Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister’s Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday paid tributes to former Defence Minister of India George Fernandes, who died on Tuesday after a prolonged illness. Omar said that Fernandes was a tireless crusader for the voiceless and the marginalised. “Rest in peace George Fernandes Sahib. You were a tireless […]
Srinagar: Negotiators for the United States and the Taliban insurgents have reached “agreements in principle” on key issues for a peace deal that would end 17 years of war in Afghanistan, the top US envoy has said. The statement by US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad followed six days of talks last week with the Taliban in Qatar, […]
Srinagar: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned the exclusion of a dozen of accredited Kashmiri reporters from covering a Republic Day of India function in Srinagar, on 26 January. Barring these reporters was a serious press freedom violation, RSF said in a statement. Security officials cited “adverse reports” as grounds for preventing the journalists from […]
Srinagar: In the run-up to hold Tong IL Moo Do Federation Cup in Kashmir valley in the month of April, a two-day orientation camp for referees was held in the summer capital, Srinagar by a nationally acclaimed master. Around 40 referees, who will be officiating in the upcoming state and Federation Cup in the valley, […]
Srinagar: Suman Kumari has become Pakistan’s first Hindu woman to have been appointed a civil judge after passing an examination for induction of judicial officers. Kumari, who hails from Qambar-Shahdadkot, will serve in her native district, Dawn reported. Suman Kumari passed her LL.B. examination from Hyderabad and did her masters in law from Karachi’s Szabist […]
Srinagar: Intense cold wave gripped Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday while the weatherman has forecast another spell of snowfall from Wednesday afternoon. The temperature in Kashmir’s capital city Srinagar plummeted to minus 5.4 degrees Celsius, while tourist resort Pahalgam and ski resrt Gulmarg recorded minus 13.7 and minus 12.2 degrees respectively. Weatherman on Monday said that moderate […]
New Delhi: Former defence minister George Fernandes passed away Tuesday following a prolonged illness, his family sources said. Fernandes was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. Recently, he contracted swine flu, they said. Fernandes was India’s defence minister in the NDA government headed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Sriangar:One-way traffic will move on the Kashmir highway Tuesday from Srinagar to Jammu and no vehicle will be allowed in the opposite direction, officials said. A traffic police official said that many trucks moving towards Srinagar as per Monday’s schedule have not crossed the Jawahar Tunnel yet and as such the traffic will move onwards […]
Washington: The US Justice Department is filing charges against Chinese tech giant Huawei. A 13-count indictment was unsealed Monday in New York charging Huawei, two of its affiliates and a top executive at the company. The charges include bank fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. A separate case […]
Srinagar: The district administration has ordered a probe into the fire incident at a mosque in Krusan Shartpora area of Lolab in north Kashmir’s frontier district. Police have also registered an FIR into the incident, described by a senior police officer as an attempt to vitiate a peaceful atmosphere in the area by mischief mongers. […]
