US reports ”agreements in principle” with Taliban
Kabul: Negotiators for the United States and the Taliban insurgents have reached “agreements in principle” on key issues for a peace deal that would end 17 years of war in Afghanistan, the top US envoy has said. The statement by US envoy ZalmayKhalilzad followed six days of talks last week with the Taliban in Qatar, […]
Setback: Nagaland Cabinet rejects citizenship bill
Kohima: The Nagaland Cabinet has rejected the citizenship bill, following pressure from various tribal organisations and students bodies. Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio and Chief Secretary Temjen Toy, in a press release, said that taking into account the will and desire of all sections of the people, the Cabinet meeting on Monday made it amply clear […]
Pakistan gets a first Hindu woman judge
Islamabad/Karachi:SumanKumari has become the first Hindu woman to be appointed as a civil judge in Muslim-majority Pakistan. Suman, who hails from Qambar-Shahdadkot in Sindh province, will serve in her native district. She passed her LLB examination from Hyderabad and did her masters in law from Karachi’s Szabist University. “I have entered the field of law […]
Palestinian government ‘submits resignation’ to President Abbas
Ramallah (Palestinian Territories): The Palestinian government officially submitted its resignation to President Mahmud Abbas Tuesday, a statement said, though it will remain in place while a new administration is formed. Analysts see the change in government as an attempt by Abbas to strengthen his position and further isolate his political rivals Hamas as a decade-long […]
Landslide hits car on Srinagar-Jammu highway
Jammu: Four people escaped unhurt when their car was hit by a landslide on the Jammu-Srinagar Highway in Ramban district Tuesday, officials said. The car was hit by rocks when it was crossing the highway at Anokhi falls. However, the occupants escaped unhurt. (PTI)
Useless to talk to India at this juncture: Pak Minister
Says Pak to resume talks with India only after elections
Says Pak to resume talks with India only after elections
Barring the media: Police official’s ‘over ambitious’ attitude led to 26 Jan press fiasco
SRINAGAR: An “overenthusiastic” officer in the security wing of Jammu and Kashmir Police took the decision to bar some journalists with adverse reports against them from attending the Republic Day function here, leading to a chaos, officials said on Monday. After preliminary enquiry, it was found that the officer of the additional superintendent of police-rank […]
Denial of entry is attack on press freedom: Editors Guild
New Delhi: The Editors Guild of India on Monday said the denial of entry to several senior journalists into a stadium in Srinagar to cover the Republic Day function was an “unprecedented state-sponsored attack” on press freedom and demanded an inquiry into the incident. Journalists in Srinagar had staged a protest against the Jammu and […]
