Pak envoy to India likely to return from Islamabad
Islamabad: A week after he was called back for consultations amid raging row between India and Pakistan over harassment of diplomats, Pakistan High Commissioner to India Sohail Mahmood will return from Islamabad tonight, Pakistani government sources said Thursday. According to sources, Mahmood will host a series of events tomorrow to mark the ‘Pakistan National Day’ […]
Sense of despondency has crept in among people, says Omar
Beerwah: Former Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that an overwhelming sense of despondency in the state must be replaced with hope and sustained peace to usher the State out of the current political vacuum and morass. Addressing a workers’ convention of the party in Nasarpora, Beerwah on Thursday, Omar Abdullah said continued alienation […]
700 troopers committed suicide in last six years: MHA
New Delhi: Nearly 700 personnel of the Central Armed Police Forces committed suicide in the last six years, more than those killed in action, the Union Home Ministry has told a parliamentary panel. The reasons include “lack of stability, loneliness and domestic strife”, senior officials of the ministry, led by the Union home secretary, told […]
Categorization of newspapers will be completed within 2 months: FM
JAMMU: Minister for Finance, Education, Labour & Employment, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari said the Categorization of newspapers would be notified within two months to ensure implementation of the revised advertisement rates. “The Government will expeditiously take all possible measures to address the issues confronting the newspaper industry in the State,” Bukhari said while chairing a […]
World can learn from ‘frenemies’ India, China: Akbaruddin
Washington: India and China are “frenemies” which are working with each other despite disagreements and the world can learn from their relationship, India’s top diplomat at the UN has said. “In Hollywood there is a term, which has become quite popular. And that, I think, is called frenemies. That’s what we have with China. We […]
ED attaches funds of LeT cadre in Kashmir
New Delhi: The ED on Thursday said it has attached Rs 3 lakh cash of alleged terror funds in connection with its money laundering probe against militant outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba(LeT) which operates in the Kashmir Valley. The central probe agency said that it attached the cash, in Indian currency, after it was found that the […]
Bullets that hit Kupwara cop, pierced many
Srinagar/Kupwara: The family of slain cop, Mohammad Yousuf Bagad, son of Shah Mohammad of Kachama Harri area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district who was killed in Halmatpora encounter Thursday alleged that their beloved was ‘ill-treated’ by the department. Bagad who has left behind his wife and five children including two daughters was serving the Police […]
Union Govt to fund education of kids of forces personnel killed in action
New Delhi: The Union government on Thursday removed the cap of Rs. 10, 000, and instead said the government will now fully fund the education of children of armed forces’ personnel missing, killed or rendered disabled in action, said a media report. Quoting a notification from the Ministry of Finance, the report published in The […]
Need for Resilient Mechanism to minimize climate change effects, says Hanjura
Jammu: Stressing on the need for adapting to the changing climate, Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura Thursday directed the concerned officers of the Agriculture Department and its allied wings to gear up their field functionaries and work in unison for effective on ground implementation of centrally sponsored and state sector climate resilient schemes. […]
‘Kashmir Haat to be developed on modern lines’
Srinagar: Minister of State for Industries & Commerce and Housing & Urban development, Asiea Naqash Thursday visited the Kashmir Haat here to take the first-hand appraisal of the functioning of the various sections of the Haat. The Minister inspected various sections including the Craft Museum, School of Designs, Massive Carpet Scheme (MSE) showroom and stalls […]