North Korea accepts South’s offer of talks next week
Seoul: Nuclear-armed North Korea today accepted the South’s offer of talks next week, hours after Seoul and Washington agreed to defer joint military exercises which always infuriate Pyongyang until after the Winter Olympics. The meeting, the first since December 2015, will take place in Panmunjom, the truce village in the heavily fortified Demilitarised Zone that […]
Five die due to extreme cold in western UP
Muzaffarnagar: Four people have died due to intense cold wave conditions in Muzaffarnagar and Shamli districts, according to the administration. According to a report from the district headquarter, Kherati (70) died due to cold at Miranpur town. 40-year-old Kuldeep died due to hostile weather conditions at Jansath town. A 50-year-old labourer, Budh Singh Saini, died […]
Cordon and search operation in Bijbehara village
Anantnag: Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) has been started by government forces in Jablipora village of Bijbehara tehsil in South Kashmir Anantnag district. Official sources said that search operation was started after receiving specific inputs about the presence of militants in the area. Local sources said that large number of forces have been deployed in […]
Clashes erupt during CASO in Pulwama village
Pulwama: Clashes erupted between protesters and the government forces during a cordon-and-search-operation (CASO) in Kareemabad village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday. Official said that as soon as the forces started a CASO in the village early today after inputs about the presence of militants, locals took to streets and pelted the forces with […]
US suspends over USD 1.1 bn security assistance to Pak
Washington: The US has suspended more than USD 1.15 billion security assistance to Pakistan, accusing Islamabad of harbouring terror groups like the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani Network within its border and showing unwillingness to take “decisive actions” against them. The freezing of all security assistance to Pakistan comes days after President Donald Trump […]
Passengers suffer as railway station Qazigund lacks basic facilities
Kulgam: The absence of basic amenities including drinking water and lack of proper sanitation at Railway station Qazigund has come under severe criticism from commuters who allege that the authorities have made no arrangements to lessen the immense hardships faced by frequent travelers. Hundreds of people traveling from different parts of the Valley via train […]
Div com reviews progress of dev works under CM’s commitment
Ganderbal: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan Thursday directed officers to play a proactive role in the execution of developmental works committed by Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti during her outreach programme last month. The Divisional Commissioner was addressing a meeting, attended by District Development Commissioner, Dr Piyush Singla, various heads of departments, chief engineers, sectoral […]
Panchayat Polls to be held on Non-Party basis: Abdul Haq
Kupwara: Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Law and Justice, Abdul Haq Thursday said that the government has decided to hold Panchayat elections on non-party basis. Addressing a Public meeting at Lolab in Kupwara district, Minister said the Panchayat polls will be held next month and all arrangements are being made to ensure smooth […]
Kashmir girls photographed as BJP’s Mahila Morcha workers
Sopore: A day after the state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) claimed to have held a Mahila Morcha meeting at Tarzoo Sopore, scores of girls on Thursday accused BJP of playing ‘cheap politics’, saying that the party played with the honour of these girls. The girls also lashed out at its woman activist for uploading their […]
No proposal to review MFN status to Pakistan: Govt
New Delhi: There is no proposal to review the ‘Most Favoured Nation’ (MFN) status to Pakistan, the government said today. In a written reply to a question, Minister of State for External Affairs M J Akbar said India has accorded MFN status to all WTO members, including Pakistan, in accordance with the provisions of the […]
