Indonesia quake-tsunami death toll jumps to 384

Indonesia quake-tsunami death toll jumps to 384

Jakarta:  The death toll from Indonesia’s quake and tsunami jumped to 384, the disaster agency said Saturday, as hospitals struggled to cope with hundreds of injured and rescuers scrambled to reach the stricken region. So far, it said all the deaths were recorded in tsunami-struck Palu, a day after waves 1.5 metres (five feet) high […]

Mirwaiz, Malik released; Geelani continues to remain under house detention

Mirwaiz, Malik released; Geelani continues to remain under house detention

Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairperson Mirwaiz Moulvi Umar Farooq and Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairperson Yaseen Malik were released from house arrest and detention respectively. However, there was no relief for octogenarian Hurriyat patriarch Syed Ali Shah Geelani who remained under house arrest. The Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) had called for a strike […]

China defends move to block India’s bids at UN to list Azhar Masood as ‘global terrorist’

China defends move to block India’s bids at UN to list Azhar Masood as ‘global terrorist’

Washington: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has defended Beijing’s repeated blockage of India’s bids at the United Nations to list chief of Pakistan-based militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) Azhar Masood as a global terrorist, arguing that the issue lacks “consensus” among the members of the UN Security Council as well as the “directly concerned” parties – […]

Govt issues instructions regarding MCC:Municipal Polls-2018:

SRINAGAR: The Government issued instructions regarding enforcement of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) that came into force with the announcement of the schedule for the conduct of elections to the Urban and Rural Local Bodies in the State. According to an order issued by the General Administration Department, there shall be a total ban on […]

Finance Deptt designates officials for management role in JKIDFC

Finance Deptt designates officials for management role in JKIDFC

SRINAGAR: The Finance Department ordered assigning the management role in the newly established Jammu and Kashmir Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation (JKIDFC) Ltd to the officers of the Finance Department. According to an order issued by the Principal Secretary Finance, Special Secretary to Government, Finance Department, shall act as the Executive Director of the Company in […]

Dooru, Verinag shut against militant killing

Srinagar: Dooru and Verinag areas of Islamabad district in southern Kashmir Saturday observed a complete shutdown against the killing of a local militant during a gunfight with government forces on Thursday. All shops and business establishment area shut in the areas while public transport is off the roads. Asif Malik, a local militant was killed […]

Pakistan takes up Kashmir issue with UN chief; ‘Must be resolved as per wishes of people’

Pakistan takes up Kashmir issue with UN chief; ‘Must be resolved as per wishes of people’

Srinagar: Days after India cancelled talks between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Pakistan has taken up the Kashmir issue with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres. According to a report in Pakistan-based Geo News, Pakistani foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi told the UN Secretary General that the Kashmir […]

Crime Branch registers case against Estate Department employee

Crime Branch registers case against Estate Department employee

Srinagar, Sep 28, CNS: Crime Branch Kashmir registered a case against an employee of Estate Department for duping the gullible people over the pretext of providing the Govt. Plots for residential purpose. Crime Branch Kashmir received a complaint from Mehraj-ud-din Bhat alleging their in that one Farooq Ahmad Malik S/O Hayat Malik R/O A/P near P/S […]