Pacers put India on cusp of famous win
Cape Town: Mohammad Shami and Jasprit Bumrah made full use of seaming conditions to put India on the cusp of a famous Test win in South Africa at lunch on day four of the series opener here. Shami and Bumrah shared three wickets each in the morning session on day four, effecting a South African […]
Militant killed in Budgam gunfight
Srinagar: A militant was killed in an encounter at Chadoora area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday, police said. Police said that the encounter is still going on and two more militants are believed to be trapped inside the house. A senior police officer said that the operation is going on as only one […]
Bihar CM gets Mufti Mohammad Sayeed memorial Award
Jammu: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was today conferred the first Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Award for Probity in Politics and Public Life at an official function here in the winter capital. The award, given by J-K Governor N N Vohra, has been constituted by the PDP to commemorate the death anniversary of PDP founder […]
Kumar suggests talks for resolving issues
Jammu: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said that talks, not confrontation will solve all issues in Jammu and Kashmir. He was speaking after receiving the first Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Award at a ceremony in the winter capital. Nitish said that he remembered his association with late Mufti since the Janta Dal days. Kumar also offered […]
US trying something ‘new’ to deal with Pakistan: Official
Washington: The Trump administration feels it is time to try “something different” to prevent Pakistan from becoming a safe haven for terrorists as exercising patience or offering inducements have failed to deal with the problem threatening the region’s stability, a top official said today. The remarks by the official came days after the Trump administration […]
Tuting incident resolved: Gen. Rawat
New Delhi: The “Tuting incident” in Arunachal Pradesh has been resolved, Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat said here today, days after Indian troops foiled attempts by Chinese road building teams to build a track on the Indian side of the border. Rawat suggested that a Border Personnel Meeting (BPM) between the two sides in Arunachal […]
‘Prisoner of Paradise’ seeks solace in arms
Srinagar: Mannan Bashir Wani, who joined militant outfit Hizbul Mujahideen on January 5, described himself as ‘Prisoner of Paradise’ on his Twitter handle. Though, the actual reasons of him joining the militant ranks has not come to fore, but a student of Aligarh Muslim University described Mannan as a person of good behaviour and […]
AMU expels Wani, intensifies security checks in Campus
Aligarh: A research scholar hailing from Kupwara of north Kashmir was expelled by Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) authorities in the wake of reports alleging that he may have joined a terror group after his photo appeared in the social media showing him with an AK-47 rifle. A team of senior AMU officials sealed the room […]
Action on SKIMS doctors: Medico bodies question govt’s move
Srinagar: With government Saturday evening suspending three faculty members of SKIMS, and even going a step ahead by attaching Director SKIMS Dr A G Ahanger to General Administration Department (GAD), the government action is being widely criticized and termed as ‘illogical’ at the same time. According to a Government order issued on Saturday, “Prof.(Dr.) Altaf […]
DSE scores ‘zero’ on infrastructure development
Srinagar: Signifying the poor performance of school education department in execution of works under centrally sponsored schemes, the department has achieved zero percent target in progress of works targeted for the year 2017. As per the official figures, the school education department had a target of 486 works under centrally sponsored schemes out of which […]
