On Valentine’s Day, over 10,000, students in Surat to pledge to not marry without parents’ consent

On Valentine’s Day, over 10,000, students in Surat to pledge to not marry without parents’ consent

Srinagar: Over 10,000 students from various private schools in Surat are expected to take an oath to never marry without the consent of their parents on Valentine’s Day Thursday. The idea was proposed by city-based laughter therapist Kamlesh Masalawala, who runs ‘Laughter club, Crying club’ in Surat. Masalawala is also associated with several educational institutions […]

At least 27 killed in suicide attack on Iran Revolutionary Guards’ bus

At least 27 killed in suicide attack on Iran Revolutionary Guards’ bus

Srinagar: A suicide attack on Wednesday on a bus carrying members of the Revolutionary Guards in southeastern Iran killed at least 27 people. “The suicide attack on an Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps personnel bus happened on the Khash-Zahedan road,” IRNA said, Fars News reported. The road is located in the volatile southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan. […]

Israel opposes UN security council visit to Palestinian territories

Israel opposes UN security council visit to Palestinian territories

United Nations: Israel has told the UN Security Council that it opposes a planned visit by the top UN body to the Palestinian territories for a close-up look at the situation, Kuwait’s ambassador said Wednesday. Kuwait and other council members proposed the visit to the occupied territories during a meeting last week on Israel’s decision to […]

Srinagar-Jammu highway through for one-way traffic

Srinagar-Jammu highway through for one-way traffic

Srinagar: One-way traffic continued on the Jammu-Srinagar highway on Thursday with authorities allowing only stranded vehicles to move from Jammu to Srinagar, an official said. Over 3,000 vehicles crossed the Jawahar Tunnel on Wednesday with over 1,000 of these carrying essential supplies for the landlocked Kashmir Valley, the Traffic Department said. “Today we have decided […]

To discuss Afghanistan, Taliban to meet Pakistan PM Imran Khan in Islamabad

To discuss Afghanistan, Taliban to meet Pakistan PM Imran Khan in Islamabad

Kabul: Afghan Taliban’s negotiation team will meet Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad to hold comprehensive discussions about Pak-Afghan relations, Taliban Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has said, The News International reported. In a statement, quoted by the News International, Taliban Spokesman said, “As the negotiation process continues to place between the Islamic Emirates and United […]

American banking executive paid $110,000 to hunt down rare mountain goat in Pakistan

American banking executive paid $110,000 to hunt down rare mountain goat in Pakistan

Srinagar: An American trophy hunter has paid $100,000 (£78,000) to kill a rare markhor or “screw horn” goat, the national animal of Pakistan. Fewer than 6,000 markhors exist in the wild, most living among the mountains between Afghanistan and Pakistan, and the animal features on the IUCN’s Red List of Threatened Species. Nonetheless, local officials […]

Mysterious blasts a ‘well thought conspiracy’, says Geelani

Mysterious blasts a ‘well thought conspiracy’, says Geelani

Srinagar: Chairman Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Geelani has expressed serious concern and anguish over the killing of a 15-year-old boy Suhail Ahmad Wani in Drugmulla, Kupwara and injury to dozens of students in Kakapora, Pulwama due to mysterious blasts, terming it a “well thought conspiracy”. He termed the back to back mysterious blasts as “well […]

Civilian shot at in south Kashmir’s Tral, hospitalised

Civilian shot at in south Kashmir’s Tral, hospitalised

Srinagar: Unknown gunmen late Wednesday evening shot at and injured a civilian in Nowpora area of south Kashmir’s Tral township.   Sources said that the gunmen shot a PDD daily wager who has been identified as Lateef Ahmad, a resident of Amlar area of Tral. They said that the civilian was rushed to a local […]

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