Train services resume across Kashmir after two day suspension

Srinagar: Train services resumed Friday across Kashmir after remaining suspended for two days as a precautionary measure. An official said that the trains shall chug normally today following a fresh advisory from police last night. He said train service was resumed this morning on Badgam-Srinagar-Anantnag-Qazigund in south Kashmir to Banihal in Jammu region after remaining […]
Kartarpur corridor, Imran Khan’s googly to India: Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi

Srinagar: Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that Kartarpur corridor was Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s “googly at India”. Geo News reported that Qureshi minister made these remark at a ceremony in Islamabad to mark the first 100 days of Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government. Qureshi said that the approach of Pakistan is “people-centric”, […]
JK witnesses tremors, no loss reported

Srinagar: Two earthquakes of magnitude 4.3 and 3.7 struck Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday but there were no reports of any damage or loss, officials said. The first quake of magnitude 4.3, which occurred at 2:30 pm, had its epicentre in Ladakh at a depth of 10 km, officials of the Disaster Management Department said here. […]
Kartarpur Corridor can undo freeze in India, Pak ties: Pakistani media

Islamabad,PTI: The move to build the Kartarpur Corridor has the potential to undo the “freeze” in ties between India and Pakistan and push the two sides to engage in a positive and purposeful manner, the Pakistani media commented on Thursday. The planned corridor will connect Sikh faith’s founder Guru Nanak Dev’s final resting place in […]
Samoon discusses development of bus ports in JK

JAMMU: Principal Secretary Animal, Sheep Husbandry, Fisheries and Transport Departments Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon today convened a meeting here at Civil Secretariat to discuss the development of bus ports at Kashmir and Jammu divisions through NHIDCL. Additional Commissioner Rahul Sharma, Joint Transport Commissioner Vikas Sharma, MD SRTC Dr. Manmohan Singh, ADC Kanta Devi besides […]
US seeks “full transparency” on Chinese debt on Pakistan

Washington, Nov 29 (PTI): The US is demanding “full transparency” over China’s debt on cash-strapped Pakistan, the Trump Administration told lawmakers amid concerns that Islamabad is seeking a multibillion-dollar bailout package from the IMF to pay back Chinese creditors. Pakistan last month requested the bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to deal with a […]
India calls for ‘verifiable actions’ to end terror safe havens, sanctuaries outside Afghanistan

Geneva (PTI) : India on Wednesday said that for sustainable peace, prosperity and stability in Afghanistan it is important that the world community continues to support the Afghan government and its defence forces to combat terror and ensure that “verifiable actions” are taken to end safe havens and sanctuaries outside the war-torn country. Minister […]
Imran Khan says ready for talks with PM Modi

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday said he was ready to hold talks with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi while conceding that it was not in the interest of his country to allow terror activities from its territory. Khan’s remarks came a day after External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj categorically ruled out possibility of […]
Government announces winter vacations for Class 6, 8th stduents

Srinagar: The government today announced winter vacations for the schools in the Kashmir region and winter zone of Jammu. According to the government order, the last working day of classes up to 8th standard shall be December 04, 2018. The winter vacations shall be observed from December, 06, 2018 to 2nd of march 2019. The […]
Centre approves Baramulla-Kupwara rail link

Project prioritized for implementation: NITI Aayog conveys to JK Chief Secretary
Jammu: In a significant initiative to expand connectivity in J&K, the Government of India has approved extension of Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link upto Kupwara in north Kashmir. “I am glad to inform you that Railways has prioritized the extension of rail link from Baramulla to Kupwara and has sanctioned an updated survey for the new link,” […]