TOKYO: Japan’s agriculture ministry said on Sunday it had confirmed the country’s first outbreak of swine fever in 26 years and suspended exports of pork and wild boar meat. The fever, a different kind from the African swine fever that has broken out in China, was found in a farm in central Japan’s Gifu city, […]
Srinagar: Train service remained suspended for the second consecutive day because of security reasons in south Kashmir, where a Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) militant was killed after a brief encounter in Anantnag district on Saturday. However, trains were running normally as per schedule in north Kashmir, a railway official said. He further added that a fresh advisory […]
Srinagar: Body of a missing murdered youth was recovered in north Kashmir district of Baramulla and two accused were arrested, a police spokesperson said on Sunday. He said on August 26, 2018 one Abdul Majeed Teeli approached Police Station Tangmarg with a written complaint stating that his son Mehraj-ud-din Teeli has gone missing since August […]
Jammu: Slamming Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan for his “dictatorial attitude”, former Ranji Trophy and ICL player Dhruv Mahajan on Sunday called it a day as the selector of Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association. The JKCA has roped in Pathan as a player and mentor for upcoming season’s Ranji Trophy Tournament. Dhruv Mahajan, who had captained […]
BASRA: Iraqi officials in Basra lifted a curfew on Saturday night that had been in place since 4 p.m. (1300 GMT), the military said. The streets of Basra were calm on Saturday, after days of violent protests rocked Iraq’s southern oil hub. Organisers of the demonstrations said they would pause on Saturday, but there was […]
Srinagar: The Governor’s Administration on Saturday terminated services of 65 doctors for unauthorised extended absence from their duties in Jammu and Kashmir, an official spokesman said here this evening. He said according to an order issued by the Health and Medical Education Department, the doctors despite being served repeated notices did not resume their duties […]
Srinagar: Muslim League Chairman Mushtaq-ul-Islam has once again been booked in a case related to digging up of cricket pitch during India-West Indies one day match in 1983 here in Srinagar city. The Spokesperson of the party said that Mushtaq-ul-Islam was already acquitted by court in this case; however authorities despite court orders once again framed […]
Srinagar: Former finance minister and senior PDP leader Haseeb Drabu has declined the offer of party president Mehbooba Mufti to be part of PDP’s political affairs committee saying that the committee lacks authority. In a letter addressed to Mehbooba Mufti, Drabu says: “I thank you for the nomination but regret my inability to be part […]
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has termed the water crisis to be the biggest issue of the country and sought assistance from overseas Pakistanis to help overcome it, according to a Geo TV report. In a televised address to the nation on Friday, the prime minister said he has been taking presentations since last […]
New Delhi: Within days after a ‘successful’ round of Indo-US talks at the level of foreign and defence ministers, US President Donald Trump has said his administration wants to stop the subsidies that growing economies like India and China have been getting. Addressing a fundraiser event, President Trump said India and China “call themselves developing […]
