Fiction comes more naturally to me: Mirza Waheed
New Delhi: Mirza Waheed speaks the way he writes: with care. Ask this Kashmiri novelist a question, he looks a tad flustered. He averts his eyes, fidgets with his fingers and weighs his words before he finally answers the query. “I spend time writing my sentences, I don’t want to hurry. And I am not […]
Imran Khan orders swift action after temple vandalised in Pak
Islamabad/Karachi: A Hindu temple was vandalised in Pakistan’s Sindh province by miscreants who set the holy books and idols on fire, drawing a strong reaction from Prime Minister Imran Khan who ordered swift and decisive action against the perpetrators. The incident happened last week in Kumb, a town in Khairpur district. The unidentified assailants fled […]
503 Indian fishermen believed to be in Pakistan’s custody: Govt
New Delhi: Over 500 Indian fishermen and more than 1,050 Indian fishing boats are believed to be in Pakistan’s custody, the government said Wednesday. The government said it has sought their early release and repatriation from the neighbouring country. Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh, in a written reply to a question […]
BJP launches campaign to reach out to masses
Jammu: In the run-up to Lok Sabha elections, the BJP Wednesday launched a campaign here to seek suggestions from the public to prepare its “vision document” besides highlighting the achievements of the Narendra Modi-led government. State BJP president Ravinder Raina launched the campaign ‘Bharat Ke Mann Ki Baat, Modi Ke Saath’ from the party headquarters […]
JNU case: Court lashes out at Delhi govt for delaying sanctions to prosecute student leaders
New Delhi: A city court on Wednesday lashed out at the Delhi government over delay in granting requisite sanctions to prosecute former JNU Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar and others in a 2016 sedition case, saying they can’t sit on file indefinitely. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Deepak Sherawat directed Delhi Police to ask the authorities concerned […]
JK witnessed increased militant violence in 2018: Govt
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir witnessed the maximum number of violent incidents in 2018 as compared to the four years before that, whereas such incidents in the country’s north east and Naxal-hit areas saw a marginal drop in the same comparative period, the government told the Parliament Tuesday. Minister of State for Home Hansraj G […]
Kashmir solidarity day: Uphold the rights of the Kashmiri people, says Pak President Alvi
Islamabad: President Arif Alvi on the occasion of Kashmir Solidarity Day demanded the Indian government uphold the rights of the Kashmiri people instead of trying – and failing – to “justify its terrorism” against innocent citizens by pushing a “false narrative of ‘killing militants’.” President Alvi in an address to the Azad Jammu and Kashmir […]
After 5 days of closure highway opens
Traffic to ply from Srinagar to Jammu on Wednesday
Jammu: The one-way traffic resumed on Jammu-Srinagar national highway Tuesday as authorities allowed traffic from summer capital Srinagar after remaining suspended for the past five days, an official said. The traffic was allowed to ply on the 270-km highway – the only all weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country – from […]
