Political parties condemn civilian deaths, demand action
Srinagar: Mainstream political parties in Kashmir Saturday condemned the killing of civilians allegedly in security forces’ action during an encounter in Pulwama district, with National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah calling the incident a “massacre”. Abdullah alleged that the Governor Satya Pal Malik-led administration was apparently not doing anything for the security of people in […]
JKUPM protests killings in valley, advocates dialogue to resolve Kashmir issue
Jammu: Members of the Jammu and Kashmir United Peace Movement (JKUPM) Saturday protested here against the killings in the valley and advocated dialogue to resolve the Kashmir problem. The protesters assembled at Exhibition Ground and staged a peaceful sit-in on a day when seven civilians, three militants and an army soldier were killed and scores […]
BJP using Raj Bhawan for ‘rotation of seats’ in JK: Cong
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Congress has lashed out at the BJP claiming it failed to fulfil its promise of implementing delimitation of Assembly constituencies and was now allegedly using the governor’s office for rotation of seats. “The BJP utterly failed to fulfill its much talked about commitment of delimitation (of constituencies in J&K),” Jammu […]
Cong playing into hands of enemy nations, says BJP
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina on Saturday accused the Congress of playing into the hands of enemies of the country, like Pakistan and China, to force cancellation of Rafale jet deal. His comments came a day after the Supreme Court dismissed the petitions seeking a direction to the CBI to register an […]
Afghanistan hosts Pakistan, China for wide-ranging talks
Kabul: Afghanistan, Pakistan and China are meeting in the Afghan capital to discuss trade, development and ending the region’s relentless conflicts. Shahussain Murtazawi, the deputy spokesman for the Afghan president, says envoys meeting Saturday will discuss everything from regional economic development to counterterrorism. It is the second such meeting of the three neighboring countries. Pakistan’s […]
Pahalgam experiences coldest Dec night in over decade
Srinagar: Pahalgam tourist resort experienced the coldest December night in over a decade as the minimum temperature at most places in the valley settled several degrees below the freezing point, an official of the Meteorological Department said Friday. The night temperature in Pahalgam, which serves as one of the base camps for the annual Amarnath […]
Congress banks on old guard: Kamal Nath gets MP, Gehlot Rajasthan; Pilot his deputy
Bhopal/New Delhi: Congress named veteran leader Kamal Nath as Madhya Pradesh’s next Chief Minister after marathon consultations by the party chief Rahul Gandhi with senior leaders including Sonia Gandhi, even as hectic parleys continued for the other two newly-won states Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. While 72-year-old Nath reached Bhopal to get formally elected as leader of […]
Saudi Arabia releases second bailout package for Pakistan
Islamabad: Cash-strapped Pakistan on Friday received USD 1 billion from its close ally Saudi Arabia as part of a second bailout package to boost the country’s dwindling dollar reserves, according to media reports. The latest package has shored up the central bank’s foreign reserves, hitting the USD 9.4 billion mark, said State Bank of Pakistan […]
Chinese FM to visit India next week
Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit India next week to attend the first high-level meeting of Sino-India ‘people-to-people mechanism’ agreed between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping in June, officials announced here on Friday. During the visit from December 21-24, Wang will co-chair the meeting along with External Affairs Minister Sushma […]
