Admin gear up
There seems to be no end to the steep price hike in essential commodities in Kashmir valley. The spiraling of the prices started with the advent of the holy month of Ramadhan and as the month nears its end the situation has not changed a bit but has even worsened. The price hike across the […]
Shah meets Modi ahead of swearing-in ceremony on May 30
New Delhi, May 28 (PTI) BJP president Amit Shah on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the leaders are understood to have discussed the contours of the new government which will be sworn in on Thursday. There is a view within the BJP that Shah may join the government after playing a crucial role […]
Ex-militant among 3 detained under PSA
Jammu, May 28 (PTI) Three persons, including a former militant, were detained under the Public Safety Act (PSA) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Tuesday, police said. Khurshid Ahmad Lone, who had surrendered as a militant of the erstwhile Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI); Tanveer Ahmad Gin, an active overground worker of the Hizbul Mujahideen and allegedly […]
Pak, China agree to further expand CPEC: FO
Islamabad, May 28 (PTI) Pakistan and China have agreed to further expand the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) after the top leadership of the two sides held in-depth discussions on Phase-II of the ambitious project, the Foreign Office said on Tuesday. “Both countries underscored their firm commitment for early completion of ongoing CPEC projects and to […]
JK admin orders cancelation of appointments made on basis of CBHE certificates
Srinagar, May 28 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir administration Tuesday ordered cancellation of appointment made on the basis of certificates issued by the Central Board of Higher Education (CBHE), New Delhi, which has turned out to be a fake institution. “The government has directed all the administrative secretaries/head of departments/deputy commissioners/managing directors of the corporations, boards […]
Cease fire violation by Pak in Nowshera Sector, says Army
Rajouri, May 28 (KNO): The Indian army on Tuesday claimed that the Pakistan army initiated unprovoked Cease Fire Violation (CFV) at 4pm. The army spokesman said that the Pakistan army initially fired small arms followed by shelling with Mortars along LoC in Nowshera Sector, District Rajouri. “Indian Army is retaliating beffitingly,” the spokesman said. (KNO)
Cleric files police complaint against Pak minister over moon-sighting website
Islamabad, May 28 (PTI) A Muslim cleric has filed a police complaint against Pakistan’s Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry, alleging that he had deliberately violated norms of Islam and Sharia by introducing a moon-sighting calendar. Chaudhry Sunday launched Pakistan’s first ever moon-sighting website – pakmoonsighting.pk – in a bid to end controversy over the […]
61 security personnel, 11 civilians killed in JK in 4 months: MHA
Jammu, May 28 (PTI) Sixty-one security personnel and 11 civilians were killed while 142 people were injured in 177 militancy-related incidents in Jammu and Kashmir in the first four months of 2019, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has said. The statement by Sulekha, Director, MHA came in response to an RTI plea filed by […]
Trump visits US, Japanese troops aboard ships
Tokyo, May 28 (AP) President Donald Trump is giving Memorial Day remarks to more than 800 members of the US military aboard the USS Wasp stationed in Japan. Trump called them the “daring and mighty warriors in the Pacific” Ocean. He says the US-Japan alliance has never been stronger. Trump says the United States endures because […]
Residential house gutted in Sopore fire mishap
(Bilal Ahmad) Sopore, May 28: A residential house was completely damaged in an overnight fire incident at Kralteng area of Sopore in north Kashmir. Reports said that mysterious fire broke out from the single storey residential house of Javid Ahmad Kanna son of Ghulam Muhammad of Kralteng Sopore at about 1am during the night. Fire […]