One ‘black box’ recovered from crashed Indonesia jet: official
Jakarta, Nov 1 (AFP) One black box from a crashed Lion Air jet has been recovered, the head of Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee said Thursday, which could be critical to establishing why the brand new plane fell out of the sky. “We found one of the black boxes,” Soerjanto Tjahjono told AFP. “We don’t know […]
‘Do not clash with the state’: PM Khan issues stern warning to agitators after Asia Bibi verdict
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday issued a stark warning to religiopolitical groups that have been agitating against the Supreme Court verdict to acquit Asia Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to death on charges of committing blasphemy. The premier addressed the matter in a short video message that solely focused on the Asia Bibi […]
Petrol price witness dip again, costs Rs 79.37 in Delhi
New Delhi: The prices of fuel witnessed another dip on Thursday a day after remaining stagnant. The price of petrol in the national capital dipped to Rs 79.37 per litre and that in Mumbai is at Rs 84.86 per litre, both a decrease of 18 paise. However, the diesel prices remained the same as that […]
Two Militants killed in Budgam encounter, searches on
Srinagar: Two militants were killed after a gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Zugoo Arizal area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district early morning on Thursday. Reports said that a joint team of army’s 53RR, SOG and CRPF laid a siege around Zugoo, Arizal after having credible input about presence of some militants […]
Turkish prosecutor says Khashoggi was strangled, dismembered
Istanbul: Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was strangled as soon as he entered the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul as part of a premeditated killing, and his body was dismembered before being disposed of, a top Turkish prosecutor said Wednesday. A statement from chief Istanbul prosecutor Irfan Fidan’s office also said that discussions with Saudi chief prosecutor Saud […]
‘Terrorism’ cannot be wiped out by killing militants, says Guv Malik
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik Wednesday said ‘terrorism’ in Kashmir cannot be wiped out by killing militants but by bringing them back to the mainstream. Talking of Pakistan’s role in fanning ‘terrorism’ in the state, the governor said the neighbouring country wants Jammu and Kashmir to remain disturbed, but its designs keep […]
1886 nominations filed for Sarpanch Halqas, 6763 for Panch Wards in Phase-I
SRINAGAR: For the Phase-I of Panchayat Polls, 1886 nominations have been filed for 547 Sarpanch Halqas and 6763 nominations for 4151 Panch wards across the State till the last date of filing of nominations on Tuesday. Voting and counting for Phase-I of Panchayat Polls-2018 is scheduled be held on 17 November 2018. According to a […]
Pak, China relations a ‘model of state-to-state ties’: Qureshi
Islamabad, Oct 31 (PTI) Ahead of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s first visit to China, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday said the relations between the two nations is a “model of state-to-state ties” and the CPEC projects have given an important socio-economic development dimension to their friendship. Khan, accompanied by Qureshi, will lead […]
National Conference on ‘Advances in Biopolymers -2018’ held at KU
Srinagar: A two -day National Conference on ‘Advances in Biopolymers -2018’ started here at University of Kashmir (KU) on Tuesday. The conference is being organized by the Department of Food Sciences and Technology, KU in collaboration with Association of Food Scientists and Technologists of India – Srinagar Chapter. According to the organizers of the conference […]
Allama Iqbal Library, KU awarded ISO-Certification
Srinagar: Allama Iqbal Library (AIL), University of Kashmir (KU) has been awarded ISO-9001:2015 certification on 18-10-18. The certification has been done for ‘Quality Management System’ of the libraries in compliance with the scope ‘’ Provision of Library Services to address Academic and Research Needs of the Scholar, Students and Teaching Fraternity of University of Kashmir.’’ The Certification […]
