Two strategically important bridges near IB inaugurated
Jammu, Jul 20 (PTI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Saturday inaugurated two strategically important bridges in Kathua and Samba districts of Jammu and Kashmir that will help in smooth mobility of security forces in the border areas. The bridges, near the International Border, have been built under Project Sampark, braving Pakistani shelling and weather vagaries during the […]
‘US to press Imran to take irreversible action against militants, facilitate Taliban talks’
Washington, Jul 20 (PTI) The United States would press Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is slated to meet President Donald Trump next week, to take irreversible action against terrorist and militant groups, and to facilitate peace talks with the Taliban for an intra-Afghan dialogue, the White House said Friday. Khan, the 66-year-old cricketer-turned politician, is […]
9 year old girl found dead under mysterious circumstances in Delhi
New Delhi, Jul 20 (PTI) A nine-year-old girl died under mysterious circumstances on Friday in east Delhi’s Shakarpur area, police said. The deceased has been identified as Laxmi who lived in a PG with her family, they said. The girl was brought dead at a hospital this afternoon, a senior police officer said. Police registered a […]
Targeting the fairer sex
Targeting of women for physical and mental abuse has been witnessing an upward trend in most of the states. This trend has been growing with every passing day and the government both at the centre and at the state level have failed to check the menace. More than 10,500 complaints of rape and attempt to […]
Srinagar gets new fleet of electric buses
SRINAGAR: Governor Satya Pal Malik and Arvind Ganpat Sawant, Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Friday flagged off new JKSRTC Electric Buses in Srinagar here at SKICC. A total of 20 E-Buses will ply on different routes in Srinagar. Governor and other dignitaries also released a Coffee Table Book on Jammu & Kashmir […]
Two percent decline in tobacco consumption in JK: Govt
SRINAGAR, JULY 19: Financial Commissioner, Health and Medical Education, Atal Dulloo today said tobacco consumption has become the world’s leading single agent of death even though it is preventable. He said that consumption of tobacco in our society is not a traditional practice rather it is an addiction. “As far as our State is concerned […]
‘TOI’ report on Journalists in Kashmir is malicious, defamatory: KEG
Srinagar: Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) has taken a strong exception to a news report published from Srinagar in ‘The Times of India’ and has decided to take legal recourse over the report. The editors termed the TOI report, which casts aspersions on the Kashmir based journalists, malicious, propagandistic, motivated and defamatory. The said report has […]
Was not allowed to take father’s body to Kashmir due to movement of yatris: J-K govt official
Jammu, Jul 19 (PTI) A state government official alleged that police did not allow him to carry his father’s body to home in Srinagar from Jammu as a convoy of Amarnath yatra pilgrims was moving towards the Valley. Police, however, denied the allegations, saying it is a “misrepresentation of facts” by the official. Imtiyaz Wani, […]
No decision yet on sanctions against Turkey: Trump
Washington, Jul 19 (PTI) United States President Donald Trump has said no decision had been taken yet on imposing sanctions against Turkey for the purchase of the S-400 missile defence system from Russia. “We’re looking at it. Very, very difficult situation for a lot of reasons,” Trump said on Thursday in response to a question on […]
Pak to grant consular access to Kulbushan Jadhav: Foreign Ministry
Islamabad, Jul 19 (PTI) Pakistan will grant consular access to Indian national Kulbushan Jadhav according to the Pakistani laws, for which the modalities are being worked out, the Foreign Ministry said in a late night statement. The ministry also said that Jadhav had been informed of his rights under the Vienna Convention on consular relations. “Pursuant […]