Srinagar: Life is limping back to normal in Tral on Saturday, after remaining shut against arrest of relatives of militants by Special Operation Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir police. The area is observing a partial shutdown demanding release of the detained youth. Shops and business establishments are open partially and traffic was plying minimally […]
Washington:US military institutions are struggling to fill the 66 slots they had kept aside for officers from Pakistan for the next academic year, as the Trump administration refused to provide funds for their training, official sources said. According to a report in the Dawn, the fund for training Pakistani officers came from the US government’s […]
Karachi: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), in a meeting with brokerage houses, has ruled out the possibility that it would deny Pakistan a bailout package under US influence. “The IMF said it is ready to enter into discussion with Pakistan for a [possible] bailout package,” an economist of a leading securities brokerage house said after […]
Srinagar: Governor N.N. Vohra administered Oath of Office to Justice Gita Mittal as Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court at the Raj Bhavan on Saturday. The Warrant of Appointment of Justice Mittal as Chief Justice of the J&K High Court was read out by the Registrar General of the High Court. Mrs. […]
Kabul: In a dramatic move Taliban on Thursday stormed Ghazni city and later claimed to have routed a wholesome battalion along with ammunition and said that they are ‘protecting city’ now. However Government claimed that city is under their control and ‘clearance operation is underway’. According to media reports it has been difficult to verify […]
Sriangar: Meteorological Department Saturday predicted that light to moderate rain, thunderstorms may occur at different places in Jammu and Kashmir and at isolated places in Ladakh division in next 24 hours. According to official handout the weather man predicted that in coming two days a ‘fairly widespread to widespread rain and thunderstorms’ may occur. […]
Islamabad: Indian High Commissioner Ajay Bisaria on Friday met Pakistan prime minister-elect Imran Khan at his Bani Gala residence and discussed a range of issues focusing on prospects of bilateral relations. The meeting lasted for half-an-hour and was marked by a candid exchange of views, the High Commission said in a statement. Bisaria congratulated […]
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee urged the state Election Authority (Chief Electoral Officer) to provide the Voter list of ULB and Panchayats in Hindi and English in addition to Urdu in Sunderbani-Nowshera and such other parts of the district Rajouri where people are finding difficulty because majority of population is non-Urdu knowing “The […]
Srinagar: Northern Army Commander Lt General Ranbir Singh, during his visit to forward areas here, was on Friday given a detailed brief about the measures taken to foil any infiltration bid from Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PaK). He was informed about the two successful operations, during which seven heavily armed militants were killed immediately after they […]
Srinagar: Baramullah-Handwara road was blocked on Saturday by protesters demanding appointment of tehsildar for their area, sources said. “We have been suffering for long in absence of Executive magistrate here. For a simple application we have to travel from far off places to tehsil office every day. But then there is no tehsildar as well,” […]
