Srinagar: Police on Thursday swung into action and foiled a protest march of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) teachers demanding implementation of 7th pay commission, in Srinagar. SSA begun their march from Sher-e-Kashmir Park towards city center Lal Chowk, police thwarted them near Partap-park. Police had to use water cannons to disperse the rallying teachers.
Thiruavananthapuram: With the south west monsoon remaining active over Kerala, at least 16 people were killed since Wednesday mainly in downpours triggered landslides in the northern districts of the state. Sources said, five members each of two families were killed in Idukki and Malappuram districts as their house collapsed in landslide. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi […]
Srinagar: Muslim Jan Fazili of Media Education and Research Center MERC has been appointed as Media Coordinator of Kashmir University. Fazili earlier served as Coordinator at the Institute of Kashmir Studies and South Asia of the University. Fazili is senior editor of the MERC’s laboratory newspaper Media Times and university newspaper MERC Times and has worked with NDTV (English […]
Bagota: In a major diplomatic decision Colombia has recognized Palestine as a sovereign state. The announcement was made by the Palestinian embassy in Bogota Wednesday night. Palestinian news agency WAFA said that the Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, whose term is slated to end in several days, handed an official letter from the country’s foreign […]
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has initiated a preliminary inquiry in Facebook data breach by British firms Cambridge Analytica and Global Science Research, sources said on Wednesday. Agency sources said that the CBI has initiated preliminary inquiry into the matter of data thefts of Indians from Facebook by Cambridge Analytica and Global […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s prime minister in waiting Imran Khan has said that he wants to build relationship with the United States based on trust and mutual respect. According to Dawn.com US acting Ambassador to Pakistan John F. Hoover and Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf chief met at latters Banigala residence on Wednesday. Khan told Hoover that his […]
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN: Jordan warned on Wednesday that a severe financial shortfall facing a United Nations agency that helps Palestinian refugees could have a “catastrophic” impact on the lives of millions of refugees in the region. Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said after meeting visiting U.N. Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl the […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has ordered eviction of unauthorised occupants from the government accommodation in the state. ”In the meantime, Director Estates, J&K Government shall ensure eviction of all unauthorised occupants from the Government accommodations and report compliance,” the single bench of Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey ordered, while adjudicating on a petition […]
Srinagar, Aug 9 (UNI) Even though the self made Ice-Shivlingam has now melted, it is the faith which brings the pilgrims to holy Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, where over 2.75 lakh pilgrims have paid obeisance since the commencement of the 60-day-long yatra from June 28. The annual yatra will conclude on August […]
Srinagar: One of the two youths, who were abducted and later released after torture, by unidentified gunmen in south Kashmir district of Kulgam, died in a Srinagar hospital late Wednesday night, official sources said. They said unidentified gunmen kidnapped Arif Sofi, a resident of Khudweani and Mehraj Ahmad Dar, resident of Hawoora in Kulgam from […]
