in road mishaps involving bikers the government needs to […]
Lok Sabha passes amendment to I-Act, Oppn slams govt
New Delhi, Jul 22 (PTI) Lok Sabha on Monday passed the bill amending the Right To Information Act, amid objections by the Opposition which alleged that it was an attempt to undermine the law and make the transparency panel a “toothless tiger”. The Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019, takes away the stature of information commissioners […]
3 drug peddlers held in Jammu
Jammu, Jul 22 (PTI) Three alleged drug peddlers were arrested along with contraband substance in separate incidents in Jammu region, police said on Monday. Rajeev Kumar alias Pintu, a resident of Talab Tillo area of Jammu, was arrested on Monday after 56 grams of cannabis was recovered from his possession in Dungus area of Poonch […]
PMSSS aspiring students asked not to share password, credentials during online counselling
SRINAGAR, JULY 22: Higher Education Department today asked Prime Minister’s Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSSS) aspiring students of 2019-20 not to share their password or credentials with anybody to avoid any difficulty in joining the institution of their choice. The issued came to notice during a recently conducted round of online counseling for PMSSS 2019-20 aspiring […]
CPI(M) bats for inter-regional dialogue, autonomy in JK
Jammu, Jul 22 (PTI) Alleging that “politics of communalisation” has become a “fact of life” in Jammu and Kashmir, the CPI(M) on Monday batted for inter-regional dialogue and autonomy in the state. Talking to the media, Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader M Y Tarigami said the state needed a “new culture of governance”. “All the […]
18 year old girl found hanging inside her home in Sopore
Sopore, July 22 : An 18-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself inside her home in north Kashmir’s Sopore town on Sunday night. Reports said a 18 year old girl name withheld of Kraltang Sopore allegedly hanged herself inside her home during the intervening night of Sunday and Monday. However,family members of the girl, […]
9 killed in gun and suicide attack in northwest Pakistan
Peshawar, Jul 22 (PTI) At least nine persons, including six policemen, were killed and around 40 others injured in northwest Pakistan on Sunday in a terror strike on a checkpost and a subsequent suicide blast by a burqa-clad woman at a hospital where the victims of the first attack were shifted. Both the attacks took place […]
Stop killing innocents, rise against those who looted Kashmir: J&K Guv
Srinagar, Jul 22 (PTI) Stirring a political controversy, Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik Sunday asked militants to stop killing innocent people, including security personnel, and rather target “those who have looted the wealth of Kashmir for years”, a statement which evoked severe criticism from mainstream politicians. “These boys who have picked up guns are […]
Kashmir weary of leaders elected with 10% vote: Jitendra
Jammu, Jul 21 (PTI) Union minister Jitendra Singh Sunday remarked that Kashmir is weary of leaders elected with “mere 10 per cent vote” who then make it to the Lok Sabha or state assembly with vested interest of perpetuating political dominance by a few families or individuals. Taking a dig at Kashmiri leaders, he also said […]