Tourism in Leh facing tough time; hotels’ occupancy 50 pc down
Leh, June 25 (PTI) Tourism in Leh is going through a rough phase as tourist footfall has declined by over 50 per cent this year due to a host of reasons like Lok Sabha elections, curtailed flight services and late opening of Leh-Manali road, according to hotel industry players. Jammu and Kashmir’s Leh district is among […]
Lack of predictability, coherence in India-US strategic relationship: Congressman to Pompeo
Washington, Jun 25 (PTI) On the eve of his arrival in New Delhi, a top US lawmaker Tuesday told Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that there is lack of predictability and coherence in America’s strategic relationship with India. Congressman Eliot L Engel, Chairman of House Committee on Foreign Affairs, in a letter urged Pompeo to not […]
UN Security Council urges dialogue, end to US-Iran tensions
United Nations, Jun 25 (AFP) The UN Security Council on Monday called for dialogue and measures to end tensions in the Gulf, but Iran rejected talks with the United States after President Donald Trump imposed fresh sanctions. In a unanimous press statement drafted by Kuwait, the council condemned recent attacks on oil tankers, calling them a […]
Lingering projects
Lack of infrastructure and ill planning by various government departments is crippling the state of Jammu and Kashmir on various fronts. So much so that there is no accountability being witnessed so that the laxities that hinder the growth of infrastructure are being probed and plugged once and for all. The state has nearly 2000 […]
Deaths in Muzarffarpur Bihar reflects poor healthcare facilities in the state
There is acute shortage of drugs which are necessary to treat these patients
There is acute shortage of drugs which are necessary to treat these patients
Pak court accepts review petition of jailed doctor who helped CIA track down Osama
Peshawar, Jun 24 (PTI) A Pakistani court on Monday accepted the review petition of Dr Shakeel Afridi, a surgeon who helped America’s CIA track down then al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in 2011, against his over two decades long sentence. A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court comprising Justice Abdul Shukur and Justice Ejaz […]
National Highway toll tax exempted during Amarnath Yatra-2019: Div Com
SRINAGAR, JUNE 24: In order to ensure free movement of Amarnath Yatra vehicles on the National Highway, the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan today issued directions to all concerned officers that the toll tax which is collected at Chachikoot Toll Plaza, shall be exempted for all kinds of vehicles during the Yatra period (from […]
J&K BJP opposes talks with Hurriyat
Jammu, Jun 24 (PTI) The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday opposed a dialogue with the Hurriyat Conference, claiming that any talks with the separatists at this stage would be counter-productive and a retrograde step. “The Joint Resistance Leadership (a body of separatists groups) should publicly acknowledge the undisputable status of Jammu and Kashmir and it being […]
Erdogan’s party loses controversial replay of Istanbul election
Istanbul, Jun 24 (AFP) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suffered a major blow on Sunday as the opposition candidate in Istanbul’s controversial mayoral election re-run romped to victory. Ekrem Imamoglu won the first vote in March by a tiny margin of just 13,000 votes in the city of 15 million. But after being stripped of that […]
Ethiopia says military chief killed, regional coup failed
Addis Ababa, Jun 24 (AP) Ethiopia’s military chief was shot to death by his bodyguard amid a failed coup attempt against a regional government north of the capital, Addis Ababa, the prime minister said Sunday. The abortive coup Saturday in the Amhara region was led by a high-ranking military officer and others in the armed forces, […]