OIC contact group holds virtual meeting on Kashmir
Srinagar, June 22 (KNS): The Contact Group of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Jammu and Kashmir held a virtual meeting today against the backdrop of the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, a statement said. The Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan, Niger, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey attended the meeting, OIC Secretary General Dr. Yousef […]
Army chief MM Naravane interacts with soldiers at Leh hospital
India-China Border Face-off Latest News Live Update: At the Corps Commander level talks held between the two sides and which ran for over 10 hours, sources have said they were conducted in a “cordial, positive and constructive atmosphere,” and “there was a mutual consensus to disengage with modalities for disengagement from all friction areas in Eastern Ladakh being discussed […]
Rashid Latif says result of Pakistan’s upcoming tour of England difficult to predict
Former captain Rashid Latif says the outcome of Pakistan’s upcoming tour of England is hard to predict as the teams are playing under unprecedented circumstances due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Pakistan team, which is to depart for England on June 28, was hit hard on Monday with three players testing positive for coronavirus. The first of the three Tests […]
Bridge Collapses Near India-China Border In Uttarakhand
A bailey bridge in this district of Uttarakhand, nearly 50 km from the Sino-India border, collapsed when a truck carrying a JCB machine was crossing it, an official said on Tuesday. The truck driver and the JCB machine operator were injured as the 40-feet-long bridge, built in 2009, crashed on Monday under the combined weight […]
Petrol Price Touches Two-year High After 17th Consecutive Hike; Diesel Nears Rs 80-mark
Petrol price on Tuesday was hiked by 20 paise per litre and diesel by 55 paise as the oil companies increased prices for the 17th day in a row that took the cumulative increase to a steep Rs 8.5 and Rs 10.01 per litre, respectively. Petrol price in Delhi was hiked to Rs 79.76 per […]
Sonia Gandhi hits out at Modi government over border standoff with China, economic crisis, fuel hike
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said India has been hit by a terrible economic crisis, a pandemic of huge proportions and a full-blown crisis on the border with China due to the “mismanagement” and “wrong policies” of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government. “It is said ‘misfortunes do not come singly’. The cumulative effect […]
Has China occupied Indian land: Rahul to Centre
Agencies New Delhi: Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday once again sharpened his attack on the Centre over the India-China face off and questioned whether China occupied the Indian land. “We stand united against the Chinese invasion. Has China occupied Indian land?” Rahul Gandhi said in a tweet. His remarks came ahead of the […]
The decision to station Move offices in Jammu is divisive: CPI (M)
Srinagar, June 23: Stating that J&K administration’s decision to allow key Durbar Move departments to function from Jammu may further deepen the misunderstandings between Kashmir and Jammu regions, CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami Tuesday said the traditional bi-annual exercise was symbol of unity and amity between different ethnic groups living across the region. In […]
DOES IT MATTER?
Financial situation is so bad in Jammu and Kashmir especially in Kashmir valley that it is very difficult to see whether it matters or not that life is normal or under lockdown. It was recently summed up by a Kashmiri trader when he was asked about the prospectus of business picking up after the district […]
Indian, Chinese militaries agree to disengage from friction points in eastern Ladakh: Sources
(Agencies) New Delhi: In a positive move, Indian and Chinese armies have arrived at a consensus to “disengage” from all friction points in eastern Ladakh at a marathon meeting of top military commanders of the two sides on Monday, official sources said. The talks were held in a “cordial, positive and constructive atmosphere” and it […]
