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Former legislative council member joins National Conference

Former legislative council member joins National Conference

Srinagar: Former Member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative council (MLC) Syed Mohammad Rafiq Shah joined National Conference in Srinagar on Wednesday. Syed Rafiq  who hails from Trehgam area of Kupwara joined the party in Srinagar, where NC vice president Omar Abdullah welcomed him. NC Provisional president Nasir Aslam Wani and other senior leaders were also […]

Div Com asks officers to shift vendors from Parimpora bus stand

Div Com asks officers to shift vendors from Parimpora bus stand

Srinagar: In order to decongest Parimpora Bus Stand, Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir directed SDA, SMC, Traffic Police and RTO to start intense drive immediately and shift all registered roadside vendors to the new vending zones. A spokesman said that Divisional Commissioner passed this direction while reviewing various issues of transporters and commuters at Parimpora Bus Stand. […]

Except transit, Pakistan opens air space for all flights

Except transit, Pakistan opens air space for all flights

Srinagar: Pakistan on Tuesday opened its airspace for all domestic and international flights after keeping it closed for 28 days because of escalation in tensions with India. The country had partially resumed flight operations from Islamabad, Karachi, Peshawar and Quetta earlier this month, Dawn reported. Now flight operations from all airports for international and domestic […]

Seven dead in airstrike on Yemen hospital : Save the Children

Seven dead in airstrike on Yemen hospital : Save the Children

Aden: A hospital in a rural area of northwest Yemen was hit by an airstrike killing seven people and wounding eight others, Save the Children said.  The international aid organisation, which supports the hospital, said in a statement that four of those killed on Tuesday morning were children and two adults are unaccounted for. The NGO, […]

Afghanistan recalls ambassador to Pakistan after Imran Khan’s remarks

Afghanistan recalls ambassador to Pakistan after Imran Khan’s remarks

Srinagar: Afghanistan has recalled its ambassador to Pakistan over reported remarks by Prime Minister Imran Khan that suggested that Kabul should set up an interim government, calling the comments “irresponsible”. The premier had told journalists on Monday that forming an interim Afghan government would smooth peace talks between the United States and Taliban officials since […]

Former Pak PM Nawaz Sharif walks out of prison after 3 months on medical grounds

Former Pak PM Nawaz Sharif walks out of prison after 3 months on medical grounds

Lahore: Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was released from jail on Wednesday, a day after the Supreme Court granted him six weeks’ bail to receive medical treatment within the country. Sharif, 69, was lodged in Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat jail since December last year, serving a seven-year imprisonment in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills graft case. The […]

Any decision to crush militancy won’t be opposed by Congress: Mir

Any decision to crush militancy won’t be opposed by Congress: Mir

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) chief, Ghulam Ahmad Mir on Tuesday said that any decision to crush the militancy in Jammu and Kashmir will not be opposed by the Congress party. Mir on the sidelines of the presser in Jammu said that the party’s candidates from two constituencies in Jammu will emerge […]

NIA was brought to JK by Omar led NC-Congress regime in 2009: Mehbooba

NIA was brought to JK by Omar led NC-Congress regime in 2009: Mehbooba

Srinagar: Former chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president, Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday blamed National Conference (NC) for the current proceedings of National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Jammu and Kashmir. Mehbooba while talking to reporters at Baramulla on the sidelines of the party rally said that it was National Conference-Congress regime led by Omar […]