Violence must end in Afghanistan: India
New Delhi: India on Thursday said the situation in Afghanistan is of concern and that it continues to hope for a comprehensive ceasefire to end violence in that country. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi also said India is in touch with all the stakeholders in Afghanistan and closely monitoring the ground situation […]
Pakistan successfully test-fires nuclear-capable ballistic missile
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile which can strike targets up to 290 kilometres, the army said. The successful training launch of ballistic missile Ghaznavi was aimed at ensuring operational readiness of Army Strategic Forces Command, besides re-validating technical parameters of the weapon system, the army said in a statement. […]
Private school asked to refund admission fee
Srinagar: The fee regulatory authority for private schools in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday directed a prominent school to refund Rs 50,000 charged as admission fee from students within the next 15 days. Fee Fixation Regulation Committee (FFRC) chairperson justice (retired) Muzaffar Hussain Attar issued the direction to the Foundation World School, Humhama. Justice Attar, […]
Woman critically injured in bear attack
Jammu: An elderly woman was critically injured when she was attacked by bears in Poonch district on Thursday, officials said. Sikeena Bi was attacked by two bears near her house in a forested area in Baila-Mandi village in the morning, they said. She was rescued by locals and hospitalised in a critical condition, the officials […]
Parliament’s Monsoon session curtailed by two days
Naidu breaks down over conduct of oppn MPs
New Delhi: The tumultuous Monsoon session of Parliament was on Wednesday curtailed by two days even as an anguished Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu broke down over the huge ruckus in the House equating the act of some opposition MPs to “sacrilege in temple of democracy” and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla saying he […]
Separatist elements still giving oxygen to militant outfits: DGP
Jammu: Asserting that hundreds of properties linked to separatists supporting militants have been seized in Jammu and Kashmir, DGP Dilbag Singh on Wednesday said such elements are still “giving oxygen” to terror outfits in the Union Territory. The Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police warned that those involved in supporting and sustaining militancy would […]