Moulana Tari visits Agha Hassan
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (JKDFP), Secretary General Moulana Mohammad Abdullah Tari on Thursday paid a solidarity visit to Anjuman-e-Shar-e-Shian chief Syed Agha Hassan Almoosvi in Budgam after he was summoned by the NIA. Moualan Tari as per a statement issued here wished him good health and expressed solidarity with the veteran pro-freedom […]
Chief Horticulture Officer Bla tours snowfall affected orchards
Sopore: Chief Horticulture Officer Baramulla, Farooq Ahmad Tantray along with field staff of the department including ACR Baramulla and Tehsildar Thursday visited the affected orchards of Sangrama and Rafiabad constituencies to assess the damage to orchards, trees and crops for compensation. The damages in orchards, trees and crops occurred due to recent snowfall in the […]
Advisor number 4, K K Sharma assumes office
Jammu: Kewal Krishan Sharma, who has served as Chief Secretary of Delhi and Goa, today assumed office as 4th Advisor to the Governor Satya Pal Malik. Governor already has three Advisors including B B Vyas, K Vijay Kumar and Khurshid Ahmad Ganai. Sharma, a 1983 batch AGMUT Cadre IAS officer, belongs to Billawar town of district […]
Mughal road cleared for one-way traffic after a week
Srinagar: Authorities on Thursday afternoon restored the traffic for one-way on Mughal road after seven days of closure. Sub Divisional Magistrate, Surankote, Mohammad Saleem Qureshi told a local news gathering agency that the road has been restored for one-way traffic and vehicles can now move along the Mughal road. Qureshi said that he also visited the […]
Man stabbed to death in Jammu
Jammu: A 59-year-old man has been allegedly stabbed to death by unidentified youths in Jammu, a day before the marriage of his daughter, police said Thursday. Dilip Langar objected to a fight between two groups of men in the parking space of KK Resorts, where several other people were staying for the marriage of Langar’s daughter […]
Ram Madhav meets Sajjad Lone, Ansari’s
Holds meeting with newly elected Mayor, his deputy
Srinagar: Two days after the election of Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC), the BJP National General Secretary Ram Madhav in charge J&K affairs arrived in Srinagar on Thursday morning and met several leaders including Sajjad Lone, Aabid Ansari and Imran Ansari. Reports said that the meeting was held at Hotel Taj […]
Teacher mocked at, made to do sit-ups
Poonch: A middle-aged government school teacher was punished by doing sit-ups for alleged absence from duty by his Principal in Poonch district of Jammu division. A video which has gone viral on social media sites shows the teacher Rafeeq Ahmed holding his ears and doing sit-ups as the Principal of Govt Higher Secondary School Dhargloon, […]
Pak-US ties witnessing revival, says Pak FM
Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that the renewal of ties between Washington and Islamabad were under way and that the two countries would be increasing their engagement in the coming days. “There are indications of opening up. We must remember that the bilateral ties had come to an impasse,” he told […]
BSF, Pakistan Rangers exchange sweets
Attari (Amritsar): The Border Security Force (BSF) and the Pakistani Rangers exchanged sweets and greetings on the occasion of Diwali at the Attari-Wagah border Wednesday, officials said. The BSF gifted sweets to the Pakistani Rangers and it reciprocated the gesture, they said. The two sides also exchanged greetings and pleasantries, officials added. On January 26, […]
Pak PM Imran Khan wishes Hindu community on Diwali
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday extended his good wishes to the Hindu community on the occasion of Diwali, the festival of lights. “Wishing all our Hindu citizens a happy Diwali,” Khan tweeted. National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser also greeted Hindu parliamentarians and the Hindu community. “Pakistan is a pluralistic country and enriched with […]